As Michael Bird, an evangelical New Testament scholar, has... pointed out: many preach the inerrancy of the Bible but practice the inerrancy of their interpretations. For me, inerrancy means that the Bible is inerrant in what it teaches—in its message. Even Norman Geisler, who was about as conservative on inerrancy as one can get and helped shape the Chicago Statement, admitted in his Big Book of Bible Difficulties that there are errors in our present text. The Chicago Statement itself acknowledges that inerrancy applies only to the autographs, not to the copies we have today. So let’s be honest: our current Bibles do contain errors. Could God have preserved a perfectly inerrant text? Of course. But He didn’t. This informs me He didn’t consider it necessary for us to have one. . . . #memes #apologetics #jesus #christianity #christians #Bibleshow more

This is the second of two posts I’m making... about the teaching of Andy Stanley because I have a burden to warn people to be like the Bereans "examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so." (Acts 17:11). I have attached a short video clip where Stanley says we don’t know Jesus rose from the dead because the bible tells us so. He says it’s the other way around. Now how do we know Jesus bodily rose from the dead? Did any of us see it happen? No, it happened 2000 years ago. But haven’t people researched the resurrection and found all sorts of evidence consistent with Him rising from the dead. Yes, but such evidence, though powerful, and we can certainly use in our witnessing, does not ultimately prove He rose from the dead. In fact, no matter what evidence we point to in geology, biology, astronomy etc., none of this proves in an ultimate sense the bible is true. Now it is certainly true such evidence properly interpreted does confirm the bible’s history. For instance, the molecule of heredity DNA is a complex information system and language system. No one has seen matter produce information or a language from matter by natural processes. Our observations and experience show information and language have to come from an intelligence. Such evidence confirms an intelligence behind life. This certainly confirms the first verse of the bible, “In the beginning God created… .” But nonetheless, it’s not absolute proof. Think about it. We are finite beings living in the present. We don’t know everything. We don’t know how much we don’t know or do know in relation to whatever there is to know! When we try to interpret evidence of the present in relation to the past, how do we know we have all the relevant information to make the correct interpretation. Some information we don’t have could totally change our interpretation. That has certainly happened with scientists solving crimes using circumstantial evidence. When new evidence comes along, some of the interpretations change and certain people thought to be guilty were found they were innocent after-all. We need to have all the information needed. But we can’t know everything. However we have a book that claims over three thousand times to be the Word of God. This book claims that God moved people by His spirit to write His Word, what He wants revealed to us about life, the universe and history. This book, the bible, tells us that God knows everything, He is infinite in knowledge and wisdom. He has all information. “In whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (Colossians 2:3). If God’s Word is what it claims to be (and it is), then the infinite Creator God has revealed to us the key information we need to know to have the ability to correctly interpret this world in relation to the past, present and its purpose and meaning. “Therefore, we never stop thanking God that when you received his message from us, you didn’t think of our words as mere human ideas. You accepted what we said as the very word of God—which, of course, it is. And this word continues to work in you who believe” (1 Thessalonians 2:13). This means if we build our thinking on God’s Word, we build a Christian worldview to enable us to look at the world through “biblical glasses” and have the ability to correctly interpret and understand it. And Genesis 1-11 is the history that is foundational to the rest of the bible and thus our worldview. So, when we start with God’s Word we learn that the God revealed to us in the bible is the One Who created all things. Now by just looking at the world, for instance at DNA, we might deduce that there’s an intelligence behind life. But we would not know who that intelligence is unless revealed to us. The bible reveals who that intelligence is, God the father, Son, and Holy Spirit. But, if we just looked at the world with all its death, suffering and disease, we could assume that the intelligence behind life must be an ogre to make such a violent disease ridden suffering world. But when we start from God’s Word, we understand there was no death or disease to start with, but these entered the world because of sin. We also find man has a problem called sin which alienated him from God. We even find in Genesis that God promised someone would come to save us from our sin and restore our relationship with God (Genesis 3:15; 3:21). We learn later on that “someone” is Jesus--the one who became flesh for us, the babe in a manger 2000 years ago. It's important to understand we can’t know anything absolutely unless an absolute authority has revealed to us what we need to know. Now Andy Stanley claims we don’t know Jesus rose from the dead because the bible tells us so, but claims it’s the other way round, that because Jesus rose from the dead, we can believe what is says about this in the bible. In reality, Andy Stanley is actually claiming he knows all information about the resurrection to know it’s true so then he can proclaim what the bible says about the resurrection is true. This is not so. And remember from the previous post, Andy Stanley accepts man’s view of evolution and millions of years as true to declare what Genesis records about creation is not all true. So why shouldn't people take the word of others who claim Jesus didn't rise from the dead to then declare the account of the resurrection in the gospels can't be true. Stanley, as a finite fallen human being with very limited knowledge, starts outside the bible to go to the bible to make pronouncements over God’s written Word. No wonder he rejects a literal Genesis. Sadly, this is the case for the majority of our church leaders and Christian academics, particularly when it comes to Genesis. Think about it. Really Stanley is acting in accord with our sin nature because of what happened in Genesis 3. Part of our sin nature concerns us wanting to be our own god. Consider Genesis 3:1 and Genesis 3:5, the temptation by the devil. Satan tempted Adam and Eve to question God’s Word, and be want to be like God to decide good and evil, truth, etc., for themselves. In actuality, the statements Andy Stanley is making about Christianity and God’s Word are reflecting this sin problem we have. He is letting his sin nature master over him in this instance instead of letting God’s Word tell us clearly what we should believe. And I would say that about all Christians who reinterpret parts of the bible (like Genesis) because of beliefs from outside the bible. Now the whole bible is actually about Jesus, from the very first verse, that Jesus is the Creator (Colossians 1:16 “For by him all things were created,”), & and he is the Savior (Revelation 5:9), to the very last verse, “He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen” (Revelation 22:20–21) God reveals all we need to know about Jesus in His Word. We know Jesus rose from the dead because the bible tells us so! We know we are sinners because the bible tells us so. We know we can be saved through faith in Christ because the bible tells us so. We know we need to repent of sin because the bible tells us so. As Christians we know we will spend eternity in Heaven because the bible tells us so. “So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of God” (Romans 10:17). I still remember singing the chorus as a child Jesus loves me this I know, for the bible tells me so. Yes, the bible tells me so – that’s how know who Jesus is, that He is the Creator, that he died and rose from the dead, and that He is our Savior.show more

