by Don and Joy Veinot | Apr 12, 2018 | Adoptionism, Christ in Me International a Cult, Cults and Religions, Definitions, Deity of Christ, False Teacher, Heresy, Hermeneutics, Jesus Resurrection, Resurrection
Christ in Me International (CiMI) is a New Religious Movement developing in South Africa. We were alerted to its existence when we began receiving emails and requests for information: Is this a group that falls within the historic Christian faith but engages in some...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Mar 29, 2018 | Bart Ehrman, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus Seminar, John Dominic Crossan, Resurrection, Theological liberalism
Most of us will celebrate the resurrection of our Lord this Sunday. For many, the significance of the celebration gets lost in the now predominant popular “add-ons,” such as Easter eggs, bunny rabbits, and the like. The awe and wonder of the historical event and its...
by Joy A Veinot | Mar 22, 2018 | Christ and the Church, Church, Cults and Religions, Culture and Society, Resurrection, Salvation, Theology
(This originally appeared in the March/April 1997 edition of the MCOI Journal) I was raised in a Christian home but, in my teens and early twenties, I became very skeptical of Christian claims, the good book, and especially of God Himself. Looking back, I cannot say I...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Oct 26, 2017 | Atheism, Atheist, Deity of Christ, False Teacher, Gnostic, Jehovah's Witnesses, Moonies, Mormon, Mormonism, Resurrection, Trinity
I have recently been involved in an online conversation with a self-described atheist. He raised some questions that I thought might be of interest to our readers. He writes: I just find it fascinating how each of the more significant divisions of Christianity...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Oct 19, 2017 | Apologetics, Atheism, Bible reliable, context, Creation vs Evolution, Creationsim, Death, Definitions, Early Church Fathers, Evolution, Hermeneutics, Reliability of the Bible, Resurrection, Salvation, Wicca
After our webcast, “500 Years after Reformation, Many Protestants Closer to Catholics than Martin Luther,” someone posted this question; “Why do you believe these bible stories; are you just afraid of death?” In view of the fact that the fear of death has tormented...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Apr 26, 2017 | Buddhism, False Teacher, Gospel, Heaven's Gate, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus Resurrection, Redemption, Resurrection, Sacrifice, Watchtower Bible and Tract Society
We just finished celebrating the event which is the highlight of the Christian calendar and indeed central to the Christian faith. The resurrection has special implications in several areas. Where the sacrifice on the cross paid for our sin and gave us peace with God,...