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Foolish Ramblings

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Here is my response to an apostate named Em: “I wouldn’t say ‘reject’, I would say highly skeptical about the nature of him.” I think you have because Christ is our ultimate authority. You are saying he isn’t trustworthy because of your childish excuses. So, a pretend neutrality is not going to make you seem more rational to me. “Most of the Gnostic’s, and early documents (gospels) are written at least 20-50 years after the fact; to which many of the disciples by this time would have been dead.” You’ve always had a common habit of saying easily refuted statements. … Continue reading Foolish Ramblings

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‘Beginning of the Creation’

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Revelation 3:14 states: “To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God, says this: The reason I bring up this text is that it is a commonly misused text by Unitarians. They present it as meaning that Christ is the first created thing. I think this has some problems: i) There is debate whether it should be translated “the Beginning of the creation of God” or “The ruler of God’s creation”. It is a common theme that Christ does rule over creation. The latter is unlikely … Continue reading ‘Beginning of the Creation’

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We are now just The Council

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The Council of Google+ is now known as The Council. We are disassociating with any specific media because we use multiple forms of media to spread the Gospel message. We will use any and all media available to carry out the great commission and will be bringing new content to you in the near future that will be compelling and edifying. The Council has spoken and God bless! Continue reading We are now just The Council

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?