1930s Germans viewed themselves as the Biblical Israelites: "In... Germany, it was always understood that the Bible was the history book of the ancestors of the current Europeans, which our peoples, or Tribes, were the very People the Bible was written to, for, and about We became lazy, and allowed others to start teaching false ideas, twisting the words of our God to suit their own agendas” - Ludwig Ruckdeschel, Former Gauleiter, member of the Reichstag, Waffen-SS, and member of the SAshow more

1930s Germans viewed themselves as the biblical Israelites "In... Germany, it was always understood that the Bible was the history book of the ancestors of the current Europeans, which our peoples, or Tribes, were the very People the Bible was written to, for, and about We became lazy, and allowed others to start teaching false ideas, twisting the words of our God to suit their own agendas” - Ludwig Ruckdeschel: Former Gauleiter, member of the Reichstag, Waffen-SS, and member of the SAshow more

This will obviously make it hard for the child... to function in our current government infested world but I totally respect the sentiment. She should at least record the birth on the inside cover of their family Bible (if they have one). Many states recognize this as proof of birth.show more

TAMIL CAN’T TEACH LOVE. THE BIBLE CAN? The unavoidable... message in TN TVK government Minister Maria Wilson’s Assembly remarks. "Christianity has taught me one language. That is love and empathy. Half of the people can't understand this by reading Tamil. I have read it in the Bible. I am a born Christian." MARIA'S LOVE FOR HIS FAITH IS FINE BUT WHY CREATE AN UNNECESSARY HEIRARCHY BETWEEN TAMIL AND CHRISTIANITY? For the TVK that claims to put Tamil first, this is quite a startling admission.show more

