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Did the Ancient Jews Believe the Earth Was a Globe?

There is One who dwells above the circle of the earth, And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers. He is stretching out the heavens like a fine gauze, And he spreads them out like a tent to dwell in. (Isaiah 40:22) In a brochure entitled: “A Book for All People” published in 1997 the Watchtower society […]

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The Great White Throne Judgment

Jesus said to them: “The children of this system of things marry and are given in marriage, 35 but those who have been counted worthy of gaining that system of things and the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage. 36 In fact, neither can they die anymore, for they are like the […]

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When Will the Resurrection Take Place?

Jesus spoke of performing the resurrection at the last day: And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day.  (John 6:39 ESV) For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks […]

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Resurrection – For Whom and When?

And I have hope toward God, which hope these men also look forward to, that there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous. (Acts 24:15) With the creation of the first human pair, the only mention of death was a punishment for disobedience. Adam was told that if he […]

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The Watchtower Society Agrees to Join the Redress Scheme

In October 2020 the Christian Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses of Australasia submitted an 8 page response to the Joint Select Committee detailing why they disagree with the implementation of the National Redress Scheme. On page 1 of the submission the following is stated: “The religion of Jehovah’s Witnesses has responded and continues to respond directly […]

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John 12:38-41

“so that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, who said: “Jehovah, who has put faith in the thing heard from us? And as for the arm of Jehovah, to whom has it been revealed?” 39 The reason why they were not able to believe is that again Isaiah said: 40 “He has blinded their […]

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Does Man Have An Immortal Soul?

It is widely taught that man is comprised of a material body and an immaterial soul. At death it is believed that the immaterial soul survives the death of the body and goes on to experience conscious existence either in heaven with God or experiences conscious torment in hellfire. Does the Bible teach this concept? […]

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Reasonable Faith

Reasonable Faith aims to provide in the public arena an intelligent, articulate, and uncompromising yet gracious Christian perspective on the most important issues concerning the truth of the Christian faith today, 

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God and Mathematics

Science relies on the assumption that the universe operates according to precise mathematical laws. The laws of physics are all expressed as mathematical equations. How do we explain the astonishing applicability of math to the physical world? Is this just a happy coincidence? The following short video produced by reasonablefaith.org offers a reasonable explanation.

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Does God Exist?

What are the chances for life arising from chance versus by design? The following video produced by Beroean Pickets provides an excellent discussion of this question.