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Why the Church was Anti-Bullying B4 it was Hip
Disclaimer, I am annoyed by the word bully. This word covers everything from calling someone a name to actually physically hurting someone in a big way. Now GLBT community practically owns the word and every time the church stands up against homosexuality it gets labeled as being intolerant and pro-bullying, but the truth is the [...]
Jesus had Needs?
In my recent debate with Imam Karim Abuzaid he used a few arguments to prove that Jesus could not have been divine. First, he said Jesus was born therefore he could not be God. I blogged about that here. He also used the argument that Jesus had needs like eating, going to the bathroom, sleep, [...]
Jesus was born…so?
In my recent debate with Imam Karim Abuzaid he used a few arguments against me regarding the divinity of Jesus. One of those arguments goes something like this: Jesus was born God cannot be born Therefore Jesus was not God I have taken the argument and put it into the previous syllogism, but I believe [...]
HOMOSEXUALITY, THE BIBLE, AND SOULFORCE #6
Let’s take a few minutes and consider the preponderance of the Biblical evidence that homosexuality is indeed a sin. Even though it is a sin there is no Biblical evidence that this sin has any different eternal consequences than any other sin. This is not a salvific issue and it is not the most important issue for [...]
HOMOSEXUALITY, THE BIBLE, AND SOULFORCE #5
We are almost done with this series of posts. I think we may have a couple more to go. This is the last one that will deal directly with Scripture. The author of the Soulforce article again tries to claim ambiguity in this passage. As in all the posts so far I am summarizing and [...]
Debate: Who is Jesus?
Pastor John Byrne debates Imam Karim Abuzaid on the questions: “Who is Jesus?” Christianity and Islam both believe in Jesus, they both believe in the virgin birth, and they both believe he was a prophet. They have very different views on whether Jesus was divine, whether he died on the cross, and what the gospel [...]
Do Muslims Really Have The Original Quran?
In my recent debate with Imam Karim abu Zaid he was asked during the Q&A what evidence Muslims had for the reliability of the Quran. I did not get a chance to comment on what he said. I thought I would take some time here to do exactly that. The Quran Quit a while ago [...]
HOMOSEXUALITY, THE BIBLE, AND SOULFORCE #4
For those who were anxiously awaiting my third post in this series, I’m sorry. Life has been a little crazy. Even now I am currently transitioning to a new position at my church and preparing to go back to school at Denver Seminary this coming August. I also recently participated in a debate with a [...]
Blog Comment Etiquette
Etiquette: conventional requirements as to social behavior; proprieties of conduct as established in any class or community or for any occasion. (according to www.dictionary.com) Recently I received a comment on one of my blogs that none of you will see. To be honest I was sad to reject the comment because there were some valuable things said in the comment. It was not nasty or disrespectful. It did break some unwritten rules [...]
HOMOSEXUALITY, THE BIBLE, AND SOULFORCE #3
For those who were anxiously awaiting my third post in this series, I’m sorry I didn’t have it done on time. In case you missed the first two posts, you can find them here: Post 1 – Post 2. Finally we get to dig deeper into the passages in scripture that deal with this issue. [...]
