apologetics… Faith & Reason 24 Jun 2025June 24, 2025 Introduction For over a century the global community has been arduously attempting to either combat science and faith or find harmony between the two. This same argument can be said…
Bible Study… The Role of Male Leadership in Church: A Biblical Perspective 17 Jun 2025June 17, 2025 https://youtu.be/B-UFVFAlwn8 Here is another short video from Pastor Conrad Mbewe, from Zambia. I applaud his zeal and boldness. He tackles controversial subjects such as male leadership in the home and…
Bible Study… Lessons from Judges and Ruth: Chaos vs. Faithfulness 21 May 2025 Introduction What happened in the books of Judges (and Ruth) when everyone did what was right in their own eyes? These two Old Testament books demonstrate the chaos and disorder…
Bible Study… Exploring Four Metaphors of Community in Church 13 May 2025 Theologian Gareth Weldon Icenogle describes four metaphoric associations for the new covenant community or small group. These are the body of Christ, the new family of God, a Royal Priesthood,…
Bible Study… Daily Prayers for Strength and Hope in Community 10 May 2025 Corporate Prayer within the community (Local Church, workplace, faith-based communities, etc…) happens as it assembles. Prayer by community members for one another is also a powerful means. The Holy Spirit…
Bible Study… Understanding Celibacy: A Biblical Perspective 17 Apr 2025 The Forgotten Gift of God The following is an outline of the subject Celibacy of which an article will be published next week. We decided to first publish the outline…
Bible Study… Lessons from Micah: Hope and Warning in Today’s World 11 Apr 2025 This is the second post in our Bible Study series. This week's focus is the Book of Micah. Please share this with your local Church leadership and faith-based communities. This…
Bible Study… The Significance of Psalm 1 in Worship and Theology 4 Apr 2025 Bible Study Series #1 I am excited to launch a weekly resource for local churches that can be used for sermons, teachings, or Bible studies. This material will primarily take…
Bible Study… Riddle me this? 2 Apr 2025 The R-Rated Religion platform was created to defend the faith and share the Gospel through sound theology and to equip the local church. This is why we provide Bible study…
Bible Study… The Confused Church of Corinth 16 Jun 2024July 11, 2024 Â The church of Corinth was established by Paul in the Book of Acts. After setting up the church, Paul heard of squabbling within the church and wrote several letters. I…
apologetics… The Goodness of God in a World of Natural Evil 12 Mar 2024July 11, 2024 Introduction The material world that humanity resides within is full of immense catastrophe, desolation, and toxicity. It is truly a world full of misery and evil. Most humans, intellectuals, and…
Bible Study… First Peter: Key Takeaways 1 Mar 2024July 11, 2024 The epistle of Peter was written by the apostle Peter, known to Jesus as Cephas, where he stated that upon this rock, I will build my Church. Peter was an…
Bible Study… Difficult Questions about Genesis 1 – 11 21 Feb 2024July 11, 2024 Old Testament Context and Theology Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Does the Bible discuss the origin of God? If not, why? Yes, it does, but not in the way typical…
Bible Study… President’s Day 19 Feb 2024July 11, 2024 “Washington's Birthday, also known as Presidents' Day, is a federal holiday held on the third Monday of February. The day honors presidents of the United States, including George Washington, the…
Bible Study… What is Love? 10 Feb 2024July 11, 2024 LOVE: The word “love” is applied to both human and divine relationships in the Bible. Although love tends to connote spontaneous feeling given its emotive nature, love is also a…
Bible Study… Gospel Comparison: Mark & Matthew 25 Jan 2024July 11, 2024 The Gospels were written primarily to show us Christ, the son of God, and by faith, we can have life in his name. John extolled this in chapter twenty verse…
Bible Study… Did God Command Genocide? 22 Jan 2024February 24, 2024 This subject is a controversial one, one that stumped me for years until I realized the fallacy of the question. If God is the creator of all, the Heavens and…
Bible Study… TheBible Canon: A Compilation Story 20 Jan 2024July 11, 2024 The story of the Biblical Canon is the story of love, faith, and perseverance. No greater story has been told in the history of human literature. For many, in our…
apologetics… Watch “What the Bible Really Teaches about Demons” on YouTube 18 Jan 2024July 11, 2024 https://youtu.be/o4SbHoOZpQQ Unfortunately, we lost Dr. Hieser because his contribution to theology was almost life-changing. This video is a very interesting dialogue about how modern Christians view the concept of demons…
apologetics… Need we say more? 19 May 2023July 11, 2024 I was going to write yet another post on the chaos we now call normality in American culture. I thought I would save myself from pontification and more paragraphs of…
apologetics… Watch “Who was Satan in the Book of Job? With Dr. Michael Heiser” on YouTube 30 Mar 2023 https://youtu.be/vC8EAP9BJno
Bible Study… Watch “Not Everything in the Bible is About Jesus” on YouTube 21 Mar 2023 https://youtu.be/j9EYVXSrnAw I often bring this up in Bible study and most people are offended by it, why? The modern church has very little knowledge of the historical church and a…
apologetics… Why Miracles? 5 Apr 2022 In past articles I have demarcated what miracles are and several opposing views for, and against, them. You can catch up on that discussion here: https://rratedreligion.org/2022/04/05/demarcating-miracles/ This leaves an enormous…
apologetics… Demarcating Miracles 5 Apr 2022 Definitions of words and the meanings of those definitions are essential for grounding oneself in sound theology. This is especially significant in dealing with the subject of miracles. Properly fixing…
Bible Study Not Everything in the Bible is About Jesus 30 Mar 2022 https://youtu.be/j9EYVXSrnAw This should not be that controversial. It is hard to come to this reality but if you think about it biblically; it is an undeniable fact that everything in…
apologetics… Death Theology 3 Mar 2022 The following article addresses the issues of death theology, known to theologians as thanatology. This article will establish two sound guiding principles using relevant data that support a clear and…
apologetics… Watch “Is the WORD of God a PERSON?” on YouTube 3 Feb 2022 https://youtu.be/Ey8B7oREH4o This is very interesting theology and something that modern Christians tend to avoid because they cannot explain properly. Listen to what he is saying and think about who, and…
apologetics… The Relevance of Faith Amid the Global Pandemic 27 Jan 2022 All too often we, as Christians, allow society to shape and direct our motives. It is very easy to allow our secular surroundings to seep into our faith and dilute…
apologetics… What is Spiritual Formation? 21 Jan 2022February 12, 2022 Introduction The process of spiritual formation is essentially taking on the character of Christ in the everyday life of the believer. This requires proper biblical interpretation of key spiritual forming…
apologetics… The New Testament: The World’s First Great Awakening 10 Jan 2022 The turn of the first century brought about the single most important cultural revolution and great awakening since the creation of man: the New Testament. The New Testament served as…
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