Tag: bible
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In my humble opinion, The Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture is the best available commentary on the market. It’s not cheap, but you get what you pay for. The Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (ACCS) lets you explore the writings of early church fathers for yourself. Organized by the books…
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Josn Howerton articulates truth here when he exposes faulty Bible interpretation. “for at least the last decade, biblical concepts have been twisted and successfully redeployed to advance societal evil (or at least to keep Christians from recognizing and opposing it).“ Josh has a strong argument with specific examples that are…
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James Wood provides valuable insight here into the gift of Bible translation. “Hearing God’s Word in one’s own tongue is profound and powerful. God alone is ultimate, yet He desires people from every culture and wants the distinct glories of all peoples brought into his kingdom. Translation is essential to…
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Our English Bibles are not constructed from the original autographs, but from copies of copies of copies. This raises a good question – how faithful to what was originally written are our modern English Bibles? In fact, scholars believe that the New Testament text is now highly faithful to the…
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The web site for this chart is here. Brent MacDonald updates it on a regular basis. The web site will always have the latest version as well as explanatory notes.(The grade reading level for each translation is in parentheses. For example, the NIV is considered grade reading level 8.) The…
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The fatal step that many take who ultimately walk away from the faith is to begin questioning the infallibility and inerrancy of the Bible. Bart Ehrman, by how own admission, began his journey from self-proclaimed evangelical to atheist by first questioning the veracity of Scripture. This video by a Canadian…
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I’ve always marveled at how Christ precisely fulfills the Old Testament Jewish feast days. Consider . . . 1) Passover (Leviticus 23:5) – Pointed to the Messiah as our Passover lamb (1 Corinthians 5:7) whose blood would be shed for our sins. Jesus was crucified on the day of preparation…
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Lactantius, writing early in the 4th century after Constantine had assumed power and the persecutions were over, noted in Book 2 of his Divine Institutes that the church was empowered over the demonic. In chapter XVI of Book 2, Lactantius writes concerning demonic entities, “They (the demonic) do indeed injure,…
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Christian Apologetics 