I recently watched a debate with Samuel Green and Adnan Rashid on whether or not Muhammad was foretold in the Bible. Adnan Rashid annoyed me because he kept throwing out red herrings. I don’t think either side came out clearly victorious. Rashid made some horrible statements but I don’t think Green hammered on them as well has he could have. Anyway, I’m not here to review the debate. I’m here to point out something else.
Category Archives: Religion
Medieval Church and State Relations
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Poland and France are both Catholic countries. The main difference is the level of observance between the two countries. Not many French people are religious while Poland is quite religious. If the President of France is making policy and the Archbishop of Paris objects to it, the President will probably laugh and ignore it. If the Prime Minister of Poland is making policy and the Archbishop of Warsaw objects, he has to seriously reconsider the policy.
Greta Thunberg Should Convert to Catholicism and Become a Nun
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Every Wednesday I attend a meeting with a group of young adult Catholics in my city. It started out as a Bible study but we’ve done other things as well. Now we’re doing a book study. The book is Men, Women, and the Mystery of Love by Edward Sri. It’s based off the book Love and Responsibility by Pope John Paul II, though he wrote it long before he became Pope.
The Trinity and John 3:16
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The Baptism of Christ where all three members of the Trinity worked together
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
– John 3:16
Homosexuals Against Homosexual Culture – Do they Exist?
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The homosexual movement, also known as the LGBTQ movement is gaining ground in the West. This movement is extremely intolerant and lacking in morals. One way to see this first hand is to watch their Pride parades or their culture in general. By the way, I’m not recommending going to those parades. Stay far away from them.
Musings on Isaiah 7 and the Virgin Birth
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Not long ago, I wrote about Hosea 11 and what is actually meant by how the NT uses this passage. I would like to do the same thing with the virgin birth as many people think this passage is just wrenched out of context by Matthew. There is actually a very rich context to explore and this passage actually shows how the Son is eternal.
Was Islam a Theological Threat to the Church?
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When Muslims talk about the early Islamic invasions, they often talk about how Monophysites, Jews, and other religious minorities welcomed the Muslims as liberators from the oppressive Roman Empire. When one reads the early sources, they search in vain for references to this event. But how did the Roman Christians get treated?
Covenant Transition and Islam
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The Last Supper where Jesus Christ instituted the New Covenant
Islam arises in the 7th century. I know that Muslims claim that they’re from the beginning of the world but Muslims deep down know this isn’t the case. Quite often Muslims say that Islam starts with Muhammad, not knowing they refute themselves. I always point this out to them when they say that Muhammad started Islam.
Muhammad and the Conquest of Constantinople
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Medina – The city that was never attacked by the Romans
In 1453 the Turkish Ottoman Empire captured the city of Constantinople. For a while Sultan Mehmet actually tried to call himself the Roman Emperor but no one really bought into it. He turned the largest Christian city in the world into the largest Muslim city in the world. No small achievement. If the Romans had held them off, Constantinople would probably look like a Greek Orthodox version of Rome. While Rome has marvelous churches on every block, and magnificent basilicas all over, Constantinople probably looked similar before 1453 AD.
Out of Egypt I Called My Son
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The Exodus
And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called my son.”
– Matthew 2:15
Jesus Christ was in Egypt with the holy family. Herod dies then He goes back to the holy land then we see this verse. What a wonderful fulfillment, right?