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American Politics and Christian Faith: The Confession of Evangelical Conviction (Part Four)
I’m intrigued by “Our Confession of Evangelical Conviction,” a document signed by well-known evangelical leaders that aims to address the current social conflict and political confusion by
Continue reading...Glorious and Depraved (2): Mankind Before the Fall (Part One)
Any biblical anthropology must recognize humans as they were before they sinned and the changes that occurred in them after they sinned. 26 Then God said, “Let us make adam (man) in our image, and
Continue reading...Why don’t people live as long as Noah?
Question: I’m in 7th grade and in my Sunday school group they asked us to find out where God changed how long you could live from 9 hundred and something to 1 hundred and something and I looked and looked
Continue reading...Why did the Israelites get to use tithe money to buy alcohol?
Question: In Deuteronomy 14:22-29 it says that the Israelites were to bring a tenth of their produce and flocks to the place God would choose for his sanctuary. Those who lived far away from that sanctuary
Continue reading...Why did God even have the tree of life in Eden?
Question: If death is the consequence of sin, then, by implication, had there been no sin, there would be no death. Why then would God have been concerned about Adam and Eve getting to the fruit of the
Continue reading...Can Animals Have Compassion?
Question: Why does the Bible give so little information about the differences between human and animals. Do animals run on instinct or do they have souls. For an animal, the instinct for self-preservation
Continue reading...Are dinosaurs mentioned in the Bible?
Question: Is there any mention of dinosaurs in the Bible? Answer: There are some who have speculated that the Leviathan and Behemoth mentioned in Job 40 & 41 could be dinosaurs. The description of
Continue reading...Did it rain before Noah’s day?
Question: Somewhere, though I don’t remember where, I have heard that it had never rained on the earth when Noah built the ark. That prior to the flood everything had been watered from within the earth.
Continue reading...Should Christians be concerned about global warming?
Question: Recently I have heard a lot in the media about the issue of so-called “Global Warming” and it makes me afraid for my children’s future here on earth. I don’t think this issue is mentioned
Continue reading...Are there non-religious reasons to question evolution?
Answer: I would suggest that there are non-religious reasons for questioning evolution. A number of scientists have questioned whether evolution is sufficient to explain the vast amount of change that
Continue reading...It Is Not Good – Genesis 2:18-25
Saturday Night Live did a spoof on the Japanese reality show about toddlers being old enough to accomplish errands on their own, filming instead long-term boyfriends who are trying to carry out errands
Continue reading...Knowledge of Good and Evil – Genesis 2:15-17
A friend of mine retired from dentistry some years ago and he and his wife traveled a lot. But they came to the place where they realized they weren’t happy. They were not doing anything purposeful
Continue reading...Rivers of Blessing – Genesis 2:10-14
Genesis 2 is a zoomed-in look at the sixth day of creation, focused on man and woman’s creation. But right at the outset Moses includes a brief discussion of the rivers that flowed of Eden, and
Continue reading...A Garden in Eden – Genesis 2:4-9
British gardener Tim Ingram writes about the purpose of gardens and compares what his purpose has been to that of a fellow gardener in Wales: “She views a garden as a work of art worthy of the same
Continue reading...Finished – Genesis 2:1-3
Being made in the image of God means that mankind is considered a son of God and a servant-ruler over the earth. We bear the same characteristics as God, in limited fashion, of course, and that makes
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