2. The Bible was written for us, but it wasn’t written directly to us. [box_dark]Got less than 5 minutes to get your truth-fix? View the condensed video version of this article at our new Sound Bites channel: [button link=”https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo9VpYZgLXjGMKYqT3mhD3g” variation=”blue”]View Channel[/button][/box_dark] God never changes, but the world that God speaks into changes constantly. The world…
Obviously the Bible is an incredibly important book. Even non-Christians have to recognize that biblical principles are foundational to Western culture. You can say what you want about certain parts of the Bible that you might not like for whatever reason, but without the Bible, the world would look very different today…and not in a…
[box_dark]The question of whether or not the Gospels can be trusted to present an accurate view of Jesus’ life, teaching and deeds comes up all the time in our culture. What follows is a presentation of some of the key evidence that needs to be considered by any skeptic really interested in engaging this topic. …
[button link=”http://www.podcastrevolution.com/viewpodcast.php?pid=2823″ variation=”sky”]Listen via Podcast[/button] As August draws to a close, millions of young men and women are headed off (or back) to college where they will, hopefully, have their horizons expanded and their minds sharpened. Unfortunately, for those Christians among them, college will also likely be a place where their faith is tested. Now,…
Dr. Craig Smith walks through some basic tools that anyone can use to understand the Bible. This is live footage captured at the Pure Truth Pastors Conference in Harare, Zimbabwe in May-June of 2013. If you would like the handouts that go along with this training session, download them here: Foundations 1 Part 2 coming…
In 2002, a remarkable find was announced to the world: an ossuary or bone-box with the Aramaic inscription translating to “James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus.” Given that the box itself dates back 2000 years and that it was very unusual to put a brother’s name on a funerary inscription unless the brother was…
While it is true that knowledge is power, it is also often the case that a little bit of knowledge can be a bad thing. This is frequently the case when it comes to referencing the original languages of the Bible. Far too often, those new to the task of exegesis (responsibly drawing intended meaning…
Bias & The Bible Christian apologists often claim that the Bible is subjected to an unfair bias when it comes to tests of historicity. As the claim goes, historians typically assume that historical claims by other ancient texts (i.e. letters, trade records, historical treatises, etc.) are accurate until proven otherwise, whereas they assume the Bible…
by Craig A. Smith Every kid who’s spent time in Sunday School classes knows there’s a select group of Bible stories that get all the airtime: David whups Goliaith, the animals board the ark by twosies and Jonah gets himself swallowed by a big fish. These are the anchor stories in just about every Sunday…
by Johnny Cisneros Jesus is God. It’s the most central and most controversial belief of the Christian faith. How did the gospel writers support such a claim? They documented Jesus’ mighty deeds. Sure, other biblical characters performed wonders (1 Kings 17:22–23). But Jesus is unique because He does what only God can do. When He…