The Penalty for Treason
Posted on Sep 4th, 2006 | 1 Comment | Read This Article »
Aldrich Ames and Benedict Arnold have the distinction of being the most notorious traitors in United States history, yet they still do not come close to the greatest traitor of all time, Judas Iscariot. Judas, a chosen disciple, spent his time traveling with Jesus, listening to His teachings, witnessing His miracles, stealing from His moneybag, yet still Judas decides to betray Him. For just thirty pieces of silver, Judas signaled to the authorities to arrest Jesus by a kiss. Judas in his shame gave back the money and went and hung himself. No wait! He bought a field and fell down and his body exploded. What???
Have you ever looked at the table of contents in your Bible and just thought, now why in the world is it ordered like that? Many people think that since Genesis is creation and Revelation is the end, then the Bible must be laid out chronologically, but I’m afraid that you couldn’t be more wrong. The books of the Bible are not chronological and at sometimes the chapters in a book don’t tell the story chronologically. The books of the Bible are primarily organized by the content or type of book.
There has long been a belief that many of the themes in Christianity were taken from Greek mythology. Many claim that Samson and Delilah reflect Hercules being betrayed by Deianeira. An even larger similarity is claimed between Dionysus and Jesus. Both born of a mortal woman, both turned water into wine and both returned from the dead. Whether or not this is true, I will leave up to your own investigation. Of course if I were a betting man, I’d put my money on the Jesus.
We all know that the Bible is the inerrant Word of God right. But for a little while it was the inerrant Word of God plus a little bit from one of us. The Comma Johanneum can be found mainly in the New King James and plain old King James Bibles. It is an addendum to 1 John 5:7-8, which reads in the King James as…
