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The line between politics and religion, specifically Christianity, was very clear when it was illegal to be a Christian, however, the conversion of Constantine changed the landscape. Shelley zeroed in on Constantine’s role with these words “Prior to Constantine’s conversion, the church consisted of convinced believers who were willing to Read more…
Introduction Though the word canon can mean many things the definition of canon concerned here is the collection of sacred books accepted as genuine. That issue of genuine communication from God is one particularly pertinent to the Christian since so much hangs on the Christ that is only revealed in Read more…
To get to Jesus and what he did the stage must be set going back to about 60 B.C. The Persian Empire was long dead and Israel had been left to be lead by the Hasmonean dynasty in relative autonomy. That is until the bloody years that started about 60 Read more…
By the time 70 A.D. had rolled around the Jews had already done a lot to distance themselves from the followers of the way. They had already labeled the Christians “These men who have turned the world upside down… ” (Acts 17:6, ESV). There was also clearly an attempt to Read more…
Specifics about the Canaanite Religion (Baalism) have been hard for archaeologists to find and, until recently, most of what was known about them came from the Bible and other writings that were not written until the Roman age (Unger, 1950, p. 168). Unger goes on to explain that with recent Read more…
I have been meditating on being strong in the Lord: “… be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might” (Ephesians 6:10). What does that mean right now, today? If you get my Monday emails you have heard me talk a lot about the warrior analogy, “the Read more…
According to Horton Solomon’s reign started near 930 B.C. (Horton, 1961, p. 3). Solomon reigned for 40 years (1 Kings 11:42). That means he reigned until about 890 B.C. The physical thing that marked, or marred, Solomon’s reign and ended in dividing the country was taxes. In 1 Kings 10:14 Read more…
Political correctness is sin. I am focusing on people who called themselves Christians in this reply because the world is dead. There is no regeneration (rebirth) outside Christ so it is not surprising when this is true about them “… light has come into the world, and men loved darkness Read more…
This is a question that should be addressed in a book. First, you have to define worship. What is worship? Is it when we all get-together and sing songs? There are a lot of things we do wrong in that part of worship but that is not the worship we Read more…
In the wake of the brutal shootings this week there have been a lot of posts on Facebook and other places of people lamenting this violence and to that I say Amen. We should have a heart for those that are suffering. However, friends, truth is the Christian’s stock and Read more…