Discerning the Signs of the Times Is As Easy As Checking the Weather

The Lord Jesus had a very frank message to unbelievers in Luke 12:54-57 concerning the ease with which they had the intellectual capacity to discern the signs of the times, but refused to do so. Noting the signs of the times wasn't complicated, but was as simple as checking the weather. He told them: 54...

Rejecting Paul or Other Genuine Apostles is the Same as Rejecting Jesus Christ

While the Lord Jesus Christ was on Earth fulfilling his ministry of salvation by grace through faith in his divinity, life, death, burial, and resurrection, he knew that he was not sent here to be physically present to complete every result that the gospel would bring about. For example, he knew milestones such as the...

Why Jesus Likened the Greek Syrophenician Woman to a Dog

In the video below (released on January 6, 2020), pastor Mike Winger covers the part of Mark 7 where Christ and his disciples passed through Tyre and Sidon on their way to Caesarea Philippi. While there, a Greek Syrophenician woman kept begging them for help to free her daughter from devil possession. Jesus ended up...

The Free Will of Angels

https://www.facebook.com/CrossExamined.org/videos/581509045746603/ In the Facebook video above, Christian apologist Frank Turek answers the question that highlights the fact God gave free will to angels before he created humans. Another subject that came up in his answer was the fact that God does not redeem angels--the redemption plan was only for mankind. Although Turek doesn't go into...

The Real Targets of Hate

If someone were to ask, "Which people on the planet receive the most hateful injustices?" I would venture to guess that most people, relying on what they hear from major news media outlets and from the education system, would say women, or people of color, or Muslims, or "LGBTQ+" people. Christians probably would be way,...

Grasping the Honor of God by Rejecting an Obsession with the Honor of Men

The Lord Jesus expressed his love for people in a variety of ways in the gospels. His love was not only displayed in his forgiveness, spending time with people, and miracles, it was also displayed in his frankness by telling people what they needed to hear about themselves. He definitely was not one to try...

Chosen to Know the Mysteries of the Kingdom of God

One of Jesus' most well-known parables is the parable of the seed and the sower. It's chock-full of spiritual truths that can help us discern God's character, our own character, the character of others in several ways, and the spiritual truths of how his kingdom works. It's simple, yet at the same time complex. After...

Refuting 13 Alleged Contradictions About Christ’s Crucifixion & Resurrection

A few years ago, Mike Winger of biblethinker.org released the YouTube video below to discuss several alleged Bible contradictions listed by Bible critics at infidels.org. A whole host of alleged contradictions are listed at that website, so Winger chose to cover 13 from the list that attacked Christ's crucifixion and resurrection. In the video, Winger discusses...

How Newer Bible Versions Confuse Lucifer With Jesus Christ

If you've ever read through the whole Bible, you will notice that there are quite a few terms and names used to refer only to the Messiah, in anticipation of his arrival in the Old Testament or to announce that he has arrived in the New Testament or to highlight the expectation of his second...