Understanding Biblical Passages About Women It’s a question that deserves an honest answer: Is the Bible sexist? For many people, both skeptics and believers, certain biblical passages about women are deeply troubling at face value. Commands for wives to “submit,” restrictions on women teaching, laws that seem to treat women as property, and stories of…
Category Archives: Bible
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The message of the Bible is the Christian Gospel – it’s one of hope, grace, and transformation. At its core, the Gospel answers life’s most profound questions: Why are we here? What went wrong? How can it be made right? And what happens after death? Which way to heaven? Within the biblical framework, the Gospel…
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The book of Genesis, the Bible’s inaugural book, is a profound exploration of the universe’s origins, the intricate relationship between God and mankind, and the sequence of events that culminate in the fall of man – the estrangement of mankind from God. Moses is the one who’s generally given credit for writing the Book of…
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There is a very curious view that abortion is supposedly justifiable and perhaps even prescribed by the Bible. Oddly enough, some people claim that the Bible condones and allows for the ending of life in the womb. Is abortion biblical? As will be clear in this piece, not only is this a failure to read…
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Jesus is known to have said many things as recorded in the Bible. However, the seven things Jesus said on the cross are of utmost importance since they happened as Jesus was dying. Here are the seven things Jesus said on the cross:
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The Christian Holy Week is the week immediately prior to the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Holy week begins with Palm Sunday and ends on Resurrection Sunday, which is the most important day on the Christian calendar. The Holy Week timeline and details have utmost theological importance. The movements, actions, and statements of Jesus and his…
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Arguably the most scrutinized book of the Bible is the Book of Genesis. Many skeptics will claim that the book of Genesis contradicts science and, as a result, it cannot be trusted. The proof text often cited is day fourth of creation in Genesis. Skeptics will reject Genesis because of the author’s apparent implicit claim…
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The Old Testament writings, which were canonized as the inspired word of God, contain many predictions of future events. The central figure of these predictions is the Messiah, the Savior. The Jews have expected the Messiah to this day. However, those closest to Jesus alleged that they had found him; they embraced the belief that…
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Why are there no historical testimonies of miracles outside the Bible consistent with the New Testament? How come there are no extra-biblical writings that confirm the New Testament? Why didn’t more non-Christian historians of antiquity mention Jesus? Those who did, why didn’t they paint Jesus in the same manner consistent with the Christians who wrote…
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One of the criticisms of the Bible that has gained traction in recent decades is the notion that we cannot believe the biblical narratives because they were written entirely by the proponents of the faith expounded by the writers. In other words, what the biblical writers tell us is inadmissible as evidence insomuch as history…
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