Bible Q&A: Is It Idolatrous To Speak Of Mother Nature?

Is it idolatrous to speak of Mother Nature? When the Israelites made their golden calf, they purposefully worshiped it and purposefully attributed to it the title and power of deity (Ex. 32:1-4).  Historically, the pagan worship of various attributes of nature such as the sun or the moon was purposefully done by the ones committing… Read More Bible Q&A: Is It Idolatrous To Speak Of Mother Nature?

Bible Q&A: Is It Wrong to Watch and Enjoy a Movie That Displays Sorcery, Like Harry Potter?

Scripture tells us not to delight in those who do evil. Is it wrong to watch and enjoy a movie that displays sorcery like Harry Potter? The sorcery condemned as a work of the flesh (Gal. 5:19-21) comes from the Greek term pharmakeia, from whence we get our term “pharmacy.”  In biblical times it primarily… Read More Bible Q&A: Is It Wrong to Watch and Enjoy a Movie That Displays Sorcery, Like Harry Potter?

My Thoughts on Repentance

If we get in a car and head to McDonald’s, and on the way we see Taco Bell and decide we’d rather have a taco than a Big Mac, and so turn into Taco Bell instead of going on to McDonald’s, guess what we’ve just done?  We’ve repented of McDonald’s.  In other words, we changed our minds about McDonald’s.  Not only that, but our actions also changed as a direct, unavoidable result of changing our minds.  We decided to go to Taco Bell instead of McDonald’s, and our actions followed suit.… Read More My Thoughts on Repentance

Bible Q&A: Why Does the Bible Only Refer to Angels as Male?

Why does the Bible only refer to angels as male? There are many mistaken conceptions of angels which are nonetheless popular today.  One of them is how people generally describe angels. Angels are thought of as having two wings and halos.  They are thought of to be either male or female or both, or as… Read More Bible Q&A: Why Does the Bible Only Refer to Angels as Male?