Picture a priceless heirloom—passed, quoted, copied, even attacked, yet never doubted. William Paley argued that early citation, public reading, wide acceptance—even by critics—show the Gospels preserve the original apostolic message. They are not late inventions, but Christianity’s authentic foundation.

Showing that extraordinary claims do not require extraordinary evidence with Bayes Probability Theorem.

Acts does not read like a distant reconstruction, but like a narrative with its hands in the soil—full of place, movement, and memory. The f

Every so often a theory comes along that does not simply challenge the details, but attempts to redraw the entire map. Markus Vinzent offers such a map. On his telling, what Christians later took to be bedrock—the resurrection of Jesus and the Gospels that narrate it—may not be bedrock at all, but a later layer, laid down after the fact, shaped above all by Paul the Apostle. It is a bold proposal. And like all bold proposals, it deserves to be taken seriously—if only so that

Evangelical faith has never required uniformity, only a shared submission to Scripture. Disagreement does not signal chaos, but the hard work of interpretation. The Bible’s authority is not undone by diversity, but engaged through it—calling readers to wrestle, refine, and pursue truth together with humility.

Many voices do not mean no meaning. The Bible’s richness invites interpretation, not relativism. Disagreement reflects depth, not chaos. To call something “biblical” is not to silence others, but to wrestle honestly with a complex, unified story—seeking truth with humility, rigour, and care.

From the collapse of Rome to the rise of medieval Europe, slavery did not vanish—it transformed. Bound to land rather than owned as property, serfs lived constrained yet recognisably human lives. This shift reveals not abolition, but a moral turning, where Christian ideas quietly reshaped how people could be treated.

Many assume there’s little evidence for Jesus—but the opposite is true. When examined like geological strata, the evidence for his crucifixion runs deeper and more continuous than that for Caesar crossing the Rubicon. From hostile Roman and Jewish sources to early creeds within years of the event, the historical foundation is surprisingly strong.

At the heart of the resurrection debate lies a simple but stubborn claim: the tomb was empty. Not proven by modern standards, but grounded in early, multiple sources, it resists easy dismissal. The question is not whether we have evidence, but what that evidence, carefully weighed, is best understood to mean.

There is a certain kind of argument that feels satisfying not because it is particularly strong, but because it is remarkably tidy. It takes something complex and layered, smooths out the rough edges, and presents a streamlined version that seems almost self-evidently true. It dissolves discomfort, leaving us with a cleaner, more manageable picture of ourselves and our place in the world. Apparently the idea “we are sinners” is not really biblical at all. C. J. Cornthwaite sp

In the earliest Gospel, a man draws a sword during Jesus’ arrest and slices off a servant’s ear. Mark leaves him unnamed. John later names him: Simon Peter. Why the silence? And what does this reveal about the New Testament we read?

The popular “Abolitionist vs. Slaveholder” objection claims the Bible can’t be trusted because both sides used it. At first it sounds devastating—same book, opposite conclusions. But its not that simple. This article lays out the issue and moves toward a solution by clarifying hermeneutical principles and resisting interpretive relativism.

Critics say conservative scholars selectively accept miracles, but this confuses bias with discernment. Historical method weighs evidence—early sources, multiple attestations, coherence—not all claims equally. Openness to the supernatural isn’t gullibility; it’s refusing to rule it out while judging carefully. The real divide isn’t bias vs neutrality, but which framework best explains the evidence.

How Presuppositional Apologetics evolved and ushered in the new era of apologetics.

The apologetic method of Presuppositionism explained.

Among the many claims that Christianity copied earlier pagan religions, one of the most commonly discussed comparisons is between Jesus Christ and the Greek god Dionysus. We examine the actual parallels, the historical evidence, and why scholars consider borrowing an unlikely theory.

Few passages in the Old Testament provoke stronger reactions than Numbers 31:17. In this verse Moses commands the Israelite soldiers to kill the Midianite boys and the non-virgin women while sparing the young girls who had not slept with a man.

One of the most persistent claims in popular discussions of religion is that the story of Jesus was copied from earlier pagan myths. Among the most frequently cited examples is the Egyptian god Horus. According to the claim, Horus and Jesus Christ share a long list of striking similarities: a virgin birth, a star announcing the birth, twelve disciples, miraculous healings, a crucifixion, and a resurrection after three days. These claims circulate widely online and in document

Have you ever heard someone say the Bible is full of mistakes? Supposedly it claims pi is exactly 3? It's a classic "gotcha" moment. But is it really a slam dunk against the Bible's reliability? "Then he made the Sea of cast metal. It was round, ten cubits from brim to brim… and a line of thirty cubits measured its circumference." (1 Kings 7:23, ESV). The verse is talking about a big bronze basin in King Solomon's temple. Critics point out if the diameter = 10 cubits, and the

Few claims circulate more confidently in atheist internet sub-culture than this one: Christianity copied its ideas from the pagan mystery religion of Mithraism. This is about why the “Borrowed Pagan Myth” Theory Collapses Under Historical Scrutiny about Mithras.

