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Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Some Common Evangelical Problems about the Bible


Imagine you are preparing a Bible Study or Bible teaching time on a chapter in the New Testament. You are using a trusted Bible teacher’s book as your guide. Your guide book tells you that certain verses in the New Testament chapter you are studying are quotes from the Old Testament. You note this in your notes, and later, as you are leading your group through the New Testament text, you have the whole group turn to the Old Testament texts that are quoted.

To your shock (you did not check in advance), the words are very different from what is in the New Testament. You get red in the face and someone asks if the New Testament writer got the quote wrong. Does the Bible contain errors? Can we trust the Bible? You do not know how to answer, and you worry about this. How can an inspired Bible get quotes wrong? Here are a few things to consider. Note, the Bible is not wrong, but your understanding of inspiration is probably wrong. Read More

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