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I couldn't find quite the right place to put this, but this falls partially under the category of "Christian Living". For someone who believes they are called or equipped in some capacity to preach, teach, or lead within the Church what value to you believe that there is in going to a Seminary...

I would like you to know Brother Mike that this post incredibly blessed me. It was just one of those things that appeared at the right time that I needed to read. God chose - in His own way - to take it and work it in my heart in a way that ministered specifically to me (perhaps even in a way...

Haha. That's an interesting application, however I think this assumes that everyone is right handed. I think that this may not apply to the judge Ehud who was skilled with his left hand (Judges 3). :-) Also in 1 Chroincles 12:1-2 it mentions that some of David's mighty men were ambidextrous...

I think in the ancient Semitic mindset, and not just among the Israelites, that 'left' and 'right' were common idioms for 'evil' and 'good' respectively. In fact there's even a verse that seems to automatically assume that the reader knows what left and right stand for: "The heart of the wise...

I think Deborah has the right answer here. We must consult Scripture for this issue. 1 John 2:22 "Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son." Islam does not acknowledge that Jesus is the son of God. It appears that...

Additional information for some specific references that I made in the video to archaeological discoveries can be found below. The oldest Hebrew writing that I refer to is written on two small silver amulets rolled up like a scroll that had Numbers 6:24-26 inscribed on them which were...

I recently was looking at my bookshelf full of Bible study works and decided to make a video on helpful books for learning about discoveries on biblical archaeology and history. You may view it here if you like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE5xhU3wjw0 Source...

Many years ago I was given an older bound copy of Josephus' works and it's great to have on a shelf (I'm sure it's even more convenient in digital format for keyword searches). Aside from his Antiquties of the Jews I love Josephus' apologetic style in his book Against Apion. It makes for good...

I was reading Jeremiah last night and I've been taking a more careful method of stopping and pondering what seem like "simple statements" in Scripture lately to draw out its meaning and implications and I was struck to really see the heart of God in how He expressed Himself in just the first two...

If by this you mean only "spiritual Israel" the Church, and that God has no future for literal Israel, then you are mistaken. Read how Christ was first announced to the world in Luke 1. A brief sample: "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, For He has visited us and accomplished redemption for His...

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I did mention Peter Enns earlier but it is not connected to the post of mine that you quoted. Was that intended? I am just confused as to what you are responding to. In any case, I only know as much as I need to about Peter Enns, and I know that he does not believe that Scripture is infallible...

This is just an honest question but do you believe in the historical principle of progressive revelation, where God intentionally keeps something from a person (or His people) for a period of time until the proper time and season when He chooses to make something new known to them that they had...

Glad to have you here Sally16! When I was smaller my Dad used to read to me from a rather neat book called "Character Sketches" written by Bill Gothard (with his own personal hand-sketched artistry of each animal) , and each chapter focuses on different animals in nature, including birds, and...

Welcome! I hope you enjoy your stay here! I noticed your location is the Philippines. How is life there? Do they have fairly active churches over there? I must confess my ignorance what goes on in the Philippines. God Bless, Josh

It was a rather good documentary. I posted an article on my website about it and a National Geographic article about the Edomite site also: Edom & Israel in the 10th Century: Recent Documentary & Magazine Article.

Feel free to add to this list or ask questions about people on it. I did not cover anyone in the New Testament books or the intertestamental Apocrypha (like the Maccabees). -Josh

This is a reposting of a question I answered in the sticky thread [here] and I figured it could warrant its own topic. This was in response to the question: I'm not sure how much acclaim in history books they get but in as near chronological order as I can determine here are some of them...

Quite interesting. I hope by what you say that you are no longer "following" that movement (I assume you meant you were part of it and believed it). Bell also used to be a favorite teacher of some friends of mine until he went off the theological deep end and wrote Love Wins, after which they...

Then very clearly you are your own authority for determining Scriptural truth. Then how do you know that Jesus was even resurrected or that any other claim of the early leaders of the Church is correct (and undoubtedly Paul was a major leader of the early Christian Church)? What is your own...