A Man With Two Watches By Jack Kinsella I was asked by a reader to comment on a new version of the Bible and some of the claims being made by its publishers. In its sales pitch, it made a number of theological assertions that my correspondent found confusing. What…
You ARE Worthy By Jack Kinsella “For by grace you are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9) There is a lot a information packed into this single verse. To begin with, it says…
The Chaotic Earth Theory By Jack Kinsella One of the areas of Scripture I’ve always been least comfortable with in terms of my understanding is the first two chapters of Genesis. I am a Bible literalist – I believe the Bible is intended to be taken literally unless the context…
The Thousand Year Reign By Jack Kinsella Scripture reveals that there are still two Dispensations remaining between now and the destruction of universe and its replacement with the ‘new heavens’ and ‘new earth’ as described by the Apostle Peter. “But the day of the Lord will come as a thief…
”Judas Hanged Himself — Thou Do Likewise” By Jack Kinsella ”God is not a man, that He should lie; neither the son of man, that He should repent: Hat He said, and shall He not do it? or hath He spoken, and shall He not make it good?” (Numbers 23:19)…
The Most Popular Brand Name in History By Jack Kinsella Depending upon who you ask, Christianity accounts for just under one third of the world’s population, or about 2.2 billion people. That is a pretty impressive number, given that it represents the followers of a Jewish laborer that lived 2000…
Spiritual Schizophrenia By Jack Kinsella Most people, when they think of schizophrenia, associate it with a mental condition called Multiple Personality Disorder. In reality, schizophrenia has nothing to do with multiple personalities. The dictionary provides two definitions for schizophrenia. The first is that of a severe mental disorder technically known…
Withered on the Vine By Jack Kinsella When we were in Israel, we toured Israel’s border with Syria near the Golan Heights. Going up from the floor of the Galilee one can actually note the changes in elevation by the different crops planted at the various levels. Thanks to Israel’s…
Heresy Hunters And Why I Ain’t One By Jack Kinsella From time to time, somebody will send me a column, or someone will post one in the member’s section, ‘exposing’ the latest false teacher. From Rick Warren to Benny Hinn to Paul Crouch, plus a dozen or so others, Kenneth…
The Shroud of Turin By Jack Kinsella In 1988, researchers tested the famous “Shroud of Turin” by snipping a tiny piece from the edge of the cloth and subjecting it to a radiocarbon dating process. The cloth was conclusively dated as no earlier than the 12th century and no later…