The manuscript evidence of John 9:38 and John 20:28 (my lord and my God), say no! These core, essential proof texts are missing. The video explains it all… Click here for YouTube Mirror (if the above Facebook player does not… Read More ›
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APOSTASY IN THE SCRIPTURES : FULL DEBATE || Br Paul vs Lizzie || SPEAKERS CORNER
The full debate between me and Lizzy, one of Jay Smith’s followers.
New book: ‘The Islamic Jesus: How the King of the Jews Became a Prophet of the Muslims’
When Reza Aslan’s bestseller Zealot came out in 2013, there was criticism that he hadn’t addressed his Muslim faith while writing the origin story of Christianity. In fact, Ross Douthat of The New York Times wrote that “if Aslan had actually… Read More ›
Be prepared to be shocked.
Christians of my acquaintance repeatedly criticise the Quran for its alleged anti-woman bias when compared to the “enlightened teaching” of the Bible. But the truth, in fact, is quite the reverse. In this brilliant talk Dr Shabir Ally surveys the totally… Read More ›
Br. Paul VS Liz || TIMED DEBATE || “Jesus did MIRACLES by the power of GOD” || Speakers Corner
Here I debate one of Jay Smith’s disciples.
Professor J.R. Daniel Kirk talks about his book: A Man Attested by God
A fascinating conversation between New Testament scholar J.R. Daniel Kirk and Anthony Buzzard exploring the fact that the Jesus of the synoptic gospels can best be understood not as God but as an idealized human figure.
“A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. . . . You can shut him up for a fool, you can spit at him and kill him as a demon or you can fall at his feet and call him Lord and God.”
by J. R. Daniel Kirk These famous words by C. S. Lewis beautifully encapsulate the Christianity of my childhood. They underscore how central Jesus’s divinity has been to the church’s confession of faith for the past sixteen hundred years. And… Read More ›
A Man Attested by God: The Human Jesus of the Synoptic Gospels
Author of the new book A Man Attested by God The Human Jesus of the Synoptic Gospels, a thought-provoking alternative perspective on the full humanity of Jesus Christ, J. R. Daniel Kirk holds a PhD in New Testament from Duke University… Read More ›
Jesus prophesied the coming of the Paraclete
The Qur’an says: “And remember when Jesus, the son of Mary, said: ‘O Children of Israel! I am the Sent One of God to you; I confirm the Torah that is before me, and I give glad tidings of (another)… Read More ›
Let us worship the God of the messiah
“But I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.” 1 Corinthians 11
‘Is JESUS GOD? The Bible Says NO’
An impressive new video asking some good questions: Just who is Jesus? What is his nature? God, man or both? This video examines some reasons from the Bible why Jesus cannot be God.
Review of Chapter 1 in Josh McDowell’s, More than a Carpenter
review by Kermit Zarley Josh McDowell is an evangelical Christian, a public evangelist, and an apologist. For decades, he was a traveling speaker for the para-church organization Campus Crusade for Christ, that ministers mostly to college students. I was involved… Read More ›
Bible Evidence That David Married 12 Year Old Abishag
Originally posted on Discover The Truth:
Bible Evidence That David Married 12 Year Old Abishag [Part 3] We once again return to the marriage of King David and Abishag. In the first article (Part 1: “King David’s Marriage To 12…
The Four Riders of the Apocalypse
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New book claims the Old Testament drew extensively on Plato’s writings
New book claims the Old Testament drew extensively on Plato’s writings and other texts from the Great Library of Alexandria in 270 BC. Religion News Service reports September 21, 2016 NEW YORK–LONDON — Plato and the Creation of the Hebrew Bible, from… Read More ›
FURTHER UPDATE: Evangelicals turn on “disappointing” evangelical Bible scholar
See comments below: It appears that Professor Mike Licona has upset a growing number of conservative evangelical Christians. His crime? Reading the Bible with scholarly integrity and honesty. Rev Ken Temple (yes he is a pastor) is a long-standing commentator… Read More ›
“Eli Eli lama sabachthani” – a case of misquoting Psalms?
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? These are supposedly the last words famously attributed to Jesus on the cross which is found only in Matthew and Mark gospels. I normally see this passage a highly problematic in relation to… Read More ›
Evangelical scholar admits Paul was mistaken about Jesus’ second coming
Mike Licona admits that Paul was wrong about the timing of Jesus’ second coming but what Licona doesn’t realise is that according to Paul this was a Revelation that he received from Jesus about which he was obviously mistaken. ‘For… Read More ›
Christians performing ‘miracles’ today: you have a serious credibility problem. The video explains why.
I have made the same point to Christians who claim healing powers at Speakers’ Corner. I always invite them to visit St Mary’s Hospital up the road. They always decline. Most revealing!
Mike Licona on the Toughest Gospel Contradiction Claim
An honest Christian Bible scholar admits he has no solution to some of the contradictory accounts in the New Testament. This problem will come as no surprise to Christians (and others) who have studied the text closely. The Bible obviously contains… Read More ›
Why Textual Criticism is “Safe” for Conservative Christians
Reblogged from the blog of Bart Ehrman, an American professor and scholar It is probably not an accident that when I was a very conservative evangelical Christian who wanted to get a PhD in New Testament studies, I chose to… Read More ›
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