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If moderns were not so pitiably illiterate (read: they know nothing of Scripture), then many of the ‘talking points’ surrounding Christianity would find no purchase.
Let's go through a few:
Let's go through a few:
1. ‘There are no White people in the Bible.’
Japheth, first son of Noah, is the Urvater of Europe — all Whites are descended from him. Further, Scripture contains a fair number of Greeks and Romans — both White. (There are other examples as well.)
Japheth, first son of Noah, is the Urvater of Europe — all Whites are descended from him. Further, Scripture contains a fair number of Greeks and Romans — both White. (There are other examples as well.)
2. ‘Jesus was brown.’
Jesus is described in Revelation as having light eyes and feet like “burnished bronze” (tanned) — not brown. Further, the earliest depictions we have of Christ show Him with fair skin — He would be called ‘white’ today.
Jesus is described in Revelation as having light eyes and feet like “burnished bronze” (tanned) — not brown. Further, the earliest depictions we have of Christ show Him with fair skin — He would be called ‘white’ today.
3. ‘Jesus was an immigrant/refugee.’
Egypt was a province of Rome at the time, so Christ and His family simply moved from one Roman province to another — neither an immigrant nor a refugee.
Egypt was a province of Rome at the time, so Christ and His family simply moved from one Roman province to another — neither an immigrant nor a refugee.
4. ‘Jesus was a pacifist.’
God describes Himself as a “man of war” and Christ describes Himself as wielding “the sharp two-edged sword”. Further, when Christ returns it will be in conquest and for judgement — God is no pacifist.
God describes Himself as a “man of war” and Christ describes Himself as wielding “the sharp two-edged sword”. Further, when Christ returns it will be in conquest and for judgement — God is no pacifist.
5. ‘The Bible does not address the issue of race.’
The word for race (εθνος) appears over eight hundred times in Scripture. From BDAG: εθνος means “a body of persons united by kinship, culture, and common traditions”. Further, Genesis 10 (the Table of Nations) lists the races.
The word for race (εθνος) appears over eight hundred times in Scripture. From BDAG: εθνος means “a body of persons united by kinship, culture, and common traditions”. Further, Genesis 10 (the Table of Nations) lists the races.
6. ‘Mary was a single mother.’
Mary was married to Joseph (with whom she had other children), and the marriage was valid (if not yet consummated) at the time of Jesus’ birth.
Mary was married to Joseph (with whom she had other children), and the marriage was valid (if not yet consummated) at the time of Jesus’ birth.
7. ‘Jesus giving Mary to John proves He had no siblings.’
Christ, being God, is omniscient and knew when each of His siblings and followers would die — He gave His mother to the man He knew would outlive the others.
Christ, being God, is omniscient and knew when each of His siblings and followers would die — He gave His mother to the man He knew would outlive the others.
8. ‘Jesus abolished the Old Testament/Law.’
Jesus: ‘Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law.’
Jesus: ‘Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law.’
9. ‘Jesus did not mention homosexuality.’
As God, Jesus is the Author of the OT, so every word contained therein is His — including the prohibitions related to sodomy. Jesus also condemned all sexual immorality — anything outside marriage, which He defined as ‘man and woman’.
As God, Jesus is the Author of the OT, so every word contained therein is His — including the prohibitions related to sodomy. Jesus also condemned all sexual immorality — anything outside marriage, which He defined as ‘man and woman’.
10. ‘Early Christians were the oppressed and downtrodden.’
Many Christians in the Early Church were from the patrician classes, hardly ‘downtrodden’. This theme continued with the later conversion of kings and other great men who then converted their people.
Many Christians in the Early Church were from the patrician classes, hardly ‘downtrodden’. This theme continued with the later conversion of kings and other great men who then converted their people.
11. ‘Christians are not supposed to judge.’
Scripture explicitly tells Christians to judge and: “Purge the evil person from among you.” Further, judging is an absolute necessity if one is to discern the true from the false, including doctrine. ‘Judge not’ is about hypocrisy.
