Simon Turpin Articles

• In-Depth Article

  Adam, Jesus, and the Canon of Scripture

  

  Sept. 2, 2020 from Answers in Depth

  How would first-century Jewish people have viewed the ending of the Old Testament (Hebrew Scriptures)? Did they think it was a complete account?

• Drawing Out the Biblical Leviathan

  

  Aug. 8, 2020 from Answers in Depth

  Job 41 certainly describes Leviathan as a real creature that only the God of creation could master.

• Book of Job: Fact or Fiction

  

  July 10, 2020 from Answers in Depth

  Exploring the biblical and ancient Near Eastern historical evidence shows how the book of Job records actual events.

• Adam or Noah: Who Is the "One Man" in Acts 17?

  

  May 30, 2020 from Answers in Depth

  Biblical scholar John Walton asserts Noah is the “one man” that Paul refers to in his address to the Athenians in Acts 17:26. But is he correct?

• Atheism and the Evidence for God

  

  May 26, 2020

  Atheists discard evidence for God because of their naturalistic philosophy while accepting evidence for things far less probable.

• Scholars and the Mystery of Behemoth

  

  March 17, 2020

  How scholars view ‘behemoth’ in the book of Job and why we should consider it a real, enormous creature as opposed to a mythological beast or smaller animal.

• Magazine Department Article

  Not Just Any God

  

  March 1, 2020 from Answers Magazine

  The universe was created not by just a god but by the triune God of Scripture.

• Seven Ways Atheists Are Religious

  

  Jan. 14, 2020

  What are the seven attributes of religion, how does atheism mirror aspects of other world religions, and what does the Bible say about atheism.

• Magazine Article

  God’s Other Book

  

  Nov. 1, 2019 from Answers Magazine

  God speaks through both nature and scripture, but they are not equal.

• Paganism and the Transsexual Revolution

  

  Oct. 22, 2019

  What is happening now in western culture is not just the influence of secularism but also the return of ancient paganism (i.e., those who worship creation).

• Are Atheists Right? Is Faith the Absence of Reason/Evidence?

  

  Aug. 27, 2019

  Atheists accuse Christians of believing or having “faith” without evidence and remind them of the old adage: “Faith is believing what you know is not true.”

• Where Did Jesus Say, “I Am God; Worship Me”?

  

  July 26, 2019

  When sharing the gospel with Muslims, it is not uncommon to hear the objection: “Where did Jesus say, ‘I am God; worship me’?”

• Fathers Raise Your Children in the Lord

  

  June 15, 2019

  Today, it is not uncommon to see fathers in the church who are either passive or absent in raising their children in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

• Learning from the Temptation of Eve

  

  Jan. 5, 2019

  Since temptation is something that Christians face and struggle against every day, it is necessary that we understand how it presents itself in our lives.

• The Apostle Paul’s Use of Genesis 1–3 in Romans 1

  

  Oct. 9, 2018

  In Romans 1 Paul uses Genesis 1–3 in a specific way, applying it to the pagan cultures of his own day, which bears a resemblance to our Western culture now.

• Taking the BBC's Evolution Test

  

  Sept. 29, 2018 from Theory of Evolution

  The BBC’s evolution quiz involved seven questions that had to be answered true or false. So, let’s take the quiz and test the BBC’s understanding of evolution.

• Research Paper

  God-Breathed Scripture & Sola Scriptura

  

  Oct. 10, 2017

  The belief in Sola Scriptura, that Scripture is the supreme and final authority in all things, was once held with conviction by Protestant Christians.

• Why Should We Give Our Children a Christian Education?

  

  Sept. 18, 2017 from Simon Turpin Blog

  An important question Christian parents face is how to educate their children. For many, the natural thing is to send them off to the government schools.

• Do All Religions Lead to God?

  

  Sept. 6, 2017

  The belief that people of all religions worship the same God, just in a different way, seems to be the cultural norm today. Do all religions lead to God?

• In-Depth Article

  Theistic Evolution and Its Christological Contradiction

  

  Aug. 31, 2017 from Answers in Depth

  Because of his human nature, questions are raised about Jesus’ beliefs concerning certain events in Scripture, such as creation.

• Steve Chalke and the Pelagian Heresy

  

  July 28, 2017 from Simon Turpin Blog

  Controversial minister Steve Chalke argued, “Original goodness, rather than original sin, should inform a more human approach to Christian faith and life.”

• In-Depth Article

  Honoring Christ as Lord: 1 Peter 3:15

  

  July 20, 2017 from Answers in Depth

  When we consider the immediate and wider context of 1 Peter 3:15, there is a lot more to it than we may have seen at first.

• In-Depth Article

  The Creation of Adam: Unique Revelation or Ancient Myth?

  

  June 7, 2017 from Answers in Depth

  Today there are many professing evangelical scholars who argue that the early chapters of Genesis were influenced by ancient Near East myths.

• In-Depth Article

  Eroding the Historical Adam: A Response to Adam and the Genome

  

  June 1, 2017 from Answers in Depth

  Because of the impact of evolution on the theological world today, an increasing number of evangelical scholars are denying Adam’s historicity.

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