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The Refutation of Reincarnation

One of the quickest refutations of Reincarnation is the belief in utopia. If people kept coming back, and knowing they've come back as Reincarnation teaches in Buddhism and New Age, then our society and the world would be more perfect: less crime, more loving people, more respect, and etc.; but it is the opposite, our world is in entropy and falling into what the Holy Bible says, " And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold ," (Matthew 24:12), and, " You should know this, Timothy, that in the last days there will be very difficult times. For people will love only themselves and their money. They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful. They will consider nothing sacred. They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will slander others and have no self-control. They will be cruel and hate what is good. They will betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasu

Behold The Lamb, Behold The Man, Behold The Plan

Passion Week will be hear before we can speak. Reflections on the Redemptive act of our Lord and Savior fill the hearts and minds of brothers and sisters. It is during his time that we recognize the Suffering of our Lord Jesus Christ and His Resurrection Power. There is a statement that Pontius Pilate says when trying to dissuade the crowds from seeking Christ's crucifixion, He says, "So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, “ Behold the man !." (John 19:5). For us beleivers this has a profound impact, God became a Man (John 1:1-15, Hebrews 1) and like all humans he had a body, pain, sorrow, emotions, and senses. He had created all of these sensations of soul of course (John 1:3, Colossians 1:16) but in the time of Cesar Augustus and Tiberias Cesar, Our God experienced those sensations and feelings in a body, His creation's flesh. Think about that, God made flesh, skin, bone, marrow, muscle, sinew, joint, and more, bu

In Defense of Crucifixon

There is a major onslaught against the Crucifixion, Cross of Christ, and Christ Crucified. There are people on the internet trying to caste doubt on the cross and there are forces in Academia who are getting students expelled over standing up for Crucifixion according to Gospels (Holy Bible)., These  " enemies of cross of Christ ," (Philippines 3:18) are not content to do battle on internet but are those in academia, pushing the false Islamic view of the crucifixion which states before Jesus was crucified he was replaced by an imposter (Surah 4:157). I would like to share Islam's prophet Muhammed was 600yrs after Christ died on cross and rose, while the eyewitnesses in the Bible and Extra Biblical eyewitnesses like Josephus, a Roman Jewish scribe were contemporaries of Christ Jesus (live in time of Jesus Christ of Nazareth). All accounts of Jesus Christ's crucifixion were compiled from 30-90 A.D., Jesus was crucified in circa 30-33 A.D. That is very close time pe

The Eucharist and Communion: Three Views

The Eucharist or Lord's Supper (love feast) is perhaps one of the most sacred and ceremonial acts in the Church. Jesus Christ instituted it when He took the bread and wine of Passover, and revealed to His disciples what they mean, "this is my body broken for you, eat in rememberance of me, and this is my blood of the new covenant for remission of sins." (Corinthians and John). The Eucharist or Communion is an act that is meant to bring a believer into contact with ceremony Christ did which contains symbolism of the Gospel, His Crucifixion, and Resurrection. However, despite this sacred practice, not all churches agree on to what extent is the Eucharist symbolic and supernatural? Essentially there are three views which I shall term: Transubstantiation (Roman Catholic and Martin Luther), Zwingli (Symbolic), and Bullinger (Spiritual and Symbolism). In Roman Catholicism, the Eucharist is the most sacred and important part of the Mass. It is a sacrament that imparts grace

The Celtic Christians

The history of the Celts is full of unchristian practices and horrors that match only people's darkest dreams. While the Romans certainly developed a reputation for their barbarity, they carried a civilized rule of law to every culture they conquered, Roman Law. The Celts were a grouping of people we would now call the Welsh, Irish, and Scots (Picts). Unlike their British cousins, who are Anglo Saxons and Normans, the Celts did not submit to Roman Rule. The Britons as they would be called adopted Roman practices, particularly in warfare and rule of law, they even accepted Roman Catholicism. The Celts in contrast were a mystical people, their religion was Druidism, a pagan worship of nature, sprites, and the spirits of light, " for Satan (the devil, serpent of old, dragon) disguises himself as an angel of light " (see 2 Corinthians 11:14). The Saxons in England (Angland, Anglo) did not accept Christianity without conditions, they pressured the priests of Roman to keep t