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Thousands of Christians throughout history have been martyred as a result of their belief in Jesus Christ and God’s Word, and millions in the world today question the truth of the Gospel and God’s Word. The recent Oregon and ISIS killings cause unbelievers to question why. Why would someone be willing to die for a belief in something that appears as foolishness? 1 Peter 3:15 states, “But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear.” Every believer in Christ is responsible to know why he believes what he believes. Sadly, countless Christians live life knowing what they believe, but not why. Why do they believe there is only one God? Why do they believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God? Many Infallible Proofs was written as a tool for believers to study the reason for the hope that is within them. Although the first edition was printed in 1974, Henry M. Morris and his son, Henry M. Morris III, revised and edited the book with the revised edition including topics that have surfaced and become prevalent since that time. Morris III is well educated theologically having obtained degrees from Luther Theological Seminary and Pepperdine University. His experience and knowledge from …show more content…

The Bible is worth believing and putting one’s faith in. The historical account of the Bible proves to be accurate archaeologically, scientifically, and prophetically. After reading this book, the unsaved will know why Christians believe in the Bible, and the saved will have a solidified faith that enhances their witness for Christ. Even though it is imperative for Christians to study the reason for their beliefs, “Skill at persuasion and argumentation is no substitute for prayer and sincere concern for souls, and certainly no substitute for the Word of God

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He points out that the Bible cannot be taken literally because sometimes it can be interpreted in different ways. The Bible was written for the common people and illiterate to understand, and to prove his point he mentions that the Bible gives God a body like ours while theologies believe God has no such features. He moves to his main point about who has the authority to determine what is true and untrue. He argues that what is scientifically proven will to understand the Bible true meaning.

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BIBL 4523-03, Capstone: Christ and His World Fall 2015 Dr. Kooi Exam 1 Explain how the concepts of “myth” and “story” help us to understand the Bible properly. To understand how the concepts of “myth” and “story” help us understand the Bible, first we need to define what a myth and story mean. A myth is a traditional or legendary tale usually concerning some being, human, hero, or event with or without a determinable basis of fact or natural explanation. A story on the other hand is the retelling of an event, whether true or false. Myths through the course of history have been used as the foundation of philosophical and religious thought.

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(110) Hypothetical question here—would it be foolish to think that the author of a textbook that purports to take a rigorous historical approach to introducing New Testament writings and early Christian writings would know better than to introduce an idea, a theory that has never been proven and pass it off as history? It appears the line that separates historical fact from fiction is easily

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12/4/17 BIBL Eat This Book Summary For the special project I chose to read the book “Eat This Book” by Eugene Peterson and throughout reading this book I found it to be interesting on the topic he chose to talk about. But before I go off into what I found interesting about the book and what I gained or learned from after reading this, let go back and explain what this book is about, and the main topic is throughout this book. In the book author Eugene Peterson believes that the way we read the bible is just as important as the fact that we even read the bible to begin with and even goes on to say in the book “Do we read the Bible for information about God and salvation, for principles and ‘truths’ that we can use to live better?

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“Across the Spectrum” is full of vehement discussion on a variety of Christian doctrines. It questions diverse positions that may be held and is a useful tool for confronting strenuous theological problems. Gregory A. Boyd and Paul R. Eddy wrote this book to introduce “students to the range of positions evangelicals take on various disputed topics.” Gregory Boyd received a PhD from “Princeton Theological Seminary” and is formerly a “professor of Theology at Bethel University.” Currently he is the senior pastor of “Woodland Hills Church” in Minnesota.

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