The Doctrine of the Bible
From the human perspective, the Bible is a diverse collection of literature written over a long period of time. From a divine perspective, it is the authoritative guide to faith and practice.
Inspiration
The Importance of the Human Authorship of the Bible
If the Bible is indeed the divinely inspired word of God to us, is the human authorship of the Bible important? Does it matter if Moses wrote the Torah?
Scripture: Inspired by God to Train and Equip – 2 Timothy 3:16-17
The Scripture is given to us by God to train us in the Christian life and to equip us for service in the kingdom of God. But the Bible is only useful to us if we will read it, meditate on what we read, and then put it into practice. Don’t be afraid to wear it out. It’s no good if it’s not used.
The Reliability of the New Testament Texts
Can we have any assurance in the reliability of the New Testament texts. That what we have today is the same as what was written 2000 years ago?
Creation and the Big Bang
The Big Bang is a fairly well established scientific theory that describes the beginning of the universe. According to this theory, some 13.8 billion years ago, our universe began to exist, initially as an extremely dense and hot point. That ‘singularity’, began to rapidly expand and cool, eventually forming simple atomic elements which gravity clumped into stars and galaxies, ultimately producing the universe we see around us today. The link above provides a decent description, while this one offers a much simpler overview. While the Big Bang does have pretty strong scientific support, how compatible is it with the Genesis accounts, and …