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The Ten Commandments: A Ten Part study of the Decalogue – Part 8

October 4, 2018 | Freddy Davis

Since the 1930s the Soapbox Derby has been a popular national sport across the USA. Thousands of boys and their dads built race cars from plywood that they would race down-hill powered only by gravity. The racers had to be built according to strict rules in order to qualify for…

Conversation with a Theological Liberal

October 4, 2018 | Freddy Davis

Recently a friend of mine, who is a pastor, posted the meme above on Facebook containing a quote from a Catholic priest named Richard Rohr. It needs to be understood that Rohr is not a traditional Catholic priest and does not hold to traditional Roman Catholic theology. In fact, he…

Non-Christian Beliefs Mentioned in the Bible: Epicureanism

September 30, 2018 | Freddy Davis

Introduction
In Acts 17, we read the story of the apostle Paul going to Athens, Greece and interacting with people from many different religious backgrounds. One of those was a group of Epicureans. Epicureanism was a belief system founded by a Greek philosopher named Epicurus. While this religion was not…

Emanuel: God with Us

September 24, 2018 | Freddy Davis

Most people tend to think about life in terms of categories. We have the categories of family, media, education, entertainment, government and politics, business, and religion. In living life and interacting in these various arenas, the majority of people generally don’t see a connection between them. When they are engaging…

The Ten Commandments: A Ten Part study of the Decalogue – Part 7

September 23, 2018 | Freddy Davis

29 So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife; Whoever touches her shall not go unpunished. … 32 Whoever commits adultery with a woman is lacking sense. He who would destroy himself does it. 33 Wounds and disgrace he will find. And his reproach will not be blotted …

Non-Christian Beliefs Mentioned in the Bible: Greek Gods

September 15, 2018 | Freddy Davis

Introduction
While the Western world was largely controlled by the Romans during the New Testament era, it was Greek culture and religion that had the greatest influence on the people in that part of the world. That influence extended beyond Greece to Asia Minor, Italy, and throughout the Western Mediterranean.…

What Has Happened to Honor?

September 6, 2018 | Freddy Davis

There are a lot of dishonorable things going on in the country right now – and most of them are connected with a mindset that considers it okay to lie and to break the law. Sadly, this mindset has become so prominent in society that in many cases there is…

The Ten Commandments: A Ten Part study of the Decalogue – Part 6

September 2, 2018 | Freddy Davis

Alfred Hitchcock was one the world’s finest motion picture directors. His films are considered classics and are used as models for the art of cinematography. Many of Hitchcock’s best movies had a common theme: murder. They were murder mysteries wherein often an innocent person was caught in a web that…

What is Justice Really?

September 1, 2018 | Freddy Davis

The concept of justice is bandied about a lot these days, mostly in the context of discussions about various perceived injustices in the world. That said, the way it is typically dealt with in modern society defines justice in a particular way – typically relating it to the problems associated…

Non-Christian Beliefs Mentioned in the Bible: Astrology

September 1, 2018 | Freddy Davis

Introduction
The most prominent religious expression related to Astrology that we find mentioned in the Bible regards the practice of the Magi who visited Jesus at the time of his birth. The Magi were known to be a priestly clan of “stargazers” from the region of what is now modern…

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