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What Can We Learn from the Story of Elijah and Elisha?

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Lee — 8 Comments

Here is a Spiritual Conundrum submitted to Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life by a reader named Adom Ameyaw: Can you explain and give the significance 2 Kings 2:1–18 in the life of a Christian? 2 Kings 2:1–18 tells the fascinating…

Tagged with: cloak, Elijah, Elisha, mantle, Old Testament, prophet's mantle, prophets, religion, spirituality, the Bible
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed

What Does It Mean to Sit at the Right Hand of God?

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Lee — 15 Comments

In Psalm 110, David writes: The Lord says to my lord, “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool.” (Psalm 110:1) And in the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus quotes these words in an exchange with the…

If There Was No Literal Flood, What does the Ark Mean?

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Lee — 53 Comments

In his massive multi-volume work Secrets of Heaven, originally published in eight Latin volumes in London, 1749–1756, Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772) states that the first chapters of Genesis, up to somewhere in the genealogy in Genesis 11 that leads to the stories…

Why does God Harden our Hearts, and Why are We Held Responsible?

Posted on April 30, 2017 by Lee — 21 Comments

Here is a Spiritual Conundrum submitted to Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life by a reader named Steve: Dear Lee, Could you help answer this for me? Romans 9:14–23 speaks of God making vessels of honour and vessels of dishonour. Also…

Homosexuality, the Bible, and Christianity: A Summary

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Lee — 85 Comments

My article, “Homosexuality, the Bible, and Christianity” provides an extensive analysis of the key biblical, religious, and social issues relating to homosexuality. That article challenges and refutes the common traditional and conservative Christian view that homosexuality is inherently evil and…

Facing our Demons of Darkness, Depression, and Mental Illness – Part 2

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Lee — 50 Comments

In Part 1 we looked at the issue of mental illness through the lens of the story of Jesus healing a demon-possessed man in Mark 5:1–20. One of the points made in that article was that mental illness is not some…

Facing our Demons of Darkness, Depression, and Mental Illness – Part 1

Posted on February 25, 2017 by Lee — 28 Comments

These days we don’t talk much about demon possession. Yes, popular horror films such as The Exorcist, with their graphic portrayals of demonic possession, do make the rounds in our culture. But most respected health professionals think that a belief…

Did Jesus ever actually say, “If you don’t believe in me you will go to hell”?

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Lee — 37 Comments

The question is: Did Jesus ever actually say, “If you don’t believe in me you will go to hell”? Short answer: No, Jesus never actually said that. He did say some things that seem to imply it, and that are…

Tagged with: belief, faith, Gehenna, Hades, hell, Jesus Christ, religion, salvation, the Bible
Posted in The Afterlife, The Bible Re-Viewed

Didn’t Jesus Say There’s No Marriage in Heaven?

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Lee — 152 Comments

Contrary to popular belief, Jesus did not say that there’s no marriage in heaven. What he did say is that people who achieve eternal life don’t get married in the afterlife. There’s a big difference! Further, marriage in Jesus’ day…

A Star in the East

Posted on December 24, 2016 by Lee — 10 Comments

For a video reading of this article on YouTube, click here. Matthew 2:1–12 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the…

Tagged with: Bethlehem, Christianity, Christmas, east, Jerusalem, Jesus Christ, spiritual meaning, star, the Bible, the sun, wise men
Posted in All About God, The Bible Re-Viewed

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