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Dave Hunt on “Secular Scientists”

I have to stop listening to these Christian radio teachers.  I swear they are going to make me blow a gasket.  Here is something I transcribed from a recent Dave Hunt broadcast:
Referring to Peter claiming that to God a day is like 1000 years to justify an earth created over 6000 years ago:

How can you [...]

Don’t Mock the Second Coming of Jesus Christ…

…or you may get mauled by a she-bear..!!
It was darker than usual this morning due to turning the clock ahead an hour, so I was able to pick up a distant AM station on my drive into work.  It was broadcasting a rerun of one of those ancient J Vernon McGee Thru The Bible programs.  [...]

Harmonization by Omission – part 2

Here is a recent exchange between readers SocietyVs, Shygetz and myself, that highlights my motivation for writing about the Harmonization by Omission tactic used by fundamental Christians.  I think this exchange is illuminating, so I will bring it up front here.  Thanks for visiting, and continue to comment!
5. societyvs – March 1, 2007
I don’t [...]

Did God demand and accept human sacrifice?

We do not hear many sermons or homilies derived from books like Leviticus or Judges.  Probably because there are some very embarrassing passages in there about the God we believe in.  Here is God demanding and accepting human lives as sacrificial offerings.  I’ll just let the Bible speak for itself.  First, the LORD ordains it:
‘Nevertheless, anything which a [...]

Can a 10 year old boy offend God so much…

…that God will never forgive him? 
Many years ago, my mother got involved in the so-called The Jesus Movement, and I fondly remember Bible believing hippies living a peaceful communal lifestyle.  They were young, good-looking, earthy, did not mind milking goats, and enjoyed singing “Blowin’ in the Wind” as a Gospel hymn.  We also had a strong [...]

Colossians 1:22-24 – what the heck is Paul telling us?

Quoting from Paul is very difficult.  His sentences are so long that to get a manageable length means dissecting the sentence.  But the most effective passages are those that are in some sort of context.  With that said, consider this passage (beginning mid-sentence, of course):
Colossians 1:22-24
in the body of His flesh through death, to present [...]