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Stars and Sand —

Were Abraham’s descendants really “as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore”?

Stars and Sand —

Were Abraham’s descendants really “as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore”?

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In Genesis 15:5 God instructs Abraham to, “Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And God said to him, “So shall your descendants be.” The Lord later reaffirmed this promise in Genesis 22:17 where He proclaims: “I will surely bless you and
When Did Satan Fall? —

On our Edenic and celestial calling to spiritual warfare.

When Did Satan Fall? —

On our Edenic and celestial calling to spiritual warfare.

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When did Satan fall? Theories and speculation abound throughout Christian history. John Milton’s Paradise Lost has no doubt taken centre stage in recent years. Today, it is often assumed that Satan––who was called Lucifer, meaning “bearer of light” or “morning star”––fell from heaven after a great celestial war that, perhaps,
Is the Majority Always Right? —

According to the Bible, the majority opinion is often wrong.

Is the Majority Always Right? —

According to the Bible, the majority opinion is often wrong.

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Let’s face it. We live in a world in which it’s very easy just to follow the crowd. And with mainstream media, social media, pop science and the like it’s easier than ever to become conformed to the world’s thinking without even realizing it. Mainstream opinion can certainly be a
The Celestial Serpent —

Part II. “The serpent didn’t have legs––he had wings”. Why God’s curse against the Edenic serpent was about the spiritual fall of Satan and his ultimate demise.

The Celestial Serpent —

Part II. “The serpent didn’t have legs––he had wings”. Why God’s curse against the Edenic serpent was about the spiritual fall of Satan and his ultimate demise.

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In my last article, A One-Legged Snake, I wrote about what the serpentine curse of Genesis 3 was not about. I argued against the interpretation that the primary meaning of the curse was about the prelapsarian snake species having legs and vocal cords and consequentially lost those anatomical features because
A One-Legged Snake —

Part I. “The serpent didn’t have legs––he had wings”. Why God’s curse against the serpent in the Garden of Eden was about Satan and not snake biology.

A One-Legged Snake —

Part I. “The serpent didn’t have legs––he had wings”. Why God’s curse against the serpent in the Garden of Eden was about Satan and not snake biology.

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Which serpent did God curse in the Garden of Eden––snake or Satan? It is a millennia-old question that has only intensified since the upsurge of Young Earth Creationism (YEC). It is universally orthodox, of course, that God was truly speaking to a serpent of some kind, but the difficulty many