Knowing God Blog

The Pope’s New Path to Sainthood: Is It Biblical?

by Isaac Khalil
August 4, 2017 • 4 minute read

The Catholic Church has released new criteria for a person to be given sainthood. Does it match the biblical definition of a saint? On July 11, 2017, Pope Francis announced that the...

Was Jesus an Angel?

by Preston Buchanan
June 26, 2017 • 4 minute read

Some churches teach that Jesus was an angel—a created being. However, the truth of Scripture reveals something far greater. Is Jesus an angel?

The Reformation: A Return to the Bible?

by Eddie Johnson
June 23, 2017 • 3 minute read

The Protestant reformers claimed they were restoring Christianity back to its biblical roots. But were there things they forgot to reform? October 2017 marks the 500th anniversary of Martin...

Playing God, or: “Everything I Know About Cloning I Learned From Jurassic Park”

Playing God: Cloning and Jurassic Park

by Jeremy Lallier
February 22, 2017 • 5 minute read

In 1997, a sheep named Dolly stunned the world. Today’s efforts at cloning and genetic engineering are even more complex. Are scientists playing God? It’s not every day that a...

3 Reasons I Stopped Keeping Christmas

by Eddie Johnson
December 19, 2016 • 4 minute read

If you profess Christianity, now is a good time to consider why Dec. 25 is kept so fervently by so many, yet is totally devoid of New Testament support.

“Minimal” Bacterial Genome Still Has 473 Genes

by Life, Hope & Truth Contributor
March 30, 2016 • one minute read

Scientists tried to find the smallest number of genes that could still produce a functioning bacterium. The simplest cell is not as simple as they thought. Last week, scientists at the J....

God Is There for You

by Eddie Foster
March 22, 2016 • 4 minute read

Sometimes we feel alone when we experience trials and difficulties in life. At these times it is necessary to remember who is always there for us. For every joy we experience as human...

3 Reasons You Should Tithe

by Tom Kirkpatrick
February 29, 2016 • 4 minute read

The Bible shows that ancient Israel was to practice a financial principle called tithing. Does tithing apply today? Here are three reasons you should tithe. To state the obvious (or at least...

3 “Unpopular” Ways to Make God Smile

by Eddie Foster
February 18, 2016 • 3 minute read

What Christian wouldn’t want to make God smile? So why do some of the things that the Bible teaches make God happy seem so unpopular today? Have we ever considered that God might be...

Christianity’s Hidden Apostasy

by Eddie Johnson
July 15, 2015 • 5 minute read

Do today’s prominent Christian doctrines and practices have biblical roots? Did the New Testament writers warn of false doctrine entering Christianity? Thousands of Christian...

“And Then What?” The Reason We Love Reboots

by Jeremy Lallier
May 7, 2015 • 5 minute read

Hollywood keeps remaking and reimagining cultural classics. The reason we keep coming back to watch them has a lot to do with how God created us. The last episode of Full House aired on May...

Spoiler Alert: Easter Gets Scrapped in the End

by Life, Hope & Truth Contributor
March 31, 2015 • 5 minute read

Easter is one of the most important days in modern Christianity. But this holiday is nowhere mentioned in the Bible. Does it meet God’s standard of worship? I’ll be blunt. If...