The Gospel of John is one that greatly helps us understand exactly who Jesus is. John has a higher Christology than the synoptics and was the last written. In the Gospel of John, we have many key doctrine such as the personification of God’s Word in the person of Christ, as well as a synthetic... Continue Reading →
Jeremiah 29 And A Message Of Hope
The book of Jeremiah is a book filled with tragedy, beauty, and redemption. Jeremiah 29 takes place after the exile of the people to Babylon. In 597 B.C., the king Jehoiachin surrendered to the conquering Babylonian empire and the nobility were exiled to Babylon[1]. To fully understand the context of Jeremiah 29 it is helpful... Continue Reading →
The Prophet Ezekiel And Restoration
In sacred scripture there are only three people that were taken up to Heaven. One was our Lord Jesus Christ, but since He did this under His own power He actually ascended. The other two are Enoch and Ezekiel. Ezekiel was a younger contemporary of Jeremiah, lived through the last days of Judah and the... Continue Reading →
Know The Old Testament To Understand The New
Understanding the Old Testament is essential in understanding the New. Too often the Christians of today neglect the Old Testament. It is seen as a book of laws that do not really apply because Christ established the new covenant. Coogan states “The writings that counted as scripture for the New Testament writers are those they... Continue Reading →
The Gospel Of Mark And The Problem Of Q
The authorship of the Gospels is a topic that is interesting. There has been much work done on the topic and modern scholarship, at least since the 19th century, has come to the conclusion that the Gospel of Mark was written first[1]. This was not always the case, and many church fathers held that Matthew... Continue Reading →
Study The Genealogy Of Jesus
An account of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham.2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 3 and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the... Continue Reading →
Census finds Christianity waning in UK, “nones” on the rise
The latest census of the United Kingdom has indicated that Christians have become a minority in the British isles for the first time since the national records began. Christians remain the plurality as the largest single religious group, but they have lost the majority status, while just about every other religion has increased membership. Data... Continue Reading →
Hate Crimes Against Christians on the Rise in Europe, Report Says
The report also wrote about a lack of media coverage and awareness stemming from self-censorship. Former devout Catholic nations, notably Ireland, are now, in only the last few decades, considered to be no longer Catholic. Europe, the cradle of Christianity, is undergoing a growing scourge of violent anti-Christianity. From CNA Hate crimes against Christians are... Continue Reading →
Idolatry In The Old Testament Prophets
The Old Testament prophets have much to say to us today. In their time they were speaking the words of Yahweh to a people who were utterly lost and trying to find their own way. The way had rescued them from slavery in Egypt and led them to the promised land. Time and again the... Continue Reading →
The Secularization of the Bible
I am once again honored to have recently interviewed Dr. Scott Hahn. We discussed the book he wrote with his coauthor Dr. Benjamin Wiker titled "The Decline And Fall Of Sacred Scripture: How The Bible Became A secular Book". History And The Bible In this interview we discuss the inspiration behind the book and many... Continue Reading →