A look at tattoos in light of the
Bible
By Roger Marshall*
"Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks
on yourselves. I am the LORD” (Lev. 19: 28; NIV) Tattooing, also
know as “body art” is a popular form of “artistic
expression” in our modern culture and is even being embraced by
many Christians.
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UFOs: Spirits of Evil in
the Heavens
By Roger Marshall*
“They stall engines and black out power stations. They
come in many shapes and sizes – little saucer-shaped vehicles,
large cigar-shaped ‘mother-ships’ and everything in between.
They give messages that at times are remarkably accurate, while at other
times their prophecies are patently false.
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Freemasonry: Spiritual Wickedness
in High Places
By Roger Marshall*
Freemasonry is defined as “a peculiar system of morality,
veiled in allegory (stories or pictures etc. that represent one thing
but mean something else) and illustrated by symbols.”
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African Crossroads and Responsible Reading
By Rev. Clinton Chisholm
My friend Dr. Ikeal Tafari has written two pieces in [the Nation] newspaper
raising questions on the historical roots of Israel. Unfortunately the
main source he seems to be drawing on is Gary Greenberg’s book.
The Bible Myth: African Origins of the Jewish People.
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Is African-Egyptian Religion the True Doctrinal Source
of the Judaeo-Christian Faith?
By Rev. Clinton Chisholm*
In our exchange this evening it is important to remember the value of supporting
evidence for allegations made, in other words we all have to prove the assertions
we make.
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Afrocentrism: Freedom from Mental Slavery or Bondage
to a Faulty Worldview?
By Roger Marshall*
Between 3.5 million to 250,000 years ago, deep in the humid jungles of south
to central Africa, black people were the first humans to evolve from ape-like
creatures classified by today’s paleoanthropologists as the Australopithecines
(i.e.” Southern apes”) such as Australopithecus afarensis (a.k.a.
“Lucy”), Australopithecus robustus, Australopithecus africanus etc.
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Cruel Options for Afrocentrist Critics of Christianity
By Rev. Clinton Chisholm
Those Afrocentrists who assert (often without supporting evidence) that the
ancient Hebrews derived their major doctrines from Egypt arising from the Hebrews’
collective presence in Egypt for over 400 years cannot easily go on to raise
questions on the reality of the biblical exodus.
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The Roots and Fruits of the New Apostolic Reformation
By Bob DeWaay
“So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow
citizens with the saints, and are of God's household, having been built upon
the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the
corner stone” (Ephesians 2:19, 20).
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“Umbrella” – The Occult Masonic Connection
By Roger Marshall*
The sex in your face philosophy, delineated above by Andrew Oldham, still prevails in much of today’s pop music culture. Rihanna’s highly acclaimed, Grammy Award winning single “Umbrella”, from her Good Girl Gone Bad album, is no exception. On top of that, the music video is also punctuated with occult imagery.
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Jesus’ Resurrection: Fact or Fiction?
Notes from Metropolitan Baptist Church
Bible Study
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Professor Nettleford and the Jesus Ossuary - Rev. Clinton
Chisholm
If you watched or just heard about the recent Discovery Channel program
on ‘The Lost Tomb of Jesus’ I hope you have not lost any sleep
over it. This is just another late but failed attempt at sowing seeds
of doubt about the resurrection of our Lord.
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The Resurrection: Engaging Mind & Spirit
Any analysis of the Easter story from a New Testament perspective
must grapple with 1 Corinthians 15. 1 Corinthians is almost universally
accepted as written by Paul about AD 55/56 and therefore earlier than
Acts and some, if not all, of the Gospels.
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A closer Look at Islam
The religion of Islam which had its birth around AD 622 is just
one of the many religious systems which denies that Jesus Christ is God
incarnate. Today Islam is the world’s fastest growing religions.
