When reading the genealogy of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke, you’ll find that Shelah’s father was Cainan, however, a genealogy in Genesis 11 states that Arphaxad was his father. Is this a contradiction? Let’s first look at the verses. (Luke 3:35-36) " the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, the…
Can I be saved without Jesus? To address this question, we first need to define the term “saved”. In Greek, the word saved is ‘sozo’, which can literally be translated into salvation and at its most basic level means, “rescuing one from great peril”. Now, in this case, we’re asking if the rescuing from the great peril (eternal death) is by Jesus. The simple…
We read now and then an article title that reads “ the missing link found”, or “another proof for evolution”, or something similar. Upon reviewing history, many claimed to have discovered evidence for the theory of evolution, but it turns out that these claims were false. We will examine some of these incidents below. 1. Piltdown Man (1912) Scientist: Charles Dawson. Claim: The “missing…
Paul’s epistles have faced many claims that they were forged, and in this article, we will discuss this claim from both internal and external perspectives. Internal evidence: 1- Apostle Peter was a witness that Paul the Apostle wrote epistles, as he said: “account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto…
