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TITLE: 04. Dating the Gospels: Late First Century
2,266 wordsVerse: Matthew 24:1-2 NASB 1995 “24 Jesus came out from the temple and was going away when His disciples came up to point out the temple buildings to Him. 2 And He said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, not one stone here will be left upon another, which will not be torn down.” Summary/ TL;DR Jesus predicts the destruction of the second temple, found in the synoptic gospels, which occurred in 70 AD. From a naturalistic perspective, this would have meant that the writers had prior knowledge of this event. Then…
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Title: 03. What is the Bible?
574 wordsVerse: 2 Timothy 3:16-17 NASB “16 All Scripture is inspired by God and beneficial for teaching, for rebuke, for correction, for training in righteousness; 17 so that the man or woman of God may be fully capable, equipped for every good work. Summary/ TL;DR An ancient collection of books, divided into the Old and New Testament, beginning with the creation of mankind and finalizing with its judgement. Christians use the unity of the Old and New for scripture. Introduction What is the Bible? A commonly asked question, with varying answers due to differing perspectives. The “Historian” may use the Bible…
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Title: 02. Evidential Criteria for Testing Reliability
826 wordsVerse: Deuteronomy 19:15 NASB 15 “A single witness shall not rise up against a person regarding any wrongdoing or any sin that he commits; on the testimony of two or three witnesses a matter shall be confirmed.” Summary/ TL;DR Biblical reliability can be substantiated with Historical Evidences such as: while using a vast amount of criteria methods such as: to determine if the evidence is true and reliable. Introduction To begin laying out our foundation, it’s important to list the evidence and criteria that will be used to determine Biblical and historical reliability. I concluded that the Bible and supporting…
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Title: 01. Introduction to two foundations
710 wordsVerse: Matthew 7:24-27 NASB The Two Foundations “24 “Therefore, everyone who hears these words of Mine, and acts on them, will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of Mine, and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 And the rain fell and the…
About: Two Foundations
Matthew 7:24-27 NASB
24 “Therefore, everyone who hears these words of Mine, and acts on them, will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of Mine, and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 And the rain fell and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell—and its collapse was great.”
Jesus taught us that those who act in accordance to his teachings, that when tested would remain triumphant in the eyes of opposition. Similarly, this blog serves to deliver a foundation built on rock on the historical and biblical reliability, that when your faith is tested, will persevere unlike those built on sand. Therefore this is the place to stress test the Bible, to answer any doubts or questions. With that said, even with the evidence that will be provided, it will still require a leap of faith. Lets begin the groundwork.