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Please refer to the post I understand that creation theory teaches that everything is circa 6,000 years old. How does it explain light from millions of years away? How do you reconcile science pointing toward an old earth and the Bible? for the answer.

What are the “best” and “most convincing proofs” leaves a good deal of latitude for the person in answering this question. With this in mind, it is important to clarify the word “proof.” The idea of proving something to be “true” is a scientific term. To prove means to allow for replication and repeatability. When we speak of God and faith, much like history or a criminal investigation, we speak instead of evidence for belief in God and faith in Christ. Below are five examples of evidence that support the trustworthiness of the Bible. Read Full Answer.

These verses speak about God bringing bad things to pass (the King James version from the 17^th century translates some words as “evil” where modern translations use “calamity”, “disaster” or “ill”). They talk of God bringing disaster on people as His righteous judgement for their evil ways, or using a “bad circumstance” from someone’s perspective for ultimate good. It is God’s nature, role and right to punish those who sin. Read Full Answer.

It is true that the Apocrypha and Gnostic Gospels were excluded from the Bible. However, it does not follow that the Bible is a human construct. The question is why they were rejected. Broadly, there are different reasons why people reject certain books. It may be that these books do not reflect reality. For example, the Chinese reject a popular Japanese history book that glosses over the atrocities committed by the Japanese during the second world war. Read Full Answer.

Rather than truth being based on many perspectives, it is more accurate to say that multiple perspectives are needed to understand that one truth. God is an infinite being (He is eternal) therefore no amount of perspectives can describe Him fully, and hence we can admittedly speak of adequate and not exhaustive understanding. And, this adequate understanding is possible because God has revealed who He is to us in His Word, the Bible and through His Son Jesus. Read Full Answer.

Explaining  “inconsistencies” is indeed important to our understanding of the Bible. In fact, people use apparent inconsistencies to pass judgment on the whole of the Bible, reasoning if one part is “wrong” then it all is wrong. Yet, we need to understand a bit about the Bible before we jump to this conclusion.

It is important for us to take into account the purpose, genre and context of the scripture. Ecclesiastes is known to be a part of the ‘wisdom literature’ genre in the Bible, along with Proverbs. A method commonly used in these books is to state apparently contradictory principles (e.g., Prov 26:4-5) and leave it to the listener to work out which principle applies in a given situation. In Ecclesiastes, the writer also shows the complexities of life in a fallen world, which may result in individual exceptions to the conventions of biblical wisdom. Read Full Answer.

The revelation that God created all things does not necessarily preclude all forms of evolution, or at least natural selection. There are at least, 6 different views that different Bible believing Christians have with regard to the creation account. All are endeavoring to be faithful to God’s highest authority the Bible, and also be truthful to the evidence of science. The two do not need to conflict. Read Full Answer.

The ‘creation theory that teaches that everything is circa 6,000’ that the question refers to is actually known as ‘Young Earth Creationism’ which is one of at least 6 different views that different Bible believing Christians have with regard to the creation account. All are endeavoring to be faithful to God’s highest authority the Bible, and also be truthful to the evidence of science. The two do not need to conflict. Read Full Answer.

The word translated “Word” in English, from John 1:1 and 1:14 is actually the Greek word Logos. This word was widely used in the first century in different contexts and had a range of meanings.  The Stoics understood it to be the rational principle by which everything exists. Others think that John borrowed from Philo, the first-century Jewish follower of Plato, who saw logos as the real or phenomenal world, or the ideal man, the primal man. More generally, logos can refer to inner thought, reason or science. Some Christian theologians, such as Gordon Clark, advocate translating the word as ‘reason’ or ‘logic’ to emphasize the rational nature of God. Read Full Answer.

We believe that the Old Testament points to Jesus (Luke 24:27, 44) as its fulfillment and also contains both positive and negative examples for us in terms of how to relate to God (1 Corinthians 10:6). When Paul talks about the ‘Scriptures’ in 2 Timothy 3:16, and how they are inspired by God, and profitable for the Christian, at that time, he was almost certainly referring to the Old Testament. Read Full Answer.

Not only has God created the Bible with ‘His words contained inside’, the Christian understanding of the inspiration of the Bible is that the words of the Bible are the very words of God Himself (2 Tim 3:16). These words have come to us via human authors, but Read Full Answer.

Yes. God still performs miracles. In Acts 2, we read that the Holy Spirit came upon the believers and they spoke in tongues, Peter stood up and quoted the prophet Joel (Acts 2:14) which said, “your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.” (Acts 2:17) Likewise, In 1 Corinthians, 11-14, we see a whole list of instructions on how the church is to practice the spiritual gifts such as tongues, healing and prophecy. Read Full Answer.

We trust the bible because it is the word of God and, as we read in Titus 1:2, God never lies. Titus 1:9 says that God’s word is trustworthy. 2 Timothy 3:15-17 tells us that all scripture is inspired by God and is able to lead us to salvation and equip us for every good work. God used men to put His holy word into writing, but the effects, intents and meanings of the words all belong to God.

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The first thing to do is to make sure that we belong to God. In John 10:27, Jesus says, “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me”, which means that the key prerequisite for hearing from God is that we belong to Him, that we are the sheep of His pasture. To do this, we need to repent, believe the good news of the Gospel, and follow Jesus. Read Full Answer.

Many people, myself included, are naturally inclined to sexual immorality. Like the homosexuality issue, there are many who say that sexual immorality is natural. God’s word, however, says that sexual immorality is sin.

There is an argument that the attraction to the same sex is natural and therefore Read Full Answer.