Who Wrote the Bible?
Scripture names roughly forty human authors across fifteen centuries, and claims a single divine Author behind them, holy men moved by the Holy Ghost.
5 min readApologetics
Examine arguments for Christian belief and questions raised against it. Begin with the reliability of Scripture and the Gospels, continue to the historical case for the resurrection, and then consider the problem of evil.
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Scripture and the resurrection
Is the Bible Reliable?
The Bible proves reliable when tested as history, and it claims more: to be the very word breathed out by God, by which we live.
4 min readThe Evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
Examine the historical evidence for the resurrection of Jesus: the empty tomb, post-resurrection appearances, the transformation of the disciples, and the early creed of 1 Corinthians 15.
9 min readThe Reliability of the Gospels: Can We Trust the New Testament?
Examine the historical evidence for the reliability of the Gospels: manuscript evidence, eyewitness testimony, early dating, archaeological confirmation, and more.
8 min readBecause He Lives: Three Truths from the Empty Tomb
Easter is not merely a story about resurrection. It is the declaration of a new reality. While every other religion centers around a founder who lived and died, Christianity centers around...
4 min readArguments and questions
If God Is All-Powerful, Why Did He Not Create Us Unable to Sin?
One of the most common objections to the Christian doctrine of God appears simple enough: "If God is all-powerful, why did he not simply create human beings unable to do evil?" At first...
8 min readWho Gets to Select? The Problem of Selective Patristic Citation
Selective citation of the Church Fathers borrows the prestige of antiquity without accepting the accountability that antiquity demands.
8 min readIs Reading Prophecy Literally a Modern Invention?
The claim that literal prophecy reading is a modern invention confuses dispensationalism with a hermeneutical principle that predates it by centuries.
5 min readCan You Define God into Existence? The Ontological Argument Explained
Can you define God into existence? Explore the Ontological Argument — one of the most provocative proofs for God’s existence — and discover why this philosophical masterpiece still...
4 min readThat He Might Be Called a Nazarene: Matthew 2:23 and the Search for the Prophecy
Matthew 2:23 claims Jesus fulfilled a prophecy by being called a Nazarene, yet no Old Testament verse says this. Examining the Branch hypothesis, the despised Messiah theme, and what...
6 min readLatest articles in apologetics
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If God Is All-Powerful, Why Did He Not Create Us Unable to Sin?
One of the most common objections to the Christian doctrine of God appears simple enough: "If God is all-powerful, why did he not simply create human beings unable to do evil?" At first...
8 min readWho Wrote the Bible?
Scripture names roughly forty human authors across fifteen centuries, and claims a single divine Author behind them, holy men moved by the Holy Ghost.
5 min readIs the Bible Reliable?
The Bible proves reliable when tested as history, and it claims more: to be the very word breathed out by God, by which we live.
4 min readWho Gets to Select? The Problem of Selective Patristic Citation
Selective citation of the Church Fathers borrows the prestige of antiquity without accepting the accountability that antiquity demands.
8 min readIs Reading Prophecy Literally a Modern Invention?
The claim that literal prophecy reading is a modern invention confuses dispensationalism with a hermeneutical principle that predates it by centuries.
5 min readCan You Define God into Existence? The Ontological Argument Explained
Can you define God into existence? Explore the Ontological Argument — one of the most provocative proofs for God’s existence — and discover why this philosophical masterpiece still...
4 min read