“What is Serpent Seed doctrine?”……Answer: Serpent seed doctrine is a belief based on poor biblical interpretation and superstition. It is a primary doctrinal resource for those who want to use Scriptures to justify racial prejudice. Serpent seed doctrine is also closely related to other erroneous beliefs such as the Christian Identity movement, and the Kenite […]
“What is Restorationism?”……Answer: Restorationism refers to a group of unaffiliated 19th century movements from within Christianity based upon the premise that the true faith and practice of the church had been lost due to apostasy and that the church needed to be restored to its New Testament model. Restorationist organizations include Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormons, and […]
“What is the theory of punctuated equilibrium?”……Answer: “Punctuated equilibrium” refers to a concept in evolutionary biology that is both controversial and widely misunderstood. Both punctuated equilibrium and its alternatives have significant drawbacks, either in plausibility or evidence. Punctuated equilibrium seeks to reconcile the idea of natural evolution with the missing links in the fossil record. […]
“What does the Bible say about uniformitarianism vs. catastrophism?”……Geologically speaking, uniformitarianism is the idea that geological processes (rates of erosion and uplift, etc.) are essentially the same today as they were in the unobservable past. We can, therefore, make accurate determinations about the past simply by observing the present. This principle is often summed up […]
“Is the theory of Pangea possible? Does the Bible say that there was once a Pangea / Pangaea?”……Answer: Pangea is the concept that all of the land masses of the earth were at one time connected as one giant super-continent. Looking at a world map, some of the continents look like they could fit together […]
“Unitarian Universalism?”……Unitarian Universalism is a fairly small, yet widely influential, cult. Having some 300,000 registered members, mostly in the United States, they are becoming more and more popular. Relativism, tolerance, and alternative lifestyles are all buzz words used by Unitarian Universalism.……The Unitarian Universalist name comes from their denial of the doctrine of the Trinity and […]
“What are Sabellianism, Modalism, and Monarchianism?”……One of the most hotly debated theological issues in the early Christian church was the doctrine of the Trinity. How do God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit relate to one another? How can there only be one God, but three Persons? All of the various […]