Apologetical articles

Did Dinosaurs exist? Now someone might be thinking "why this question?-- it is a universal that they did." And, of course, I would agree that it is a universal; but more than that, it is true. But in saying they once existed; does not mean I agree with narrative build around false presuppositions surrounding them is correct or should be believed.   What do I mean?  Every so often there is new evidence found for these creatures that lived one time ago; and this evidence is twisted to fit a system of thought; a world view which it can never be properly aligned too because false narrative has to many inconsistency; very few answers for them. It is blindly obvious if one sits back and just listen to the narrative being spun has no truth to it and yet it is blindly believed to be correct.  Last night there was another programme on which promoted another step in understanding how the dinosaurs became extinct. And the narrative being sewn was based on nothing more than conj...

 Is tithing still applicable for Christians today?  Having come out of a church system known as "the purpose driven life"  a decade ago-- and now being a reformed Christian in doctrine and practice.   The issue before us is one that was very much at the front and centre of how the my former church collection operated; therefore,  I have some knowledge of how these church would manipulee their congregations into giving a tenth of their earnings to the church for whatever nefarious purposes and schemes they had conjured up.   I recall one such campaign that was launched where an American pastor of a mega-church gave a pep talk on the values of tithing; and his application if it could be boiled down  to a succinct statement it would this:  you must tithe because it is in the bible. But such reasoning fails because you do not hold to a practice simply because it is in the bible; in fact, such logic would imply that the Nazarite vow must be p...

Let us once again turn to our question segment; so that we can provide a thorough response to some common questions and some not so common questions. However, we only have one question this time:   Is infant baptism biblical? The clearest answer to this question is:  No. It is not a biblically based idea. But saying that may not be enough to make the case. So let me give a few foundational reasons why this is the case. First, it is based around an emotional attachment rather the truth. What do I mean? Well, it is often because parents want what is best for their children-- which is a good thing in and of itself. But when it comes to the faith, it turns out to be something which can over-rule sound biblical understanding of the text.  For us to see this we need to make a parallel argument: how does one who believes infant baptism is biblical argue against someone for emotional reason thinks that the bible teaches that every person will be saved in the end even those w...

  What is the biblical response to people who are adamant in calling themselves "non-binary"? In Ephesians 4, we are told by Paul,  that no matter what we must "speak the truth in love" (4:15) and that is what we must do-- even if fundamentally disagree with the whole notion that being put forth by the revolutionist. What we get from this statement is the clear fact that we must always honour the truth; and we must always show love. And it is our hope that as we respond to this above question that this goal is fully accomplished.  Let us note that no matter what one believes; or what one may think regarding this issue-- the reality is much clearer:  there is no such thing non-binary; and no matter how one tries to deny this it ultimate comes down male and female-- in other words, there is only one option and that is everything is binary.  Now let us consider why people want escape this reality by denied the inevitable truth; it comes down to a number of fac...

  Why do you believe that the Charismatics are in error? To answer this in a simple fashion:  most well known charismatic preacher and tele-evangelists  are guilty of majoring on the minors; and minoring on the majors. In other words,  they do not know or even care for given a robust understanding of what it means to be a Christian; and nor do they care to explain what takes place in the case of individual Christian when they become a Christian. Al they care for is promoting false hope and false ideology of the modern false teachers that made the Charismatic understanding so prevalent.   But to give you a more thorough understanding of the issues at hand-- I offer three important realities which will give us some basis of understanding. These teacher are: (1)   Self-centred. One example of this comes from one of  the teachers of what I call soft- charismatic or the prosperity gospel. He claim is that "he knows that the tips that he offers wil...

Who is Romans 7:14-25 about?      Surely it is about a believer; and any at any point in time.  When we come to a question such as this which is load with many assumptions and presuppositions which  have all come from a particular interpretation of the passage-- where by the identity of the person become the most central point of contention. Instead of starting with this kind of thought; perhaps a more logical and even better one would be to ask:  what is the passage about?  Then we can really get down to some of the more foundational issues that faces us when dealing with truly problematic statement. And it is if the most common interpretation is allowed to prevail.  The thing we must understand is this:  the identity of the person is not required at this stage as it will become apparent as we progress. The above question is answered very easily:  the Law and its convicting power when it is applied to a person who is not a Christian (vs...

