Oh yes, the memes are circulating! They show terrifying “biblically accurate angels” that look like four-headed, six-winged beasts, or like massive wheels inside of wheels, all covered with eyes. “Be not afraid!” the memes gleefully taunt! There’s only one problem.…
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What do “Biblically Accurate Angels” Look Like?
Tagged with: angels, biblically accurate angels, cherubim, Ezekiel, the Bible, wheels within wheels, wings
Posted in The Afterlife, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in The Afterlife, The Bible Re-Viewed
Do We Ever Completely Get Rid of our Faults?
Some Christians believe that when we put our faith in Jesus, all our sins are taken away, and we are completely pure and clean in God’s eyes. Others believe that once we have repented from our sins, they are forgiven…
Tagged with: Amalek, Amalekites, baptism, evil, rebirth, sin, spiritual battles, spiritual growth, spiritual rebirth, the Bible, war
Posted in Spiritual Growth, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in Spiritual Growth, The Bible Re-Viewed
Is Spanking Biblical?
Is spanking biblical? Contrary to popular belief, the answer is no. Yes, there is corporal punishment in the Bible. But no, there isn’t spanking in the Bible. Corporal punishment as mentioned in the Bible involves striking the back of the…
Tagged with: clothing, corporal punishment, dominance, nudity, punishment, sexuality, shame, spanking, spare the rod and spoil the child, submission, the Bible
Posted in Pain and Suffering, Sex Marriage Relationships
Posted in Pain and Suffering, Sex Marriage Relationships
“Your Kids are Not Special”
“Your kids are not special.” That is the message of a TikTok that has gone viral: @lisaconselatore #tiredteacher #enough #raisingkids #timetolisten #supportteachers #culturetalk #culturecheck #teachersoftiktok #teachersontiktok #teaching2023belike ♬ original sound – Lisa Conselatore In it, Lisa Conselatore, an experienced teacher,…
Tagged with: child-raising, children, community, entitled children, heaven, Lisa Conselatore, parenting, raising children, spiritual child-raising, spoiled children
Posted in Sex Marriage Relationships
Posted in Sex Marriage Relationships
Jesus Was Not White
Jesus was not White. He wasn’t Black, either. Jesus was Middle Eastern. Biblically, he was descended, not from Japheth, nor from Ham, but from Shem. Historically, he lived, not in Europe, nor in Africa (though he did spend some time…
Tagged with: Christianity, Historical Jesus, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Joseph, Mary, race relations, Shem Ham and Japeth, the birth of Jesus Christ
Posted in All About God
Posted in All About God
Are We All Just Bundles of Quantum Energy?
In a recent comment, a reader named Anton said: Hi Lee, I lately watched a documentary about quantum physics that just confused me so much, to the point where I began to think about the transition and distinction between the…
The Ancestors in African Spirituality in Comparison with Swedenborg’s Experience of the Spiritual World
(Note: This post is a lightly edited version of a paper written in 2022 for an academic program at the University of Pretoria in South Africa. References for some quotations have been left in condensed academic format. For full publication…
If the Trinity of Persons is False, Why did God Allow it to Prevail in the Christian Church?
In a question on Christianity StackExchange here, a user asks: According to non-Trinitarians, if God’s nature is not adequately portrayed by trinitarian theology, then why did God allow such an erroneous understanding of His nature to become so widespread among…
Tagged with: Arianism, Christianity, Constantine, Constantine the Great, Council of Nicaea, doctrine of the Trinity, Peter, the Trinity, Trinity, Trinity of Persons
Posted in All About God, Science Philosophy and History
Posted in All About God, Science Philosophy and History
Is God a Spirit Being?
In a comment here, a reader named leeannemeredith wrote: Do you think God is a Spirit Being? I get tied up in these questions regarding the nature of God. Where or how God came into being. Sometimes I think of…
Tagged with: God, Jesus Christ, materialism, monotheism, pantheism, polytheism, the Divine Humanity, the material world, the spiritual world
Posted in All About God
Posted in All About God
If God Sees Everything, Is Everything that has Ever Happened Still Happening?
Here is a question that a reader named leeanemeredith recently asked in a comment here: I’ve been thinking on your analogy of God surveying the entire scene of events. Does this somehow mean that everything that’s happened is still somehow…
Tagged with: choices, determinism, free will, God, the future, the material world, the past, the spiritual world, time, time and space
Posted in All About God, Science Philosophy and History
Posted in All About God, Science Philosophy and History
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