Bible

Introduction As Christians, we all accept the New Testament books as authoritative and true. But your non-Christian professors and friends don’t. Well then, what evidence should you use in talking to them? If your professor and friends are up on just a little modern scholarship, they know that certain portions of Paul’s writings and portions…

Ed. Note. This article is excerpted from our series, “Is the Bible Unique or Just Another Religious Book?,” and slightly modified for publication. We conclude our look at mistakes critics make when they look at the Bible. Another mistake: Neglecting to notice that the Bible uses different literary devices. For example, the Bible being a…

Ed. Note. This article is excerpted from our series, “Is the Bible Unique or Just Another Religious Book?,” and slightly modified for publication. We resume our look at mistakes critics make when they look at the Bible. Here’s another mistake that critics make: They base teachings on obscure passages. The Mormons run across the verse…

Ed. Note. This article is excerpted from our series, “Is the Bible Unique or Just Another Religious Book?,” and slightly modified for publication. The Bible: who wrote it? God wrote it through men of God. The entire Bible claims to be the Word of God and it proves to be the Word of God. But…

Ed. Note: This article is excepted and slightly modified from our program, “Answers to Assumed Errors in the Old Testament.” Refer to Part 1 for the context and the first four criteria Dr. Archer gives for determining truth from error in Scripture.  Then, fifth, in the case of parallel passages—and you know, we do have…

Ed. Note: This article is excepted and slightly modified from our program, “Answers to Assumed Errors in the Old Testament.”  One of the earliest professions that I trained for was the law. And I came to appreciate the standards that are, theoretically at least, maintained in law courts when it comes to the handling of…

Ed. Note. This article is excerpted from our series, “Is the Bible Unique or Just Another Religious Book?,” and slightly modified for publication. When we quote what the Bible says about itself, we’re not using the Bible to prove the Bible, we’re simply saying, “What does the Bible claim for itself?? It’s like asking me,…

Ed. Note. This article is excerpted from our series, “Is the Bible Unique or Just Another Religious Book?,” and slightly modified for publication. The charts in this article were provided by Dr. Geisler, and are used by permission. Is the Bible the word of God? Or is it the words of men? The Bible claims…

Every year thousands, perhaps millions, of Christians resolve to read their Bibles through in the coming year. And if you are like me, you do okay until you get to around Leviticus or Numbers. At that point you get bogged down in all the seemingly endless rules and regulations (I mean, who needs to know…