This post is part of a series investigating the most important items of Christian doctrine. View all posts by clicking here or the DOGMA tag above. On Sunday, I was asked about the apocrypha, but I later found out that the answer I gave was partially wrong. What I said was that back in the days …
The Bible: Have we found all the original manuscripts?
This post is part of a series investigating the most important items of Christian doctrine. View all posts by clicking here or the DOGMA tag above. How do we know that all of the original manuscripts have already been found? I didn't get to answer this one on Sunday, but the answer is simple. None …
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The Bible: Is one translation of the Bible more accurate?
This post is part of a series investigating the most important items of Christian doctrine. View all posts by clicking here or the DOGMA tag above. Is one translation of the Bible more accurate? Why the need for so many English translations? I addressed this one on Sunday, and the basic answer is …
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The Bible: Do NT verses on Scripture apply to both Testaments?
This post is part of a series investigating the most important items of Christian doctrine. View all posts by clicking here or the DOGMA tag above. Can we generalize New Testament verses on the authority of Scripture (eg. 2 Tim 3:15-17) to the NT since in the original context they were referring …
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DOGMA: The Authority of the Bible
At Lafayette Community Church, I have just begun a teaching series called DOGMA to discuss the core beliefs of our church and why we should be dogmatic about them. Even though our world is filled with arguments about tolerance, the Bible is completely intolerant about a few key doctrines. We would …