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Sunday Praise: Be Praised (Live) by Mac Powell

Posted by Chad on June 12, 2022

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Courage and Godspeed,

Chad

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Free Apologetics E-Book Library

Welcome to the Truthbomb Apologetics Free Online E-book Library. From time to time, while researching a given topic, we run across a free e-book online. I decided to put them all together into one collection. I will be adding to it as I find other books. If you know of a free e-book, that would go nicely in the collection, please share it with us. I hope you find these books helpful in your search for truth; and hey, they are free! I love free books! Apologetics Behold, I Stand at the Door and Knock: What to Say Jehovah Witnesses When They Knock on your Door by Mike Licona Behold, I Stand at the Door and Knock: What to Say to Mormons When They Knock on Your Door by Mike Licona Beyond the Bounds: Open Theism and the Undermining of Biblical Christianity edited by John Piper, Justin Taylor, and Paul Kjoss Helseth [PDF] Confessions by St. Augustine [PDF] C.S. Lewis- A Profile in Faith [PDF] Curse of Cain? Racism in the Mormon Church by Jerald and Sandra Tanner Dem

S.T.O.P. to Discover the Meaning of a Biblical Text

In Frank Turek's latest book, Stealing from God , he suggests using the acronym S.T.O.P. to discover the meaning of any given biblical text. It is as follows: S -Situation? What's the historical situation? What do you need to know about the people and events in the story? What's the larger context? T -Type? What's the type of literature? Is it historical narrative? Poetry? Prophecy? Law? Wisdom? Epistle? What literary devices are being used: Hyperbole? Parable? Metaphor? Apocalyptic Imagery? O -Object? Who is the object of the text? Everyone? Specific people? Ancient Israel? Is it the Old or New Covenant? P -Prescription? Is this passage prescriptive for us today or merely descriptive of an historical event?1 I freely concede that the Bible is a complex book full of various types of literature; however, it seems that many times otherwise intelligent people forget how to think when considering these sometimes challenging texts. My ho

Ten Basic Facts About the NT Canon that Every Christian Should Memorize by Michael Kruger

Today's post features 10 facts about the New Testament Canon that scholar Michael Kruger believes every follower of Christ should memorize. He writes: "...I have been working through a new series on the NT canon designed to help Christians understand ten basic facts about its origins. This series is designed for a lay-level audience and hopefully could prove helpful in a conversation one might have with a skeptical friend." They are as follows: #1- “The New Testament Books are the Earliest Christian Writings We Possess” #2- “Apocryphal Writings are All Written in the Second Century or Later” #3- “The New Testament Books Are Unique Because They Are Apostolic Books” #4- “Some NT Writers Quote Other NT Writers as Scripture” #5- “The Four Gospels are Well Established by the End of the Second Century” #6- “At the End of the Second Century, the Muratorian Fragment lists 22 of our 27 NT books” #7- “Early Christians Often Used Non-Canonical Writings.” #8- “The

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