This is part three of a nine-part series on how we got our Bible. Part one addressed the inspiration and inerrancy of Scripture. Part two explained the formation and preservation of the Old Testament...
Moral atrocities litter the historical landscape. And this ought to make us sad. People do bad things. And they’ve been doing bad things ever since Genesis 3. It doesn’t take long for the fall...
Did Jesus ever exist? Or is he a myth — a figment of our imagination? Sure, the Bible tells us about Jesus, but isn’t it simply a religious text? Skeptics often declare, “take the...
I’ve had more than a few conversations about the Apocrypha. From my experience, this group of a dozen Jewish books written between the Old and New Testaments (400 BC – AD 50) perplexes most...
Lots of different arguments exist for Jesus’ resurrection. One of the more persuasive, in my estimation, comes from Jesus’ brother James. While other lines of evidence receive more attention, e.g., women eye-witnesses to the empty...
What’s something you’d be willing to die for? Your family? Country? Most cherished beliefs? Many of you, I’m sure, would be willing to lay down your lives for these noble causes. But would you...
Several reasons exist for why we should trust the Gospels. Their eye-witness testimony, familiarity with the Palestinian world, embarrassing nature, early dating, and undesigned coincidences, all suggest that the Gospels are reliable documents. Beyond that, the plethora of Greek manuscripts and strong...
Everyone knows the Gospels are chock-full of Jesus’ miracles. Making the lame walk, causing the blind to see, and even raising the dead were no problem for him. Christians heartily embrace Jesus’ miracles. After...