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I live in a very secular, pluralistic country of Australia. Unless I preach on a apologetics topic in my preaching as an occasional preacher, apologetics' topics go unnoticed in the church I attend. My observation of churches in Australia and especially in my region of northern Brisbane...

In my study this week, I've been investigating how many quotes from the NT are in the early church fathers. Sir David Dalrymple gave a lot of time to researching this issue and found this: Geisler and Nix (1986:431) tabulate the early citations of the NT in the church fathers and found a total...

I'm in the midst of preparing a new article for my homepage on the topic of 'Do Christians continue to sin?' Often I've heard Christians say that sin means missing the mark. Yes, that is the dominant use in the NT, but the rich language of the Greek NT reveals further dimensions of sin. In the...

In the thread, 'The doctrine of OSAS', a couple of us have been discussing the serious repercussions of Christians using logical fallacies in discussions on CyB. We have noticed some Christians violating the laws of logic in that particular thread. What is a logical fallacy? 20WL Online Writing...

For those countries or states that have legalised same-sex marriage, what restrictions are now being implemented against those who oppose homosexual marriage? What is being done against preachers who uphold biblical morality, including rejection of homosexuality? Is there a new under-class...

I've just listened to this powerful sermon by Dr Albert Mohler, President of the Southern Baptist Seminary, on our yearning for a king when we need the King of Kings. It was preached at Founders' Week, Moody Memorial Church, 2013. You can see it at...

Where can I locate 'My Settings' so that I can change some of them?

There are threads to which I contribute for which I do not receive follow-up notification by email of those who post to the thread after my post. This has not happened previously but it's happening now. Take this example...

To make your day, I thought I'd share this one: 'Shangrala's only in Australia'. Would you like to come Down Under for a visit to the Outback? Oz

Over the last 10 years, I have participated in 6 Christian forums worldwide and I've discovered that one of the most common ways to high jack a discussion has been with the use of logical fallacies. What is a logical fallacy? To put it simply, a logical fallacy is an error in reasoning. It is a...

Brothers & sisters in Christ, In the story of this horrific execution by firing squad in Indonesia, the Brisbane Times (29 April 2015) reported in, 'Bali executions: Eight prisoners refused to wear blindfolds as they were shot': As details began to emerge of the final minutes of the group, who...

Is this a feature or problem with the software that whenever I use the quote option it gives the citation in lighter coloured font? Here's an example: I find that to be a distraction in reading a post. Is there some way to fix the quote so that the font colour is not reduced in its sharpness...

Brothers & sisters in Christ, There are some outrageous views in the world of secular journalism. I came across an opinion piece in the Melbourne (Australia), Herald Sun newspaper online, 8 April 2015, 'Should we help paedophiles? What choice do we have?' by Tory Shepherd. The sub-heading was...

I'm brand new here and can't readily find a place where I can add an avatar to my profile. Would you please be able to provide instructions? Many thanks. Oz

I'm an Aussie living in Brisbane, Qld, Australia. One of my Christian friends recommended CBF to me. I'm an orthodox (small o), evangelical Christian and have been one for about 50 years. I'm currently working on some in-depth NT study but enjoy interacting with believers and unbelievers alike...