Has the New Testament been changed?
27 Apr 2012 8 Comments
Another common argument used against christian belief is that the New Testament has been significantly changed since it was first written, so we cannot have any confidence in we are reading. Who knows if it is an accurate reflection of what the original authors wrote?
Eminent scholar Bart Ehrman’s 2005 book Misquoting Jesus outlines his view of “how radically the text has been altered over the years”.
Is the situation really as ‘bad’ as that? What are the facts? I have spent some time checking the matter out.
Reasons to believe 2 – the universe
20 Mar 2012 1 Comment
We have been looking at why some christians give up their faith, and whether evangelism and discipleship training should include apologetics. We have looked at reasons to believe related to Jesus and believing by faith.
The latest scientific information about the universe provides further good reasons to believe – but we need to understand both the facts and the arguments.
John Dickson on reasons for belief
22 Jul 2011 Leave a Comment
Christians are sometimes accused of holding their beliefs on blind faith and not based on reason. While there may be some justification for this accusation in some cases, is it true generally? On what basis do we form our beliefs?
Back-to-front Bible?
11 Jul 2011 Leave a Comment
Have you come across people, not believers, who have decided to read the Bible from cover to cover to check it out, only to get discouraged and give up round about the book of Numbers? I know I have.
There must be a better way!
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