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.
Continue ReadingQuick Challenge Answer: What Are the Types of Bible Translations
It can be easy to get overwhelmed by the sheer number of translations, often leaving new believers in the dark. A good place to start is understanding the philosophies behind the different translations.
Continue Reading3 Times Jesus Responded to Doubt
One would think that after everything John had said and experienced, he would be the last person to doubt Jesus. Shouldn’t the guy who baptized Jesus and witnessed the spirit descending and heard the voice of the father have all doubts removed?
Continue ReadingQuick Challenge Answer: Who is the “Us” in Genesis 1:26?
Why is God talking in this plural way? Is it something Christians should be worried about? Does this verse imply multiple gods?
Continue ReadingGreg Koukl’s “Tactics” Is an Unreliable Document!
If there are this many errors that I found on a single reading, how many more are there that we are unaware of? How am I supposed to believe that any of this is the true unaltered word of the author?
Continue ReadingQuick Challenge Answer: Should Christians Be Vegetarians?
There can be a lot of confusion and misunderstanding on the topic. Is it morally wrong to meat? Is the ideology of veganism contrary to the Christian worldview?
Continue ReadingQuick Challenge Answer: Jesus said, “Judge Not”
“Judge not, that you not be judged.” This has become one of the most quoted verses of the Bible in today’s culture. It seems pretty straightforward, but we are left with a few problems to respond to.
Continue ReadingA Debate of Biblical Proportions: “Unhitching” the Old Testament?
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.”
Continue ReadingThe Tent Making Christianity QCQ Podcast #220, Is the Bible Transmission Like A Game Of Telephone?
In this episode of The Tent Making Christianity QCQ Podcast, Drew and David discuss the challenge “Is the Bible Transmission Like A Game Of Telephone?” Listen to our Weekly Quick Challenge Question Podcast on iTunes, Google Play Musicor Stitcher. New Episodes are released every Thursday. Don’t see your podcast listening platform? Email us and we will add them to […]
Continue ReadingThe Bible and the Book of Mormon: Is the Difference Simply a Matter of Time?
Their argument was that yes the Book of Mormon’s story is ridiculous, but it’s no better than the Bible. The only reason, he claimed, that we’re able to debunk the Book of Mormon and not the Bible is that one is 2000 years old, the other is only 200.
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