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The New Testament: The World’s First Great Awakening

The turn of the first century brought about the single most important cultural revolution and great awakening since the creation of man: the New Testament. The New Testament served as…

The Suffering Servant: A 3 Part Bible Study

The Suffering Servant The idea of the Suffering Servant is one of the greatest concepts in the Bible. It iswhat John MacArthur refers to as “vicarious substitutionary atonement.”[1] The suffering…

Jan 3rd: The Birth of the Reformation

3 Jan 20223 Jan 2022

"Martin Luther, an Augustinian monk, and biblical scholar, wrote against the church’s use of indulgences and insisted that salvation is a free gift from God, not achieved through good works.…

Watch “Before You Test PROPHECY Today, You Must First Define What You Mean By “PROPHECY”” on YouTube

https://youtu.be/U2HBDvyFbqs prophecy: The disclosing of the will and purposes of God through inspired or Spirit-filled human beings. The OT emphasizes the importance of prophecy as a means of knowing God.…

Watch “5-Part Series: Science and God” on YouTube

23 Dec 20213 Jan 2022

https://youtu.be/3lJNAEJePhQ This is not only entertaining but extremely thought-provoking. We have written about science and faith before: https://rratedreligion.org/2021/04/27/science-vs-religion/ Stephen Meyer is both a gifted apologist and an accomplished scientific philosopher.…

HOW SHOULD WE BEST SERVE THE DYING AND BEREAVED?

Introduction The concept of death and dying takes on different roles in different cultures, families, and beliefs. This makes serving dying persons or bereaved very difficult and subjective. Biblical thanatology…

Gluttony – The Voldemort of the Christian Church

Gluttony is the new 4 letter world of the Christian Church. No one is preaching about or speaking about this problem.Gluttony – The Voldemort of the Christian Church

What The Hell Is Going On?

16 Sep 202116 Sep 2021

Can anyone in the Christian community explain what is going on with corporate America? All this political drama has been a distraction to the culture war that is raging on.…

Biblical Canon: A Short History & Proof of Divinity

The Bible Canon The story of the Biblical Canon is the story of love, faith, and perseverance. No greater story has been told in the history of human literature. For…

Morality & Ethics: A Biblical Approach

17 Jul 202128 Aug 2021

Morality and integrity are at the core of a life lived in the discipleship of Jesus Christ. Andrew Dubrin (Professor of Management Emeritus at the E. Philip Saunders College of…

An Abductive Moral Argument for Theism

11 Jul 202128 Aug 2021

Introduction The topic of morality is a precarious one. It is often invoked in cultural or political arenas without any pushback as to what morality is or where its foundations…

Roots of Spiritual Formation

28 Jun 202128 Aug 2021

The Two Staples of Spiritual Formation Anyone interested in the Christian way of life would rightly understand the concept of spiritual formation. It is essentially the sanctifying process by which…

Pastoral Care & Counseling

27 Jun 202128 Aug 2021

Pastoral care and pastoral counseling are integral concepts necessary for effective ministry within institutional settings and church communities. It is vital to identify, recognize and differentiate between these two vocations.…

Watch “Can You Make The Case For A LOCAL FLOOD From Scripture Alone?” on YouTube

26 Jun 202128 Aug 2021

https://youtu.be/tIWTb3RED44 This is an interesting viewpoint on the global flood controversy within theological circles. It is a small, but interesting, debate on whether their was a global flood or a…

The Abolition of Man: A Critique

24 Jun 202128 Aug 2021

The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis is a wonderfully witty and insightful treatises on the societal and education ills of subjective moral reasoning and values. It is an age…

Who Owns the Rainbow?

16 Jun 202128 Aug 2021

Did you ever stop and notice what happened to the Christian view of the rainbow? When you walk down the street or ride in a car and see a sign…

Religion and the Queerness of Morality Commentary

15 Jun 202128 Aug 2021

Religion and the Queerness of Morality Before reading this commentary, click on the above link and read this very interesting essay of morality in a secular world. It is a…

Book Review: The Gospel in the Marketplace of Ideas

6 Jun 202128 Aug 2021

This article is a short review of the book by Paul Copan and Kenneth D. Litwak called The Gospel in the Marketplace of Ideas: Paul's Mars Hill Experience for Our…

The Problem with Gay Pride Month

2 Jun 202126 Jun 2021

The month of June brings forth a controversial topic of gay pride. June is gay pride month and throughout the month several organizations, companies, celebrities, politicians, etc. use this month…

Christology

30 May 202116 Jun 2021

The study of Christ, or Christology, became controversial in the eyes of the early Church during the first century. This relevance to our salvation is important on minute levels but…

God & Righteousness: Theodicy Part III

28 May 202128 Aug 2021

Evil and the God to be Worshipped Introduction The material world that humanity resides within is full of immense catastrophe, desolation, and toxicity. It is truly a world full…

God & Righteousness: Theodicy – Part II

21 May 202128 Aug 2021

Biblical & Practical Theodicy Introduction The problem of evil and suffering in light of the righteousness of God is more than a philosophical or theological problem, especially to the Christian,…

God & righteousness: Theodicy-Part I

20 May 202128 Aug 2021

A Personal and Practical Theodicy Introduction The question of evil, suffering, and God’s virtue in the world is perplexing and tough to briefly answer. Most responses to this problem of…

Death Theology

18 Apr 202110 May 2021

The following article addresses the issues of death theology, known to theologians as thanatology. This article will establish two sound guiding principles using relevant data that support a clear and…

Faith & Reason

15 Mar 202127 Apr 2021

Introduction For over a century the global community has been arduously attempting to either combat science and faith or find harmony between the two. This same argument can be said…

Book Review: misreading scripture from western eyes

13 Mar 202127 Apr 2021

Biblical interpretation has a long and storied past. From ancient Judaism to modern-day Christianity, faithful believers of God have made honest and brave attempts to read, research, and understand the…

Woke Theology: How the Progressive Movement Made Its way into the Church

24 Feb 202127 Apr 2021

There are many views as to where liberal theology started and how it made its way into the Global Church. Some of the scholastic work goes back many, many centuries…

Ravi Zacharias: A Christian Call to Arms

13 Feb 202127 Apr 2021

Here are some non-biased article that give an honest account of what is going on at RZIM and the terrible scandal involving the late Ravi Zacharias. Take the time to…

Reason: A Vehicle for God-Centered Worship

12 Feb 202127 Apr 2021

Correct worship is the calling card of all who call upon the name of the Lord and present themselves as a living sacrifice in the discipleship of Jesus Christ. This…

Theodicy

29 Dec 201717 Jul 2021

The issue of suffering is probably the most controversial and dogmatic of our time. The question of mankind's suffering is deep-seated and relativistic to every person who populates this great…