“These men ask me to believe they can read between the lines of old texts; the evidence is their obvious inability to read (in any sense worth discussing) the lines themselves. They claim to see fern-seed and can’t see…
Read moreManuscript Evidence for the Reliability of the New Testament Left: a leaf from Codex Vaticanus. Click on the image to see a larger view. When we say that the Bible has over 25,000 early manuscripts that prove its reliability, we…
Read moreWhat about variant texts in biblical manuscripts? I was first introduced to the concept of biblical textual criticism in a biblical interpretation class sponsored by Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary at the Center for Urban Ministries in Boston. The professor teaching the…
Read moreLower criticism vs. Higher criticism To fully understand German Higher Criticism, one must first examine the social and political situation in Germany and Europe in the mid to late-1800s. To understand the background of these men sheds incredible light on…
Read moreI was talking to internet radio show host Joe Wyro, a pastor from Chicago, about the integrity and reliability of the New Testament. We were talking about the three most famous disputed passages in the New Testament: 1 John 5:7-8…
Read moreThe Contribution of Dr. John Henry Ludlum, Jr. Refuting the Marcan Priority Hypothesis and the Fabled “Q” Gospel One of the theologians mentioned in The Real Jesus is a little known linguistics prodigy named John Henry Ludlum, Jr. Ludlum i…
Read moreThis series outlines the history of liberal criticism in the church, it fallacious premises and anti-semitic motivating forces, and then proposes some solutions as to how it can be refuted soundly and systematically rooted out of the popular culture. How…
Read moreWhat about Hillel, Gamaliel, Confucius, Buddha and Mohammed? If we applied the same level of scrutiny that the Jesus-mythists apply to the historical figure of Jesus of Nazareth, many religious figures from antiquity would vanish from history. The Jewish rabbis…
Read moreThe “New” Skepticism Even though the vast majority liberal scholars have rejected the Jesus as myth hypothesis it has been popularized in numerous books written by authors such Earl Doherty, Timothy Freke and Peter Gandy. More strident in the promotion…
Read moreFor about a year now, I’ve been trying to wrap my brain around the cultural phenomenon known as the “Jesus-as-myth” hypothesis. It’s an idea that is gaining steam, not with credible historians and scholars, but among “popularizers” who state categorically…
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Just what is Calvinism? Featuring many of the finest Reformed thinkers and pastors of our time.
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Ronald Reagan changed his view as a result of watching The Silent Scream – a movie he considered so powerful and convicting that he screened it at the White House.