In the Bible, Moses and the Israelites in the... desert followed the Lord, who appeared before them as a pillar of fire at night and as a pillar of cloud during the day. Today, many people, especially some Christians, would call such an appearance demonic when it is connected to the UAP phenomenon. Everyone should read the Bible to better understand the UAP phenomenon. When God appears, His presence is called the Shekinah, and that same presence was associated with the Ark of the Covenant and the Holy of Holies. The Bible also states that the Angel of God moved behind Moses and the Israelites, while the pillar of cloud and fire accompanied and protected them.show more

HOLY COW! Katherine Clark, one of the highest-ranking Democrats... in Congress, just admitted that their strategy with the shutdown is to let Americans SUFFER for their political gain. "Of course, there will be families that are going to suffer... but it is one of the few leverage times we have." At least she's being honest about it.show more

The Israeli settlers who stormed the border into Syria... posted a video voicing their intent to establish a new Jewish settlement in Syria's Quneitra area. "We are the pioneer group, an initial delegation to the Hermon area. In the name of the people of Israel, we have come to settle in our Bashan Region (the biblical name for the Golan Heights). As the bible says, "We shall go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it."show more

NEW: Chicago residents melt down over the surge in... migrants in their communities, say they "won't have it." They voted for this so continue to give it to them. They will vote for this again in 2024. No remorse. Chicago (Cook County), who overwhelmingly voted for Joe Biden at a rate of 74%, is learning in real time what it means to be a Sanctuary City. One resident complained about getting "the low scraps." "We come in a community of black people where we already get the low scraps... do you wanna take the little scraps, the resources that we have and put us at the bottom of the barrel? That's not fair and I won't have it."show more

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word... was with God, and the Word was God." -John 1:1 God does not separate Himself from His Word. That means every time you open that Bible- you are not just reading ink on a page. You are in the presence of God. His voice. His nature. His covenant. All of it is there, waiting for you. The enemy knows this. That's why he works so hard to keep you out of the Word. Pick it up today. 📖 💬 Share it with someone who needs to fall back in love with the Word.show more

our first Soap Of The Day are crunchy holy... wafer soaps. You Soapers won't believe who invented the term "oomf". It was Jesus Christ himself, referring to a disciple as "one of my followers" in the Bible. I know I lied to you last time but I'm being dead serious about this one.show more

I feel sorry for people who believe in the... nonsense that this man preaches, now he is failing to understand a simple bible verse and its context, there is nowhere in the bible where children of God were ever instructed to submit to governments , Many false preachers like him always misinterprete Romans 13 v1 and 2 which says " Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation in this verse Paul was writing to the Gentile believers in Rome to obey the God-ordained authorities of the synagogue, not Roman secular/pagan authority, What sense would it make for Paul to instruct believers to submit themselves to thugs and murderers who were tormenting them The Roman Emperor during the writing of Romans 13:1, and for a significant period afterward, was Nero ,he is known for persecuting Christians, particularly after the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD, which he blamed on themshow more

Regarding the Eric Trump / Daniel Cormier “text scandal”,... I am open to being convinced otherwise, but I do not believe for one second that Eric Trump would text something so stupid to Daniel Cormier. It’s laughably stupid on its face to think that Eric Trump would ask a UFC commentator if any of the fights are “rigged”. That he would ask it in writing. And that he would not, for example, just pick up the phone and call Dana White or Joe Rogan himself. That said, I just want to understand what happened. Daniel Cormier said he was hacked. Is that to say he was hacked at the text level, or the X post level? Did he in fact make the post, and delete it? If he made the post, did he do it as a joke to illustrate how absurd the text hack was, but realized how the post could be misinterpreted as real? Or did someone make the post from his X account he subsequently deleted it. I know there are some who are going to say he made the post in earnest, thinking the text messages were real, intending to call out the “corruption”, and he has since been threatened, deleted the post, and claimed “hack”, etc. I can tell you exactly why I do not believe, even if he made the post, he did it believing the text message was real, intending to call out the “corruption”. If Cormier seriously thought the text messages were real, he would understand that by posting it publicly, it would literally destroy the UFC, his livelihood and his legacy - in addition to the legacy of everyone who has ever competed in the UFC. There is no realm of the universe in which even if it were in fact a real text that he actually received from Eric Trump, he would post it publicly. Because it would mean the end of the UFC. I just want to know if he actually made the post from his X account, or if the entire post was the result of a hack (hence the subsequent deleting of the post). Serious and sincere questions for clarity that would benefit everyone Eric Trumpshow more

