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
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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: Why Read the Bible?
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 we don’t know anything about? And if… Continue Reading
Case-Making 101: What are those other “gospels” and why aren’t they in the Bible?
Have you ever heard someone talk about the missing books of the Bible? There have been numerous documentaries and some movies based on these “missing” books, but do they have any credibility? Let’s take a look at the reasons for rejecting them as part of the Christian Bible: There are two basic categories: The Apocrypha… Continue Reading
Case-Making 101: How does finding truth relate to Bible study?
How do we distinguish truth from hearsay or opinion? You know, “THEY SAY…” is how most people preference hearsay and this usually means they don’t have any evidence for the claim they are making. How many of us defer to “THEY” when we don’t want to take time to fact check for ourselves? In today’s… Continue Reading
Case-Making 101: Does the Old Testament Law Apply To Us Today?
Last post we looked at the importance of the connection between the Old and New Testaments, especially with God’s Covenant Promise that unfolds from Genesis throughout the Old Testament and culminates in the person and ministry of Jesus. Part of the unfolding of the Covenant comes specifically in the detailed Law given to Moses found… Continue Reading
Case-Making 101: Does the Old Testament really connect to the New Testament?
I have often heard skeptics of the Christian Bible say that the Old and New Testaments have no connection and that the God of the Old Testament is not the same as the God of the New Testament. Most skeptics have never really studied the Bible – I know cause I was one of them.… Continue Reading
Case-Making 101: Does prophecy fulfillment support the reliability of the Bible?
Our evidence collection over the past few posts has been based on the question that many skeptics have posed: How do we know the Bible is the Word of God? In those posts we have gone over some of the available evidence that falls into the following categories: Physical Evidence: This includes historical and literary… Continue Reading
Case-Making 101: Does Archeology Support the Bible?
When I began to investigate the Bible I had no idea that Archeology was 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 astonished to learn how these relatively recent discoveries were consistently supporting Biblical accounts. Could… Continue Reading