Next week we will be starting a new class: “A Case for the Old Testament, The History Continues…” One of the most important things we can do before starting, or continuing, a Bible study is to pray. As Christians, prayer is one of the four things we want to get good at, along with hermeneutics… Continue Reading
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A Case for the Old Testament: The importance of having a Biblical foundation for your faith
Last week we finished one of our “case for” classes on the Old Testament, and in two weeks we will pick up with a new class called “A Case for the Old Testament, The History Continues…”. This week I wanted to present a new short film from “Genesis Apologetics” on the importance of having a… Continue Reading
A Case for the Old Testament: Session 4, Part 2 – Christianity and Islam – Historical and Theological Differences
Last week we began session four with a look at Religious Pluralism and the fact that all religions, or faiths, cannot all have paths to God and Heaven, as is put forth by this view. This is because they are all foundationally, fundamentally and salvationally different on all of the most important views such as… Continue Reading
A Case for the Old Testament: Session 4, Part 1 – Religious Pluralism
Over the last few weeks we answered some important apologetics’ questions from Genesis concerning human origin, purpose and destiny. As a focus of this class, we are emphasizing the truths of Scripture, and the Christian faith, by looking at the evidence. In this session we will look at the age old question: Are they many… Continue Reading
A Case for the Old Testament: Session 3, Part 4 – God’s provision for the promise of eternal security
Last week we covered question four in our “apologetics’ overview” on the topic of the human race, made in the image of God. We focused on the genetic transmission of characteristics coming, not so much from Adam and Eve, but from Noah and his three sons. The Biblical narrative of dispersion of people at the… Continue Reading
A Case for the Old Testament: Session 3, Part 3 – The Biblical Flood, Noah’s Sons and The Dispersion
Last week we overviewed the answers for the first three questions in our Genesis Apologetics review: God’s existence, the problem of evil and the Biblical Flood of Noah’s day – not too deep for one post, right? Seriously, if you’d like to go deeper on those topics go back to last week’s post and you… Continue Reading
A Case for the Old Testament: Session 3, Part 2 – An Apologetic Overview of the Creation, Fall and Flood
Last week we began session 3 with an overview of the book of Genesis and a detailed look at the Hebrew names for God given throughout the Old Testament, with an emphasis on those in the book of Genesis. An understanding of these names and their meaning to the Hebrew readers gives us a glimpse… Continue Reading
A Case for the Old Testament: Session 3, Part 1 – An Overview of Genesis and the characteristic Names of God
Last week we concluded session two in our case for the Old Testament by looking at the big picture of the Bible and the connection between the Old and New Testament. We also practiced our Bible study skills, including the importance of cross-referencing, by answering questions from Genesis chapter 11:26 through chapter 14. This week… Continue Reading
A Case for the Old Testament: Session 2, Part 3 – The importance of knowing the Big Picture in Bible Study
Over the last two posts we have been making a case for the reliability of the Old Testament through various lines of evidence. This includes evidence from ancient manuscripts, archeology, prophecy, science authenticity, saved lives and lines of transmission over time. Because of the abundance of evidence, and trust in the fact that it is… Continue Reading
A Case for the Old Testament: Session 2, Part 2 – The Transmission
Last week we introduced some Christian Apologetics for the Old Testament, and the Bible in general, by using the Acronym MAPS-S. There is so much evidence for the reliability and accuracy of the Bible, so to help you remember some of that evidence let’s review what MAPS-S stand for : M = Manuscript evidence A… Continue Reading