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Cremation and Burial: A Christian Perspective 16.07.2008 1:05:15 ↓

Death is a difficult subject but we must talk about it. The only sure word on this highly emotional subject is the Word of God. It is only through the teachings of Scripture can man find victory over the fear of death and over death itself (1 Cor 15:55). However, while the Bible is very clear about the spiritual and eternal aspects of death itself, there is little instruction as to the disposition...

How to Talk to One Who Thinks the Bible is Corrupt 21.05.2008 45:47 ↓

If you are a distinguishable Christian, you will engage in conversations about Christ and the Bible. What will you say? It is doubtful any of us could remember all the material presented in the previous eight chapters. However, there are four items you can present that will go a long way in disarming the skeptic, atheist, agnostic, Muslim, or any other critic of the Bible.

Textual Criticism 301: An Examination of Passage 14.05.2008 1:00:05 ↓

No matter how much we may desire the opposite, the manuscripts with their variants do exist ��� "in black and white," as it were. It is a childish faith of the highest order to pretend they do not exist. So, what do we do with them? Enemies of the faith make much of them. Those who would love to see the Bible destroyed latch onto one or two variant readings and make sweeping statements about...

Textual Criticism 201: The Textual Apparatus 07.05.2008 59:08 ↓

In "Misquoting Jesus," Bart Ehrman writes of the variants in several familiar passages (none of which is new material) but curiously leaves out much important information. Ehrman does not discuss the manuscripts behind the passages and gives the impression that there is mass confusion over the readings. While quick to count the manuscripts and variants, nowhere does he weigh the manuscripts or giv...

Textual Criticism 101: A General Introduction 30.04.2008 1:01:47 ↓

The very phrase textual criticism conjures up an abstract academic exercise which leads many to remain unconvinced of the need to learn of this science. Pastors are ignore the subject for fear that church members will find it boring, overly technical, impractical, or that their faith (their own and the congregations') may be undermined in the process. Pastors fear the fallout of church members lea...