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  1. Richard Aberdeen

    Psalm 6

  2. Richard Aberdeen

    Who is the Father of Many Nations?

    Unlike some assume, God does not promise that Abraham will be the father of one nation, Israel. Rather, God promises Abraham that he will be the father of "a multitude of nations (the Hebrew literally means multitude of nations)" Genesis 17:5. Jesus is instrumental in carrying out this promise...
  3. Richard Aberdeen

    Psalm 11

  4. Richard Aberdeen

    Creation or Magically Appearing Universes?

    The modern evidence clearly demonstrates that God creates living forms of life to adapt and change to ever-changing environments. God's creation is living, dynamic and fluid and in constant flux, not static. Darwin is right about that. What Darwin is wrong about is what is called "natural...
  5. Richard Aberdeen

    What Does the Bible Say About Economics?

    In the Old Testament, we find people of considerable wealth, including the legendary wealth of Solomon, as well as Abraham and King David, among many others. However, in the New Testament, the new Covenant, we find discouragement of wealth accumulation; some of the earliest followers of Jesus...
  6. Richard Aberdeen

    Gonna Fly Away

  7. Richard Aberdeen

    Did the Universe Randomly Evolve?

    The modern evidence clearly demonstrates that God creates living forms of life to adapt and change to ever-changing environments. God's creation is living, dynamic and fluid and in constant flux, not static. Darwin is right about that. What Darwin is wrong about is what is called "natural...
  8. Richard Aberdeen

    What is the Importance of "I AM"?

    In the Old Testament, God says to Moses: "Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, I AM has sent me to you" Exodus 3:14. In the New Testament, Jesus says: "Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM" John 8:58. This is the only concept of God tracing from ancient times, that...
  9. Richard Aberdeen

    Is There Historical Evidence for Abraham?

    A city called Haran is mentioned in the travels of Abram (later named Abraham by God), a man who came from the region of Ur, a well-documented ancient Mesopotamian city. Historians have identified Haran, where Abram's father died, in modern-day Turkey; Abram later continues his journey to a land...
  10. Richard Aberdeen

    Is Adam and Eve Scientifically Accurate?

    Modern science has discovered that due to what is called species-crossbreeding and weaker strains along the genetic trail being weeded out, all people living on earth today share a recent ancestor no older than Noah in the Bible and quite possibly, considerably younger. This means that the...
  11. Richard Aberdeen

    Is Jesus a Religion?

    Jesus is presented throughout the New Testament as the friend of sinners and regular average people. And he is also presented as the enemy of orthodox conservative religion, which he seems to have passionately hated. Later both Stephen and Paul in Acts insist that God "does not live in temples...
  12. Richard Aberdeen

    What About the Physical Jesus?

    Isaiah prophesies that Messiah would have "no form or comeliness. And when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him" Isaiah 53:2. Many if not most historians agree Jesus was probably dark, short, unkempt by modern standards and according to Isaiah was unattractive, having nothing...
  13. Richard Aberdeen

    Is Atheism Scientific?

    At the bottom line, atheism would have us believe that the grand design cosmic reality magically appeared and, out popped magical living beings of intelligence and conscious awareness. Atheism assumes without evidence, that there is no Creator; no design, no thought, no reason and no rhyme...
  14. Richard Aberdeen

    What Does "Love" Mean in Greek?

    Greek has eight different words for "love", including "agape", unconditional universal or God's love, "eros"; sexual love, "philia"; friendship or affectionate love, "storge"; familial love or the love between parents and children, "philautia"; self love, "xenia"; hospitality or love for...
  15. Richard Aberdeen

    What Does John 1:1 Mean?

    In the beginning was the logos, and the logos was with God, and the logos was God John 1:1, inadequately translated as "Word" in most modern bibles. While it is true that the "word of the Lord" or the word of God is an aspect (or part) of God, this by no means describes everything that God is...
  16. Richard Aberdeen

    Who Are "The Jews" in the New Testament?

    In John, we find this concerning Jesus: "Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, where is he? And there was much complaining among the people concerning him. Some said, 'he is good'; others said, 'no, on the contrary, he deceives the people.' However, no one spoke openly of him for fear...
  17. Richard Aberdeen

    What the Famous Say About Jesus

    Eleanor Roosevelt is reported to have memorized much of the New Testament. She was fond of the Hebrew prophet Micah: "And what does the Lord require of you, but to do justly, to love mercy,and to walk humbly with your God?" Micah 6:8, the famous Jesus portrait of a true patriot found in Matthew...
  18. Richard Aberdeen

    Is There Really a Hell?

    According to astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson, there is a certain type of black hole located within dark voids in the universe, where there is no light for many light years in every direction. This type of black hole, according to Tyson, contains an inner "sea of fire", left over from the...
  19. Richard Aberdeen

    Why do Christians Say "Gospel"?

    Greek "euangelion" means "good news" or "glad tidings". It should never be translated in any other way other than this in modern English bibles. Paul is correctly translated as saying "my good news", not my gospel, as is also Jesus himself correctly translated in Luke as to proclaim good news to...
  20. Richard Aberdeen

    Is "Epistle" a Correct Translation?

    Means both "letter" and "formal letter" in Koine Greek. While today one can look up the word "epistle" in a modern dictionary and find that it refers to a formal letter of special importance, in the First Century world of Paul and other authors of the New Testament, the Greek "epistole"...
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