Context is King
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Bible & Scripture | Comments OffIf someone were to ask the question, "What's the best way to refute the teachings of the Christian Bible," I suppose the answer would be..."Simple. Just take everything out of context." It really is just that easy. The sad truth of the matter is that both skeptics and Christians have been notorious for doing this very thing for centuries. I suppose to many, that might be a rather bold and even controversial way to begin. Perhaps ...
It’s All Greek (or Latin) to Me
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Bible & Scripture | 1 Comment »Have you ever wondered about all those fancy Greek and Latin terms that some Christians throw around? Perhaps not. If you're not one of those people who wonder what the heck people mean when they say things like "hypo-static union" or "orthopraxy" then you'll probably not find much interest in this. If, however, you do have some inkling of curiosity about those things, you might be interested in this post. While this is not going to ...
Theism vs. Atheism
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Bible & Scripture | Comments OffRecently, I had been doing some friendly debating amongst some friends and family on Facebook. The topic of the debate was the idea of objective morality. Throughout the entire debate, I have been pleasently surprised that proponents of both sides have kept things quite amiable. One stumbling block that we had run into involved the definition of certain terminology. Another was one of getting off track and answering questions that were not asked. So, I posted ...
Archaeologist to Search for Noah’s Ark in Turkey
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 by Ty Wallace posted in Bible & Scripture | Comments OffThis summer, Randall Price who is director of Liberty University's new Center for Judaic Studies is planning an expedition to Mount Ararat where he hopes to unearth the remains of Noah's Ark. "There's a whole trail of history pointing to it [Mt. Ararat]," Price said in a recent interview. "But in our age, people tend to think it is more of a story like Jack and the Bean Stalk.' Our aim is to show that the ...
Faith Without Works
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Bible & Scripture, Christian Living | Comments OffThere seems to be, at least for me, a major disconnect with living out faith in Christ. It is not a problem of knowledge. I am quite certain that the claims of Christianity are true. There is no doubt in my mind that God exists, that He is who the Bible says He is, and that He has done for us what the Bible claims He has done. From that standpoint, one could say that my ...
Obama Signs Executive Order Ending Ban on Abortion Funding
Saturday, January 24th, 2009 by Ty Wallace posted in Bible & Scripture, Political Issues | Comments OffSince taking office, President Obama has been busy signing executive orders. One such order that was put through occurred on Friday when he ended the Bush administration's ban on giving federal money to international groups that perform abortions or provide information on the option. Liberal groups welcomed the decision, while abortion rights foes criticized the president.
Dead Sea Scrolls To Be Digitized and Placed Online
Sunday, August 31st, 2008 by Ty Wallace posted in Bible & Scripture | Comments OffIsrael Antiquities Authority, the keeper of the Dead Sea scrolls, has announced that they have begun a two-year process to digitally photograph every fragment of the more than 2,000-year-old ancient text and then make them available for all to see online. Although it is pretty basic knowledge that the scrolls exist, they have only been photographed once in the 1950s and actually seen by a handful of scholars. Now, thanks to the effort to place them ...
No Other Book as “Unique” as The Bible
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008 by Ty Wallace posted in Bible & Scripture | 32 Comments »The Holy Bible - God's Word. There is no other book like it on the face of the Earth, both now or throughout history. It is unique in its continuity, its translations, its circulation, its survival throughout the ages, its teachings and its influence. Here are some interesting facts that prove without a shadow of a doubt that the Bible is unique from all other books ever written.
Why I Believe The Bible Is God’s Word
Monday, July 28th, 2008 by Ty Wallace posted in Bible & Scripture | 6 Comments »We had a really interesting discussion at our last Life Group meeting. We were discussing God's Word - The Holy Bible. One of the questions I posed to the group was, "Do you believe the Bible to be truth and if so why?" In other words, do you believe the Bible is God's Word and if so, how would you explain to an unbeliever the reasons why you believe the 66 books of the Bible, ...
Jesus Fulfilling Old Testament Prophecies
Monday, May 26th, 2008 by Ty Wallace posted in Bible & Scripture | 3 Comments »I'm not sure exactly how many prophecies Jesus fulfilled during His life, death and resurrection but most theologians place it above 400. The Book of Matthew does the best job correlating Old Testament prophecy with Jesus' fulfillment of them. Let's examine what some of those are.
