World Religions – A Thimble-full of Theology for Daily Living

John 1:1 and the Jehovah’s Witnesses

The concerned aunt in my church wanted someone to interact with her niece about her niece’s conversion to Jehovah’s Witnesses, and I was the one she wanted to interact with her. I agreed, and what

Is there an “Age of Accountability”?

Question: In one of my conversations with a mother of a retarded child, she told me that she was visiting a church in this area and was in a Sunday School class discussing the “age of accountability”.

What is the difference between Roman Catholicism and what the Protestant Church teaches?

Question: What is the difference between Roman Catholicism and what Protestant churches teach? Answer: The differences can be broken down into several categories: AUTHORITY: Protestants do not accept that

Did Islam precede Judaism?

Question: I keep hearing that the Bible references Islam before it split from Judaism in the Old Testament. Is that for real, and, where can I find it? It seems like there’s a chance to heal that breach,

Are the Jews going to hell?

Question: I am confused about how God feels about the Jewish people. Are they going to hell? Answer: As a people, the offspring of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob were chosen as the receivers of God’s revelation

Is a person a Christian if he thinks Muslims worship the same God as us?

Question: Is a person saved who believes in Jesus, but they think that Muslims’ worship the same God? Answer: They could be. This is a question that has caused some confusion for a lot of people. Because

How Do You Know Christianity Is the True Religion?

“How Do You Know Christianity Is the True Religion?” Assumptions: Each of the world’s religions claims to be revealed by God They must either all be wrong or only one is right (they could not all

How Does the God of Christianity Differ from Other Religions?

God Theology Questions World Religions
/ By Randall Johnson

Question: How does God differ from other religions’ gods, such as Muslims, Hindus, and others? Answer: This is not an easy question. There are aspects of Allah (the Muslim name for God) that are very

Why Are There Different Religions

Question: Why are there different religions? Answer: I suppose the simple answer is that people are sinners. And because people are sinners, they will find any possible permutation of religious elements

Should I be scared because I doubt whether Christianity is true?

Question: I grew up in a Christian household. My stepdad was atheist, but my mom and I believed in God. Lately I’ve been having doubts about God and Jesus. I definitely believe that there is some form

An Account of My 2015 Email Debate with Two Jewish Apologists, Jared and May – Part 13 on Ability to Keep the Law

Jared, to me, May As Jews we aim to keep to Hashem’s words and never worship a God we have not known – all we know and all we will ever know is Hashem. Christians keep to Paul’s words

An Account of My 2015 Email Debate with Two Jewish Apologists, Jared and May – Part 12 on Zechariah 12:10

Randall Johnson May 11, to Jared, May Here is my response to your commentary on Zechariah 12:10 and below is a video I would appreciate your perspective on. John’s first reference to “Not

An Account of My 2015 Email Debate with Two Jewish Apologists, Jared and May – Part 11 on Young Abraham in Midrash

Randall Johnson May 9, to Jared, May The Jews have maintained monotheism after way too much dalliance with polytheism and much discipline from God for their failures. In fact, Yahweh says He chose Israel

An Account of My 2015 Email Debate with Two Jewish Apologists, Jared and May – Part 10 on Jewish Expertise, Torah, and Human Sacrifice

Randall Johnson May 9, to May, Jared Yours was a “quick” reply, relatively speaking (relative to the constitution of the United States or War and Peace). I’ll try to respond as I did

An Account of My 2015 Email Debate with Two Jewish Apologists, Jared and May – Part 9 on Intermediaries

Randall Johnson May 8, to Jared, May Please let me assure you that I find ultimate truth and value in the words of our Creator. The Tanakh is every bit as much my Scriptures as the New Testament is. But

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