Who Can Take the Bible Seriously, When It Reports Talking Snakes? By Bob Siegel (c) 2021 by Bob Siegel “How can I take the Bible seriously when right off the bat it portrays a…
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Someone in my ministry recently asked if there is any meaning behind a snake crawling out of a crack in the Western Wall, (one of the remains of the ancient Jewish temple) an event that…
Copyright (c) 2019 by Bob Siegel “I have been taught that demons are fallen angels who followed after Satan when he fell into sin and rebelled against God. I have also heard that…
In my many years of speaking with unreligious doubters and scoffers of religion, I have discovered that non-Christians enjoy quoting from the very Bible they claim to not believe. As a matter of fact, they…
Copyright (c) 2016 by Bob Siegel “If Cain was the third human being, the son of Adam and Eve, how is it that when he was banished he worried about…
“Can an evil person like Hitler be forgiven? Could he have turned to Jesus at the last minute before he died? How about suicide terrorists such as the 9/11 perpetrators who slit stewardess’ throats and…
In a previous article I talked about how God never intended for Israel to have prophets, how this was Israel’s own idea when they asked Moses to go up to Mt. Sinai, listen to the…
“If God really exists, why doesn’t He just come down from heaven? Why doesn’t He come down to Earth and make Himself known? Why not come down in mighty power, with a thunderous voice, accompanied…
Originally published by Communities Digital News SAN DIEGO, March 27, 2015 — Lately the world has been abuzz with the supposedly horrible words of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying he would no longer support…
Do the Old and New Testaments really talk about the same God? Not according to Orthodox Jews. In fact, they would insist that the testaments do not even agree on the general concept of God….
In 2007, The 700 Club did a story about my college age conversion from Judaism to Christianity. Their brief biographical documentary, referred to me as a “Jew for Jesus.” My story is interesting…
Gnostic gospels (so named from the religion, Gnosticism) are texts dating (for the most part) to the second century but claiming first century authorship. They were allegedly penned by some of Jesus’ disciples and/or close…
“Was Judas forgiven? After all, the Bible says he regretted betraying Jesus and even tried to return his 30 pieces of silver to the chief priests who paid him for the betrayal.” Yes, the Scriptures…
One of my readers recently sent me an interesting question: “A family member has come across a Jewish ministry called The Hebrew Roots Movement which is teaching that Christians need to go back to their…
“Is the God of the Old Testament different than the God of the New Testament? Jewish people claim that it is. Christians insist that one God is found in both sections of the Bible, and…
The older we get, the more people we know. The more people we know, the more it increases the odds that we will witness a fair amount of deaths in our lifetime. There’s nothing more…
After a recent speaking engagement at a college, the following question was sent to me by a student who had listened to my lectures: “I want to know your opinion on something: Why, in your…
If you’ve enjoyed these on-line articles where I answer theology questions, you may also appreciate an opportunity to ask questions in person. I teach at Skyline Church every Sunday morning. The class is called Forbidden…
Originally published by Communities @ Washington Times SAN DIEGO, March 24, 2011 —On March 13, a 12-year-old Israeli girl living in the West Bank settlement of Itamar returned home from a youth event only to…
Originally published by Communities @ Washington Times SAN DIEGO — February 25, 2011 — Religion is viewed by some as a non-intellectual exercise, but even apart from that, many assume for constitutional reasons that religion…