Archive for the 'Apologies' Category

Documentaries on the Great Flood?

September 16, 2008

By Matt Watson
And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high mountains that were under the whole heaven were covered. – Genesis 7:19
My posts are becoming few and far between, but that is not because I ever discontinued my trifling thoughts. I’ve been too lazy to publish them, held back by other [...]

The Name of the Church

July 17, 2008

By Matt Watson
Below is a reflection I wrote a couple of weeks ago but decided not to post it right away.
I have discussed before that the phrase “church of Christ” is only descriptive and is not meant to connote anything other than the church of which Christ is the head. Those of us who employ [...]

Deuteronomy’s Amazing Promise

June 23, 2008

If you’ll remember, at the beginning of summer, I expressed my plans to read the entire Bible before my school semester starts in August. Right now I am to the end of 2 Samuel. Yes, I am really behind. Yes, it’s because I’m lazy.
Anyway, a few books ago, I had a personal observation while reading [...]

A Defense of Jesus’ Sonship

March 18, 2008

By Matt Watson
One of my favorite pastimes is the study of other religions and faiths. Among these other religions, perhaps the one I have given most attention to lately is Islam. I have read a lot about Islam and could talk a lot about it, but in this post I only wish to concentrate on [...]

True Faith

January 4, 2008

By: Matt Watson
An issue I have come upon lately with a WBS student is the Protestant doctrine of justification by faith. For the longest time, Paul’s teaching of “being justified by faith” (Romans 5:1) has been extremely misunderstood to mean that mere belief that Jesus’ blood can save shields us from a just judgement on [...]