This week’s presentation looks at the first “S” for Science from our acronym MAPS-S. Even though the Bible is not a book of science, when it speaks of things we have just come to know today, it is never incoherent or mythological. The Bible is always authentic in its scientific illustrations. The Bible gave accurate… Continue Reading
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Answers for a study in the book of 1 Thessalonians: Chapter 3
“Answers for a study in the book of 1 Thessalonians” is a weekly post in addition to the regular “apologetics” posts on the weekend where the original questions can be found at the bottom of the study, and then answers appear here mid-week. This gives you time to do your own research, and then check… Continue Reading
Christian Apologetics, More Conversations: How do we know the Bible is the Word of God? Part 6 Prophecy
In addition to an abundance of evidence in the manuscript and archeology categories, there is a multitude of evidence of fulfilled prophecy. 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 people over the centuries that… Continue Reading
Answers for a study in the book of 1 Thessalonians: Chapter 2
“Answers for a study in the book of 1 Thessalonians” is a weekly post in addition to the regular “apologetics” posts on the weekend where the original questions can be found at the bottom of the study, and then answers appear here mid-week. This gives you time to do your own research, and then check… Continue Reading
Christian Apologetics, More Conversations: How do we know the Bible is the Word of God? Part 5 New Testament Archeology
This week’s presentation continues the topic of Archeology from our “conversations about the Bible” using the acronym MAPS-S with a focus on the New Testament. Archeological evidence for the Bible is strong, and is one of the best ways to affirm and confirm, events, people, and places spoken of in the Bible. We will look… Continue Reading
Answers for a study in the book of 1 Thessalonians: Introduction and Chapter 1
“Answers for a study in the book of 1 Thessalonians” is a weekly post in addition to the regular “apologetics” posts on the weekend where the original questions can be found at the bottom of the study, and then answers appear here mid-week. This gives you time to do your own research, and then check… Continue Reading
Christian Apologetics, More Conversations: How do we know the Bible is the Word of God? Part 4 Old Testament Archeology
This week the presentation focuses on the “A” for Archeology from our acronym MAPS-S. Archeological evidence for the Bible is strong, and is one of the best ways to affirm and confirm, events, people, and places spoken of in the Bible. We will look specifically at some of the top pieces of evidence in archeology… Continue Reading
Christian Apologetics, More Conversations: How do we know the Bible is the Word of God? Part 3
This week we are continuing with our conversations about the Bible by looking at its reliability from evidence in the categories of eyewitnesses, both friendly and hostile, and in the science of “Textual Criticism.” By using the acronym MAPS-S we can cover multiple lines of evidence that give us reasonable and trustworthy confidence that the… Continue Reading
Christian Apologetics, More Conversations: How do we know the Bible is the Word of God? Part 2
This week’s presentation covers more conversations about the Bible from our acronym MAPS-S. In part 2, we are specifically looking at evidences in the “M” for Manuscripts. Last week we investigated the literary and historical scholarship acclamations for the Bible, along with its reliable transmission over time. This week we are looking at the translation… Continue Reading
Answers for a study in the book of Colossians: Chapter 4
“Answers for a study in the book of Colossians” is a weekly post in addition to the regular “apologetics” posts on the weekend where the original questions can be found at the bottom of the study, and then answers appear here mid-week. This gives you time to do your own research, and then check your… Continue Reading