This is a guest post by Mandy. She blogs here. I appreciate so much her prayers over the years. Check out her blog!
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also put eternity into their heart, yet so that man will not find out the work that God has done from the beginning to the end (my translation).
According to Steven Wells, the author of the SAB, Ecclesiastes 3:11 is both absurd and anti-science. In this post we will tackle Well’s first charge on Ecc 3:11a. Wells labels the first clause as absurd stating, “Everything is beautiful in its own way. Parasitic worms, cancer cells, bubonic plague. You just have to look at it from God’s eyes.” The word beautiful can also be translated appropriate or right. Wells is correct, from God’s eyes everything is beautiful, appropriate and right in its time because He knows the end result of all matters. As we will see, how one views God is how one will view this verse.
Note: This is a guest post since presently I am busy today teaching class online for seminary students overseas. This is by Cowboy Bob. His blog be found here and he runs The Question Evolution Project on Facebook here.
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The title of this article is drawn from when Jesus rebuked the storm, but those words apply to how we use our words. The 1970s TV show All in the Family was famous for ridiculing Conservatives and Christians. People who saw it should remember how Archie told Edith to “stifle herself.” Somehow, “shut up” is considered too harsh. Many people, especially Christians, need to learn how and when to refrain from speaking.
This is a guest post by Mandy. She blogs here. I appreciate how generosity, knowledge of the Old Testament, OT background, Biblical theology and Scripture in general and I tell my daughters she’s a good example of someone who is a woman and knows a lot of Scripture and is a prayer warrior. Check out her blog!
I am always in the back of my mind wondering about what good books on the Holy Spirit are out there both to read for my own edification and also to recommend others. This would be a concise work that I can recommend others especially the Christian general reader. It covers the Person of the Holy Spirit and what does the Holy Spirit do. I read this book because I have benefited from other books in this series before (Questions Christians Ask) and secondly the author Tim Chester was someone familiar (I read other works by him in the past and it was helpful) though Christopher de la Hoyde is new to me. My expectations were met when I read this work. Continue Reading »
Over the years I tried to put out more posts resolving Bible contradictions concerning the final week of Christ through His Ascension to add to the list of answered contradictions. It takes some time on my part to go through them to provide exegetically sound refutations; Lord willing I will add more to this lists next year. See my post I wrote on why refuting Bible Contradictions Takes Time. As of Passion Week 2026 I have responded to fifty eight alleged Bible contradictions that took place during the final week of Jesus’ life up to His Ascension.
These posts are arranged below roughly in chronological order in the Gospel and Acts. It’s been two years since I updated with a new post on answering these alleged contradiction concerning the final week of Jesus’ life to the ascension. The additions we added since two years ago are labeled “NEW” in red:
Today’s post will tackle another question that the Skeptic Annotated Bible asked: “When did Jesus curse the fig tree?”
Here are three answers which the skeptic believes shows a Bible contradiction:
Before driving the merchants from the temple.
“12 On the next day, when they had left Bethany, He became hungry. 13 Seeing from a distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to see if perhaps He would find anything on it; and when He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. 14 And He said to it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again!” And His disciples were listening. 15 Then they *came to Jerusalem. And He entered the temple area and began to drive out those who were selling and buying on the temple grounds, and He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling doves; 16 and He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple grounds. 17 And He began to teach and say to them, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it a den of robbers.”” (Mark 11:12-17)
After driving the merchants from the temple.
“12 And Jesus entered the temple area and drove out all those who were selling and buying on the temple grounds, and He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling doves. 13 And He *said to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer’; but you are making it a den of robbers.” 14 And those who were blind and those who limped came to Him in the temple area, and He healed them. 15 But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that He had done, and the children who were shouting in the temple area, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” they became indignant, 16 and they said to Him, “Do You hear what these children are saying?” And Jesus *said to them, “Yes. Have you never read, ‘From the mouths of infants and nursing babies You have prepared praise for Yourself’?” 17 And He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, and spent the night there. 18 Now in the early morning, when He was returning to the city, He became hungry. 19 And seeing a lone fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it except leaves alone; and He *said to it, “No longer shall there ever be any fruit from you.” And at once the fig tree withered.” (Matthew 21:12-19)
(All Scriptural quotation comes from the New American Standard Bible)
Here’s a closer look at whether or not there is a contradiction:
Want to read a biblical and practical book on the Lord’s Supper? This is helpful whether you are a church leader (a pastor/elder or deacon) or you are just a member of the church. I would say this is also helpful for young Christians as well who want to understand the Lord’s Supper. This book is part of a Church Basics series published by B&H Publishing Group and I really like the way this work is formatted. I have previously read three other titles in this series and they were really good which incline me to read this book; it did match the expectations.
Today’s post will tackle another question that the Skeptic Annotated Bible asked: “On the day that Jesus rode into Jerusalem, did Jesus ask his disciples to get one animal or two?”
Here are three answers which the skeptic believes shows a Bible contradiction:
One
“When they had approached Jerusalem and had come to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus then sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied there and a colt with it. Untie them and bring them to Me.” (Matthew 21:1-2)
Two
“After Jesus said these things, He was going on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29 When He approached Bethphage and Bethany, near the mountain that is called Olivet, He sent two of the disciples, 30 saying, “Go into the village ahead of you; there, as you enter, you will find a colt tied, on which no one yet has ever sat; untie it and bring it here.” (Luke 19:28-30)
“And as they *approached Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, He *sent two of His disciples, 2 and *said to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately as you enter it you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat; untie it and bring it here.” (Mark 11:1-2)
Jesus didn’t ask his disciples to get an animal (or two) to ride on. He found one himself.
“On the next day, when the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 13 they took the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet Him, and began shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord, indeed, the King of Israel!” 14 Jesus, finding a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written:” (John 12:12-14)
(All Scriptural quotation comes from the New American Standard Bible)
Here’s a closer look at whether or not there is a contradiction:
Want to read a Christian comic book that isn’t cheesy? The author is Jim Warner Wallace who in real life has worked for decades as a police officer and cold-case detective turn Christian apologists. I have enjoyed many of his books but this time he outdone himself by teaming up with his son to give us a graphic novel!
The Domain for Truth 