By: Rev. Sam Harris; ©2003 A reader questions why Jesus would have called the Temple “a den of thieves” or “a robber’s den.” Rev. Harris helps us understand. The Temple:…
Our church is very strong against drinking in any form, and I don’t drink— mostly because of what I have seen when alcohol destroyed several members of my family and…
Christians and skeptical non-Christians have different views concerning the credibility of the Gospels and the rest of the New Testament. For the Christian at least, nothing is more vital than…
Fact Three: The External Evidence Test (corroboration from reliable sources outside the New Testament). This test seeks either to corroborate or to falsify the documents on the basis of additional…
Fact one: the bibliographical test (corroboration from textual transmission). The historical accuracy of the New Testament can be proven by subjecting it to three generally accepted tests for determining historical…
Fact Eight (corroboration from date of authorship). The fact that both conservatives (F. F. Bruce, John Wenham) and liberals (Bishop John A. T. Robinson) have penned defenses of early dating…
By: Rev. Sam Harris; ©2002 Was Jesus mother, Mary, a “perpetual virgin,” as the Roman Catholic Church states, or did she have other children after Jesus was born, as the…
Question: What is the difference between a “disciple” and an “apostle?” Answer I will define the terms, and then we will take an in-depth look at how they are used…
By: Dr. John Ankerberg; ©2002 The Bible uses a number of interesting figures of speech when it refers to death. This month Dr. Lutzer tells us about three of them:…
By: Jim Davis; ©2002 The New Testament tells us a lot about the use of money. Jim Davis looks at several passages to give us some principles to use when…
