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Is It Wrong to Say that Christ Is Fully God and Fully Man?

Posts are showing up on Facebook arguing that it is theologically incorrect to affirm that the incarnate Christ is “fully…
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“Temple of Solomon” and Hebraisms in the Book of Mormon: A Response to Robert Boylan (re-post)

Note: This post originally appeared on October 1, 2016, on IRR's Religious Researcher blog, which no longer exists (in that…
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Defending the Trinity Lecture Notes Now Online

This week I spoke at the Defend Conference at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. I had an unusually heavy schedule!…
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Genesis 1:1 and Creation Ex Nihilo (Out of Nothing) Revisited

Jews and Christians often quote Genesis 1:1 in support of the belief that God created the universe out of nothing…
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Did Jesus Doubt?

Jesus Tempted in the Wilderness, by James Tissot (ca. 1890) In an article published on April…
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Was the Capitol Break-in a Christian Insurrection?

In “Reflections on a Christian Insurrection” appearing in Banner, a monthly publication of the Christian Reformed Church, editor in chief…
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Make a Resolution to Love Your Enemies This Year: 10 Principles from the Sermon on the Mount

One of the unfortunate developments of 2020 in America and no doubt many other parts of the world was the…
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5 Books for Serious Bible Study

So, you want to get serious about studying the Bible! You’re not a biblical scholar, and not necessarily planning on…
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Francis Chan “Like God and Man All at Once”?

Francis Chan has been one of the most popular American evangelical figures of the past decade. He is the author…
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Doubling Down on Diversionary Polemics: Robert Boylan’s Response on Moroni’s Move

As I expected, Boylan issued a hasty “response” to the previous post in which he failed to address any of…
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Moroni’s Marvelous Move from Mesoamerica to Manchester

Moroni Delivering the Plates to Joseph Smith (C.C.A. Christensen) Robert Boylan, a Mormon apologist blogger, has written a series of…
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Christianity vs Mormonism: Atheist Bob Seidensticker Cross-Examined

Paul Cézanne, Apples and Oranges (ca. 1900) Bob Seidensticker is an atheist with a blog at Patheos called Cross Examined.…
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