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The Devil is in the Details: Biblical Inerrancy and the Licona Controversy

It is not enough to affirm biblical inerrancy in general terms. The integrity of this affirmation depends upon the affirmation of inerrancy in every detailed…Read this essay →
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Throwing the Bible Under the Bus

Giberson and Collins reveal their true understanding of biblical inspiration when they locate it, not in the authorship of the text at all, but in…Read this essay →
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Rinse Not the Prose: Christopher Hitchens on the King James Version

Why would an ardent atheist care about translations of the Bible, and why would Christians be concerned with what an atheist would think? These are...
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Who’s Afraid of Noah’s Ark?

A proposal to build a theme park that would feature a life-size replica of Noah's Ark has set off a controversy in Kentucky that is...
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Empire or Cow Town? National Geographic Looks at the Kingdom of David and Solomon

Tel Aviv University archaeologist Israel Finkelstein argues that the kingdom of David and Solomon is a greatly embellished biblical fiction. Jerusalem, he argues, was a...
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The Knowledge of the Self-Revealing God: Starting Point for the Christian Worldview

The Christian worldview is structured, first of all, by the revealed knowledge of God. There is no other starting point for an authentic Christian worldview—and…Read this essay →
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Science Trumps the Bible? — An Amazingly Candid (and Disastrous) Argument

Professor Giberson asserts that to believe in the truthfulness and historicity of the entire Bible is to paddle in an “intellectual backwater.” Christians committed to…Read this essay →
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The Inerrancy of Scripture: The Fifty Years’ War . . . and Counting

We are entering a new phase in the battle over the Bible’s truthfulness and authority. We should at least be thankful for undisguised arguments coming…Read this essay →
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Do We Really Know Jesus? Adam Gopnik and the Gospels

The Christian faith stands or falls on the truthfulness of the four Gospels. There is no way around this fact. Our choice is nothing less…Read this essay →
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Real Enough? — Relics, Gopher Wood, and the Sufficiency of Scripture

Our confidence that the account of the flood and Noah’s ark happened in space, time, and history is grounded in the Bible, not in remnants…Read this essay →
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This Man Was No Moderate: The Legacy of Cecil Sherman

We are not likely ever to see the like of Cecil Sherman again. No one will be able to understand the history of the Southern…Read this essay →
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Bound by Conscience or Denying the Bible?

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Bound by Conscience or Denying the Bible?

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is flirting with homosexuality in dangerous ways.  Over the summer, the ELCA voted to adopt a statement on human...Read this essay →
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Christian Convictions and Unpopularity in the Public Square

Deepak Chopra is at it again: arguing for a Jesus that doesn’t exist in scripture.  This time, his argument comes in a response to the...Read this essay →
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Words From the Fire: The 10 Commandments for Christians Today

The 10 commandments are the hallmark of the Old Testament.  They play a crucial role in the history of mankind, laying the standard for ethics,...Read this essay →
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The Erosion of Inerrancy in Evangelicalism

Believing in the weighty truths of Scripture is the calling and joy of every Christian, and we must be careful to avoid playing the critic...Read this essay →
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The Making of a Great Bible Translation

The making of a great bible translation is a great and awesome task. Taking the Word of God and translating it into the vernacular of...Read this essay →
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The Challenge Of The New Perspective To Biblical Justification

An Encore Presentation From 03/27/07Read this essay →
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The Compassion of Truth: Homosexuality in Biblical Perspective

Homosexuality is perhaps the most controversial issue of debate in American culture. Once described as "the love that dares not speak its name," homosexuality is...Read this essay →
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A Feast from John 4, Courtesy of Lloyd-Jones

Martyn Lloyd-Jones was, by any fair measure, one of the greatest preachers of the twentieth century.  His ministry at Westminster Chapel in London ranks among...Read this essay →
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“Has Any Other People Heard the Voice of God Speaking from the Midst of the Fire, and Survive?” (Deuteronomy 4:32-40)
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The Modern Age vs. The Bible?

The very essence of the age we call modern represents a challenge to authority.  Ultimately, the greatest authority an anti-authoritarian age must topple is the...Read this essay →
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Fighting Words about the Bible?

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Fighting Words about the Bible?

The Monday "On Religion" feature in USA Today is consistently interesting, even if often exasperating.  That is what should be expected of an opinion column...Read this essay →
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How to Use a Study Bible

One of the most memorable purchases I made as a teenager was The Thompson Chain-Reference Bible in its original King James Version edition, complete with...Read this essay →
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Thinking About Bibles

Do Bible translations matter? What about study Bibles? On today's program, Dr. Mohler gives listeners a series of helpful suggestions on what to look for...Read this essay →
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Turning the Bible on its Head — Newsweek Goes for Gay Marriage

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The Green Bible, Presidential Politics, and Evangelicals

With HarperOne's release of the Green Bible, the mainstream media is once again asking if evangelicals are finally developing an "environmental consciousness." On today's program,...Read this essay →
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A Study Bible Informed by Archaeology

Many Christians want to know more about how archaeology informs and deepens our understanding of the Bible and specific texts.  It helps to know, for...Read this essay →
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What Should We Think About Archaeology and the Bible?

Archaeology is in the news again. An interesting juxtaposition of news stories concerns what might be the boyhood home of George Washington on the Rappahannock...Read this essay →
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