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WALLACE & 1 JOHN 5:7 Paid Members Public
This post is taken from the following article: Response to Daniel Wallace Regarding 1 John 5:7. (See also: http://www.jesusisprecious.org/articles/martin_shue/1_john_5_7.htm) Response to Daniel Wallace Regarding 1 John 5:7 by Martin A. Shue In my studies of 1 John
MUHAMMAD’S CONFUSION ABOUT THE SCRIPTURES Paid Members Public
In this post I will prove that Muhammad was confused about the actual names attributed to the Scriptures of the Jews and Christians, and would jumble up their titles by mistakenly attributing a specific term to the wrong book. All emphasis is mine. THE TALMUD IS THE TORAH Muhammad is
EPIPHANIUS & SACRED TRADITION Paid Members Public
The following is taken from 4th century Christian apologist and theologian Epiphanius of Salamis, and highlights the importance of sacred tradition in the early Church: 6,4 However, none of the sacred words need an allegorical interpretation of their meaning; they need examination, and the perception to understand the force
EHRMAN ON LUKE 23:34 Paid Members Public
This post is taken from Bart D. Ehrman’s blog: Did Jesus Pray “Father Forgive Them” from the Cross?. March 24, 2019 I recently received an important question about a highly significant textual variant in Luke 23:34, the one and only place in the NT where Jesus prays for
GNOSTIC FABLES OF ISLAM Paid Members Public
Muhammad’s contemporaries accused him of regurgitating the ancient myths, fables, traditions, fairytales, etc., of the pagans, Jews, Christians, various heretical sects, etc., and passing them off as revelations sent down to him from his deity: Those who disbelieve say: “This (the Qur’an) is nothing but a lie that
Did Jesus pray, “Father, forgive them”? Paid Members Public
The following is taken from Denny Burk’s post: Did Jesus pray, “Father, forgive them”?. January 24, 2011 Luke 23:34 is one of the most famous sayings of the Bible because it is one of the seven last words of Christ from the cross: “Father, forgive them; for they
CHRIST & CREATIO EX NIHILO Paid Members Public
The Scriptures teach that God brought the entire creation came into existence from nothing. This is known as the doctrine of creatio ex nihilo (“creation from/out of nothing”). The sacred writings also teach that God is fully aware of every created thing that he has made. 2 MACCABEES 7:
ANOTHER BIBLE ERROR: TAKE A STAFF OR NOT? Paid Members Public
Skeptics claim that Mark contradicts Matthew and Luke in that the former states that Jesus instructed his followers to take a staff with them as they embarked on their missionary journey, where Matthew and Luke record Jesus forbidding them from doing so. I will let the late Dr. Gleason L.