As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a thick and dreadful darkness came over him. (Genesis 15:12) Sometimes even when we’re doing the right thing, and going in the right direction, things get worse instead…
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Darkness at Home
Tagged with: Christianity, God, inner struggles, Jesus Christ, spiritual rebirth, spirituality, temptation, the Bible, the promise
Posted in Pain and Suffering, Spiritual Growth
Posted in Pain and Suffering, Spiritual Growth
A Promise and a Mission
“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the…
Tagged with: bible, faith, God, Jesus, Jesus Christ, our mission, spiritual battles, spiritual children, spiritual warfare, temptation, the Bible, the promise
Posted in All About God, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in All About God, The Bible Re-Viewed
Was There a Reason Jesus Came at the Time He Did?
Though this answer is based primarily on the Bible itself, it comes from a perspective outlined in the theological writings of Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772). Human spiritual ages start pristine, then fall, and finally end in corruption and destruction In the…
Tagged with: Ages of Man, bible, Christianity, God, Jesus, Jesus Christ, spiritual history, the Bible, the Incarnation
Posted in All About God, Science Philosophy and History
Posted in All About God, Science Philosophy and History
How Can Every Eye See Jesus When He Returns? Is the Earth Flat?
Here is a Spiritual Conundrum submitted to Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life by a reader named JoRena: Hello, Lee. I’ve been reading on your website for a few years since my husband of 47 years went to Heaven. And I…
Tagged with: Christianity, clouds of heaven, eyes, flat earth theory, God, Jesus, Jesus Christ, land, planets, Revelation, sky, the Bible, the Second Coming
Posted in All About God, Science Philosophy and History, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in All About God, Science Philosophy and History, The Bible Re-Viewed
Are Angels Sexless Beings?
In traditional Christian mythology, angels are sexless beings. The Bible disagrees with that mythology. In the Bible, angels are described as men. Not as generic, sexless human beings, but as men: male human beings. And if there are male angels,…
Tagged with: angels, biblically accurate angels, female angels, gender, heaven, male and female, male angels, sex, sexual reproduction, the Bible
Posted in Sex Marriage Relationships, The Afterlife
Posted in Sex Marriage Relationships, The Afterlife
What do “Biblically Accurate Angels” Look Like?
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.…
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
Dethroning the Imperial god of Constantine and Calvin
(Note: This post is an edited version of a paper written for an academic program at the University of Pretoria in South Africa. It was originally written for a professor who adheres to Liberation Theology. It is therefore addressed to…
Tagged with: Allan Boesak, Black Liberation Theology, Christianity, Constantine the Great, Council of Nicaea, Emanuel Swedenborg, imperialism, John Calvin, Liberation Theology, Michael Servetus, the Bible, Trinity of Persons
Posted in All About God, Science Philosophy and History, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in All About God, Science Philosophy and History, The Bible Re-Viewed
Does “Us” in Genesis 1:26, 3:22, and 11:7 Refer to the Trinity of Persons?
Then God said, “Let us make humans in our image, according to our likeness, and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over the cattle and over all the…
Tagged with: Abraham, angels, Christianity, Jacob wrestles with the angel, Plural of Majesty, polytheism, Royal We, Satan, the Bible, The book of Job, Trinity of Persons, wrestling with angels
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
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