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New Testament Doubt

Posted on February 13, 2016 by St. John Studies

Apostolicity… Remember a couple of posts back, the word canonicity? Well here is another new word for me…apostolicity. What does that mean and why is it important? “Of, relating to, or contemporary with the 12 Apostles. Of, relating to, or … Continue reading →

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Understanding The Significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls…

Posted on February 12, 2016 by St. John Studies

In Paul Little’s book Know Why You Believe, he spends a lot of time discussing the Dead Sea Scrolls as a way to prove the reliability of the Bible. Because I studied history in college, I have always heard about … Continue reading →

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Canonicity.

Posted on February 11, 2016 by St. John Studies

Of course the picture of a cannon is a joke… Canonicity. Is that a word you use? Well Paul Little has written a book about attacks on Christianity and a common attack comes from folks who question the canon. Maybe … Continue reading →

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Translations, Translations…How can The All be Accurate?

Posted on February 10, 2016 by St. John Studies

In yesterday’s post we used the King James Version as an example of how Bible translation got standardized. In fact, King James was so serious about producing a standardized Bible that he did indeed “set the standard” for Bible translation. … Continue reading →

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An Example of How We Got the Bible…The King James Version

Posted on February 9, 2016 by St. John Studies

Ok, let’s say you have spent a lot of time thinking about the Bible. Maybe you have had a class or two in college where you were introduced to textual history or textual criticism and you have wondered about the … Continue reading →

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The Holy Spirit and The Word of God

Posted on February 7, 2016 by St. John Studies

We know that so many people today doubt the Bible, people who could believe it is the Word of God but they have no belief.  They don’t believe in any book.  They do not have faith in anything. We also … Continue reading →

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Prophecy Proof…

Posted on February 6, 2016 by St. John Studies

“Harold Camping predicted that Jesus Christ would return to Earth on May 21, 2011, whereupon the saved would be taken up to heaven in the rapture, and that there would follow five months of fire, brimstone and plagues on Earth, … Continue reading →

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Biblical Inerrancy

Posted on February 5, 2016 by St. John Studies

Inerrancy is a topic that I have addressed before but Paul Little brings it up in his chapter “Is the Bible God’s Word” so we need to discuss it again [see St. John Studies November 17, 2015 for the earlier … Continue reading →

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Is the Bible Literal?

Posted on February 4, 2016 by St. John Studies

I guess I have studied words all my life. I am not so great with numbers but I have always been fascinated with words. Sometimes I hear a Christian ask another Christian “Do you take the Bible literally?” Sometimes I … Continue reading →

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A Sampling of Reasons to Reject the Bible as the Word of God

Posted on February 3, 2016 by St. John Studies

I just don’t believe the Bible. I think the Bible is just like any other book. It is not special.  The Bible is full of contractions; that makes it unbelievable.  God inspired so much cruelty in the Bible; how could … Continue reading →

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