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It Makes no Sense
Why would a Christian man spend time looking at pictures and thinking about driving a Kia Picanto, when God has given him a BMW 750? Continue reading
The Canon of Scripture
Church councils could, at their very best (and they weren’t always at their best), only reflect what God’s people already knew — these twenty-seven books, Matthew through Revelation, were given by God through the apostles and are His inspired Word. Continue reading
Posted in Bibliology
Tagged apocrypha, apostolic authority, Biblical canon, church councils, Inspiration, New Testament, Old Testament
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Fighting Internet Addiction / Time-Wasting
What is worse than lacking self-control? Lacking self-control and being unwilling to admit it and take advantage of some of the help available to bring it under control.
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Using Time, Energy, and Mental / Emotional Resources
From my email inbox: “Depend upon it, we have no life-force to spare, and everything which lessens our consecrated energy is a robbery of God. ” C. H. Spurgeon
Posted in Daily Christianity, Quick Thoughts
Tagged Charles Spurgeon, Diligence, stewardship
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God Started This Conversation!
We’re left, like Job, to trust without knowing why. Part of love is learning to trust even if you don’t know or understand everything the other person is doing. Continue reading
Textual Criticism’s Worst Assumption
I do care about textual critics, either intentionally or accidentally, using naturalistic evolutionary philosophies in their evaluations when they try to tell us which words are the ones God gave us. Continue reading
The “Oldest and Best” Wording
It would be better to drop the “oldest and best” terminology. At best, it is confusing. “Old” only matters if it is one of the “best,” so it would be better to just say “best” and leave it at that. Continue reading
Posted in Bibliology, NT Textual Criticism
Tagged New Testament, NTTC, oldest and best manuscripts
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