1) Islam, which means “submission,” is a religion founded by a man named Mohammed who lived from 570 to 632 A.D. (thus, approximately 600 years after the beginning of Christianity) and who claimed to be a prophet of God (called Allah), and who was allegedly called by Allah to restore true religion throughout the world.
2) [...]
Archive for September, 2009
What Is Islam?
Posted in Biblical Studies on September 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Islam: The Great Irony
Posted in Biblical Studies on September 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Not far from my house in Willow Glen (part of San Jose, CA) is a very large billboard advertising Islam and offering a free copy of the Koran.
I also saw two similar signs on a recent drive up to Sacramento (and back) on 680.
What an incredible irony, I thought, when I considered that the proponents [...]
Does God Exist? Did He Create Evil?
Posted in Biblical Studies on September 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is awesome!
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Confidence in Prayer
Posted in Biblical Studies on September 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Friend, do you want to have greater confidence in prayer — a growing confidence that when you pray, God is actively and very gladly listening — and actively responding?
And do you know that our heavenly Father wants this for us even more than we do?
Indeed, He desires to build a sense of security in us [...]
Creation vs. Evolution
Posted in Biblical Studies on September 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m currently writing commentary/study notes to teach through Genesis 1-11. In my notes, I occasionally point out the extraordinarily important implications that the Creation account of Gen. 1-2 has for the ongoing debate between Creation and Evolution.
Having just finished my notes on Gen. 1, I included a vital insight from a scholar that is merely one more [...]
