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“Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, handling accurately the word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15
Anyone who is acquainted with the Bible should be familiar with the apostles of Jesus. References to Peter, Paul, James, John, and others occur throughout the New Testament. Many people have also heard the names of some of the great apostolic fathers of the Christian faith such as Augustine, Irenaeus, Origin, and others.
[Read more…] about The Apostolic FathersAuthor’s Note: The following article is written in first person as if Mount Moriah itself were capable of a personal response.
Then Solomon began to build the house of the Lord in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah.
2 Chronicles 3:1
It’s been an incredible ride! I’m humbled by the God-ordained events which I’ve borne on my slopes, but I’m still waiting for the “big” one (more about that later). Yes, I’m Mount Moriah, home of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem – itself the size of twenty football fields, nearly 145 acres.
[Read more…] about If Mount Moriah could SpeakI did a brief article on the Shroud of Turin about a year ago (Happ-O-getics, May 2022, Vol. 2, Issue 5). The Shroud is thought by many to be the burial cloth of Jesus (Matthew 27:59). What was already known at that time about the Shroud’s authenticity?
The Old Testament and the teaching of Jesus leave no question of Divine judgment of humanity by a past global flood upon the earth. But few topics ignite as much debate – or fascination – as the search for its historical evidence. From marine fossils embedded high in mountain ranges to vast, flat plateaus and sedimentary rock layers stretching across continents, the geological record is filled with features that are quite compelling signs of a cataclysmic, worldwide deluge. Proponents point to the rapid burial of plants and animals, the existence of many massive fossil graveyards extending for miles, the presence of marine fossils far from any modern sea, and the lack of erosional time gaps between the sedimentary layers as powerful evidence of a recent global flood that reshaped the face of our planet. As new discoveries continue to emerge, the question remains: do these clues truly point to a single, planet-wide catastrophe occurring thousands of years ago, or are they the result of slow and gradual processes occurring over millions of years. This article explores selected evidence of a global flood and what it means for an understanding of human and Earth history.
[Read more…] about The Best Evidence of a Global FloodBeginning with Abraham, God chose the Jewish people to be a separated and divinely prepared people – His witnesses and blessing to the nations (see Genesis 12ff.). Furthermore, God gave Old Testament Scripture which prophesied the coming of a Messiah who would atone for the sins of all people. Rather than extend the hope they had received to the whole world, the Jews viewed God’s offer of salvation in a nationalistic sense. Nonetheless, God was directing history, and whether they intended it or not, He used the Jewish synagogue both as a means to prepare them to anticipate their coming Messiah and as a place for Jesus to proclaim the Gospel of the Kingdom quickly and widely. The Jewish synagogue played a crucial role in these events.
[Read more…] about The Jewish Synagogue and the Gospel