Category: Bible
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The Bible’s Buried Secrets? Part 2
Part 2: Detailed Discussion of the Historicity of the Exodus Regardless of what the Bible says, several Old Testament scholars and biblical archeologists now doubt the validity of the Exodus or deny it entirely. James K. Hoffmeier opines “With this overwhelming evidence within the Bible regarding the Egyptian sojourn, exodus, and wilderness episodes, evidence from…
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The Bible’s Buried Secrets? Part 1
Part 1: Summary Evaluation/Critique of The Overall Metanarrative of The Mainstream The two-hour documentary called The Bible’s Buried Secrets shows (aired in 2008) archaeological research from the Holy Land to discover the foundations of contemporary religion and the roots of the Old Testament from a mainstream academic standpoint. The mainstream contemporary archeologists do not think…
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Job’s Redeemer
Originally posted on Seminary of Pain: “For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God, whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another. My heart…
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A Letter to Our Tempter
Dear Tempter, Although you know we are sinners and our weakness is pride, we can confidently stand on the promises of God because he has outfitted us to survive the attack of the deadliest of opponents. The Bible tells us if we humble ourselves before the Lord, he will lift us up. The Bible tells…
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What People Think About the Bible
Last week I conducted a survey on what people thought about the Bible. I set out to survey ten and got forty instead, and I was pleasantly surprised by the responses. Most people used positive and fitting words to describe the Bible. There were a lot of answers like “the word of God” and “divinely…
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Wisdom of Solomon
If Solomon was the wisest man in the whole world, why did he sin by following after other gods (1 Kings 1-10)? What does it mean to follow after other gods? Was Solomon a believer? How can a believer worship other gods? Does wisdom assure you will not sin? What does wisdom do then? What…
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Was Job a Believer?
Did Job sin? Was Job a believer? What precisely did he believe? What is the theme of the book of Job? Job did not sin in the context of the book of Job. Supporting Scripture for this is Job 1:22 and 2:10. Job was a believer. Job 1:1 says he was “fearing God and turning…
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A Man After God’s Own Heart
What does it mean to be a man after God’s own heart? How could God refer to David this way even though he transgressed significantly? I think a man after God’s own heart is someone who loves God, loves God’s law, loves God’s people, seeks the will of God above his own, and loves no…
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Faith in Genesis
This post is on the study of faith in the book of Genesis. Although the word “faith” (and forms of it) is only found two times in the NASB, faith is a major theme. The reader sees the history of creation demonstrating God is the one Creator God, while man lacked faith in the Creator…
Surrendered and Free 