Tony asked: "Is it possible for a Christian; a follower of Jesus Christ to be a pacifist and an anarchist, who simply rejects all forms of violence and all worldly systems of government and business...?"
Recently, a GodWords reader sent me a personal message in which he stated, "Theology is a LIE!!!". He may have actually used four exclamation points, come to think of it. Either way, part of his point was that...well, that theology is a lie. I've heard that before.
This short-ish video lays out part of the reason that I'm not a young-earther. Most of the young-earth folks I know simply don't want to talk about this subject, pretending that it's beneath them to even consider whether the earth is more than 6,000 years old.
Doreen asked: "I do not cut my hair because I believe the bible says not to. This may seem silly, but I would like to style my hair by putting lots of layers but keeping it looking long...one Pastor says never ever cut your hair and others just do not care one way or the other. What do you think?"
Doreen asked: "I have heard that Cain and Abel were twins. If this is true, how would I find this in the bible? Thank you."
October 31st is Reformation Day, a religious holiday in remembrance of the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. Most attribute this to Martin Luther posting his famous 95 Theses on the door of All Saint's Church in Wittenburg, Germany on October 31st, 1517.
I never get tired of hearing about the historical evidence for the people and events in the Bible. Here Peter J. Williams gives a fairly brief explanation of why the four Gospels should be considered trustworthy.
Trying to find that obscure document for a homework assignment? It just might be here. I've collected a pretty sizeable group of documents from the early Christian church and the rest of the ancient world.
Do you have a question? Do you need information? I love answering questions! I try to respond to each email personally.
The New Testament is the best-attested book of the ancient world. The manuscript copies of most Greek and Latin authors can usually be counted on both hands, with some rising in the hundreds. Homer's writings are the second-most popular with less than 2500 copies of his Iliad and Odyssey combined.
A friend asked about the Parable of the Two Sons. This parable was given by Jesus, and recorded in Matthew 21:28-32. He was speaking to Jerusalem's chief priests and elders (v23). There was a man who had two sons.
