We are continuing our Annual Bible Reading and questions are still coming from readers and recently one of our readers asked the following: QUESTION: Were Animals created before man or after man. According to the verses. Were Animals created on Day 6? Then God said, "Let the earth bring forth the living creature according to … Continue reading THE ISSUE OF CREATION ACCOUNTS →

The Bible is a record. A recording of the historical experiences of individuals with each other, with their environment in relation to the God they knew. The Bible is a record of what they saw, what they went through, what they knew and how they perceived it (1John 1:1-3). People in ancient days, long before … Continue reading Bible Preface (Part 2) – BIBLE: WHAT AND WHAT FOR? →

The Bible is probably the most printed and most distributed book in the whole world. Am sure it ranks high among those books that have been translated into many languages internationally. History reveals again that the Bible is the only book, which has been persecuted but survived many organized and intended attacks. For this reason, … Continue reading Bible Preface (Part 1) – NOT A MYSTICAL BOOK →

The Bible is a record. A recording of the historical experiences of individuals with each other, with their environment in relation to the God they knew. The Bible is a record of what they saw, what they went through, what they knew and how they perceived it (1John 1:1-3). People in ancient days long before … Continue reading BIBLE PREFACE (Part II): BIBLE: WHAT AND WHAT FOR? →

Theological Bites The development of the theological theme of the book of Daniel is still underway. I apologize I have gone around the mountain instead of climbing it straight head-on. The reason for this is that am convinced that to appreciate the theological theme of the book of Daniel, one needs to have a glimpse … Continue reading AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF DANIEL (PART VIII) →

Question: Please! Can you handle the issue of the ORIGIN of evil/sin? It disturbs me a lot! Can this theory of it having its origin in heaven hold water? And who is SATAN (my grandmother 100+yrs old, asked me this last yr. It was then that I discovered that I don’t know who Satan is). … Continue reading THE ORIGIN OF SIN AND WHO SATAN IS (PART II) →

Theological Bites In the previous session, we established that Daniel is a wisdom book and the justification of that conclusion is twofold. First, it is because of how the Jews understood the book and secondly is due to the structure of the book itself.  Thematic Outline In the first chapter, it is evident enough that … Continue reading AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF DANIEL (PART VI) →

Theological Bites Again we remind ourselves and emphasize the fact that the failure to understand the book Daniel begins in the abuse of its Genre, and the two previous cases we discussed in the last lecture. Old Testament books must be appreciated in their Hebrew literature (Old Testament Hebrew Bible) arrangement and order but not … Continue reading AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF DANIEL (PART V) →

Theological Bites Before we delve into what (theologically) the book of Daniel is about from a Biblicist point of view (refer to my Lecture 8 on ‘What is Theology’) I would like to point out two cases of abuse to Biblical books in the attempt to interpret them.   Case One: Missing the Thesis Normally the … Continue reading AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF DANIEL (PART IV) →