Homology

Two things Homology & Analogy Analogy: is the similarity in function which, they say, is due to independent adaptation Homology: is similarity in structure though their function might not be similar According to Darwin homology is due to common descent. However, how do we go from observing similarity in structure to explaining homology in terms […]

Luke 17:21 Translation Issue

nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you. NKJV neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. KJV nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is in your midst.” NIV […]

Psalm 4:1 Devotion

I am on my journey through the Psalms and it has taken me around two years to reach Psalm 4. In fact Psalm 4 itself has taken me several months. And I am still obsessed with Psalm 4. Before entering into each Psalm I was very sceptical of what I might find. But once I […]

Grain Offering: Leviticus 2

Grain offering = Minha The minhah was made of semolina the choice part of wheat that was taken from the inner kernels.1 Its [Minha] basic meaning appears to be “gift,” but it can be a gift of peopleto God or between people.2When minha refers to a gift to God, it sometimes means simply “offering” in […]

Who should abstain from the Lord’s Supper?

The first question we need to ask is that what was the reason Paul wrote this section in his first letter to the Corinthians and not to any other church. We know the purpose of all of Paul’s letters were to address specific issues. So when he wrote this section of his [first] letter to […]

Psalm 4:1 My Righteous God

When I call out, answer me, O God who vindicates me. NET Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. NIV Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! ESV Answer me when I call to you, O God who declares me innocent. NLT Hear me when I call, O God of my […]

Books & Resources on Biblical Archaeology

A good introduction to Biblical Archaeology Encylopedia Middle Bronze Age in Syria Palestine by William G. Dever William Foxwell Albright

Books & Resources on Islam

Dr. Michael S. Heiser on Baptism

Here’s the list of episodes from Naked Bible Podcast on the topic of Baptism taught by Dr. Michael S. Heiser. Link to the podcast on Spotify which is free and the links to the transcripts of each episode. Baptism: What You Know May Not Be So Recorded in 2012 [NBP Ep 1] Baptism: Contradictions in […]

Romans 1:18-32 Paralleling Creation and Fall in Genesis

Below is an excerpt from The Message of Romans by John Stott. Professor Morna Hooker has written that Paul was portraying ‘man’s sin in relation to its true biblical setting—the Genesis narrative of the Creation and the Fall’. Others have taken this up, and it is not difficult to find parallels which could be claimed […]