Old Testament Articles:
Scary God or Scary People? The more we come to understand the setting of the scary Old Testament stories, the more clear it becomes that the Bible reveals a scary people, not a scary God. click here
What is Sin? Critical to our understand of the entire Bible and the plan of salvation is how we define sin! click here
Creation vs. Evolution and the Character of God: How does this debate factor into our picture of who God is? click here
Inspired Pen or Inspired Men? We are actually capable of justifying dashing babies against the rocks and killing our enemies if we have not grappled with the subject of inspiration. click here
God Did It?: In the Bible, God is frequently described as doing what He instead allows to occur. click here
Split Carcasses: The meaning of this story in Genesis 15 has always been a challenge for me. Many thanks to Bill Edwards for this great explanation! click here
God Comes to Kill: When the people rebelled at Sinai by worshiping a golden calf, God came to Moses and threatened to wipe the people out entirely. Did God not know that these were a rebellious people? Would He really have killed them all had Moses not pleaded for the people? Did God really "change His mind"? click here
"God, why so many rules": Does it ever seem like God has given too many rules? The list of rules is rather extensive and detailed as one reads through certain Old Testament passages. If all law is to love God and our neighbor, then why not just leave it at that? Why would God ever need to command that Sabbath breakers should be stoned to death? click here
Job and the Great Controversy: The book of Job is one of the best places in the Bible to understand what the real issues are in the great controversy between God and Satan. click here
God's Style of Justice: Our conception of justice has primarily to do with punishment. When George Bush says "We will bring the terrorists to justice", we know that this equates with punishment. What does the Bible have to say about God's justice? click here
God's Wrath: When understood in the right way, "the wrath of the Lamb" points only to a God of whom there is nothing to fear. click here
"The gods do not live among human beings": In Daniel 2:11 the magicians in in king Nebuchadnezzar's court made this stunning statement. Christianity is a most remarkable religion because we do serve a God who lived among human beings! click here
New Testament Articles:
The Real Mother of All Wars: This article outlines one of the most important concepts for both understanding scripture, the reality around us, and what our mission is in life. Like it or not, each one of us are caught up in the middle of a war that began in God's very presence. This cosmic conflict between God and Satan is the key for understanding why our world is the way it is, we cannot fully understand the atonement without this piece of the puzzle, and even things like understanding prayer are all caught up in whether or not we can "see" this great controversy. click here
The Atonement: Theories abound on this subject: Satisfaction theory, ransom theory, moral influence theory, Christus victor, penal substitution theory, acceptance theory, governmental theory....on and on. The meaning of Jesus' death often brings out the worst in well-meaning Christians and words of "heresy" fly quickly. Are we capable of discussing this subject without throwing stones at each other? Here is one attempt to answer the question, "Why did Jesus have to die?"
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Reading Paul in a New Paradigm: An excellent article by Sigve Tonstad! click here
