Jesus warns us against false Christs Mat 24:24 and each of the apostles did the same. So, how do false Christs operate? First, they use Christian terminology. Counterfeits always imitate the real thing. Are you able to detect counterfeit Christs, counterfeit Christianity? Secondly, they use Christian terms in a different way than the Bible does, …
Category: Apologetics
What is islamophobia?
Most commentators discuss antisemitism and islamophobia in the same sentence, to give the impression that they are being balanced in their thinking. They are not – this thinking is defective and only adds to the confusion. The inability to agree definitions is confusing debate. The controversy on the definition of antisemitism created turmoil in the …
Non-Crime Hate Incidents
Repeatedly I hear commentators wondering from where the philosophy behind Non-Crime Hate Incidents (NHCIs) arose. NHCIs are topical because The Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson was investigated by Essex Police for a tweet that she had deleted a year before. In an interview with Nigel Farage on GB News [at 19:05 hrs], she highlighted that NHCIs …
Proof by assertion
More attention should be paid to this error, but not many people notice it, so it goes unchallenged. "Proof by assertion" is my coined phrase for those statements made by anyone who thinks that something is proven simply because they have asserted it. Some of these people even expect you to believe what they say, …
Palestine and the Philistines
Some people make the mistake that modern-day Palestinians have a greater claim to the land of Israel than the Jews. This is seen in the constant use of terms like "the occupied territories" and "the settlements" on the West Bank of the River Jordan in Israel. Palestinians Palestinian is a modern concept promoted by Yasser …
Jesus’ teaching about the godly
Recently, I posted a blogpost about what the Holy Spirit teaches the godly. I hope it helps you with self-examination. Now, what does Jesus say about the godly? We can examine ourselves by this also. The Beatitudes Jesus gives us the characteristics of the godly in His Sermon on the Mount. He begins with the …
The failure of Gentile Christianity
The failure of Gentile Christianity is predicted in Scripture at Rom 11:15. Its revival will come with the conversion of national Israel. Meanwhile, why has Gentile Christianity failed to convert the world? It has been successful in what the Lord called it to. It has evangelized the world Mat 28:18-20, making disciples of all ethnic …
Hypercalvinism
It is not uncommon for Arminians to misrepresent Calvinism, not only with respect to doctrine but also by confusing Calvinism with hypercalvinism. American Arminians tend to confuse Calvinism with their misunderstanding of free will and divine election, from which they think that Calvinists do not preach the free offer of the Gospel. These topics were …
Responding and replying, but not answering
Modern discussion and debate is full of unanswered questions. Prime Minister's Questions, First Minister's Question and BBC Question Time produce many examples of questions that are ignored and not answered. People respond, but they do not answer; they reply, but they do not answer. An answer addresses the question, but the person responding may reframe …
Are you religious or are you spiritual?
Some people say that they are not religious, but that they are spiritual. What is the difference? Are these the only options? Whatever they mean by this, it is true that human beings are spiritual. We are more than body; a human being is a spirit with a body. When we die, our body ceases …
Donald's Thoughts 