As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“According to Dyer’s survey, 45 percent of evangelicals use their phones to read Scripture ‘devotionally.’ That number drops to 22 percent when the activity is ‘long reading,’ 17.3 percent for ‘memorization,’ and only 6 percent for ‘study’ ” - TGC
“the Big Bang never tells us where it all comes from. If you want to know how the Universe was actually created, you need something else, something more.” - Big Think
Roughly 200 Christian leaders gathered at West Houston Bible Church on Monday through Wednesday of this week for the annual Chafer Theological Seminary Pastors’ Conference.
The theme this year was “Critical Issues for Understanding the Old Testament Text.” The keynote speakers were Dr. Randall Price (president, World of the Bible Ministries), Dr. Douglas Petrovich (professor, Brookes Bible College) and Henry Smith (Associates for Biblical Research).
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So one evidence that the Bible is an extraordinary book is its literary coherence absent a human editor. Back in Part 1 I said there were at least two verifiable evidences—what’s the second?
“this passage still universally applies in at least three ways: 1. Dress in culturally appropriate ways when the church gathers to worship…. 2. Recognize that God has designed men and women to relate to each other in different ways….3. Show that God’s design for husbands and wives is beautiful.” - Andy Naselli
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I agree that much of the New Testament text – and especially the gospels – are populated by what Richard Hays describes as “echoes,” meaning echoes of Old Testament passages.
To adjust terms to my own nomenclature, I would like to subdivide these echoes into at least three categories: allusions (allusions that are only allusions and nothing more1), parallels (in concept, occurrence, or foreshadowings), and midrash.
“The vast majority of Christians only have a traditional understanding of tithing but have no idea what the Bible has to say about the topic.” - Jason Rambeck
Training wheels are good … for a little while. I remember learning to ride a bike and being very grateful those training wheels would stop me from falling! I also remember the day my father removed the training wheels and the time came for me to ride a bike without them. They were temporary. They served their purpose, but now it was time to be done with them. So, I fell down a lot—but I learned to ride the bike.
Learning from History, not Reacting to It - Dave Doran
“Coulson is offering a new mature creation apologetic that basically says that God has only ever used ‘natural’ processes to create, but during creation week he sped up those processes.” - AiG
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