Reliability (12)
  1. Bruce, Adam, and Caleb discuss the textual and narrative differences between the four gospel accounts of Jesus' life and ministry.
  2. A famous saying of Augustine (echoing Jesus in Luke 24:44) perhaps puts it best, “The New Testament lies concealed in the Old, the Old lies revealed in the New.”
  3. Put down all the other documents you take for granted, light a cuban, drip some water on your sugar sitting in spoon over your Pernod’s, and consider the possibility that God’s thoughts are recorded down on papyrus.
  4. The disciplines of history and archaeology have assisted in demonstrating the integrity and accuracy of the Bible.
  5. Scripture is clear in its main teachings and doctrines. People don’t need any special knowledge or training to understand sin, grace, forgiveness, and salvation.
  6. The following is an excerpt from “Faithless to Fearless” written by David Andersen (1517 Publishing, 2019).
  7. Neither the disciples nor Paul expected a resurrected Messiah, so something has to account for their dramatic transition from faithless to fearless in the days/years following Jesus’ crucifixion.
  8. The following is an excerpt from “Faithless to Fearless” written by David Andersen (1517 Publishing, 2019).
  9. Sehnsucht can echo the truth, but only Scripture reveals the God who experiences it.
  10. Press further on the historicity of the Bible, and we start to get fidgety.
  11. We expect that if it is God’s word, it must have fallen out of the sky on golden plates.
  12. In reality, Easter equals good news for you. And our world needs some good news. Maybe we’re not even sure what’s wrong, but we know this world is broken.