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Christian Author, Philosopher, and Apologist. President of Teach The Word Publishing, Inc. Author of thirty-one books.
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Is the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Supported by Reliable Evidence?
COPYRIGHT WARNING In the present modern age of the internet and computer technology, the world has the largest assembly of information ever known. The ability to search or write on any subject has become commonplace amongst those who have a… Read More ›
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Jesus Calls His Followers “Sheep,” the Dumbest of all Farm Animals
COPYRIGHT WARNING Isaiah 53:6a All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way… John 10:14 I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own. The illustration… Read More ›
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The Overwhelming Empirical Evidence for Jesus Death and Resurrection
COPYRIGHT WARNING It is a fundamental principle of factual authenticity that no amount of evidence is ever sufficient to convince most skeptics of the Bible and the Historical Jesus–that both are true and reliable. This author has been actively in… Read More ›
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Reconciling the Love of God and the Wrath of God
COPYRIGHT WARNING Isaiah 53:5b …The chastisement for our peace was upon Him… Colossians 1:19-20 For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things… Read More ›
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We Cannot See the Reality of Our Own Destitute Condition
COPYRIGHT WARNING Isaiah 53:5a But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities… What specifically, did Isaiah the prophet mean when He described our sins and the absolute necessity of the Messiah death to remove those… Read More ›
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Errors of Assumption by the Jews, Regarding Jesus Death by Crucifixion
COPYRIGHT WARNING The prophet Isaiah wrote nearly 2,700 years ago that when the Messiah makes His appearance in Jerusalem, He will be beaten, crucified, and rise from the dead. The leaders of Israel will see Him as He is dying… Read More ›
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God Cannot Be Known By Wisdom Alone
COPYRIGHT WARNING There is a sorrow that we can experience as human beings, that is implacable. The emptiness that we feel in our hearts, which drives us to fill a void that is overwhelming, comes largely from our conscious and… Read More ›
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Jesus Bore All Sickness While Paying For Our Sins on the Cross
COPYRIGHT WARNING: One of the purposes of the Messiah was to bear the curse of our sickness upon His body, at the Cross, and deliver us from all sickness forever. This is widely debated amongst Bible commentators. You will find… Read More ›
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What Part Did Mary Play in the Redemption of Man?
COPYRIGHT WARNING Mary’s sorrow No mother should have to watch her son die. Crucifixion was the most brutal of executions—described as agony and horror, the mother of Jesus undoubtably found it unbearable to behold. It is for certain that Mary… Read More ›
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Who Made God?
COPYRIGHT WARNING In their peripherally limited understanding, many scientists today state that everything which exists must have a first cause. Nothing can exist unless it has a cause. This premise is true of all temporal objects but untrue of those… Read More ›
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The Suffering of God at Man’s Unwillingness to be Saved
COPYRIGHT WARNING Luke 19:41-42 Now as Jesus drew near, He saw the city and wept over it, saying, “If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are… Read More ›
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When our Assumptions About God Prevent us From Being Saved
COPYRIGHT WARNING I have often pondered the fact that many people today still reject Jesus Christ. They do so of their own free will, with full knowledge of who Jesus is, and what the eternal cost is for rejecting Him… Read More ›
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Why the World Hates Jesus and Those Who Follow Him
COPYRIGHT WARNING Mark 13:13 And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. But he who endures to the end shall be saved. John 15:18 “If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it… Read More ›
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God Does Not Choose–Based on Physical Appearance, He Looks at the Heart
COPYRIGHT WARNING God’s choice for those who will lead others, does not depend on their outward appearance, education, or family background. The Lord chooses people for service based on their inner heart and their desire to do all that He… Read More ›
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Why the King of kings Came into the World–Poor and Destitute
COPYRIGHT WARNING The idea that the King of kings would be born to a poor family in the most unlikely of towns, to a nation which had only a distant memory of glory, is unthinkable. Yet, these were the circumstances… Read More ›
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Difficult to Believe: That God Would Permit His Son to Die for Sinners
COPYRIGHT WARNING Nearly 600 years before Jesus came into the world, the prophet Isaiah described a world in which very few would receive God’s Messiah. Isaiah 53:1 Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the… Read More ›
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All Time and History Itself is Marked By Jesus Life, Death, and Resurrection
COPYRIGHT WARNING Isaiah 52:15a So shall He sprinkle many nations. Kings shall shut their mouths at Him; For what had not been told them they shall see, And what they had not heard they shall consider. In the Hebrew language;… Read More ›
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Jesus Healed the Scars of all People–Yet He Will Bear His Own Scars Forever
Isaiah 52:14 Just as many were astonished at you, So His visage was marred more than any man, And His form more than the sons of men… It is clear that after Jesus suffered through the scourging, beating in His… Read More ›
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The Desirable Attributes of a True Christian Leader
COPYRIGHT WARNING It is nearly impossible for any man to make himself the servant of another man in complete humility and sincerity. There is a flawed character in fallen man that is constantly seeking to be exalted and magnified above… Read More ›
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Jesus Said: “If You Have Seen Me, You Have Seen God”
Is Jesus God? Did He ever claim to be God, or was He simply made God by the writers of the New Testament. When we examine the text of the New Testament, we find that Jesus intended that we understand… Read More ›
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Isaiah’s Description of Messiah’s Suffering: Spit Upon
COPYRIGHT WARNING Isaiah vividly predicts an event 600 years before it took place; that God would send His Son to earth only to have Him spat upon by the people He is dying for. The prophet describes the Messiah’s submission… Read More ›
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Isaiah’s Description of Messiah’s Suffering: Beard Ripped Out
The Messiah Will Be Beaten In His Face And Have His Beard Pulled Out By His Revilers “I gave My back to those who struck Me, And My cheeks to those who plucked out the beard…” —Isaiah 50:6b New Testament Fulfillment:… Read More ›
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How Much Jesus Suffered For Us
COPYRIGHT WARNING Matthew 27:26 Then he released Barabbas to them; and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified. The purpose of the scourge was to exact a confession from the accused, before being put to death…. Read More ›