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Capital Punishment and The Bible
The ongoing objections to capital punishment and calls for its
abolition, coming from several influential quarters in this country and
abroad, on the grounds that capital punishment is inhumane and a violation
of human rights, raises a fundamental question
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Divine Healing: Keeping it in Biblical Balance
A lot of emphasis is being made in Charismatic and Evangelical
Church circles on the fact that God is a healer, who can heal every disease,
but very little is being said about the Sovereignty of God in this vital
Christian doctrine.
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Are All Music Styles Truly Appropriate for Communicate the Gospel
Message?
“ The Contemporary Christian Music side would say that
music is neutral. Therefore I as a Christian can use any type of music
that I want. Jazz, rock, punk, rap, disco, heavy metal, pop, country,
rhythm and blues, etc. reggae, you name it; any thing goes to worship
the Lord. It is all appropriate and no lines can be drawn except those
of personal taste.
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Noah’s Flood: Not Just Another Story
“First of all, you must understand that in the last days
scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. They
will say, ‘Where is this “coming” he promised? Ever
since our fathers died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning
of creation.’
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Darwinism the Perfect Rational for Racism
Theology of racism was the title of Mr. Orlando Marville’s
article, which appeared in the October 5, 2003 edition of the Sunday Sun.
In that article he sought to lay much of the blame for the ills of modern-day
racism at the feet of an erroneous “Christian” theology which
permeated vast segments of 19th century European thought.
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Examining The Five-Fold Ministry
An integral part of dominion theology or “Kingdom Now”
theology is the doctrine of the five-fold ministry. It is based on Eph.
4: 7-13, which reads: “But unto every one of us is given grace according
to the measure of the gift of Christ.
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God: The Source of Morality
“Religion’s role in the issue of immorality”
was the title of Dr. Victor Evelyn’s letter to the editor (Barbados
Advocate, Nov. 20th, 2004). In that letter Dr. Evelyn claimed, “Morality
exists, has existed and will continue to exist outside of religion.”
After asserting that Jehovah, Yahweh, Allah are simply “different
names for the same myth in whose honour so much blood is shed and so much
hate and invective is unleashed”,
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God: The Source of Morality Pt. 2
“In disagreement with article ‘Morality comes from
God’. ” was the title of Mr. Philip A. Stahl’s rebuttal
of my earlier letter which appeared in the Barbados Advocate, December
23, 2004.
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Of Demons and Sin
We are living in a time when many Christians have demonised sin.
Hence we hear terms such as demons/spirits of lust, demons/spirits of
envy, demons/spirits of hatred, demons/spirits of jealousy, demons/spirits
of anger,
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Out of Eden vs. Out of Africa
Many Pan Africanists often postulate an evolutionary “Out
of Africa” explanation for the origin of the world’s various
people groups. This fact is borne out in the first display under the theme
“The Dawn of Civilisation.” in the new African Gallery at
the Barbados Museum. The display plots an imaginary path of my African
ancestors and all mankind’s
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Reflections on Christians in Crop Over
It may be all well and good for a Christian to write and sing
good, serious social commentary in our calypso tradition if he/she thinks
that they must. Nevertheless, those who think that they must enter calypso
competitions and parade in a Kadooment band
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Rightfully Dividing the Word of Truth
A look at passages of Scripture often taken out of context
2 Timothy 2: 15 says, “Do your best to present yourself
to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and
who correctly handles the word of truth.”
One rule for correctly interpreting scripture is hermeneutics. What is
hermeneutics? Bible scholar Dr. Robert Morey explains: “Hermeneutics
is the discovery, understanding and use of those linguistic and literary
principles or rules of interpretation which should be
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The Uniqueness of Jesus Christ
By Rev. Clinton A. Chisholm*
Any attempt to advance a case for the uniqueness (or ‘one-of-a-kindness’)
of Jesus Christ is problematic. Problematic, not only because of the need
to delve into comparative religion and literature (for which exercise
we scarcely have time today) but because the view abounds amongst some
scholars that if there was
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Pleading The Blood of Jesus: What Does The Bible Say?
