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In-depth examinations of Scripture, textual reliability, theological themes, and defense of biblical doctrine.
Saul and Gideon: Revelation or Confusion? Paid Members Public
Saul and Gideon: revelation or error? An analysis of Sura 2:249 James M. Arlandson What happens when a passage in the Quran is erroneous, which can be compared with another sacred text? How do you clarify the mistake? Do you retreat to revelations no matter what? (The Quran comes
Who is the Real Jesus? (Part II) Paid Members Public
Who is the Real Jesus? Part II By Dallas M. Roark, Ph.D. In the previous article only the gospels were considered in answering this question. We now turn to the rest of the New Testament, beginning with Acts of the Apostles, the companion book to the Gospel of Luke
Jesus in Messianic Bible Prophecies Paid Members Public
James M. Arlandson Old Testament prophecy about the Messiah was very important to our Lord Jesus Christ, so it should be to us, as well. After he was resurrected bodily, he appeared to many disciples. Two of them were walking down a road that led to a village called Emmaus.
Promise and fulfillment in the Bible : How abrogation in the Quran is different Paid Members Public
Promise and fulfillment in the Bible How abrogation in the Quran is different James M. Arlandson One of the most significant misunderstandings about the interrelation between the Old and New Testaments is the process of promise and fulfillment, as God supervised his revelations over a long span of fourteen hundred
Addendum on Persecution: Fight or Flight? Paid Members Public
Addendum: Fight or Flight? James M. Arlandson After I finished the series on Pacifism and the Sword in the New Testament, someone wrote me these questions: What if the Church is targeted for persecution by the government or by large groups of extremists, but the government does not come to
Questions and answers on pacifism and the sword Paid Members Public
James M. Arlandson Christians are commanded to love their enemies, so are Christian soldiers and police officers permitted to kill them? How can they maintain their witness about God when they may have to pull the trigger? Wasnt Jesus a pacifist? Wouldnt revelations guide the State better than reason? This
Officers, soldiers, and God Paid Members Public
James M. Arlandson According to the New Testament, is it possible to be honored by God and be a weapon-carrying soldier or law enforcement officer, at the same time? Does God approve of soldiers and officers of the State? Does he condemn the military? If not, may individual Christians
Pacifism and the Sword in the Gospels Paid Members Public
James M. Arlandson Did Jesus endorse and encourage violence in the four Gospels, presumably a righteous kind of violence? Did he call his original disciples to this? Did he order all of his disciples to buy swords, really? Two verses may indicate that he did these things. Matt. 10:34