Textual Criticism: Last week we looked at the evidence for the reliability of the Bible with the early Church’s canonization process that demonstrates we can be certain that we have the right books, contrary to cultural spin. We also looked at many reasons Christians reject the Apocrypha and Gnostic books with an emphasis on the… Continue Reading
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Case-Making 101: How were the books of the Bible decided?
CANONIZATION: Last week we looked at evidence for transmission of ancient documents and historical information, in particular the transmission of the Bible as the Word of God. Coming at this investigation as a skeptic I found that there is enough evidence to believe that transmission of God’s Word from ancient times is reasonably possible. The… Continue Reading
Case-Making 101: How did we get the Bible?
When I began to look into the reliability of the Bible one of the first things I wanted to know was how we got it. Was the means of transmission trustworthy enough to ensure that what we have today is the same as the original writings? Starting out as a skeptic I was shocked at… Continue Reading
Case-Making 101: How do we know the Bible is the Word of God?
How confident are you that the Bible is the Word of God? Most people, even Christians, do not give God, or the Bible, much time or thought as long as things are moving along great. But, when life changing events cause us to reevaluate our purpose and destiny we can be catapulted into a… Continue Reading
Case-Making 101: Cold-Case Christianity for Kids and Adults!
Cold-Case Christianity for Kids, Investigate Jesus With A Real Detective “Here’s a creative, clear, and compelling primer that will sharpen the reasoning skills of kids. They’ll love the detective approach to the evidence for faith!” Lee Strobel, bestselling author of “The Case for Christ.” Watch this brief introduction by J. Warner Wallace: It is important to have… Continue Reading
Case-Making 101: The Christian Worldview and the problem of doubt, evil and suffering
Questions and doubts: What do you do when you have questions and doubts about God or your faith? Questions can be good if it moves us forward to finding answers. I had a lot of questions about Christianity and I did not do anything about that for years except to become a doubtful skeptic. Doubt… Continue Reading
Case-Making 101: Religious Pluralism – Can That Be True?
Pluralism: Truth vs. tolerance Less than a hundred years ago the majority of Americans would never have argued about the truth claims of Christianity and its guiding compass of morality in our nation. But today, with a presidential proclamation that we are no longer a Christian nation, we find ourselves left with the politically correct… Continue Reading
Case-Making 101: Truth vs. Relativism, does it matter in your worldview?
“Men stumble over the truth from time to time, but most pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened.” -Winston Churchill There are so many great resources on the topic of truth vs. relativism. For this post I am using insights from three great Apologists, and I highly recommend going to their… Continue Reading
Case-Making 101: A brief history of Christianity
Last week we looked at some of the reasons we are called to be “Case-makers” for the Christian faith. If you are in the baby boomer generation you might still consider us to be a “Christian” country. If you are a millennial your experience in public education most likely puts you in tune to the… Continue Reading
Case-Making 101: Why is there a need to make a case for Christianity?
Why is there a need to make a case? We find ourselves in a “post-Christian,” and some would argue “anti-Christian,” western culture today, and the fact that more and more young people are identify their religion as “none” is alarming. Major research groups are now reporting that “nones” have taken over as the third largest… Continue Reading