It Happened Again with the KJV
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The Gospel of Peter
The Gospel of Peter is apocryphal, dating at least back to the very late 2nd century. As far as its contents goes, its chief claim to fame is a walking and talking cross, and Jesus with a head so big it stretches to the heavens above. Here is the gospel, in its entirety:1
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8 Reasons to Reject Stanley’s Irresistible: Reasons 5 - 8
5. He posits that the Old Testament has been completely fulfilled.
Stanley is correct that the church has at times incorrectly understood the Old Testament and in some cases has used the Old Testament to subjugate and coerce others. Rather than discussing the hermeneutical mistakes and complexities that led to abuses, Stanley simply posits that the entire Old Testament is now fulfilled and should be detached from the New Testament.
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8 Reasons to Reject Stanley’s Irresistible: Reasons 1 - 4
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Why I Won't Preach Mark 16:9-20
Textual criticism is a highly technical discipline. Ordinary pastors can’t hope to know everything about the subject. But, they can pay attention in Seminary and read enough to be familiar with the basic issues. The congregation has notes in their margins or footnotes, telling them all about Acts 8:37, John 7:53 - 8:11, John 5:7-8 and Mark 16:9-20. A pastor needs to know enough to answer the more obvious questions these footnotes will generate.
In my opinion, these are some very useful tools to help:
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Ending Religion—It’s a Bad Idea … Says Richard Dawkins?
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“Dawkins has spent his life fighting against God (the God he doesn’t believe even exists). But he still recognizes that atheism (the worldview religion of Richard Dawkins) doesn’t provide the foundation for morality that is needed to keep people from doing ‘really bad things.’” - AiG
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