After one month into the North Carolina covid19 lockdown, my mother (who is 78 years old, has multiple comorbidities, and lives alone) said something to me on the phone. She said, in essence, “I would rather die from covid19 than be isolated from my friends and family.” She was on to something important, but it’s … Continue reading is the avoidance of covid19 the greatest good for our nation?
Following the death of Saul in 1 Sam 31 (around 1010 BC), David is anointed king over the tribe of Judah. The other tribes, however, give their fealty to Saul’s remaining son, Ish-Bosheth. This is the situation for 7 years, until Ish-Bosheth is killed by two assassins. It is important to note that David has … Continue reading Commentary on 2 Samuel 5-6 (David Becomes King over Israel)
Post Author: Bill Pratt Many non-Christians have accused the Christian God of being unjust or unfair because he asks that they recognize their sinfulness before the Creator-God, recognize their need for forgiveness, and then place their trust in Jesus Christ and his atoning death. They argue that this is just too narrow, too exclusive. God, … Continue reading #10 Post of 2014 – Is Christian Salvation Unjust or Unfair?
Post Author: Bill Pratt In this series of posts, we have shown that the NT writers claimed to be eyewitnesses or associates of eyewitnesses; we have shown that we have multiple witnesses, and we have shown that the eyewitnesses were trustworthy. How? They included embarrassing details about themselves and difficult details about their subject of … Continue reading Did the New Testament Writers Record Fact or Fiction? Part 8
Post Author: Bill Pratt Continuing from part 6, we will examine more evidence for the trustworthiness of the NT writers. A fourth question about the NT writers’ integrity: are any of the historical facts they mention corroborated by other sources? Here the NT writers really shine. During the first and second centuries, there were many historians … Continue reading Did the New Testament Writers Record Fact or Fiction? Part 7
Post Author: Bill Pratt In the previous post, we started arguing for early dates for several NT books, but we didn’t finish the discussion. So this post picks up where we left off! It is generally agreed upon by scholars that the gospel of Luke was written before the book of Acts. Dr. Luke wrote … Continue reading Did the New Testament Writers Record Fact or Fiction? Part 3