What If Jesus Had Never Been Born? Jesus and Health Care (What If– 13)
BibleDoc.org - Sáb 02 Out 2021 19:04:47 EDT - 1A big surprise when I was doing my research on the historical impact of Jesus was how crucial His ideas were to the advances of modern medicine. As usual, let’s begin with the context, health care in the Greco Roman world of JesusR...
What If Jesus Had Never Been Born? Jesus, Science and Research II (What If– 12)
BibleDoc.org - Seg 27 Set 2021 14:34:24 EDT - 1As noted in the previous blog, the Greeks made an advance toward modern scientific research in seeing the world as something that ought to be understood. This was a big step in the direction of scientific research, rejecting the ideas that ...
What If Jesus Had Never Been Born? Jesus, Science and Research (What If– 11)
BibleDoc.org - Qui 23 Set 2021 08:55:36 EDT - 0When it comes to the origins of modern day science and research, there is a popular narrative that goes something like this: The ancient Greeks were fledgling scientists that, left alone, would have brought the world to where we are today e...
The Day That Truly Changed the World (TDTCTW 16)
BibleDoc.org - Sáb 11 Set 2021 13:18:10 EDT - 0The cross is also the New Testament’s final answer to the problem of suffering we began to address in the previous chapter. The cross is the most powerful response to the question, “How can I believe in God after September 11? H...
The Implications of the Cross (TDTCTW 15)
BibleDoc.org - Sex 10 Set 2021 09:06:07 EDT - 3According to the Bible human beings are not simply imperfect creatures that need improvement, we are rebels who must lay down our arms. The only way out of our human condition is to “lay down our arms,” acknowledge that we are o...
One Friday in Jerusalem (TDTCTW 14)
BibleDoc.org - Qui 09 Set 2021 09:12:28 EDT - 2Almost two thousand years ago there was a Friday in Jerusalem that changed the world. All the elements of September 11 occurred within the experience of a single person, but that experience had implications that affect every person who ever...
The Story of Job (TDTCTW 13)
BibleDoc.org - Qua 08 Set 2021 09:28:07 EDT - 2The Bible does not leave the issue of tragedy and suffering unaddressed. The biblical story about a man named Job, drawn up in the genre of a Hebrew play, wrestles with the issue of why bad things happen to good people (Psalm 73 addresses t...
God’s Inscrutible but Tender Mercies (TDTCTW 12)
BibleDoc.org - Qua 08 Set 2021 00:02:25 EDT - 2Amanda (not her real name) was a regular at Windows on the World. A dark haired, dark eyed beauty, she had found life and its relationships to be confusing at best and frightening at worst. Windows on the World was a classy restaurant on th...
Sunday Laws, the End, and Jan Paulien
BibleDoc.org - Seg 05 Jul 2021 19:34:29 EDT - 34By Eugene Prewitt Introduction Recently I watched a series of three lectures by Jan Paulien on the topic of Sunday laws. These lectures were hosted and promoted by the Central California Conference and by its administration. As I watched, I...
What If Jesus Had Never Been Born? How Can the Dark Side and the Bright Side of Christianity Co-exist? (What If– 5)
BibleDoc.org - Dom 30 Mai 2021 10:06:08 EDT - 5Some people see only the positives of Christianity and find in it a source of pride and a sense of superiority over others. Others see only the negatives of Christianity and find it a curse to humanity that would be best eliminated. In this...
What If Jesus Had Never Been Born? The Dark Side of Christian History III
BibleDoc.org - Sáb 22 Mai 2021 11:36:51 EDT - 4The saga of misdeeds performed by seemingly committed Christians is not only out there in places like Germany, Spain, France, and Rwanda. America has its own questionable history. One incident that is frequently mentioned is the Salem Witch...
What If Jesus Had Never Been Born? The Dark Side of Christian History II
BibleDoc.org - Ter 18 Mai 2021 09:43:16 EDT - 2When listening to atheists and other opponents of Christian faith, one would think that Christianity is the worst invention of human history. That viewpoint is certainly an exaggeration, but it will not do to completely ignore the dark side...