🔊Church: BE READY!!! THE STRONG DELUSION IS HERE! The... infrastructure for that lie is being assembled right now — publicly — through presidential directives, congressional hearings, and Pentagon case files! The cover-up story for the Rapture is already here! The so-called “alien” disclosure files are about to come out! These are not extraterrestrials!!! They are principalities and powers, fallen angels, Satan’s servants, whose agenda has always been to deceive humanity and draw people away from God!!! We were warned about this deception. Paul wrote about it 2,000 years ago!!! Before this great deception reaches its peak — before the strong delusion falls upon this world — GOD TAKES HIS PEOPLE HOME!!! JESUS IS AT THE DOOR!!! KEEP LOOKING UP!!! 📖 "The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan with all power signs and lying wonders — and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish because they did not receive the love of the truth that they might be saved. And for this reason God will send them strong delusion that they should believe the lie." 2 Thess 2:9-11 🗞️ There are claims circulating that U.S. intelligence officials may have privately briefed a large group of pastors regarding UFO/UAP disclosure. Perry Stone and other Christian leaders have stated publicly that they were included in confidential briefings through government or intelligence contacts. According to these claims, they were encouraged to prepare their congregations for potential future releases of UFO/UAP-related files, videos, and materials, as well as discussions involving “non-human” intelligence. 👉🏼These pastors described the information as potentially “Bible-changing” or “science-fiction-like,” warning it could lead some people to abandon their Christian beliefs (apostasy) by challenging the Genesis creation account —suggesting extraterrestrials as the origin or “seeding” of humanity. The Bible did not miss this moment! Paul described it precisely 2,000 years ago. 📖 "The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan with all power signs and lying wonders " 2 Thessalonians 2:9 ⚠️Signs and lying wonders. A deception so convincing that people who rejected the truth will embrace it completely. Paul was not describing technology. He was not describing weather balloons. He was describing a supernatural deception — real enough to fool the world — powerful enough to cause mass apostasy — exactly what these pastors are warning about. ❌The strong delusion is not a new idea. It was announced 2,000 years ago. The Church has always known it was coming. What is new is that the infrastructure for it is now being built publicly — in government domains, congressional hearings, presidential directives, and Pentagon case files. WHAT JESUS SAID TO WATCH FOR 📖 "As it was in the days of Noah so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man." Matt 24:37 👉🏼Jesus did not just point to general wickedness when He described the days of Noah. He pointed to a specific condition described in Genesis 6 — fallen spiritual beings interacting with humanity in ways that corrupted the created order so severely that God intervened. The Nephilim!! 🎙️That is not a metaphor. That is a specific prophetic sign Jesus told us to watch for. We are watching it being discussed openly at the highest levels of the American government — not in the corners of the internet! WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN 👉🏼Before the rapture, we’re going to see governments beginning normalizing the idea of “non-human intelligence,” with UAPs, whistleblowers, videos, and reports of interdimensional phenomena. Then the rapture will happen, with millions of people disappearing at once, creating global shock and urgent pressure for an explanation. The explanation will be quickly presented and will point to “higher beings,” suggesting that those who vanished were taken by advanced or non-human intelligences—perhaps described as the “unevolved,” the “dangerous,” or those not aligned with a new “global consciousness”. 🌍As the world tries to process the event, the narrative will not be framed as the fulfillment of biblical prophecy, but as humanity entering a new evolutionary or spiritual phase. That is when the Antichrist will arrive as the perfect global stabilizing figure, bringing “order,” “peace,” and “answers” to the world. 💪🏼Then Satan’s long-awaited moment will come. He will make Christianity appear outdated or misunderstood, claiming that Jesus was “misrepresented” or that spiritual concepts like “Christ consciousness” were actually introduced through these entities. Over time, he will achieve what he wants, and his narrative will harden people’s hearts, making the deception widely accepted. 👉🏼So the “strong delusion” would not simply be belief in aliens, but a deeper replacement of truth—where the rapture is denied, Jesus is rejected, Scripture is dismissed, and humanity is directed toward a new global spiritual system that fully opposes the message of the gospel. Right now, during the disclosure, two things will happen in the Church. 1️⃣ Some Christians will struggle. When people see footage or documentation of non-human phenomena that they have no biblical explanation for, some may conclude that the creation story is a myth. Some will harden their hearts and apostatize— in other words, they will walk away from the faith because they have no answer for what they are seeing. They will reject the truth because they choose to believe the lie. 2️⃣Some unbelievers will be looking for answers. People who never cared about the Bible will suddenly want to know what Scripture says about what they just witnessed and we, the church, need to be prepared to answer questions. THE RAPTURE COVER STORY This is how close we are to the Rapture!!! This is the perfect cover-up story and is about to unfold!! When millions of people suddenly disappear simultaneously, the world will need an explanation. 🛸The world will not say God took His Church home. This world has been programmed for years with UAP disclosure — non-human intelligences. TV, movies and video games have already shaped the narrative for decades. 🔊 CHURCH — HERE IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO RIGHT NOW: When the files drop — and they are coming — your unbelieving neighbors will have questions. Your children will have questions. Your coworkers will have questions. People who never opened a Bible will be looking for someone who can make sense of what they just saw. 📙We need to give them the right answer!! The answer is not complicated. The answer is in the Bible. These are not extraterrestrials. They are what the Bible calls principalities and powers — fallen spiritual beings — whose agenda has always been the same — to deceive humanity and draw people away from the God who created them and the Savior who died for them. 📖 "For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood but against principalities against powers against the rulers of the darkness of this age against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places." Eph 6:12 That verse was written 2,000 years ago. It is describing exactly what is being disclosed right now. 🔊PREACH THE GOSPEL!! PREACH THAT BEFORE THE GREAT DECEPTION REACHES ITS PEAK— before the strong delusion falls — before the Lord brings judgment into this world on those who have rejected Jesus and chosen to believe the lie, before the world is in full-blown deception mode — GOD TAKES HIS PEOPLE HOME!! 📖 "For God did not appoint us to wrath but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ." 1 Thess 5:9 📖 "The dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air." 1 Thess 4:16-17 KEEP LOOKING UP!!! WE HAVE VERY SHORT TIME LEFT!!!! Maranatha! 🤍Come, Lord Jesus, COME!!!show more