  Why can't women take a more active role in the church such as being pastors?  In answering this question, we must recognise that every person in the church has been given a particular gifting which helps to unify and build up the church as a whole. Now on top of this, some might have a string of gifts which work together in the same manner and for the same purpose. And in the case of gift given specifically to men which women should never usurp-- and one such gift is that of men being Pastors and women not being Pastors. It ultimately comes down to being a faithful steward of the gift you have been given; and therefore, it is matter of obedience. Let us note that it is not all men who are given this gift-- it is only some men. The scriptures are clear on the fact that it to something which only men can fulfil; and it is not sign of Paul being sexist or misogynist. Both of these idea come from the mind of a unstable and imbalanced 21st century person. Let us take note of one ...

It is time for us to address question that opponents of the Christian Faith have which may seem to produce a hindrance  in them accepting the truth. Let me take up some of the more basic question that Islam has to offer: (1) Who is God? Jesus. Who is Jesus? The Son of God. These question may seem to be genuine for one to ask; but there lies behind it a supposition that is faulty to be begin with. It might even be addressing a Christian who hold to the oneness or Jesus Only position which is not anything to do with either:  (a) the biblical witness;  or (b) a majority of the Christian faith. For in both of these cases the position that is held and is biblical is that God has existed eternal as one being and there are three persons. This reality must be held as the truth in all times and places as has for all true Christian from the beginning.  Let us take these questions and briefly consider them.  No Christian who understands what the doctrine of the Trinity wil...

Let us begin our consideration of questions which are raised against the faith that was once and for all delivered unto the Saints: I. Is it absolutely necessary for us to believe in the Trinity to be classed as a Christian? The doctrine of the Trinity is the bedrock of the Christian faith, in fact, you cannot even begin to understand the scripture apart from this truth being held too. Now that does not mean that you have to have full working knowledge of it to be saved; nor does it mean that you cannot be saved without believing in it. But what it does mean is this:  over time and by means of being taught and personal study one must come to this biblical treasure as being the only viable understanding of all of the scriptures and what have to teach.  Now it is true that in the Old Testament, God uses a lot of singular pronouns to describe Himself. No trinitarian denies this reality; but the Unitarian denies and out right rejects the plural pronouns which God uses to describe ...

In recent days there was a vicious attack on a young child by a dog (not the first time) which is a very sad thing when it happens. But what came out of this is a clear evidence that Evolution is nothing more than a complete lie. And that Genesis 1:26-27 is vindicated as being the truth: Man has inherent dignity; worth and value And here are the reasons why this is the case: Conclusion one: the very fact that such a horrendous act produces in other humans such  a brokenness inside due to the loss of a child provides us with a clear sign that we have been created in the image of God. And the loss of life cripple us to a degree that the loss of animal could never measure up to.  And here is the reason for that: the bond between a human parent and child transcends any other bond because it is a God given gift.    Conclusion two: the fact that the taking of a life in such a manner requires swift action on the part of the law (the dog is to be put down). This is the recog...

The fallacy of conversion therapy   It would appear that since the last time we discussed this notion while much as been said on the issue; not much has changed into terms of definition: what exactly is conversion therapy? What constitutes as conversion therapy or what does not? No answer. And perhaps that is a part of the problem for the LGBT "community" is not wanting to have well defined ideal so that anything that they deemed as inappropriate or evasive being put into the category.  But this leads to another problem with the concession:   "will not impact everyday religious practice. …parents will remain able to raise their children with the values of their faith, and simply expressing the teachings of a religion will not constitute conversion therapy.” The fundamental presupposition in this should be clear: how can they guarantee that such a law will not encroach on a person's fundamental religious convictions?   And what we need to see is that if...