Is the UnitedChurch of God a cult? One common definition of a cult is an authoritarian organization led by a charismatic personality who enforces obedience to his ideals and beliefs. By this definition, the United Church of God (UCG) is not a cult, because it is governed by a 12-man council of elders. However, the […]

“What is Theistic evolution?”……Answer: Theistic evolution is one of three major origin-of-life worldviews, the other two being atheistic evolution (also commonly known as Darwinian evolution and naturalistic evolution) and special creation.……Atheistic evolution says that there is no God and that life can and did emerge naturally from preexisting, non-living building blocks under the influence of […]

“What is an infidel? ……The word infidel simply means "without faith" or "against faith." An infidel is a person who rejects religion. More famously, though, the term infidel has been connected to a website which attacks the Christian faith ├ö├ç├┤ infidels.org. Internet Infidels, which also goes by the name Secular Web, is one of the […]

…“Is there any validity to the Zeitgeist movie?”……Answer: The "zeitgeist movie," which is available for viewing on the Web ├ö├ç├┤ http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com, is essentially a baseless conspiracy theory focused on attacking the Christian faith and the government of the United States. What is interesting, though, is that while nearly all the assertions put forth are in […]

“What are redaction criticism and higher criticism?”……Redaction criticism and higher criticism are just a few of many forms of biblical criticism. Their intent is to investigate the Scriptures and make judgments concerning their authorship, historicity, and date of writing. Sadly, most of these methods end up attempting to destroy the text of the Bible.……Biblical criticism […]

…“What are Pelagianism and Semi-Pelagianism?”……Pelagius was a monk who lived in the late 300s and early 400s A.D. Pelagius taught that human beings were born innocent, without the stain of original or inherited sin. He believed that God created every human soul directly and therefore every human soul was originally free from sin. Pelagius believed […]

“What is Pauline Christianity?” Pauline Christianity is a term applied to what some perceive as the religious teaching unique to Paul's writings and distinct from the gospel of Jesus. That is, Jesus taught one thing, and Paul taught something completely different. Those who believe in a separate Pauline Christianity believe that the Christianity of today […]