For some, studying Revelation can become a mere mental exercise, void of life application. They simply speculate over the meaning of the book’s mysterious symbols—all without necessarily considering what it calls them to do. Of course, Revelation does challenge the mind. Scholars who devote their lives to studying it will never figure out every detail. …
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It’s relatively common to encounter professed Christians who say they love the Bible but don’t think it’s entirely true. This has occurred famously in church history, as when Karl Barth wrote that “arithmetical errors, whimsies and impossibilities may have crept in” to the Bible and that the authors of Scripture were “guilty of error in …
It depends on context. A person’s soul is in peril if he thinks Jesus was using poetic exaggeration when He said, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6). On the other hand, a Bible reader might maim himself unnecessarily if he …
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In view of our last post – “Did the Jews Corrupt the Old Testament to Slight Mohammed?” – below is a brief video by Dr. Peter Williams, Warden (CEO) of Tyndale House, Cambridge, UK, explaining why the Old Testament can be trusted as accurate. This quick-take video is featured within BibleMesh’s The Biblical Story Course …
Muslim scholars say that the Torah (the first five books of the Bible), the Psalms, and the gospel message found in the New Testament are from God. But there’s a catch: By their account, these writings have been corrupted, so the Koran is necessary to set the record straight. One big “problem” with the Christian Bible …
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The Bible contains some long genealogies, with a host of strange names, from Jehoshaphat to Shealtiel. It’s tempting to ignore or skim over them. After all, what does it matter that Azor was the father of Zadok or Abijah the father of Asaph? But a closer look shows them rich in significance. For instance, the …
Can’t I Just Skip Over the Genealogies in the Bible? Read More »