“On the basis of internal evidence, it is this writer’s conviction that yom [the Hebrew word for day] in Genesis one could not have been intended by the Hebrew author to mean a literal twenty-four-hour day,” concludes Dr. Gleason Archer, a biblical scholar who is fluent in Hebrew and over 30 related languages, one of […]
The Bible: Crucial Questions
Whenever the inspiration of the Bible is considered, there are always a few questions which arise. Let us examine a few of the most common ones. What About Alleged “Contradictions”? I have examined hundreds of alleged “contradictions,” and have even discussed the issue with leading atheists who have attempted to point them out. From personal […]
Christ as Our Perfect Prophet, Priest, and King
In the article “Christ our Exalted Savior,” we saw how Christ’s life is divided into two states. The state of humiliation is the period from the Incarnation to the resurrection. In this state, Christ temporarily laid aside His exalted privileges and status that He had in eternity past before He became man, and lived a […]
A Biblical Defense of Christ’s Deity
There is perhaps no issue in the Bible of greater importance than the identity of the one who died for us to be our Savior — Jesus Christ. Therefore, we will take a look at the clear teaching of the Bible that Jesus is not only fully man, but also fully God. What the New […]
Decisive Evidence for the Inspiration of the Bible
The Bible claims to be the infallible, errorless, and authoritative word of God (2 Timothy 3:16; Proverbs 30:5; 2 Peter 1:21; see also Micah 1:1, Zechariah 1:1, etc.). Many critics claim that the Bible is a good religious book, but not the word of God; that it contains some truth, but also some legends, myths, […]
Critical Evidence for the Deity of Christ
New Testament scholar Ben Witherington lists thirteen established features of the historical Jesus which even most critical biblical scholars accept. [1] Unfortunately for the critics who do not believe that Jesus understood Himself to be God, from these thirteen facts alone it can be clearly demonstrated that Jesus did indeed believe that He was God. From there […]
Brief Thoughts on the Use of the Old Testament in the New Testament
Why does it seem that the New Testament often quotes the Old Testament out of context? This question is important because, as we answer it, we come to see Christ more fully in the Old Testament and we come to see how insightful the NT authors were in their reading of the Old Testament. As […]
Historical Evidence and the Claims of Christ
Who is Jesus of Nazareth? Christianity asserts that He is God incarnate–fully God and fully man. This belief is founded in the claims of Christ Himself, found in the Bible. But there are many people today who believe that Jesus never claimed to be God because they do not believe that we can trust the […]
The Amazing Providence of God
Is God in control? If so, what does it mean to say that God is in control? These are two very important questions because the answers affect how we view God, how we view the world, and how we view ourselves. The answers are found by examining the Biblical teaching on the Providence of God. […]
Review of James Packer’s “Keswick and the Reformed Doctrine of Sanctification”
For a long time, there was no comprehensive and definitive statement of Keswick theology, making it hard to interact with. Steven Barabas changed that with the publication of his book So Great Salvation. In this article, Packer contrasts the Reformed view of sanctification with the Keswick view, as presented in Barabas’ book. Packer believes that […]