Category Archives: Bible

understanding romans 9

Posted on October 11, 2014 by christopher fisher

In Romans 8, Paul makes an impassioned appeal that God saves those who live spiritually. To Paul, it is not the law that saves, but faith. Paul’s Roman audience (the Jews) would despise this (Paul was persecuted throughout the world … Continue reading →

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Jesus preaches against the temple leaders

Posted on September 21, 2014 by christopher fisher

In Matthew 21, Jesus is in the temple preaching. The temple was the Jewish holy place, and the leaders of the temple did not take kindly to Jesus’ subversion of their own authority. They team up with the common religious … Continue reading →

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understanding psalms 13

Posted on September 11, 2014 by christopher fisher

Psalms 13 was written by David during his time of tribulation. Like the psalms before and after it, it is filled with images of persecution and oppression. Whereas Psalms 12 is impersonal and reflects David’s observations of oppression in general, … Continue reading →

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understanding psalms 12

Posted on September 10, 2014 by christopher fisher

Psalms 12 is a psalm written by David. The major theme seems to be his observations on the current state of the land and his hope in a future protection by God of God’s people. It is a short psalm, … Continue reading →

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aslan on the jerusalem council

Posted on September 7, 2014 by christopher fisher

From Reza Aslan’s book Zealot: Paul’s second trip to Jerusalem took place about a decade later, sometime around 50 C.E., and was far less cordial than the first. He had been summoned to appear before a meeting of the Apostolic … Continue reading →

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understanding psalms 139

Posted on August 24, 2014 by christopher fisher

King David, as I have written before, was a great Open Theist poet. King David’s psalms praise God for God’s careful and meticulous involvement in King David’s own life. King David was God’s anointed, and King David was very keen … Continue reading →

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israel chosen as a priest nation

Posted on August 24, 2014 by christopher fisher

One of God’s favorite individuals throughout the Bible was Abraham. Abraham showed exceptional faith towards God and a promise of a continued loyalty to God. For this, God blesses Abraham. The specific blessing was that Abraham’s descendants would bless the … Continue reading →

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redating the new testament

Posted on August 22, 2014 by christopher fisher

In Redating the New Testament, AT Robinson lists the following dates for the books of the New Testament: James c. 47-8 1 Thessalonians early 50 2 Thessalonians 50-1 1 Corinthians spring 55 1 Timothy autumn 55 2 Corinthians early 56 … Continue reading →

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anachronisms in the Bible

Posted on August 9, 2014 by christopher fisher

Because the Bible was written to actual human beings by actual human beings to convey actual ideas, sometimes words and concepts are used anachronistically. If someone is talking about the foundation of the city of Rome, they may say that … Continue reading →

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white refuted – opening statement

Posted on July 24, 2014 by christopher fisher

The purpose of this post is to examine the context of James White’s arguments in his debate against Bob Enyart. It will be shown that White relies on emotional arguments, and where White references the Bible, his position can be … Continue reading →

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