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Why is the church so divided?

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What About Evolution?

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Why Should I Trust The Bible

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Will Christians be absent from the tribulation?

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But what if I don't want to "rule" with Christ?

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Why does the Bible sometimes call for Justice and others to love your enemy?

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How to stop doubting your salvation.

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The Reward For Life: A Fictional Imagining.

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Is it a sin to read books from other religions?

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How to stop doubting your salvation.

Got this great question from a subscriber.
Hi Lucas, I recently haven't gotten the feeling of the presence of God. I was talking to someone the other day about salvation... now I'm confused again. I started doubting a little bit because I thought that the lack of His presence meant either I wasn't saved or He isn't there. People say that they have God help them with decisions which I feel has never happened to me. Or when they pray they feel something (which I used to feel but it went away). It feels like I'm doing something wrong, or He isn't there.LUCAS' ANSWER: EMOTION IS DANGEROUS. Here's why: I cried at the end of the Matrix Trilogy and had an existential experience at the finale of the first Twilight film. I shed a full ten tears during the Anakin Skywalker Vs. Obi Wan Kenobi dual. Sometimes I'm even emotionally moved in church but it happens less often than it does in movies. So I don't put much stock in my emotions when they do show up. …

Does a Christian Turned Atheist Lose Eternal Life?

My daughter woke up crying at 6:30AM. After my wife got her back to sleep I laid in bed for another few minutes but I couldn't sleep. I had something running through my head. It was this question, "can a Christian become an atheist and still be saved." I felt like this would be a really good topic to write about today. So I came out to my writing office and checked to see what questions had been submitted over night.

This question came in anonymously this morning.
"If I once believed wholeheartedly, full commentment, baptized, truely believed and now don't. Am I still saved?" How serendipitous... Ok. So. The answer is YES, and I'm going to tell you why. First, we need to understand what happens when someone believes in Jesus. As a quick primer before you read on, here's a video we produced on the subject. You can watch it before you read this article, or skip it.

Now let's jump in. What happens the moment you first believe? At the moment you be…

7 Rules For Debating An Atheist: For Christians Only.

Rule # 1: Shut up!
That's right. Stick your balled-up fist in your face hole if you have to, but most importantly stop talking. And yes, I'm saying you should START by STOPPING the incessant blather. In most cases, everything you will say to them has already been said to them multiple times. We're not dealing with a "lack of information" problem 99% of the time. The church and Christians, in general, are magnificent at broadcasting our ideas. So, yeah. Most of the time they already know what you're selling.

Rule #2: Ask questions, and listen relentlessly.
One of the reasons you haven't been successful in a debate is because you can't resist tossing disagreement grenades into their bunker every time they say something you think is wrong. You won't be struck by divine lightning if you stay quiet about a particular topic. Just because you disagree with something they've said doesn't mean you can go and break rule # 1. Allow them to share t…

DNA proves Bible Wrong About Canaanites... or Did It?

If you haven't seen them yet, you will. A new rash of articles have hit the web claiming that a new DNA study has disproven what the Bible says about the fate of the Canaanites. But did it really? Nope. Here’s the scoop.

The study took DNA samples from five ancient corpses in the region of Lebanon, (ancient Sidon - a major Canaanite city-state) and compared it to modern day Lebanese. There is nearly a 90% match. The authors of these online articles are using this to make the claim that the Canaanites were not totally annihilated as the Bible said, therefore the Bible was wrong.
Most of these articles that reference this study make the same claim, that the Bible describes the total annihilation of the Canaanites. That is, however not true.
Here’s the headline for the version getting the most hits, “Bible says Canaanites were wiped out by Israelites, but scientists just found their descendants living in Lebanon.”
Catchy title, but did the Bible really describe the total annihilat…

But I do believe in Zeus!

I got this question from an Atheist friend recently. I thought it was a really good question and worth an official response.

Question: “You don't believe in Zeus, I’m assuming. Why do you think he was created, why did people believe in him, and why don't they anymore?”
Answer: Actually, I do believe in Zeus. So you assume incorrectly. Let me explain.

Paul said:
“the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons” (1 Corinthians 10:20)
What he's saying here is that though the worshipers of the pantheon claim to be sacrificing and praying to gods, they are actually praying and sacrificing to demons whether they know or not.
In a second letter to the same audience Paul called Satan:
“The god of this age” (2 Corinthians 4:4)
As to why people believed in gods, I’m convinced there was reasonable evidence that "gods existed." However, those that posed as gods were actually demons seeking worship from humans.
It’s in that sense that I do believe in Zeus and the other gods. I ju…

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