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. • John 6:48-49 . . . I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. Manna was very nourishing but limited; it didn't sustain Moses' people indefinitely even though it was God-given and miraculous. Psalm 78:24-25 is commonly translated to say that the...

. Whether deception makes the deceived one a sinner is debatable; but for sure it can put them in grave danger; for example: • 2Thess 2:11-12 . . For this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: that they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had...

. Catholicism sometimes attempts to validate itself by claiming it dates all the way back to Christ. But antiquity is no guarantee that a particular belief system is valid; because even while the apostles were still alive, even in their very own day, people professing to follow Christ were...

. Quite a few of Rome's doctrines are built upon what's called allusions; defined by Websters as a statement that refers to something without mentioning it directly An allusion is not quite the same as an illusion; which is something that is false or not real but that seems to be true or real...

. I have yet to discover even one solitary verse in the Bible that clearly, solidly, and without ambiguity, substantiates claims that Jesus' mom took a vow of perpetual virginity. On the contrary, Since Mary was already engaged to Joseph prior to Gabriel's announcement; the logical...

. I have yet to discover a single solitary verse in the Bible that clearly and without ambiguity, solidly substantiates Mary's alleged immaculate conception; not one: it is entirely a proprietary Church fantasy. In the Constitution Ineffabilis Deus of 8 December, 1854, Pius IX pronounced and...

. There's plenty of textual evidence in the Bible to substantiate that Mary's son was perfectly sinless, e.g. John 8:29, 2Cor 5:21, Heb 4:15, and 1Pet 2:22. But I have yet to discover a single passage in the Bible substantiating Rome's claim that Jesus' mom was perfectly sinless. I'm not saying...

. A common mistake I often see made on internet forums is something called conflation; which works sort of like this: Since it's true that there was a Herod back in the first century, then it must be true that someone called the Word created the cosmos because both are mentioned in the same...

. Please do not claim there is only one judge unless you can substantiate your claim with evidence apart from a holy book. Thank You _

. The 10th chapter of John begins with what appears to be a community stockyard where large numbers of sheep from all over are penned when they aren't out to pasture; probably during winter when grasses might be scarce.. It also appears that more than one shepherd is keeping sheep there; and...

. Evidence of that nature would be subjective rather than objective. In other words; it might be adequate enough to convince yourself that the Bible is from God, but I seriously doubt that your psychological experiences would hold up in a court of law consisting of a sensible judge and a...

. No doubt most critical thinkers, if asked, would readily concede that the Bible contains a certain amount of verifiable elements. However, I think it's naive to expect critical thinkers to concede that even a single one of the Bible's many supernatural elements are verifiable. _

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. Your evidence is what's sometimes called circular reasoning. In other words, you are attempting to use the Bible's own accounts to prove that the Bible's own accounts are true; which is sort of like acquitting an accused man solely on the basis of him saying he didn't do it. And besides...

. Faith isn't empirical; it's psychological. Faith is believin' what you know ain't so. Mark Twain _

. The Bible can't hold up to critical examination. Some of ts history is verifiable but to my knowledge, none of its supernatural elements are. For example; the Bible says that there are demons but I've never seen one for myself. The Bible says there's a Hell; but nobody I know has come back...

. Every so often I get asked how I know that my religion is right. My answer is: I don't know if it's right. Then of course they want to know how it is that I believe in my religion when I don't know whether it's right. That's a fair inquiry. Most of the people who ask me those kinds of...

. Salvation begins with the Bible, and the Bible leads to hearing, and hearing leads to faith, and faith leads to prayer, and all that leads to sealing by the Holy Spirit. (Rom 10:6-17 and Eph 1:12-14) The Holy Spirit's seal is interesting. The Greek word for it is arrhabon (ar hrab-ohn')...

. Continuing from post No.82 • John 10:27-28 . . My sheep . . . they shall never perish, no one can take them out of my hand. It's oftentimes posited that the sheep can take their own selves out of Jesus' hand. Well; when those suggesting such a thing are able to walk on the sun bare-footed...

. The inquiry below comes along every now and then. FAQ: At Matt 16:18, Jesus said: "You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it." What is the meaning of that verse? A: Basically it's saying that should one of Jesus'...