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This is a good question. It would be hard to do justice to the Canon topic in a forum like this, I will give you some information. The Apostles themselves played a crucial role in the Canon during the first century. During the first century, as copies were being made, the Apostles were able to...

I am sorry, Wrangler. I am drawing a blank on what fact you are talking about. Would you mind clarify your question.

I am embarrassed that I don't quite understand what you mean by "where our NT came from." This looks like a good question. Can you clarify the question so I am answering the correct idea? Are you talking about where our versions/translations come from, or where our Greek manuscripts came from...

The tithe in the OT was the same as our Federal Income tax. The total percent given was not 10% but 23.33%. There is no NT command to tithe. If you want to give to a church. give as he has prospered you and each according to his own ability. You have been tithing for as long as you have been...

This raises a question. Faith is taking God at his word. You say you "did it by paying tithes." What passage did you use that commanded you to tithe? Or did you just decide to tithe on blind faith and it "worked."

Not exactly sure what you mean about Josephus filling in the evidence in the time of Christ. Could you please ask the question again but try to expand on it a little so I can follow what you are looking for. I dont want to take a chance in not addressing your question.

I personally can not think of any "religion" where the founder says, "Do not put your faith in me unless I do the works of God." Islam is based on faith in Mohammad's claim that an angel gave him new revelation, revelation that contradicts the Bible. There is no evidence to this. In fact...

Something seems wrong with these question. I think I will stay clear of them. Sorry

What fact? Your quote? This may be helpful for you. The Shema is recorded in Deut 6.4, it reads, "Listen, Israel, the LORD is our God, the LORD is one." When dealing with the Trinity, you have to combine a lot of verses together. This one in Deut is important. What I want to bring to your...

I have heard this a million times before. You have to redefine religion first before you make such a claim.

The Christian apologist will generally use fulfilled prophesy as the starting point. There is no human explanation for the number of prophecies that were fulfilled at the first coming of Christ. About 100 prophecies were given hundreds of years before Christ was even born. Some Liberals try to...

If you are going to comment on one of my posts, at least read the whole thing.

I was graduated magna cum laude from a bible college in Dallas Texas back in 1983. I majored in Bible/Theology, and a minor in Biblical Languages, and I have worked for Dan Wallace and his organization Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts. I worked Textual criticism for him and then...

Don't be discouraged by laypeople. They are naturally intimidated by scholars. Laypeople tend to be very lazy. The idea of training oneself in the Greek NT is a joke to them. Reading the layperson's posts is rather an exercise in futility. But, that is just my opinion.

I got in trouble writing this short article, and I ran across a quote I wanted to give that basically tells what I was trying to say. The quote is from Dr Ron Rhodes from Dallas Theological Seminary. It says: "Evidence-based faith has been replaced by experience-based faith." Most start off...

If you read Christian laypeople, please don't quote them for a point you want to make. You only quote people who are qualified to make the statement. This way you can't be accused of being lazy and a neophyte. If you are reading Christian laypeople instead of scholars, you will rarely grow in...

I can not think of one evangelical scholar who holds these views. You may have seen "multiple Christians" teach this, but you are not reading from scholars. Can you give me just one name of these multiple Christians who teach that if a Christian commits even one sin, he needs to go through the...

For now, just respond to the itemized list of the differences between the Rapture and the Second Coming: At the Rapture: 1. Christ comes FOR His own in the air 2. All believers are translated into new bodies 3. Christians are taken to the Father's House 4. There is no judgment on the earth 5...

You overlooked all those differences. No comment? Yes, Paul is going to be in Phase 1. All Christians will be in Phase 1. OT saints and Tribulation saints that die will be in Phase 2.

For Christians who deal with atheists, keep in mind that according to Paul in Rom 1 all humans know that God exists. We all know this intuitively. When someone tells me he/she is an atheist, I just smile.