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May 2022

May 04, 2022

New Book Says All New Testament Docs Are Pre-70 AD

This book is by Jonathan Bernier (PhD, McMaster University) assistant professor of New Testament at...

March 2022

March 05, 2022

Why Has the Church De-Emphasized Jesus’ Obedience to God?

Baker has a new book out by Dr. Brandon Crowe of Westminster Theological Seminary entitled...

December 2021

December 06, 2021

Was Jesus a Carpenter or a Stonemason?

This month's Christianity Today magazine has an interesting article by church pastor Jordan K. Monson,...

November 2021

November 15, 2021

Must Evangelicals Believe Jesus Is God?

In recent years, there has been much print about, What is an Evangelical? It's largely...

October 2021

October 08, 2021

Why I Am an Evangelical Even Though Evangelicals Say I’m Not

I have been an evangelical Christian since college. I was saved in a Nazarene Church...

August 2021

August 27, 2021

The Historical Reliability of the Gospel of John

The Gospel of John is my favorite book in the Bible. Although I'm no expert...

August 03, 2021

The Bible Is Primarily God-Centered, Not Christ-Centered

So many Christians get this wrong. They are taught that the Bible is primarily Christ-centered...

June 2021

June 01, 2021

Foster Friess Died at 81

  Foster Friess died last Thursday here in Scottsdale, Arizona, where I live. He was...

April 2021

April 11, 2021

The Religious Creed of Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was one of the foremost founders of the United States of America....

December 2020

December 19, 2020

Bill Schlegel Interviews Me on his “One God Report” Podcast

Evangelical John MacArthur is one of America's leading mega-church pastors and an author of many...

April 2020

April 22, 2020

Was Tertullian the First to Claim the Holy Spirit Is a Person?

  The traditional church teaching about God is that God is a Trinity of three...

April 11, 2020

Historicity in the Gospel of John

The Gospel of John in the New Testament has always been my favorite book or...

December 2019

December 04, 2019

When Did Jesus “Come into the World”?

Christianity teaches the doctrine of the Trinity. It was gradually developed by post-apostolic church fathers...

June 2019

June 27, 2019

Talking About the Doctrine of the Trinity

As many people who read my blog know, I was a Trinitarian for twenty-two years....

May 2019

May 17, 2019

The Missing Link in the Bible

When I first meet a Christian, occasionally the first thing that person will ask me...

May 05, 2019

Kushner-Friedman Mid-East Plan Will Fail

Another Mid-East plan is about to be announced. Do we really care? The Israeli-Palestinian conflict...

April 2019

April 08, 2019

Does God Literally Sit on a Throne in Heaven?

I am a former Trinitarian. I now believe there is only one true God, whom...

March 2019

March 21, 2019

Discovering the God of the Bible with First Principles Thinking

Chris Anderson is the curator of TED, a non-profit organization that promotes innovative thinking and...

January 2019

January 19, 2019

God Gives His Glory “to no other” than his Righteous Servant

My last post was about the trinitarian debate between Dr. Dale Tuggy and Dr. Michael...

January 19, 2019

Trinity Debate Between Dr. Tuggy and Dr. Brown

On January 11, 2019, Dr. Michael Brown and Dr. Dale Tuggy spent nearly two hours...

January 07, 2019

F. F. Bruce on the Godhead and Jesus’ Humanity

F. F. Bruce (1910-1990) was Rylands Professor of Biblical Criticism and Exegesis at the University of...

January 04, 2019

Larry Hurtado Writes about the “Worship” of Jesus. But What Does that Mean?

Dr. Larry W. Hurtado is Professor Emeritus of New Testament Language, Literature, and Theology at...

December 2018

December 09, 2018

Joy and Peace at Christmas

Isn't it amazing how Christmas is a day like no other--with so much joy, peace,...

December 04, 2018

“Our Favorite Heresies”?

This month's issue of Christianity Today magazine has a small piece entitled "Our Favorite Heresies."...

November 2018

November 13, 2018

A List of Christology Posts in Header Bar

Here at my Kermit Zarley Blog, you can now click "Christology" in the header bar...

November 03, 2018

My Christological Journey (Part 12 of 12)

Conclusions about the Doctrine of the Trinity and Identity Christology So, does the Bible ever...

November 02, 2018

My Christological Journey (Part 11 of 12)

Writing The Restitution of Jesus Christ and Choosing a Pseudonym I ended my full time...

November 01, 2018

My Christological Journey (Part 10 of 12)

(All of the following of this essay, thus parts 10-12, was written on 10/19-20/2018) Overcoming...

October 2018

October 30, 2018

My Christological Journey (Part 9 of 12)

My Second Christological Discussion with Dr. S. Lewis Johnson About two years later, I phoned...

October 29, 2018

Is Jesus “the Lord God … the Almighty” in Revelation 1.8?

The following is the beginning of my treatment of Rev 1.8 in my book, The...

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