The Age Of The Earth Most secularists and some Christians believe Earth to be billions of years old. This is called the Old Earth View. Other Christians believe the Bible indicates The Age Of The Earth is about 6,000 years. This is called the Young Earth View. [Discussion: Do you...

Introduction [NOTE: Throughout the text, you will see bracketed purple text insertions that begin with “Discussion”. These are suggested discussion questions for small group leaders who would like to review these topics in an interactive group setting.] On April 8, 1966, one of the most recognized magazines in the world, Time, published a very special...

Old Testament As for what books of the Old Testament should be in the Bible, throughout history, there has been little to no debate about this among rabbis. Starting from the Old Testament times, they recognized the messengers of God and accepted their writings as inspired by him. [34] For...

New Testament The compilation and recognition of the scriptures that form the New Testament began in the first centuries A.D. From then on, the 27 books of the New Testament have been recognized as canonical by Protestant, Roman Catholic, and almost all Christian denominations. Only after Dan Brown’s Da Vinci...

Historical Accuracy Another example of the historical accuracy of the Bible and the trustworthiness of the Bible’s authors is the Hittites. According to the Old Testament, they were as powerful as the nation of Judah. Critics claimed such a powerful people-group can’t disappear from Earth without archæological evidence. Then, in...

A Weak, Lame, Crucified, Criminal-God The whole crucifixion of Jesus is one of the worst things to invent if you wanted to gain a following in those days. First, crucifixion was reserved for the worst criminals. Second, good luck convincing anyone that God got crucified by people. That would have...

Are The Bible’s Original Writers Trustworthy? We can say with reasonable confidence that today’s Bible is essentially the same that existed throughout the millennia, but this doesn’t necessarily mean what the Bible says is true. Anyone can write down something and bury it in the sand. I could write that...

Can We Trust The Bible? [NOTE: Throughout the text, you will see bracketed purple text insertions that begin with “Discussion”. These are suggested discussion questions for small group leaders, who would like to review these topics in an interactive group setting.] The sceptics’ views on the Bible vary massively. Some take...

The Story Of The Bible [NOTE: Throughout the text, you will see bracketed purple text insertions that begin with “Discussion”. These are suggested discussion questions for small group leaders, who would like to review these topics in an interactive group setting.] Did you think the Bible is a hodgepodge of random...

Introduction – What Is The Bible? [NOTE: Throughout the text, you will see bracketed purple text insertions that begin with “Discussion”. These are suggested discussion questions for small group leaders, who would like to review these topics in an interactive group setting.] Today’s topic is about the best-selling book in...