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So, What’s YOUR Dogma?
For the Bible-believing Christian, God’s Word is, well, God’s Word, and He will not share His glory with another. There is no authority except that which is drawn from the Bible. I’m dogmatic about it. Continue reading
Posted in Rightly Dividing, The Christian and Culture
Tagged authority, dogma, Scripture, tradition
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A Clay Cylinder — and Skepticism and Apologetics
Norman Porteous, Daniel: A Commentary (1965), on Daniel 5:31. “Darius is almost certainly a figment of the writer’s imagination.” Continue reading
Posted in Bible in British Museum
Tagged apologetics, Belshazzar, Biblical archaeology, Daniel, Darius, skepticism
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A Clay Cylinder — and Daniel’s Prophecy
The Bible in the British Museum Yesterday, I wrote about how this clay cylinder (and its cuneiform inscription) show Daniel’s historical accuracy (A Clay Cylinder — and Daniel’s History). Today, I’d like to look at what it means for Daniel’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander the Great, Belshazzar, Biblical archaeology, Daniel, Greek Empire, Persian Empire, prophecy
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A Clay Cylinder — and Daniel’s History
By 450 B.C., there are no records of Belshazzar. No one remembers him. Herodotus didn’t know anything about him. He exists only in old buried stuff. And in the Bible…. Continue reading
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Tagged Belshazzar, Biblical archaeology, Daniel, Nabonidus
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“Fret Not Thyself” in Psalm 37:1-13
Over all, it is worthy of notice that the foundational way to combat this wrong “fretting” over the wicked is to set our trust in the Lord (obediently, delightedly, confidently, patiently, and faithfully). Continue reading
A Proverb for Today — Proverbs 24:19-20
Don’t stir yourself into a raging fire over a feeble candle, melting away and soon to go out. Continue reading
“Bet You Can’t Eat Just One”
That which was good to enjoy becomes bad, that which was moral becomes immoral. There is more than one kind of gluttony…. Continue reading
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