There has long been a struggle within me about truth-telling, particularly in relation to a story in the book of Joshua in the Bible. Related to this are similar accounts I have read of Christians during World War II and their differing responses to Nazis who were searching for Jews. The dilemma for the Christians,Continue reading “Does Everyone Always Deserve the Truth?”
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Some Things God Cannot Do
The young boy of close friends of ours recently asked my wife and me a classic question: “Can God make a rock so heavy that even He cannot lift it?” He didn’t ask it in a challenging way but because he had read it somewhere. This question dates back to at least the 10th centuryContinue reading “Some Things God Cannot Do”
Is God More Tolerant than He Used to Be?
There seems to be an increasingly popular notion that God as revealed in the Old Testament and God as revealed in the New Testament are very different; not that they are different Gods, but that the way He acts is different during those two periods of history. In the Old Testament, God is seen asContinue reading “Is God More Tolerant than He Used to Be?”
Are Christians Obligated to Forgive, No Matter What?
Several years ago, my house was broken into. The burglars took some of our keys, our wallets, and an old laptop that didn’t work anymore. Thankfully, we discovered the break-in very quickly (it wasn’t very obvious, but they weren’t in the house very long, either); as a result, the burglars were able to make onlyContinue reading “Are Christians Obligated to Forgive, No Matter What?”
Three Types of Divine Love
Last month, I wrote a two-part post questioning whether God loves everyone. Here’s a link to Part 1: https://keithpetersenblog.com/2020/06/01/does-god-love-everyone-part-1/ and here’s a link to Part 2: https://keithpetersenblog.com/2020/06/11/does-god-love-everyone-part-2/ To review: after looking at examples from both the Old Testament (pre-flood people and the Amalekites) and the New Testament (Pharisees, false teachers, and godless men), I concluded thatContinue reading “Three Types of Divine Love”
To the Remnant 