Few claims circulate more confidently online than this one: Christianity didn’t invent anything new. Jesus was stitched together from earlier pagan gods — a patchwork messiah copied from Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and Near Eastern religions. It sounds bold. It sounds informed. And it is almost entirely wrong. Here's why.

Lewis believed stories could “steal past watchful dragons” — bypassing the defences that block religious truth. Instead of preaching, a tale quietly awakens longing, courage, sacrifice, and grace. In this way, the gospel is not argued but smuggled in, entering the heart before the mind has time to resist.

This piece explores the Bible’s cosmic storyline, showing how Jesus defeats the spiritual powers behind the nations and restores humanity’s calling to rule with God. Drawing on Psalm 68, Ephesians 4, and Paul’s claim that believers will “judge angels,” it reveals the church as the living sign of Christ’s victory and kingdom reign.

Ephesians 4:8–10 proclaims Christ’s cosmic victory. Drawing on Psalm 68 and Michael Heiser’s insights, this piece explores Jesus as the Divine Warrior who defeats hostile spiritual powers, ascends in triumph, and distributes the spoils of victory to the church as gifts for its life and mission.

Many Christians assume that when we die, we go straight to heaven or hell. But the Bible presents a more layered story. Reconceptualising Heaven and Hell in light of the Bible's teaching and Jesus' resurrection from the dead.

At first glance, this passage might appear to condone brutality toward slaves, but a closer examination reveals it as a regulatory measure in a harsh ancient world, not an endorsement of violence. This law marked a significant departure from prevailing norms in the ancient Near East, where masters often enjoyed total impunity for harming or killing slaves.

Leviticus 25:44–46 is widely misunderstood because it is read through a modern, flat, and literal lens rather than within its ancient historical, social, and theological context. Critics often assume that the passage straightforwardly endorses slavery as a moral good. The post contends that this assumption collapses once the text is read in its historical context, in particular, as law meant to regulate an already-existing institution.

The greatest moral advance Christianity introduced is this: that every human being has equal, inviolable moral worth grounded in what they are, not in what they do, contribute, or survive.

Genesis 5 is often dismissed as a list of names and lifespans—or claimed to hide a secret gospel code. This article corrects popular misunderstandings while showing why the genealogy truly matters. Drawing on Hebrew, Jewish tradition, and respected biblical scholarship, it argues that Genesis 5 does not encode the gospel in letters, but prepares it through a powerful narrative of death, divine patience, judgment, and hope—ultimately fulfilled in Christ.

Part 2 asks whether Ivan Panin’s numerical theory could be rescued by more “charitable” ways of counting the Greek text. Proposals such as treating “Jesus Christ” as a single name, grouping repeated words, ignoring small grammatical particles, or counting sounds instead of letters. By examining these options directly in the Greek text, the article explains why these adjustments introduce too much flexibility to function as evidence, and why scholars are unconvinced by Panin’s

This post examines Ivan Panin’s claim that Matthew 1 contains a hidden mathematical structure built around the number seven, an idea widely shared through Chuck Missler’s teaching. Appreciating Missler's teaching, the article carefully reconstructs Panin’s argument and then tests it against the Greek text of Matthew as preserved in modern critical editions. By recounting the actual word, letter, and grammatical counts, it shows why the numerical patterns do not hold under con

From 70 to 2 million in 300 years? A 2% growth per generation through outsiders makes the Bible’s numbers surprisingly realistic.

The following recommendations are provided by Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart, in their book: How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth . 4th ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2014. OLD TESTAMENT COMMENTARIES There are several complete and up-to-date Old Testament commentary series that meet the criteria we have described and are evangelical in theological outlook: The Expositor’s Bible Commentary (7 vols., Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan); the Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries (28 v

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The following is an appended transcript of a lecture given to the Encounter Ministry Development School, delivered 9 April 2024, by Stuart McEwing (1) Understand the doctrine of inerrancy (2) Discover the types of errors that may be in the Bible (3) Review strategies for maintaining inerrancy

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Believe it or not, we should do what the Bible teaches us to do. Obeying the Lord’s commands means we are obligated to do some things, and not do others things. A case study on abortion is presented to demonstrate.

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Sometimes the words of Jesus make total sense. Other times… “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbour and hate your enemy.’...

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