Thoughts on the Bible and Life
Updated November 2022 What is God’s personal name? The answer to that question is found in the story of Moses at the burning bush. After receiving his call from God, Moses offers several objections, including the fact that he doesn’t even know God’s name. Moses says, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to … Read more
A teenage girl once shared her thoughts with me on God’s sovereignty. To paraphrase her argument, “What’s the point of serving God? He already knows whether I’m going to end up in heaven or hell. Since he planned everything out, my actions and choices don’t really matter.” It’s hard to argue with a person who … Read more
The peril of interpreting Scripture is misinterpretation. And misinterpreting Scripture has happened all too often in the history of Christianity. For example, for hundreds of years, the Church believed in a geocentric or earth-centered universe because it seemed to be the clear teaching of Scripture. But five hundred years ago, an astronomer disagreed. Copernicus Revolts … Read more
I have a friend who is a Jehovah’s Witness. A while back he told me that we don’t have big differences in our beliefs so I brought up the issue of Jesus’ nature. “Do you think Jesus is divine?” I asked. “We don’t believe that” he asserted. And then he quoted a barrage of Scripture … Read more
Thinking of a good God sitting on his throne and ruling over a good world poses no difficulties. But we live in a world where rape, murder, and terrorism takes place. So what exactly is the good God’s position on the evil that exists in the world he created? Where is God in relation to … Read more