Weaned from the Breast
BibleDoc.org - Dom 29 Mar 2020 07:10:57 EDT - 9“Now therefore, do not be mockers, lest your bonds be made strong.” Isaiah 28:22 Introduction At a recent workers meeting I was teaching a group of pastors about how to study the Bible properly. One of these raised his hand, and when ca...
A Poem and and Good News and Pics
BibleDoc.org - Seg 23 Dez 2019 22:28:10 EST - 11What a year this has been! And what a year it still is! So here are some highlights from what promises to be a too long letter. You may read the updates and go on with your life if you so choose: Our training program moved from a beautiful ...
The Laws of God
BibleDoc.org - Qua 02 Jan 2019 10:05:13 EST - 9A Short Essay on Christian Duty in Relation to the Old Testament Laws By Eugene Prewitt. You may contact the author at adventexpositor@gmail.com Introduction The New Testament seems, to some persons, to contradict itself in relation to the ...
October 10 2018 Prewitt Update
BibleDoc.org - Qua 10 Out 2018 05:39:38 EDT - 11October 9, 2018 Prewitt Update So much has been happening! My mother has been visiting Heidi and I here in Malaysia, mostly for birthdays. First, she turned 80 on September 16. Then her adopted grandson, Deam, turned 26. And finally, I turn...
The Testimony of Joshua Cinsnanmang, my student
BibleDoc.org - Qua 04 Jul 2018 11:21:02 EDT - 16The Encounter I, Joshua Cinsnanmang, was excited because it was Thursday, the last day of canvassing for the week. My team was working a predominantly non Christian area called Kuantan, about three hours east of Kuala Lumpur. And as I said,...
Adventist Adornment
BibleDoc.org - Seg 29 Jan 2018 07:45:12 EST - 11Adventist Adornment By Eugene Prewitt Introduction When John Wesley began to take the Bible very seriously he discovered many aspects of the worldly life that differed from the life of the believer. He began to oppose the theater and...
The Godhead for Seventh-day Adventists
BibleDoc.org - Ter 12 Set 2017 06:54:14 EDT - 14The Godhead Introduction A I’m writing from Malaysia where I have made many Muslim friends in the last couple years from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia and, of course, Malaysia. And as I am connected to mo...
Homosexuality in the Bible
BibleDoc.org - Dom 13 Jul 2014 14:40:56 EDT - 10Download an abridged version of this article. Listen to Eugene Prewitt’s sermon “Gifts, Jobs, and Homosexuality” The Origin of Sexuality and of Homosexuality Human sexuality, along with a pleasing sexual imperative, is int...
Religious Liberty
BibleDoc.org - Qua 05 Mar 2014 13:43:52 EST - 9Religious Liberty and Church Order Affirming both through a Biblical Balance Introduction “Can two walk together, except they be agreed?” Amos 3:3. Religious Liberty, that noble principle that animated the framers of the American Consti...
Poem — Outside of Your Tent
BibleDoc.org - Sáb 17 Ago 2013 03:51:39 EDT - 8Outside of Your Tent The food is now ready Outside of your tent Are you hungry, my dear one? The manna is sent The angels have brought Their own fare to the ground If you will but search Christ has given us no promise of help ...
Pagan Influence and Demonic Doors
BibleDoc.org - Sáb 17 Ago 2013 03:49:43 EDT - 11Pagan Influence and Demonic Doors A Bible Study by Eugene Prewitt Every now and again I meet an earnest Christian that is concerned regarding some relic of Paganism that has crept into his church or home. From neck ties to Easter bun...
God, Satan, or Chance
BibleDoc.org - Sáb 17 Ago 2013 03:47:34 EDT - 9Is it God or Satan or chance or global warming that sends bad weather? The Bible answers plainly. First, it is apparent that even the winds “obey” Jesus when He commands. In the midst of a storm that was threatening his disciples...
Covering the Head
BibleDoc.org - Sáb 17 Ago 2013 03:46:01 EDT - 10Covering the Head An Article in Response to Frequent Questions Regarding 1 Co 11:1 16. Paul wrote a fascinating passage to the Corinthians that laid down principles regarding coverings of the head. There he gave counsel for women, for me...