Apologetics
Should Christians Support the Modern State of Israel?
Over the last weekend, the Palestinian militant group Hamas initiated a surprise attack within Israel, resulting in hundreds of fatalities and numerous hostages. This unexpected violation of the border, involving militants infiltrating Israeli communities and military bases, has stunned Israel and led to their declaration of war. The assault represents one of the most lethal…
Read MoreIs the New Testament Just Legend or Myth?
What is the significance of Paul’s statements in 1 Corinthians 15? If Paul has given us material about 35 AD on a trip to Jerusalem—Galatians 1:18 where he visits with Peter and James the brother of Jesus—we’ve got hands-on material from a very early period that emphasizes two very important facts. Number one, this material…
Read MoreDo We Have Solid Historical Evidence About Jesus?
The creedal material that Paul presents in 1 Corinthians 15 is probably the heart of contemporary discussions concerning the historical Paul. And of course, they have a great bearing on the historical Jesus. If we can imagine about a 25-year timeline beginning with the cross—30ish AD, ending with the writing of 1 Corinthians—55 to 57 AD, you’ve…
Read MoreDid Paul Invent Christianity?
As we look at 1 Corinthians 15, Paul has said a couple of important things. He said, “I delivered what I received”—and I like these words—“as of first importance.” Paul said, “This is basically the most important thing I can preach to you.” And, of course, in the first two verses he said if you…
Read MoreCan We Trust the Gospels?
Introduction Some critical New Testament scholars have made outlandish claims that Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John really did not write the Gospels. In this article, Dr. Habermas explains that, number one, the traditional authors like Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John can be defended; number two, the critical scholars today have conceded that parts of the…
Read MoreMade in God’s Image
Just for curiosity, I was reading several articles about imago Dei, the “image of God.” It has long been debated what God actually meant when He said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness…” (Genesis 1:26). The conclusion I was forced to come to is that the Bible really doesn’t give us…
Read MoreAn Introduction to Typology
When Jesus came into this world, He entered a scene that was thousands of years in the making. It was His making – intentionally crafted to reveal who He was and what He came to accomplish. The more we understand of how God set up this scene, the richer our picture of Jesus becomes. Along…
Read MoreGod Makes Himself Known Through Nature
In a previously posted article (God Makes Himself Known), I gave a brief overview of the whole idea of revelation. In this article I want to focus on one of the vehicles God uses to tell us about Himself. Theologians break down revelation into two camps: general revelation and special revelation. J.I. Packer explains general…
Read MoreA Non-Technical Look at Intelligent Design – Part VI
We are examining four examples of intelligent design drawn from the website intelligentdesign.org, “The theory of intelligent design holds that certain features of the universe and of living things are best explained by an intelligent cause, not an undirected process such as natural selection. Through the study and analysis of a system’s components, a design theorist is…
Read MoreA Non-Technical Look at Intelligent Design – Part V
We are examining four examples of intelligent design drawn from the website intelligentdesign.org, “The theory of intelligent design holds that certain features of the universe and of living things are best explained by an intelligent cause, not an undirected process such as natural selection. Through the study and analysis of a system’s components, a design theorist is…
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