Bartolomé Esteban Murillo - Angel Gabriel's Annunciation to Mary Christmas time springs up fond memories of celebrating the end of one year and anticipation of something better in anticipation of the new year. Gatherings with family and friends clustered around December 25 and January 1. Advent is really the epicenter of what gives the whole … Continue reading Christmas 2021
Lies Divide: Reflections on Colossians 3:9-11
Lie. Deceive. Obfuscate. Such words denote a suppression or distortion of truth. What is truth? Truth is “that which corresponds to or adequately expresses what is real.”[1] Any proposition that corresponds to reality is true, whether or not anyone embraces accepts it. Any proposition that fails to correspond to reality is simply false. Most undesirable … Continue reading Lies Divide: Reflections on Colossians 3:9-11
Is Philosophy a Hinderance or Handmaiden to the Christian Faith?
Philosophy is the love of wisdom, making the lover of wisdom a philosopher, insofar as the etymologies go. But the term philosophy carries a range of different ideas. We can talk of philosophy as the simple pursuit of wisdom, like learning and applying proverbs for the sake of living better or developing an approach for … Continue reading Is Philosophy a Hinderance or Handmaiden to the Christian Faith?
Is Christ the Created or the Creator?
Paul tells us that Jesus Christ is “is the image of the invisible God” and “the firstborn of all creation” (Col. 1:15). [1] But it is a mistake to suppose Christ is something made or constructed in the form of something else. Rather, Christ is the invisible made visible — God revealed to us. Words … Continue reading Is Christ the Created or the Creator?
Add or Remove III: What Happened to the Trinity Verse of 1 John 5:7-8?
A Christian friend told me a long time ago about the New International Version (NIV) being an untrustworthy translation of the Bible. Unscrupulous individuals were alleged to have removed verses from the NIV. They tampered with the text and corrupted God’s Word. Only the text of King James Version (KJV) of the Bible preserved the … Continue reading Add or Remove III: What Happened to the Trinity Verse of 1 John 5:7-8?
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