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- †. 2Pet 1:20 . . Know this first of all, that there is no prophecy of scripture that is a matter of personal interpretation That verse is easily interpreted by merely reading the information that accompanies it. †. 2Pet 1:21 . . for no prophecy ever came through human will; but rather human...

- A scientist's concept of death is entirely physical, and that's to be expected seeing as how the perspective of men of science is that of men under the sun; viz: sensible men, whose understanding of the cosmos-- with all of its forms of life, matter, and energy --is moderated by empirical...

- It needs to be pointed out that God's spirit, the custodian of sacred writ, put the focus upon Mary's virginity at the time of Christ's birth, and leaves her virginity after Christ's birth an unsolved mystery. In a nutshell, Catholicism's dogma on the perpetual virginity of Joseph's wife is...

- During one of his debates with the Sadducees; Christ referenced the Old Testament. †. Matt 22:29 . . Jesus said to them: you are mistaken, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God. The Sadducees didn't believe in the standard meaning of resurrection; which can be roughly...

- During my years as an active Catholic, I was never actually taught to worship patron saints; but rather, to look to them for support, guidance, protection, and comfort; viz: pray to them for providence. Unfortunately, patron saints compete with God for humanity's affections; which is of course...

- WATCHTOWER CLAIM: It is impossible for Jesus Christ to be in heaven as a human being in the presence of God because 1Tim 6:16 says that the king of all kings dwells in an unapproachable light, whom not one of men has seen or can see. RESPONSE: We should look at more of that section of Paul's...

- Q: In the Gospel of Matthew Jesus said: "Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church." (Matt. 16:18) What is the meaning of that verse? A: Peter is elsewhere called Cephas; which is an Aramaic word meaning "the Rock" probably in reference to Peter's persona as a tough...

- Watch Tower Society theologians allege that Jesus Christ would have no use for a human body in the celestial sphere. However; according to their own theology, the sum total of human existence is the human body; viz: no human body = no human existence. So then, according to their own theology...

- Jesus Christ and David are biologically related (Luke 1:32, Rom 1:3). Based upon all the history written about David and his progeny in the Old Testament; I think we can be reasonably sure that Jesus Christ would have both failed and sinned had he been born only of man rather than of both God...

- Christ's version of Christianity is a lethal religion. It quite literally, in some mysterious way that I don't quite understand; put Christ's believing followers to death. Their entire existence, as natural-born human beings, went up on the cross with him. †. Rom 6:3 . . Or do you not know...

- First I'll quote one of Christ's statements; afterwards some questions and commentary related to it. †. John 5:24 . . Amen, amen, I say to you: whoever hears my word, and believes in the one who sent me, has eternal life and will not come to condemnation, but has passed from death to life...

- †. 1Pet 3:18-20 . .Why, even Christ died once for all time concerning sins, a righteous person for unrighteous ones, that he might lead you to God, he being put to death in the flesh, but being made alive in the spirit. (Note the language. He wasn't made alive as a spirit, but rather; in the...

- Were I invited to speak to a Catholic catechism class; I would select as my subject eternal life because I know from experience that the average John and Jane Doe pew warmer doesn't know the difference between eternal life and immortality. According to John 5:26-27 and 1John 1:1-2 Christ had...

- Watch the verb "became" in this next verse because it's very important. †. 1Cor 15:45 . . It is even so written: "The first man Adam became a living soul." The last Adam became a life-giving spirit. When did Adam become a living soul? Answer: at his resurrection? No, at his birth. When did...

- I often encounter rational people who have logically concluded that God has set the bar too high; that He's made it humanly impossible to attain the kingdom of God; so what's the point of even trying. And there are others who have decided that as bad as hell might be, it would be even worse...

- †. John 8:1-6a . .Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. At dawn he appeared again in the Temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. . . .They made her stand before the...

- Eternal life is easily confused with immortality. The two are not one and the same. Immortality defines the characteristics of a supernatural body impervious to death and putrefaction; and seeing as how believers die every day around clock then it's obvious that they don't have immortality...

- On page 1129 of the Watchtower publication Aid To Bible Understanding; a mediator is defined as one who interposes between two parties at variance to reconcile them: an intercessor. Here's a question that someone wrote in to the "Questions From Readers" section of the April 01, 1976 issue of...

- †. Eph 1:13-14 . . In him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession According to...

- Recriminations are futile. They'll do nothing to mitigate Rome's guilt nor excuse its conduct. Rome is what it is and God doesn't grade on a curve. Recriminations are nothing more than a chicken's way of dragging people down with them so they don't go down alone. You're a Catholic claiming...