How Should We Not Read the Bible? Part 6

Post Author: Bill Pratt Continuing from part 5 of this series, we now turn to the final three mistakes critics make when alleging errors in the Bible.  These mistakes are taken from Norman Geisler and Tom Howe’s The Big Book of Bible Difficulties. Mistake #15: Forgetting that Only the Original Text, Not Every Copy of … Continue reading How Should We Not Read the Bible? Part 6

How Should We Not Read the Bible? Part 5

Post Author: Bill Pratt Continuing from part 4 of this series, we now turn to more of the mistakes critics make when alleging errors in the Bible.  These mistakes are taken from Norman Geisler and Tom Howe’s The Big Book of Bible Difficulties. Mistake #11: Presuming that the Bible Approves of All it Records. Not … Continue reading How Should We Not Read the Bible? Part 5

How Should We Not Read the Bible? Part 4

Post Author: Bill Pratt Continuing from part 3 of this series, we now turn to more of the mistakes critics make when alleging errors in the Bible.  These mistakes are taken from Norman Geisler and Tom Howe’s The Big Book of Bible Difficulties. Mistake #8: Assuming that a Partial Report is a False Report. Sometimes … Continue reading How Should We Not Read the Bible? Part 4

How Should We Not Read the Bible? Part 3

Post Author: Bill Pratt Continuing from part 2 of this series, we now turn to more of the mistakes critics make when alleging errors in the Bible.  These mistakes are taken from Norman Geisler and Tom Howe’s The Big Book of Bible Difficulties. Mistake #6: Basing a Teaching on an Obscure Passage. Some passages in … Continue reading How Should We Not Read the Bible? Part 3

How Should We Not Read the Bible? Part 2

Post Author: Bill Pratt Continuing from part 1 of this series, we now turn to more of the mistakes critics make when alleging errors in the Bible.  These mistakes are taken from Norman Geisler and Tom Howe’s The Big Book of Bible Difficulties. Mistake #3: Confusing Our Fallible Interpretations with God’s Infallible Revelation. The words … Continue reading How Should We Not Read the Bible? Part 2

How Should We Not Read the Bible? Part 1

Post Author: Bill Pratt One of the most common accusations I hear from skeptics is that the Bible is full of errors and contradictions.  How do you and I, as Christians who believe the Bible is without error, deal with these claims? Several years ago, I purchased a book by Norman Geisler and Tom Howe … Continue reading How Should We Not Read the Bible? Part 1

Commentary on John 20b (Jesus Appears to the Twelve)

The Sunday evening of Jesus’ resurrection, his disciples are gathered in a house in Jerusalem, with the doors locked because they are afraid the Jewish leadership will find and arrest them. Jesus suddenly appears in the room with them and says “Peace be with you,” a common Jewish greeting, but filled with deeper meaning. D. … Continue reading Commentary on John 20b (Jesus Appears to the Twelve)

#1 Post of 2016 – Does Solomon’s Hundreds of Wives Mean That the Bible Promotes Polygamy?

In 1 Kings 11, verse 3, we read that Solomon, the king who ruled at the pinnacle of Israelite power, had 700 wives and 300 concubines. Other great men of the Old Testament also had more than one wife. Are we to conclude that God encourages polygamy? Norman Geisler and Thomas Howe, in When Critics … Continue reading #1 Post of 2016 – Does Solomon’s Hundreds of Wives Mean That the Bible Promotes Polygamy?

#10 Post of 2016 – Are Christians Not to Judge?

Numerous people have read Matthew 7:1 out of context and come to the conclusion that Christians aren’t supposed to judge anybody’s behavior. David Croteau, in Urban Legends of the New Testament, writes an entire chapter to explain why this conclusion is incorrect. First, Croteau fleshes out the faulty position: All forms of judging are commanded … Continue reading #10 Post of 2016 – Are Christians Not to Judge?