Scripture explicitly tells Christians to judge and: “Purge the evil person from among you.” Further, judging is an absolute necessity if one is to discern the true from the false, including doctrine. ‘Judge not’ is about hypocrisy.
12. ‘Peter alone was given the Keys.’
The Keys were given to the Church, not to a specific Apostle. In Matthew 18, Christ is speaking to the disciples generally, and He says: [1/2]
The Keys were given to the Church, not to a specific Apostle. In Matthew 18, Christ is speaking to the disciples generally, and He says: [1/2]
“Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” Further, the Keys may loose or bind only in accord with God’s Word and will. [2/2]
13. ‘The Church determines the Canon of Scripture.’
An author determines his own canon — this is no less true of God and His Word than it is of any human author. What is and what is not Scripture is determined by who (or Who) wrote it — if God wrote it, then it is Scripture.
An author determines his own canon — this is no less true of God and His Word than it is of any human author. What is and what is not Scripture is determined by who (or Who) wrote it — if God wrote it, then it is Scripture.
14. ‘Jesus was a proto-Feminist.’
Similar to previous claims, this one fails primarily on the ground that it fails to recognize that Christ, as God, is the Author of Scripture, and so every injunction relating to women found elsewhere in Scripture is attributable to Christ.
Similar to previous claims, this one fails primarily on the ground that it fails to recognize that Christ, as God, is the Author of Scripture, and so every injunction relating to women found elsewhere in Scripture is attributable to Christ.
15. ‘Jesus did not condemn abortion.’
Again, as Author of Scripture, all of Scripture is attributable to Christ, and so the prohibition against murder applies. God ‘opens and closes the womb’ and knew each of us before we were born, as He ‘knitted us together in the womb’.
Again, as Author of Scripture, all of Scripture is attributable to Christ, and so the prohibition against murder applies. God ‘opens and closes the womb’ and knew each of us before we were born, as He ‘knitted us together in the womb’.
16. ‘Christianity caused the Dark Ages.’
1st. The Dark Ages are called “dark” because of a relative lack of sources, not because of the level of development.
2nd. Christianity is actually causally linked with the explosion of development in Europe — the inverse of the claim.
1st. The Dark Ages are called “dark” because of a relative lack of sources, not because of the level of development.
2nd. Christianity is actually causally linked with the explosion of development in Europe — the inverse of the claim.
17. ‘Paganism is the original religion.’
Anthropologists routinely encounter an ‘original monotheism’ (as they call it) when investigating primitive tribes. Polytheism is a later development. This agrees with the Scriptural narrative of the Flood, et cetera.
Anthropologists routinely encounter an ‘original monotheism’ (as they call it) when investigating primitive tribes. Polytheism is a later development. This agrees with the Scriptural narrative of the Flood, et cetera.
18. ‘Christianity and Judaism are the same religion.’
Scripture is clear that those who reject the Son do not have the Father, thus Jews do not worship God, but Satan. Further, Judaism is a modern religion that came about in response to the destruction of the Temple (AD 70).
Scripture is clear that those who reject the Son do not have the Father, thus Jews do not worship God, but Satan. Further, Judaism is a modern religion that came about in response to the destruction of the Temple (AD 70).
19. ‘Christians must support Israel.’
The modern nation-state known as “Israel” has nothing to do with Scripture or its fulfillment. The true Israel or the Israel of God is the Church — and always has been. Modern “Israel” is, at best, an enemy of the Church, the true Israel.
The modern nation-state known as “Israel” has nothing to do with Scripture or its fulfillment. The true Israel or the Israel of God is the Church — and always has been. Modern “Israel” is, at best, an enemy of the Church, the true Israel.
20. ‘Christians must be pacifists.’
Pacifism is a wicked doctrine that runs absolutely contrary to Scripture. Christians are commanded to have enemies; the distinction is between personal enemies (inimici) and public enemies (hostes). Scripture frequently speaks of (holy) war.
Pacifism is a wicked doctrine that runs absolutely contrary to Scripture. Christians are commanded to have enemies; the distinction is between personal enemies (inimici) and public enemies (hostes). Scripture frequently speaks of (holy) war.
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