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Inerrancy, Reliability of the OT and NT, Tyler VelaLeave a comment

Can we trust the Old Testament?

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The question of New Testament reliability often is stressed, but the New Testament often calls on the Old Testament for its validation. So, we are committed to defending the historicity of the Old Testament as well. Here are some links:   Dr. Peter J. Williams: Can the Old Testament be Trusted Historically? The Old Testament and Jesus Ted Wright: The Archaeological and Historical Reliability of the Old Testament Josh McDowell: Old Testament: Significance of Dead Sea Scrolls Old Testament: Dead Sea Scrolls’ Contribution Old Testament: Traditions Verify Dr. Darrell Bock: Validating Genesis Archaeology and the Bible Recent Archaeological Finds Dr. James Hoffmeier: … Continue reading Can we trust the Old Testament?

apologetics, Reliability of the OT and NTLeave a comment

Anonymous Gospels?

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This is a collection of resources on the issue of who wrote the Gospels( and maybe some other NT books). It is often said that Christians only have a collection of random books that have no relationship to those that the early church attributes them too. Dr. Michael J. Kruger : New Testament Reliability Did the Gospel Authors Think They Were Writing Scripture? 10 Misconceptions about the NT Canon: #9: “The Canonical Gospels Were Certainly Not Written by the Individuals Named in Their Titles” Dr. Darrell Bock: Did Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John actually author the gospel accounts? Dr. Timothy McGrew: … Continue reading Anonymous Gospels?

Atheism, Ben Shapiro, Dr. Greg Bahnsen, EthicsLeave a comment

Shapiro vs Harris

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I usually don’t speak about Ben Shapiro or Sam Harris but they recently had a debate. I reject both materialism and Judaism. Both men are prominent and popular in current conservative circles. They represent the two sects that exist in conservativism: Religious and Non-religious. The question will one day become which of these undergird that political system. The village atheist thinks that Harris is actually some genius and the theist thought Ben got him on the issue of Freewill. This goes to show how each group lacks critical thinking skills. Harris is asked how does he avoid the naturalistic fallacy. … Continue reading Shapiro vs Harris

Calvinism, Dr. James Anderson, Dr. Leighton Flowers, Paul Manata, philosophy, Steve Hays, theologyLeave a comment

1 Cor. 10:13

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A while back some indeterminist proponents were using this verse to defend libertarian freedom. The problem with that is they maintain that libertarian freedom is the necessary condition of moral culpability. That means that an agent without that ability would be innocent for any deed he does. If they believe this way of escape that is provided by God is libertarian freedom, then the passage only gives that freedom to believers in God. God doesn’t provide a way of escape for everyone. So, the libertarian would have to maintain all nonbelievers are innocent. Other stuff: Steve Hays: Molinism and 1 … Continue reading 1 Cor. 10:13