By Roger Marshall*
One may wonder why I should question the practice of “pleading the
blood of Jesus” which has been so entrenched in several Evangelical
and Charismatic churches for many years. I question the practice for two
basic reasons. First as a seeker after truth, the Bible commands us to
prove or test all things and hold fast to that which is good (1 Thess.
5:21). The only way we can prove or test our beliefs and experiences is
by scrutinizing them in light of the God’s word the Bible. Isaiah
8:20 says:
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The Anointing: Spiritual Force or Spirit of Truth?
By Roger Marshall*
We are living in an time when many Christians view the Biblical doctrine
of the anointing as if it were a highly charged exhilarating feeling,
or some kind of high voltage energy source or force that flows through
the atmosphere, our bodies, hands, and out through ones finger tips and
palms to produce healing and other types of physical and spiritual blessings
in the lives of believers and those with whom they come in contact. Hence
we hear of different types of “anointings” that Christians
can “feel”
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Reflections on Christians in Crop-Over Pt. 2
By Roger Marshall*
I believe Christians have always been involved in the more benign aspects
of the Crop-Over Festival in Barbados such as Folk concerts, art and craft,
and photographic exhibitions etc.
However, since the advent of The Walk Holy Outreach Kadooment
Band, with its stated purpose to “see the Body of Christ
take dominion in culture” (Holy Jump, Daily Nation,
May 28th, 2002, p. 32) the contentious question in Christian circles is:
Should Christians be involved in the Carnival aspects of Crop-Over?
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The Concept of God: A brief review
By Roger Marshall*
The Concept of God was the title of Dr. Ikael Tafari’s article
which appeared in the September 25th, 2006 edition of the Daily Nation.
In that article Mr. Tafari said he regards Jesus, Haile Selassie I, and
one Ben Ammi “as the three messianic personalities of the Christ.”
This type of belief is common among New Agers and the like, however, the
Bible makes it abundantly clear that Jesus is the Christ (M’t. 1:
16; M’r. 8: 27-29; Lu. 2: 11; Joh. 4: 25-26; 1 Joh. 2: 22).
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Islam: New way of Life?
By Roger Marshall*
New way of life was the title of an article that appeared in the September
3rd, 2006, edition of the Sunday Sun which briefly chronicled the conversion
of Sheikh Yusuf Estes from Christianity to Islam. The article is a testimony
to the tolerance and freedom that is afforded to people of other faiths
in a Western nation such as Barbados which (despite its many imperfections)
is still largely founded on the Judeo-Christian ethic that protects such
freedoms. In Islamic states such freedoms are not afforded to ex-Muslims
who convert to Christianity.
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The Failed Prophecies of Eugene Young
By Roger Marshall*
“Barbados if you do not turn from your wicked ways I the Lord am
Now about to pour out my wrath upon your nation like you have never seen
before…Barbados, if you do not REPENT, The Lord says He will Shake,
Shake your land, He will in the month of SEPTEMBER send WIND upon your
nation, I will BLOW upon BARBADOS in SEPTEMBER saith the LORD. If you
still refuse to REPENT, then the Lord says He will then cause an eruption,
that will cause the SEA to overtake the land of Barbados. This shall happen
one day in the Early, Early Morning hour.
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Is God a figment of man’s imagination?
By Roger Marshall*
Many intellectuals today and their adherents claim that God is only a
figment of man’s imagination. They say that as man evolved from
ape-like ancestors he also evolved his religious beliefs in an attempt
to explain the frightening laws and phenomena of nature around him. In
the words of the late evolutionist Sir Julian Huxley: “In the evolutionary
pattern of thought there is no longer need or room for the supernatural.
The earth was not created, it evolved. So did all the animals and plants
that inhabit it, including our human selves, mind and soul as well as
brain and body. So did religion
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