Bible Archive
Can We Trust the Bible?
Critics argue we don’t have the original copies of the Bible’s manuscripts or even copies of the originals. How can we trust that the Bible we have today is accurate? While we don’t have the original documents of the Scriptures, what we do have are thousands of ancient manuscript copies. For the New Testament, there…
Read More A Study of Theology III – Part 5
THEOLOGICAL DICTIONARY Jesus Philippians 2:5-8 A Study of Theology III – Part 5 (Dr. Thomas Figart) This article continues a study of “The Incarnation of the Son of God.” This includes everything from His birth through His ascension, in ten aspects of truth. The last article detailed the Bible’s teachings about the Virgin Birth of…
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Workers Needed: Sign Up Now
Help wanted ads are always in the paper. They begin with a description of the job, summarize what the boss is looking for in an employee, give an overview of the work, and call the person to action. Jesus in a similar manner is describes the situation, gives a solution to the problem, and calls…
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Angels to the Rescue
Angels to the Rescue A number of contemporary books recount encouraging and inspiring stories of the holy angels at work in the lives of people throughout history and even today. These angels have saved the lives of Christians, provided encouragement during persecution, and helped in the conversion of non-Christians.[1] In A Rustle of Angels, evangelical…
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Angels in Roman Catholicism
Angels in Roman Catholicism Like most religions,[1] Roman Catholicism has a long tradition of accepting angelic visitations. A common Catholic “prayer to your guardian angel,” which all devout Catholics learn, reads as follows: “Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom his love commits me here, ever this day (night) be at my side, to…
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A Biblical Perspective on Channeling
By: Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr.John Weldon; ©2012 In the world today most people believe in the existence of evil, but few recognize the existence of the devil who accounts for great evil. Contents 1 A Biblical Perspective on Channeling 2 NOTES A Biblical Perspective on Channeling Demons are personal evil beings who camouflage themselves…
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Defense of the Christian Faith Archive
Biblical Archaeology—Silencing the Critics – Part 4
By The John Ankerberg Show |
By: ATRI Staff; ©2006 There are a number of striking cases where the Bible has been directly confirmed by archaeology. In this article the authors list 25 examples as they conclude their look at “biblical” archaeology. Contents 1 Biblical Archaeology—Silencing the Critics – Part 4 1.1 Examples of Archaeological Confirmations 2 Notes Biblical Archaeology—Silencing the…
Read More Biblical Archaeology—Silencing the Critics – Part 2
By The John Ankerberg Show |
By: ATRI Staff; ©2006 Critics have a problem: any time archaeology does not directly confirm something the Bible teaches, the tendency is to allege an error in the text. On the other hand, liberal critics frequently tend to avoid the use of archaeology where it confirms the Bible! This type of bias, the authors say,…
Read More Biblical Archaeology—Silencing the Critics – Part 1
By The John Ankerberg Show |
By: ATRI Staff; ©2006 Garner Ted Armstrong put it this way: “Does it make sense to you that a little Chinese girl, age 3 ½, sweet little innocent baby, is going to be dancing from brick to brick, beating at flames for all eternity because a missionary had a flat tire?” The issue, of course,…
Read More Biblical Archaeology—Silencing the Critics – Part 3
By The John Ankerberg Show |
By: ATRI Staff; ©2006 What role does politics play in the interpretation of archaeological data? The authors illustrate the problems, as seen in the finds at Ebla. Contents 1 Biblical Archaeology—Silencing the Critics – Part 3 1.1 Ebla and Politics 2 Notes Biblical Archaeology—Silencing the Critics – Part 3 Ebla and Politics Now even cities…
Read More A Summary Critique – Questioning the Existence of Jesus
By The John Ankerberg Show |
By: Dr. Gary R. Habermas; ©2006 Summary Critique – Questioning the Existence of Jesus: “Did Jesus Exist? The Historical Evidence for Jesus,” by G. A. Wells Used by permission Seldom have recent scholars questioned or denied the historical existence of Jesus. Of the very few who have done so, G. A. Wells is probably the…
Read More The Dead Sea Scrolls
By The John Ankerberg Show |
By: Dr. Norman Geisler; ©2006 Discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls at Qumran had significant apologetic implications. Dr. Geisler explains how these scrolls actually confirm the accuracy of the texts that we have. Contents 1 Introduction 2 Dating the Dead Sea Scrolls 2.1 Carbon 14 Dating 2.2 Paleographical and Orthographical Dating 2.3 Archaeological Dating 3…
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