The Chisholm Source

An Easter Note

Clinton Chisholm — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 03:11:04 PDT

Our Lord Jesus Christ was, in all likelihood, naked on the cross. Christian art and the Church will not face it readily so you won’t see crucifixion pictures of Jesus with exposed penis though in all likelihood, following Roman custom, he would have been crucified naked. There is even biblical support for this seemingly way out thought. Let’s probe this radical idea a bit by checking John 19.23 in a few versions in light…

Homosexuality: Clinical Realities

Clinton Chisholm — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 09:35:10 PST

“…the genetic theory of homosexuality has been generally discarded today.” (W.H. Masters, V.E. Johnson, R.C. Kolodny, Human Sexuality, 1984, 45) Homosexuality as a discussion topic often provokes controversy but there are some indisputable aspects of the topic that are beyond controversy. One such is whether there is clinical evidence for a genetic basis for homosexuality. The other is whether a homosexual can change orientation. We have learned much from cross-cultural studies and psychotherapy about…

Third Temple Heresy

Clinton Chisholm — Fri, 27 May 2011 04:15:59 PDT

An allied belief to date-setting that is all too popular amongst Evangelicals is the unbiblical view that before our Lord’s return a 3rd Jewish temple must be built and the sacrificial system restored. Respected researcher and specialist on prophecy, Grant R. Jeffrey argues this position in his 2007 book The New Temple and the Second Coming. On p. 88 Jeffrey says, “Daniel prophesied that the rebuilt Temple would serve as the center of Israel’s worship—complete…

Signs of the End: Re-Reading Matthew 24 (part 2)

Clinton Chisholm — Wed, 25 May 2011 16:37:42 PDT

B. Matthew 24.15-28 1. What really is this ‘abomination of desolation’, spoken of by Daniel (9.26)1 ? 1.1 Popular explanation – Something idolatrous placed in the holy place of a rebuilt Temple=3rd Temple. Consider the practical and contextual problems associated with this interpretation. “..this injects a totally different temple into the midst of Christ’s prophetic discourse than the one concerning which the disciples inquired.”2 In the age of the new and better covenant why would…

Signs of the End: Re-Reading Matthew 24 (part 1)

Clinton Chisholm — Fri, 20 May 2011 11:17:11 PDT

A. Matthew 24. 1-14 We need to clarify the context and text of our Lord’s dramatic prophecy in Mt. 24.2; Mk. 13.2; Lk 21.6. Context – Admiration of the buildings of the Temple by the disciples “…and His disciples came up toshow Him the buildings of the temple.” (Mt. 24.1b; Mk. 13.1; Lk. 21.5) Text – “I say to you, not one stone shall be left here upon another, that shall not be thrown down.” (Mt. 24.2; Mk.…

Second Coming Hype

Clinton Chisholm — Wed, 18 May 2011 08:30:20 PDT

So far I have seen in Florida two huge billboards with the alarming message that Jesus is coming back on May 21, this year. This kind of date-setting nonsense has been going on periodically for centuries and the culprits include some prestigious individuals and groups. Some of those who made confident prophecies about a date for Christ’s return and got it wrong are J.N. Darby, C.I. Scofield and Hal Lindsay. Date-setters had a field day…

Consensual Sex Revisited

Clinton Chisholm — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:02:09 PDT

“To be clear, our position is neither an endorsement nor rejection of homosexuality. Frankly, we do not care. How consenting adults choose to live their lives is none of our business.” (Jamaica Gleaner editorial, April 1, 2011) To some the above sentiment of the editorial is progressive, politically correct and defensible. To me it is dangerous and disingenuous. I say the editorial’s posture is disingenuous because it seems to reflect a neutral position about homosexuality…

The Resurrection: Engaging Mind and Spirit

Clinton Chisholm — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 07:30:58 PDT

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. From the details of Acts—18.12, which mentions Paul in Corinth with Gallio as proconsul of Achaia—and the Gallio inscription, we know that Paul visited Corinth in AD 50 and departed there AD…

Dying and Rising What Again?

Clinton Chisholm — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 07:30:15 PDT

In 2003 I gave a public lecture in Kingston, Jamaica, which provided, inter alia, a rebuttal of the ‘dying and rising Gods/Saviours’ thesis. (see my book Revelations on Ras Tafari, 2008, 81-87). Significantly, I invited two lecturers from the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies to respond live to the lecture right after my delivery and provided the text of my lecture to them weeks before. Neither lecturer challenged the rebuttal I…

Clarifying Sexual Orientation, Homosexuality and Homophobia

Clinton Chisholm — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 07:51:58 PDT

There is a general belief that conceptual clarity exists re the terms ‘sexual orientation, homosexuality and homophobia’. This belief is dead wrong as I hope to show now. According to the therapeutic manual of the American Psychiatric Association there are upwards of at least twenty distinctive sexual variations of ‘sexual orientation’. This goes way beyond the traditional orientations of heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality and bestiality and includes the ‘paraphilias’ like incest, necrophilia, etc. Would all of…