The Bible’s Use of Round Numbers.
Another mistake sometimes made by Bible critics is claiming that round numbers are false. This is not so. Round numbers are EXACTLY that—round numbers! Like most ordinary speech, the Bible…
The Bible’s Use of Non-Scientific Language.
To be true, a thing need not use scholarly, technical, or so-called “scientific” language. The Bible was written for the COMMON person of every generation. It therefore uses COMMON, everyday…
How The New Testament Used The Old.
Critics of the Bible usually accuse the New Testament of misquoting the Old. They use this as a proof of error. However, they forget that every CITATION need not be…
The Bible And Science.
Some have opined that while the Bible CAN be trusted with things like faith, the unknown and early history, its revelation is UNRELIABLE in matters of science. For instance, the…
Church And Charity.
Another question many ask is: Should the Church be involved in charity? Is public work and charity one of her roles? To begin with, while we must not see socio-political…
Church And State.
Many today have mistaken the role of the Church as political. But even this is not a new development. There has been an ancient argument as to the relationship between…
Differing Approaches Towards Sinners—Jude 1:22-23.
Here, Jude speaks of saving men from destruction. He mentions that there are two types of sinners, and our approach towards saving them differs. They should be dealt with, in…
How Did Saul Truly Die?—Resolving Seeming Contradictions in 2 Samuel 1.
In 2 Samuel 1, a young Amalekite man explains how that he took King Saul's life in euthanasia (vv. 6-10). This seems to contradict 1 Samuel 31:3-4, which records Saul…
“Turning the Grace of God Into Lewdness”—Jude 3-4.
Here, Jude speaks of protecting the Gospel from false teachers. Vs. 3 says, "Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it…
“Has Not God”— 2 John 7-11
The Apostle John writes his second Epistle to the Elect Lady (kuria), an elder over a local assembly (vs. 1). John has bothered himself with defending the Gospel against perversions…