Kevin Alan Wells

Is the Pope Infallible?

The simplest way that I can think of to express the Catholic argument is this:
The pope is infallible because he is the heir of the Apostle Peter’s infallibility.
Roman Catholic doctrine teaches that Christ assigned Peter supreme human authority over the Church, and placed a spiritual safeguard over him to ensure he successfully carried out this [...]

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How Do You Know God Exists?

We don’t know. And we can’t, because God’s existence is improvable. Both theists and atheists can offer evidence for their position, but neither can provide proof.

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Is There A Santa Claus?

Editorial by Francis P. Church; first published in The New York Sun, 1897

Dear Editor,
I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, “If you see it in The Sun, it’s so.” Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus? —Virginia O’Hanlon
Virginia, your little friends [...]

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Did the Bible Prophesy the Creation of Modern Israel?

When Japan’s surrender finally ended World War 2 on September 2nd, 1945, another crisis was already staring the world in the face:
Stabilization.
For six years humanity had bombed, burned, and bled their existence on Earth. From water pipelines to government officials, entire nations had to be lifted from rubble and rebuilt. In that process, some [...]

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What Does it Mean to be Baptized in the Spirit?

The phrase baptized in the Spirit is a first century Christian expression, and the book of Acts in the New Testament is the vital source for understanding what early Christians meant when they used the phrase. This complicates getting an answer, because Acts was written to tell a story, not answer questions.
Here’s what I mean:

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