In John chapter 18:28-32, we see the corruption and twisted thinking of the religious Jews. Their motivation had murderous intentions. They were working around their religious laws while at the same time plotting to have Jesus killed. They wanted Him out of the way. Their hatred for Him boiled because...

What do Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, Confucianism, and Hinduism have in common? They all began to spread through governmental support. Judaism began as a theocracy, of course, in the Old Testament. Buddhism began to spread when Ashoka the Great in India made Buddhism the state religion in the 3rd century B.C....

So Peter lops off the ear of one of the men who come to arrest Jesus. What was he thinking? He wasn’t. At least he wasn’t thinking spiritually. He was thinking and acting in terms of human strength and human wisdom. His battle was against flesh and blood. But that’s...