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Inerrancy
(Mark 8:12 NRSV) And he sighed deeply in his spirit and said, “Why does this generation ask for a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.” The Bible is a subject that seems to … Continue reading
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The Great Flood(s)
Often, in discussions of the Great Flood of Noah, someone says that there are many ancient legends and myths about floods. But what is less-widely known is that there are two flood stories in the Bible. This is somewhat difficult … Continue reading
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Feelings – Thoughts on Mark 6:10-12
The following started as an e-mail reply I made to someone on the Internet. This letter is representative of many I receive and of many articles posted on the USENET from sincere individuals who look at the “God of the … Continue reading
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Do-it-yourself faith
(Heb 11:1 KJV) Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Faith comes from God, but God has His own timetable. What can we do if we get impatient? This article describes how … Continue reading
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Characteristics of a Cult
This is a list I ran across somewhere and found it useful. INTERNAL CONTROL, amount of internal political power exercised by leader(s) over members. WISDOM CLAIMED by leader(s), amount of infallibility declared about decisions. WISDOM CREDITED to leader(s) by members; … Continue reading
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A Field Guide to Heresies
This article catalogs some of the movements within early Christianity at variance with the orthodox faith. Material from this guide came from History of the Christian Church by Henry C. Sheldon, the Encyclopaedia Britannica, and A History of Heresy by … Continue reading
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Bible Dates
For my own use, I consulted various Bible commentaries and reference books (including New Testament Introduction by Guthrie) to compile a table of Bible books, their authors and dates of composition. There are, of course, disagreements over these issues, but … Continue reading
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The King James Version of the Bible
A visitor to my web site wrote: “I believe the King James Version is God’s Word perfected in English.” This page discusses why I would take exception to the word “perfected.” What if there were no King James Version? Let’s … Continue reading
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Bible Primer
An atheist once told me: Don’t quote the Bible by numbers, I don’t have a bible and wouldn’t know how to use the numbers if I did. This is a very introductory primer on the Bible for folks who know … Continue reading
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Faith and Works
“You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone” [James 2:24 NRSV] “For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law.” [Rom 3:28 NASB] “‘Faith without works is … Continue reading