One of the most popular objections to God and the Bible is the violence in the Old Testament. However, usually, people focus on the destruction of the Canaanites. Frankly, those stories are tame compared to the Flood. You want to talk about God destroying a civilization? Let’s talk about the time he flooded the world […]
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Often people quickly jump to accusations of conspiracy, sexism, or negligence. In reality, almost every case comes down to a single missing piece.
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Any one of these points on their own may not be enough to fully discredit and understand why protestants don’t include the Apocrypha. When the arguments are all laid out together, the books simply do not stand up. The Apocrypha is not scripture.
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The dozen or so books in the Apocrypha were all written during the 400 years between the old and new testaments. They are useful history and teaching but were never meant to be taught as scripture.
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In this episode of The Tent Making Christianity Podcast, Drew and David discuss whether or not the apocrypha should be in The Bible. Listen to our Weekly Quick Challenge Question Podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music or Stitcher. New Episodes are released every Thursday. Don’t see your podcast listening platform? Email us and we will add them to our distribution […]
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In this episode of The Tent Making Christianity Podcast, Drew and David discuss the apocrypha. Listen to our Weekly Podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music or Stitcher. Look for new Episodes every Tuesday. Don’t see your podcast listening platform? Email us and we will add them to our distribution list. You can also listen directly from the side bar on […]
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Are we being truly objective in our thinking? Why is the Bible merely a product of its culture, while we are simply right? We read these texts with our skewed 21st century lens and assume that we know what is right.
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Let’s get political! Straight from the list of controversial topics to pick a fight with, let’s talk about capital punishment. Should Christians support the death penalty?
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Did God Change? How can we respond to people contrasting the violent judgment in the earlier text with the loving grace shown later?
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The modern Christian church has a complicated relationship with the Old Testament. While some churches try to make it the focus, others abandon it entirely. This topic came to the forefront around a year ago when pastor Andy Stanley released a number of sermons on “Unhitching Christianity from the Old Testament.”
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