The canon of Scripture…The word Scripture conveys the idea of sacredness. The Bible tells us that the Law was written by Moses and that it was periodically read to the people …Deuteronomy 31:9-11…So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant […]
Can We Prove the Bible Is True? Continual attacks on God's Word can cause even Christians to question the Bible. Are you prepared to answer the attacks, or more important, questions from those who honestly want to learn how we know God's Word is true? This burrow down to the heart of the matter, highlighting […]
Five signs proving the Bible to be true When it comes to looking at proof regarding the truth and Divine origin of the Bible there are at least five main categories of evidence: ……1. The evidence coming from scientific facts contained in the Bible.……(See article entitled “Signs of Inspiration”). Examples include such things as, Isaiah […]
The Book of Books “This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him.” (Genesis 5:1) The Bible (literally, “the book”) contains over 200 references to books. This implies, among other things, God’s approval of communication by books. Genesis 5:1, containing […]
“What is Verbal Plenary Preservation?”…"Verbal Plenary Preservation" is an argument from the discipline of study referred to as textual criticism, which is the study of what an ancient copy of an original manuscript says and from there determining what the author meant. Ultimately, biblical textual criticism seeks to determine what the original, divinely inspired autographs […]
“What is the Synoptic Problem?”…When the first three gospels are compared-Matthew, Mark, and Luke-it is unmistakable that the accounts are very similar to one another in content and expression. As a result, Matthew, Mark, and Luke are referred to as the "synoptic gospels." The word "synoptic" basically means "to see together with a common view." […]
“What is the TextusReceptus?”……The TextusReceptus (Latin for "Received Text") is a Greek New Testament that provided the textual base for the vernacular translations of the Reformation Period. It was a printed text, not a hand-copied manuscript, created in the 15th century to fill the need for a textually accurate Greek New Testament. As the Christian […]