Bible reliability

  • Jesus is alive

    Jesus is alive!

    https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/the-single-most-important-day-in-history

  • out of bounds?

    Interesting quote- "By assuming that only scientific methods and evidence produce knowledge, and that theological and biblical teaching do not, theistic evolutionists propagate a form of scientism that forces theists to constantly revise biblical truth claims in light of the latest scientific findings or theories—however unsubstantiated, provisional, or speculative they may be."

    https://world.wng.org/content/a_chapter_a_day_to_counter_theistic_evolution

  • Templeton

    “But, Billy, it’s simply not possible any longer to believe, for instance, the biblical account of creation. The world wasn’t created over a period of days a few thousand years ago; it has evolved over millions of years. It’s not a matter of speculation; it’s demonstrable fact.” -- Charles Templeton

    Billy Graham and Charles Templeton were two of the most famous 20th century evangelists. Templeton eventually lost his faith and became an atheist... why? He couldn't find answers to his historical/scientific doubts about Genesis and creation. This shows the importance of knowing the reasons to believe that Genesis is literal history... apologetics is not a 'side issue' for many of us... it is crucial for both ourselves, and our friends. https://creation.com/billy-grahamhttps://isgenesishistory.com/

  • Literary structure in Genesis 1

    Does literary patterning mean that a text can't be historical? Here's a great and thought-provoking article.

    https://isgenesishistory.com/should-genesis-1-2-be-taken-literally/

  • Tracks

    Newly discovered Australian giant dinosaur tracks support the Bible's account of Noah's global flood... cool! http://crev.info/2017/03/aussie-dino-stampede/

  • Old Civilizations Missing...

    "Why Haven’t We Found Civilizations Older Than 7,000 — 8,000 years?"
    Nifty article - http://crev.info/2017/02/civilization-late-in-coming/

  • Is Genesis History?

    "Nothing in the world makes sense except in the light of Genesis" -- Del Tackett, Is Genesis History (movie), 2017 (isgenesishistory.com)
    "Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution" -- Theodosius Dobzhansky, American Biology Teacher, 1973

    Both of these men are saying that one needs a "meta-narrative", a "big-picture framework", into which to fit all of the other factoids provided by science, theology, philosophy, morality, etc.

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    Science (e.g. raw scientific results) is not sufficient... it needs a story into which to fit the results, making them understandable. Thus, neither Evolution nor Creation are "falsifiable" in the strict Popperian sense. They each have explanatory mechanisms to fit inconvenient data.

    However, since these two ultimate worldviews contradict each other (in my opinion), it is extremely important to ascertain which is the more comprehensive... and which one fits the evidence better.

    The movie "Is Genesis History" is excellent! Well worth watching... It presents a nice overview of the basic categories of evidence, and the gist of why the evidence we see around us contradicts the theory of Evolution and supports the literal interpretation of Genesis, regarding the origin of life and the universe.

  • "Pastor, am I a Christian?"

    Nicholas Kristof interviews Tim Keller.  http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/23/opinion/sunday/pastor-am-i-a-christian.html
    Interesting questions and answers!

  • Light from distant stars, in a young universe

    If the Bible is correct that the universe was created only about 6000 years ago, how can we see light from distant stars and galaxies that are 13 billion light-years away?

    Here is a great overview of the 5 main creationist explanations, with the best recent ones utilizing relativity and/or an anisotropic one-way speed of light convention. https://biblescienceforum.com/2015/07/31/starlight-and-time-is-it-a-brick-wall-for-biblical-creation/
    As the author (Dr John Hartnett) explains, there is no longer any light-travel time problem, for the Biblical view which says the earth (and indeed entire universe) is young.

  • Million-year-old DNA?

    DNA’s half life at deep-sea temperatures was measured to be about 3000 years... so how could it survive for 1.4 million years?
    Maybe it isn’t really that old.......?

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