All Scripture is inspired by God and beneficial for teaching, for rebuke, for correction, for training in righteousness; 2 Timothy 3:16 NASB Scripture – if you’re one of those followers who has serious concerns about the integrity of the biblical text, about its history and development, about its contemporary application, then you’ve probably been distressed by the…
I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. Matthew 16:18 NASB Church – There are only two places in the gospels where the word ekklesia is used. This is one of them. But today we won’t…
In his book, The Origins of Anti-Semitism, John Gager (Princeton University) provides evidence that has important implications for our understanding of the early years of Christianity. Let me offer some citations and then summarize them. On historical methodology: “The status of the New Testament as Christian scripture creates a tendency to read it as if it…
