Series: Hard Questions, Holy Answers — Post 33 The Bible’s Own Case for His Authority A claim floats around online every so often—usually from skeptics, fringe sects, or people trying to cut the New Testament down to a safer size: “Paul wasn’t a real apostle.” Sometimes it’s put more politely: “Paul called himself an apostle, but he doesn’t…
A common argument for trusting the Septuagint is that Jesus and the apostles supposedly quoted from it in the New Testament. But is this true? And if so, what does it mean for our view of Scripture today? 1. The Assumption: New Testament = Septuagint? Many modern scholars claim that the New Testament writers used…
One of the most damaging ideas in dispensational theology is the belief that God still has a separate plan for national Israel — apart from the Church, apart from Christ, and apart from the Spirit. But is this the gospel? Or is it a return to the flesh? Vlach’s View: National Israel Still Central “Dispensationalists…
Series: Hard Questions, Holy Answers Introduction One of the most common—and damaging—misconceptions in modern Christianity is the false notion that the God of the Old Testament is angry, wrathful, and harsh, while the God of the New Testament, revealed in Jesus, is kind, merciful, and gentle. This dichotomy is not only unbiblical; it undermines the…