Showing posts with label scripture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label scripture. Show all posts
Monday, November 23, 2015

Did the New Testament Authors Know They Were Writing Scripture?

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The New Testament is crucial to Christianity. It provides the basis of knowledge not simply for Jesus's life and ministry, but also ...
Thursday, May 28, 2015

"Lost Gospels" are to the Gospels as Sci-Fi is to Shakespeare

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Yesterday, I began to discuss the so-called Lost Gospels, those second and third century writings claiming to be Gospel accounts by Ap...
Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Why There's No Such Thing as a Lost Gospel

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Are there really "lost" Gospel texts that were eliminated from the Bible? The claim has been circulating for many decades now...
Thursday, May 07, 2015

Why Those "Lost Books" of the Bible Don't Cut It

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What is it that separates those sixty-six ancient texts that we call collectively The Bible from the many other ancient texts which have ex...
Sunday, November 02, 2014

Heresies and Scripture - Podcast

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What are heresies and why are they so important to avoid? During the first 400 years of the Christianity's existence, the church fathers...
Tuesday, September 09, 2014

The Bible Commands Us More Than Once to Defend Our Faith

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There are many passages in the Bible that command us to go out there and stand up for the faith. The most often quoted is 1 Peter 3:15 which...
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Wednesday, May 07, 2014

What Did Jesus Consider as Scripture?

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When we discuss the makeup of the Bible, the New Testament is usually the center of discussion. Given the discoveries of various 2nd and...
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Monday, March 03, 2014

What Does 'the Bible Is Inerrant' Really Mean?

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The question over the reliability of the Bible is one that Christians must deal with from time to time. However, I've found that ther...
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Saturday, November 02, 2013

How Heresies Tried to Change Scripture

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Were books left out of the Bible? What are heresies against scripture? How did the early church determine which writings should be recog...
Thursday, April 11, 2013

Bible Contradictions - Why Responding "Show Me Some" Doesn't Work

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"What about all the contradictions in the Bible?" If you share your faith or even if your vocal about believing the Bible to be tr...
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Wednesday, April 03, 2013

Who Resurrected Jesus from the Dead?

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During Easter, there tends to be more focus on the claims of Christianity than at other times of the year, and many groups seek to take ad...
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Wednesday, March 04, 2009

How to Get Wisdom Without Drinking Vitameatavegamin

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Recently I was asked what my favorite scripture is. Now, this is a hard question, because I tend to approach the Bible not as a monolith, bu...