This week we are starting a new series called “A Case for Creation 101.” Along with this series we will be studying through Genesis with some questions to help you do that at the end of each week’s session. Before we start I want to review the purpose of this ministry and why it is… Continue Reading
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A Case for the Bible 101: The Cumulative Case and Saved Lives
We have been laying out a “Case for the Bible” over the past few months and the evidence collection has been based on a question that many have posed: How do we know the Bible is reliable? This question also covers concern over transmission, translation and canonicity. If we can confirm its accuracy in all… Continue Reading
A Case for the Bible 101: Deception In Evolutionary Science
“In grammar school they taught me that a frog turning into a prince was a fairy tale. In the university they taught me that a frog turning into a prince was a fact!” – Ron Carlson, Professor and Author, U.C. Irvine Last week we looked at some of the important concepts to understand when discussing Creation… Continue Reading
A Case for the Bible 101: Creation and/or evolution? Some reasons it is important for Christians to understand
It has been said that many intelligent people believe in evolution as a means for the origin of complex life because other intelligent people believe in evolution as a means for the origin of complex life. Is this intelligence or blind faith? Maybe the “Emperor of Evolution” will finally be told that he is not wearing any… Continue Reading
A Case for the Bible 101: The Bible’s Scientific Authenticity
Over the past few months we have been looking at the evidence for the reliability, historicity, and inspiration of the Bible using the acronym MAPS-S. We have seen an abundance of evidence in these categories: M=Manuscripts, A=Archeology, and P=Prophecy. We will now take a look at the evidence from S=Science. The first thing to note… Continue Reading
A Case for the Bible 101: Prophecy Fulfillment in the Bible
We have been laying out a “Case for the Bible” over the past few months and the evidence collection has been based on a question that many have posed: How do we know the Bible is the Word of God? You can be skeptical of the Bible, as I once was, but at some point,… Continue Reading
A Case for the Bible 101: What is Biblical Prophecy and Why is it Important?
This week we continue our “Case for the Bible” with evidence of fulfilled Prophecy. In addition to the abundance of evidence we have covered in the Manuscript and Archeology categories, the evidence in this category is so overwhelming that even ardent atheists have been swayed. Nothing is more profound than Biblical prophecy and its fulfillment! There are many… Continue Reading
A Case for the Bible 101: How does Archeology support the reliability of the New Testament?
Last week we looked at evidence for the reliability of the Old Testament through archeological discoveries. To date there have been over 25,000 finds that support the Biblical record, and no valid archeological find has ever disproven a Biblical account. Archeology is important in Biblical studies because it uncovers physical evidence from dig sites… Continue Reading
A Case for the Bible 101: How does archeological evidence support the reliability of the Old Testament?
How does Archeology relate to the Bible? Archeology is a relatively new science that did not take root until the nineteenth century A.D., prior to that time archeology was mainly done by grave robbers! I was amazed to learn how these relatively new discoveries from archeological digs in the Middle East are consistently supporting Biblical… Continue Reading
A Case for the Bible 101: Manuscript Evidence Part 11 – Are there errors in the manuscripts?
Last week we looked at the science of textual criticism and how the Bible is in first place, by far, over any other ancient document in the number of ancient manuscripts available to research (over 25,000 compared to Homer’s Iliad in second place with a a little over 1700). Scholars spend their lives studying these… Continue Reading