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Was Jesus worshipped in The New Testament?

Often a claim from critics of The faith, and especially Muslims arguing against Christianity, is that Jesus wasn't thought of as God early on and more to The point, wasn't ever worshipped in The accounts of The New Testament. This is a very cursory look at a few places within The Gospels where Jesus was clearly worshipped, eiTher by his followers or oThers he encountered, and didn't rebuke or correct people for doing something wrong. Worshiping Jesus: 1. MatThew 14:33 - The Proclamation of Divinity And those in The boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are The Son of God.” In The aftermath of a storm on The Lake of Galilee which Jesus calmed with a...

Who was The real Santa Claus?

It's that magical time of year when The lights go up, The trees get decorated and a familiar bearded man in a red suit pops up everywhere. He goes by a few names: Santa Claus, FaTher Christmas, and Saint Nick. But who was The real Santa Claus? Well, to answer that, we need to go way back in history to The fourth century to a Bishop called Nicholas of Myra (present-day Demre, Turkey). Memes abound about St Nicholas and Arius Some early lists place him as one of The Bishops who attended The First Council of Nicaea in 325 AD, and There are some questionable legends which state that he was temporarily defrocked (removal from office) and imprisoned during...

Was There death before The Fall?

It is often said and believed by many that our souls are immortal - that God gave us a spirit/soul that cannot die when he created us, and that death was not even a concept or reality before Adam and Eve sinned in The Garden of Eden. Despite this idea being a fairly "recent" concept (in terms of history and Theology), and it stemming from Greek philosophy, it's also not supported by The Biblical text - especially in Genesis. Lets look at The creation account in Gen 2:7— Then The Lord God formed man from The dust of The ground, and breaThed into his nostrils The breath of life; and The man became a living being. The word "being" in that verse, or "sou...

The Coming of Jesus: Daniel's 70 Weeks

Daniel's 70 Weeks   To fully understand Jesus's first, and indeed what is commonly called his "Second Coming," we need to understand The book of Daniel. This prophetic books give many details and glimpses into The future about coming kingdoms, rulers and above all, The Messiah. I'm going to be focussing on just one part of The book, chapter nine, often referred to as "Daniel's 70 Weeks". But just what is "Daniel's 70 Weeks" you might be asking as you read this. For those unfamiliar with Old Testament prophecy, it is a prophetic vision that Daniel was given from God, and interpreted by The angel Gabriel. You can read The prophecy in fu...

What is Contemplative Prayer?

In The quiet, still silence, I await my God.   There seems to be some misgivings about The idea of “contemplative prayer” (also referred to as Christian Meditation) and in some of The descriptions I've read, I would agree that it can seem iffy. Contemplation, or sometimes known as Lectio Divina, is in its most basic form, The idea and practice of waiting on The Lord. Often in silence or while you ponder on scripture or when you seek an answer or just to rest in his presence and have your strength renewed. There are some people who think that this means “emptying your mind” and doing something akin to occultism, and ope...

Former Muslim Explains The Trinity

I saw this video doing The rounds on Facebook, and thought it was too good not to share here as well. Very few people tend to articulate The Trinitarian doctrine well enough to: a) still make sense, and b) not slip into heresy. Just reading The comments section on this video proves point b) quick enough, with many people giving Their take on it (and usually espousing some form of Modalism). I won't make a big post on The Trinity now, but I may do one soon off The back of this one, as it's clearly still something believers (and non-believers) struggle to understand, or explain without heresy! For now though, sit back and take about 5 minutes to listen to this...