Socrates held that the disciplined practice of thoughtful questioning enables the scholar or student to carefully examine beliefs and be able to determine the validity of ideas. Jesus employed a similar Jewish practice of answering questions with questions, which forced people to think, process, and come to their own realization of truth, even if it contradicted beliefs they held just moments before. One of the cherished cultural beliefs of modern Western society is that gett

Violence can be difficult to reconcile with morality. Yet war, capital punishment, self-defense, and defending the lives of others are all biblical concepts. Indeed, justice itself carries with it the image of a sword as it cannot be guaranteed without the use of force. Even freedom is hard won and must be defended vigorously—the Framers of of the US Constitution understood that in their inclusion of the Second Amendment. But the cultural attitude, particularly among Western

The skeptics' idea that Jesus was not a historical figure and that the entirety of the Christian faith was a fabrication of man is both ludicrous and has been debunked many times over by many authors, historians and theologians—particularly after Dan Brown's books inundated Western culture. However, the internet has perpetuated this ill-informed position and breathed new life into it, influencing many skeptics' beliefs. In fact, I've even met professing Christians who believe