Apologetics

Seven Ways Ancient Slavery Differed from Modern Slavery

Few attacks levelled against the Bible are as scathing as the claim that it supports slavery. Attackers, often armed with knowledge of the 16th-19th century Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade (TST), repeat the contemptuous chorus: how can you believe a book that teaches you to enslave another? Before considering whether the Bible condones slavery, we must ask ourselves two questions. First, how was life as a slave in biblical times? Secondly, are we correct to read the TST narrative back into the Ancient World’s context?

… Seven Ways Ancient Slavery Differed from Modern Slavery
Christian Thought Salvation Sin Spiritual Growth

Cursed Christians?: Answering Objections

Christians cannot be cursed. I argued so in my previous article.  If to be a Christian is to be God’s son and daughter, then who can bring a curse against God’s elect (Rom 8:33)? Nay. We are free in Christ, no longer Satan’s prisoners (Jn 8:36, Gal 5:1). God himself ‘delivered us from the domain of darkness’ (Col 1:13), and who can turn it back (Is 43:13)?

… Cursed Christians?: Answering Objections

Christian Thought Jesus Christ Salvation Sin Worldview

Can Christians Be Cursed?

Birungi is distressed. At 40, she remains unmarried. With a high-paying job, she is a well-educated Christian who believes that Jesus died for her sins. At her age, she has attended many weddings, including those of her close friends. Recently, driving home from one reception and alone, Birungi ponders her plight. ‘Maybe it’s true; perhaps I am cursed’ she mutters to herself, silently sobbing.

… Can Christians Be Cursed?

Apologetics

Thank You, Ravi

Ravi Zacharias. A mind that allured me to Christian Apologetics like a honeybee enchanted by nectar. His heart exhibited unmistakable honesty as his humour made his rather challenging concepts relatable. But above all, his love for the Lord shone through every word he spoke, piercing the hardened hearts like the sun’s ray crashing through a crack in a prison cell.

… Thank You, Ravi

God Worldview

Does God Need Man’s Permission to Act on Earth?

There is a popular and perilous rumour around, inspired by the late Myles Munroe and Benny Hinn. It says that the Sovereign of the universe requires man’s permission to do anything on earth. ‘The only creature that God gave authority in the earth, legally to, is a spirit in a dirt body,’ maintains Munroe. ‘Any spirit without a body is illegal on planet earth’ he says, before remarking that ‘even God Himself is illegal on earth.’

… Does God Need Man’s Permission to Act on Earth?