Bill Pratt | June 29, 2010
Post Author: Bill Pratt Archaeologists reported on June 22 that they found images of the apostles Andrew and John that date to the 4th century. Here is an excerpt from the article at CNN.com. The oldest known image of the apostles Andrew and John have been discovered in catacombs under the city of Rome, dating [...]
Bill Pratt | June 24, 2010
Post Author: Bill Pratt Christians believe that a supernatural being can be reasoned to by working backward from effect to cause. We observe ourselves and we observe the world around us (those are the effects) and we reason that a supernatural cause is the best explanation for the things we observe. This is how almost [...]
Bill Pratt | June 22, 2010
Post Author: Bill Pratt We want to make the blog more relevant to your needs and interests. To do that, we need to know more about you. As a result, we have created the 2010 Reader Survey. Would you please take a few minutes to fill out the survey? By doing so, you will ultimately [...]
Bill Pratt | June 19, 2010
Image via Wikipedia Post Author: Bill Pratt Quite a bit of historical evidence exists for the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In this post, I will follow the lead of historians Gary Habermas and Mike Licona and give you five key facts that the majority of modern historians agree upon (see their book The Case for [...]
Bill Pratt | June 14, 2010
Post Author: Bill Pratt I have written on this, one of the most popular questions posed to Christians, in a few different posts and in comments. Having said that, I have never answered the question in a systematic and thorough manner. Recently I ran across the best, the most thorough answer to this question I’ve [...]
Darrell | June 11, 2010
Post Author: Darrell When comparing the nature of the Mormon Jesus to the Jesus Christ of the Bible, several significant differences become readily apparent. Deut. 6:4 tells us emphatically that God is one in nature: “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.” In addition, in John 10:30, Jesus tells us that [...]
Darrell | June 9, 2010
Post Author: Darrell The formal name of the Mormon Church is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Many people believe that because the name of the church includes the words Jesus Christ, Mormons worship the Christ of the Bible. However, a closer analysis reveals several startling differences between the Jesus of Mormonism and [...]
Bill Pratt | June 7, 2010
Post Author: Bill Pratt The Bible teaches that we are (see Rom. 2). Virtually every adult human being seems to have the same basic sense of right and wrong. We all agree that cowardice is wrong, that love is good, that killing the innocent is wrong. You will be hard pressed to find a culture [...]
Darrell | June 5, 2010
Post Author: Darrell From a biblical perspective, there are several issues with the Mormon view of God the Father as described in the previous post. First, contrary to Mormon teachings, the Bible says very clearly that God is not, nor has He ever been, a man. Num. 23:19 says, “God is not man [emphasis mine], [...]
