“King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits and its breadth six cubits. He set it up on the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.” – Daniel 3:1 There it stood: an imposing golden figure that towered about 90 feet toward the sky. At the sound of an array [...]
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Daniel: The Value of “Trial By Fire”
Posted: November 27, 2010 in The Christian LifeTags: Babylon, Christianity, Daniel, God, Lion's Den, Nebuchadnezzar, Persia, Scripture, The Bible, Trial
Daniel: Obedience and Faithfulness in The Midst of Trial
Posted: November 23, 2010 in The Christian LifeTags: Babylon, Christianity, Daniel, God, Scripture, The Bible, Trial
Imagine being taken captive into a foreign, hostile culture. You’re separated from your family, carried off by a people that has just handed your nation a stunning military defeat. When you arrive in your captor’s land, you are subjected to a three year “re-education” program, in which you are indoctrinated into this foreign culture. [...]
The Apostle’s Creed
Posted: April 26, 2010 in Christian Thought, The Christian LifeTags: Apostle's Creed, Christianity, Church, God, The Church
During the early years of the Christian faith, Christians did not have a complete collection of all the gospels, epistles, and other books that make up the Bible. Different groups of Christians had access to different sources, but it took several years before a complete collection of all sixty-six books was compiled. As a result, [...]
Reliability of The Scriptures – Part II
Posted: February 10, 2010 in Apologetics, The Christian LifeTags: Apologetics, Christianity, God, The Bible
This post is the second in a series on the reliability of the Bible. Follow this link to read the previous entry. Internal Consistency The internal consistency and unity of the Bible is truly an amazing testimony to its divine authorship. The forty men that God inspired in writing the Scriptures came from several different [...]
Reliability of The Scriptures
Posted: February 7, 2010 in Apologetics, The Christian LifeTags: Apologetics, Christianity, God, Scripture, The Bible
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Throughout the centuries, men have sought to undermine the Bible and disprove it as what it claims to be: the inspired Word of God (2 Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Peter 1:20-21). Countless objections have been raised toward its accuracy and authenticity. How can we be sure that we hold the actual Scriptures in our hands [...]
