Defending the Life of the Unborn Part 17

Abortion would not even be a major issue if people were committed to sex only within the confines of marriage.  Individuals would still have abortions, to limit the size of their families, but the number of unborn babies killed would drop dramatically.  The Bible gives insight into how God views sex.  Pastor Mark Driscoll wrote [...]

Defending the Life of the Unborn Part 13

The Bible supports all humans are intrinsically valuable
Intrinsically valuable means a person has great worth simply because he or she is human.  According to the Bible intrinsic value is given to all humans because we are all made in the image of God.  On the other hand, instrumental value is judged by what we can [...]

Discovering the Historical Jesus part 13

As I conclude I would like to briefly summarize some of the key points of this series.

Writings of ancient historians Josephus, Tacitus, and Pliny the Younger established:

Jesus was real.
He had devoted followers before and after his death.
He died [...]

Discovering the Historical Jesus part 12

Test #3:  What additional historical evidence supports the Jesus of the Bible?
1. Dating of the 4 Gospels
2. Mountains of Manuscripts
3. The Writers Testimonies
The Gospel writers (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) wrote about supernatural occurrences such as divine healings, miracles and the resurrection.  These men walked and talked with Jesus.  According to all the historical [...]

Discovering the Historical Jesus part 11

Test #3:  What additional historical evidence supports the Jesus of the Bible?
1. Dating of the 4 Gospels
2. Mountains of Manuscripts
When it comes to the New Testament manuscripts the originals (autographs), penned from the various Biblical writers, do not exist.  What we have are copies of copies.  Therefore, the more copies we have the more we [...]

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