Known as “the blasphemy of the Holy Spirit”, Jesus describes it in Mat 12:31-32: 31 And so I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. 32 Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who […]

This is a difficult question.  Those who do believe it is possible will argue, “If it’s not possible to lose your salvation then one could do whatever they wanted and still be saved.”  A fair point, I mean one could do drugs and be immoral and kill a bunch of people and still be saved. 

We find the Christmas story, the story of Jesus’ birth, in Luke 2:1-20.  It is a story of Christ’s most humble beginnings.  The traditional interpretation is that a census was called for so everyone throughout Judea had return to their city of origin.  Joseph and a very pregnant Mary travel through treacherous desert terrain to

In Mat 18:20 we find this saying from Jesus: “For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them.”  This is a great passage for this blog because it requires both textual and cultural context to be understood properly. In a previous post I explained that textual context is reading the

Not to get into whether UFOs and aliens exist or not, but if it were ever confirmed as true, the existence of life from other planets would be one of the biggest revelations of all time.  With supercomputers and CGI and government conspiracies, now its easier than ever to fake photographs and doctor videos; so what

I used to hardly ever read Genesis—but now it’s one of my favorite books—especially the first three chapters.  Just like any good book, an introduction is necessary and God provided this in Genesis.  It was written thousands of years before the true implications and climax to the story would occur, yet God knew what was

Let’s start with my answer to why Jesus cursed the fig tree and then flesh things in afterwards. So what’s the answer?  Jesus was symbolically condemning mankind’s decision to live by the Law instead of relying on the grace of God. The story can be found in Mat 21:18-22 and Mark 11:12-14,20-21. Jesus is with

It’s been several weeks since my last update, but it’s not out of laziness or disregard.  I have to be honest, though, I did hit a bump in the road.  The very idea behind the title of my blog was questioned by a friend of mine.  And not just any friend, but one who is

When I’m studying the Bible with people, I like to use verses like Acts 17:10-12 about the Bereans examining what Paul said in the Scriptures and 2Tim 4:3 about people not putting up with sound doctrine but instead listening to what they want to hear. I know that even the most “Berean” person will have

Of course “being open” can mean different things.  In the context of this article, I mean, are you open to new spiritual ideas?  This could be new religions, new doctrines, different interpretations, etc. Before really thinking about this, I would have said “absolutely yes!”  This is because I share my spiritual ideas, have Bible studies