Today a group of Muslims prayed next to the... Ministry of Defence, facing the Iraq and Afghanistan memorial. As I have said before, choosing to pray in this way in public is a political act. It is a social statement and, yes, it is an act of domination. Anybody who understands Islamism understands that the domination of public spaces is part of the modus operandi. It is done so Islamists can show who is in charge - and to show other Muslims and the wider public that the authorities will bend to their will. There is quite obviously no need to pray here. The decision to do so is symbolic and pointed. It is not welcome. We have freedom of religion in this country, which is why there are mosques. But we are not a Muslim country and this is not welcome. It should be stopped.show more

We could use this as a reason to bash... the anti #Arsenal narrative, but what we should be doing is enjoying the celebrations of both teams. They have reached the biggest final in club football, one that few can dream of playing in, and look what it means. This is what it’s about.show more

Y’all have lost yr ever lovin minds. Goy gadol... in the Hebrew Bible refers to Israel, meaning great nation. Goy is simply nation or people, as in goyim rabbim, many nations. All of these uses appear in the bible. Over time the plural goyim began to be used as "the nations" other than Israel. That’s it. There is no cattle nothing involved. Hebrew for cattle has completely different roots like ’elef (oxen) or bakar (cattle) or tzon (sheep). Adar is herd or flock as in a group gathering, found in verses like "He will feed His flock like a shepherd" (Isaiah 40:11) and is a term of endearment. There is no way to get from Goy to any of these. If it was pejorative Israel wouldn’t be referred to as the great Goy in the bible. Seriously, if you’re buying this trash you’ve strayed way TF off the reservation Shawn Ryan. Who the hell is off camera feeding you this shit man?show more