In making our “Case for Christ” we are currently looking at evidence for the reliability, historicity and inerrancy of the New Testament. Using the acronym MAPS-S our case can be made based on five categories of Biblical evidence: From last week: 1. Manuscript evidence includes over 24,000 early New Testament documents with which textual critics can compare,… Continue Reading
Category Archives: A Case for the Bible
Case-Making 101: Does the New Testament give us historically reliable information about Jesus?
One of the most important things to understand about the Bible is that the Old and New Testaments are inseparably linked. The Old Testament is the New Testament concealed, the New Testament is the Old Testament revealed. The books of the New Testament are the only ones that connect to the stories, teachings, covenants and… Continue Reading
Case-Making 101: Bible study, How do I begin?
Food For Thought: Food for our physical bodies vs. food for our spiritual bodies—are there similarities? We feed our bodies daily, in fact studies suggest that eating six small meals a day might be the healthiest way to maintain blood sugar levels and proper weight. If we compare that to the way we feed our… Continue Reading
Case-Making 101: Bible study, why?
Over the years I have come across Christians who believe that it doesn’t matter whether we know anything about the Bible and defending it. Just have faith some would say. But, faith in what? If we are claiming to be followers of Christ how are we going to follow someone or something we don’t know anything about? And… Continue Reading
Case-Making 101: The Story of Reality and the Bible Fast Forward
In my view the three most important questions we can ask are: Where did I come from? Why am I here? Where am I going? Origin, purpose, and destiny. If your belief in these three areas doesn’t match up with reality, then it is time to take a look at what the God of the… Continue Reading
Case-Making 101: Prophecy and the Bible
We have been laying out a “Case for the Bible” over the past few posts 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
Case-Making 101: How does Archeology support the Bible?
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
Case-Making 101: Is the Bible written by eyewitnesses of the events?
Eyewitness Accounts: Many people think the Bible is just like other “holy books” telling mythological stories or giving philosophical advice. Not true! Upon close examination one will find that the Bible with its 66 different books is written by at least 40 authors who were either eyewitnesses of the accounts or who record eyewitness testimony.… Continue Reading
Case-Making 101: How does the Bible compare to other ancient documents?
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
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