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  1. Richard Aberdeen

    Scythians, Cretans. . .Are We Any Better?

    Paul in his letter to Titus, says the following: "One of them, a prophet of their own, said, 'Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons' Titus 1:12. Upon close examination, it seems that Paul is upset about a member of the assembly of Jesus repeating this apparently common prejudice...
  2. Richard Aberdeen

    Is Jesus a Religion?

    Jesus is presented throughout the New Testament as the friend of sinners and regular average people. And he is also presented as the enemy of orthodox conservative religion, which he seems to have passionately hated. Later both Stephen and Paul in Acts insist that God "does not live in temples...
  3. Richard Aberdeen

    What is a Saint?

    Almost always found in the plural as "saints" in the New Testament, the Greek word translated as "saint" in modern English Bibles, simply refers to believers in Jesus, such as "the saints" who lived at Lydda Acts 9:32. It does NOT refer to someone who is necessarily celibate or someone who is...
  4. Richard Aberdeen

    Are There "Races" of People?

    Up until recently, science divided humanity into three supposed distinct "races". But since the decoding of the human genome, modern science has conclusively proven that on a biological genetic level, there is no such thing as race. Rather, the idea of race is a cultural construct, a myth that...
  5. Richard Aberdeen

    Who is Allowed to Preach?

    The word in Greek mistranslated as 'preach' means to proclaim; it does not mean to preach a sermon. The word "preach" as found in modern New Testaments should never be confused with what one commonly hears today from television evangelists and religious pulpits, much of which is the antithesis...
  6. Richard Aberdeen

    What About the Physical Jesus?

    Isaiah prophesies that Messiah would have "no form or comeliness. And when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him" Isaiah 53:2. Many if not most historians agree Jesus was probably dark, short, unkempt by modern standards and according to Isaiah was unattractive, having nothing...
  7. Richard Aberdeen

    Is the Love of Wealth the Root of All Evil?

    Today there is some controversy over I Timothy 6:10, which in many modern Bibles is translated as "love of money". The original Greek appears to primarily mean avarice, which is defined as "extreme greed for wealth or material gain." Martin Luther translated it as "avarice", while William...
  8. Richard Aberdeen

    Is Atheism Scientific?

    At the bottom line, atheism would have us believe that the grand design cosmic reality magically appeared and, out popped magical living beings of intelligence and conscious awareness. Atheism assumes without evidence, that there is no Creator; no design, no thought, no reason and no rhyme...
  9. Richard Aberdeen

    What Does "Love" Mean in Greek?

    Greek has eight different words for "love", including "agape", unconditional universal or God's love, "eros"; sexual love, "philia"; friendship or affectionate love, "storge"; familial love or the love between parents and children, "philautia"; self love, "xenia"; hospitality or love for...
  10. Richard Aberdeen

    What Does John 1:1 Mean?

    In the beginning was the logos, and the logos was with God, and the logos was God John 1:1, inadequately translated as "Word" in most modern bibles. While it is true that the "word of the Lord" or the word of God is an aspect (or part) of God, this by no means describes everything that God is...
  11. Richard Aberdeen

    Did Jesus Care About the Environment?

    Jesus says, "Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin. And yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these" Matthew 6:28-29. This is perhaps the greatest environmental awareness statement in human history, spoken when...
  12. Richard Aberdeen

    Is it Okay to Condemn Sinners?

    Jesus says, "Judge not, that you be not judged" Matthew 7:1. As noted, we also find this in Romans, where Paul writes, "Therefore you are inexcusable, O one, whoever you are who judge, for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things" Romans 2:1...
  13. Richard Aberdeen

    Who Are "The Jews" in the New Testament?

    In John, we find this concerning Jesus: "Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, where is he? And there was much complaining among the people concerning him. Some said, 'he is good'; others said, 'no, on the contrary, he deceives the people.' However, no one spoke openly of him for fear...
  14. Richard Aberdeen

    What the Famous Say About Jesus

    Eleanor Roosevelt is reported to have memorized much of the New Testament. She was fond of the Hebrew prophet Micah: "And what does the Lord require of you, but to do justly, to love mercy,and to walk humbly with your God?" Micah 6:8, the famous Jesus portrait of a true patriot found in Matthew...
  15. Richard Aberdeen

    Is There Really a Hell?

    According to astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson, there is a certain type of black hole located within dark voids in the universe, where there is no light for many light years in every direction. This type of black hole, according to Tyson, contains an inner "sea of fire", left over from the...
  16. Richard Aberdeen

    Trump & Family Caught in Major Corruption Scandals

    NY Times reports Trump and sons caught in biggest corruption in American history.
  17. Richard Aberdeen

    Why do Christians Say "Gospel"?

    Greek "euangelion" means "good news" or "glad tidings". It should never be translated in any other way other than this in modern English bibles. Paul is correctly translated as saying "my good news", not my gospel, as is also Jesus himself correctly translated in Luke as to proclaim good news to...
  18. Richard Aberdeen

    What is the "Eye of the Needle"?

    The discipline of "philology" is applied by historians when attempting to understand the true intentions behind words spoken in a particular historical time-frame and context, rather than wrongly assuming that word definitions found in a modern dictionary necessarily apply. For example, "deism"...
  19. Richard Aberdeen

    Is "Epistle" a Correct Translation?

    Means both "letter" and "formal letter" in Koine Greek. While today one can look up the word "epistle" in a modern dictionary and find that it refers to a formal letter of special importance, in the First Century world of Paul and other authors of the New Testament, the Greek "epistole"...
  20. Richard Aberdeen

    Disciple or Follower?

    Greek "mathetai"; means "student", "follower". It has no special religious connotation or significance, other than that to follow Jesus is both a significant and important choice. The word in Greek can be used in reference to a follower of anybody, from Karl Marx and Charles Darwin, to Ayn Rand...

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