Is God the primary cause behind the terrorist acts of ISIS? Was God the primary cause behind the antisemitism of the holocaust? Is God the primary cause behind tragedies, rape, birth defects, and abuse of children? These and other profound questions boil down to asking, “Did God originate evil?”
Read MoreThe chains that bind you are a priority to Jesus. Your freedom from enslavement is more important to Him than your pet’s welfare. Your freedom from the chains than bind you today are his main concern. You might be more obsessed about the welfare of stray dogs or feral cats in town than about your own enslavement or the chains that bind other people. But Jesus sees the issue differently. Your condition of enslavement or addiction takes priority. If you doubt my claim, I hope you will consider the following account from the Third Gospel.
Read MoreMothers grieve over their rebellious children. Luke’s portrait of Jesus grieving over Jerusalem is dramatic. Jesus is depicted as a brokenhearted mum, lamenting over her stubborn children.
Read MoreBible critics have a field day with Christians’ claim of Jesus’ divinity in Luke’s Gospel. “See,” they say, “Jesus himself never commanded anyone, even Satan, to worship Him.” In response to Satan’s attempt to cajole Jesus into worshiping him, Jesus emphatically quoted Deut 6:13: “Worship (προσκυνέω) the Lord your God and serve Him only.” (Luke 4:8; Deut 6:13). Sounds like, “worship God, not me.”
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