“Asbury Revival”: So Far So Good, But Be Watchful

Last updated on: February 24, 2023 at 1:34 pm By Dave Armstrong

See a good overview article about it (including several videos). My title precisely describes my initial reaction to this phenomenon that began on February 8th at Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky: a non-denominational college that is aligned with the Wesleyan-Holiness movement. It turns out that a similar revival also occurred there in 1970 (see a YouTube documentary about it). It began with a chapel service led by Rev. Zach Meerkreebs, Envision Leadership Coordinator, from the Christian and Missionary Alliance denomination. His... Read more

Josephus & “Brothers of Jesus” Redux (vs. Lucas Banzoli)

Last updated on: February 21, 2023 at 4:48 pm By Dave Armstrong

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Lucas Banzoli is a very active Brazilian anti-Catholic polemicist, who holds to basically a Seventh-Day Adventist theology, whereby there is no such thing as a soul that consciously exists outside of a body, and no hell (soul sleep and annihilationism). This leads him to a Christology which is deficient and heterodox in terms of Christ’s human nature after His death. He has a Master’s degree in theology, a degree and postgraduate work in history, a license in letters, and is a... Read more

Egyptian Proof of Hebrew Slaves During Jacob’s Time

Last updated on: February 17, 2023 at 10:36 am By Dave Armstrong

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Papyrus Brooklyn 35.1446 is an Egyptian seven foot long papyrus dating from 1809-1743 BC, and written in hieratic script, now in the Brooklyn Museum. Its time period includes the reign of Pharaoh Amenemhat III and the era of the 13th Dynasty, and it is one of the most important surviving administrative artifacts from the Middle Kingdom. This document names 95 household servants of a noblewoman named Senebtisi. At least thirty of the names are Semitic (Hebrew being a Semitic language),... Read more

Who Seized Jesus & Struck Him During His Trial? (vs. Bob Seidensticker)

Last updated on: February 15, 2023 at 4:49 pm By Dave Armstrong

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Atheist and prolix critic of Christianity and the Bible Bob Seidensticker runs the popular and influential Cross Examined blog. This is my 83rd critique of his articles (no counter-reply as of yet). He was gracious enough to send me a free e-book copy of his new volume, 2-Minute Christianity: 50 Big Ideas Every Christian Should Understand (May 2022), which I critiqued point-by-point. His words will be in blue. ***** This is a reply to portions of Bob’s article, “Defending the Bible with undesigned coincidences” (2-13-23).... Read more

Rihanna & Christians Kowtowing to the World-System

Last updated on: February 15, 2023 at 10:47 am By Dave Armstrong

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Regarding Rihanna’s Performance During Half-Time at the Super Bowl and How Christians Are Responding to it. She’s a beautiful woman, with a lovely smile. Her performance, however, was not so beautiful. Readers learn about the graphic details of what she did (and about the hyper-sexual lyrics) on scores of other websites. I don’t need to get into that. My goal is to make a much larger point: far beyond Rihanna, who is just one of a hundred of her type... Read more

20 Biblical Proofs for the Papacy, Pt. II (vs. Lucas Banzoli)

Last updated on: February 21, 2023 at 4:47 pm By Dave Armstrong

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Defending 20 Biblical Proofs for the Papacy (vs. Lucas Banzoli)

Last updated on: February 21, 2023 at 4:46 pm By Dave Armstrong

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Mary and “Crazy” Jesus, Pt. II (vs. Lucas Banzoli)

Last updated on: February 21, 2023 at 4:45 pm By Dave Armstrong

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In Which Our Quixotic Anti-Catholic Warrior Desperately Savages Several Highly Reputable English Bible Translations in Order to “Prove” That Mary Thought Jesus was Out of His Mind Lucas Banzoli is a very active Brazilian anti-Catholic polemicist, who holds to basically a Seventh-Day Adventist theology, whereby there is no such thing as a soul that consciously exists outside of a body, and no hell (soul sleep and annihilationism). This leads him to a Christology which is deficient and heterodox in terms... Read more

Church = Foundation of the Truth (1 Tim 3:15) (vs. L. Banzoli)

Last updated on: February 21, 2023 at 4:43 pm By Dave Armstrong

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Bible & the Intercession of Saints (vs. Lucas Banzoli)

Last updated on: February 21, 2023 at 4:42 pm By Dave Armstrong

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