wisdom
Explorations of biblical wisdom, discernment, and practical application of Scripture.
Who is Ezekiel’s Daniel? Paid Members Public
Daniel Wallace In Daniel 1:6 we are introduced to the author of this book: דניאל. An increasing number of scholars have argued that the book of Daniel is pseudepigraphical, written during the Maccabean era (c. 165 BCE). By late-dating Daniel they can speak of vaticinium ex eventu, or prophecy
JEWISH SOURCES ON THE WORD AS A DIVINE PERSON Paid Members Public
In this post, I will be citing some of the Jewish writings which confirm that even the Jews saw from their reading of the Hebrew Scriptures that there was/is a distinctly divine Person sent by God called the Word of God/YHVH. THE HEBREW BIBLE ON THE WORD AS
Jesus, Pacifism, and the Sword Paid Members Public
James M. Arlandson Are Christians permitted to carry the sword (or modern weapons)? What should the Churchs policy be on war and peace? Should it counsel the State to turn the other cheek? Are Christians permitted to join the police force and the military? How can they "love their
A Verse by Quss b. Saida Paid Members Public
We read that Quss bin Saa'ida Al'iadi said: "Where is he who oppresses and tyrannises, he who collected money and laid it up, saying, `I am your most high lord'? Were they not richer than you, living longer than you? Moist earth has ground
Ahmed Deedat’s Missing Virtue Paid Members Public
Humility — Ahmed Deedat’s Missing Virtue The Bible states: “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.” Proverbs 16:18 My experience with Ahmed Deedat shows how true this proverb is. Not long after Deedat was awarded the prestigious King Faizal Award for service to Islam, I
Oh, A Wise Guy, Huh? (discussing the "foolishness of God") Paid Members Public
Oh, A Wise Guy, Huh? J. P. Holding Ive been asked to take a look at an item by Osama Abdallah making sport of Paul for allegedly uttering a "blasphemous statement" in 1 Cor. 1:25. The argument (here) is the sort presented by people who think "
The Lord Jesus Christ – The Incomprehensible Son of Proverbs 30:3-4 Paid Members Public
Replying to the Objections of a Muslim Polemicist Sam Shamoun This is a continuation of my refutation to Zaatari’s attempt of addressing my thorough response to his assault on the absolute Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. Here I will be addressing his reply to my comments concerning the
Jesus as Wisdom Incarnate – Paid Members Public
Dealing with the Assertions of a Muslim polemicist Pt. 2 Sam Shamoun We continue our discussion from where we left off. The fourth problem with Williams’ assertions is that he erroneously assumes that in Luke 11:49, Jesus could not have been identifying himself as God’s Wisdom since he