Bible Brian
The test of a good doctrine
For a good portion of my life as a Christian, I have held a range of beliefs that I have no official name for. Of course, since I believe...
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The necessity of "private interpretation"
A common feature of cults and false denominations is to attempt to take the Bible out of the hands of the people and claim authority over...
Bible Brian
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Why do "my" interpretations always seem harder to argue against?
Even as a Christian, I have to admit that Christianity is a very strange religion. There are many things in Scripture that just don't...
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Church history is as irrelevant to scripture as 2945 is to WW2
The Bible, of course being inspired by the wisest being who could ever have lived, is a very robust defence against all kinds of heresy....
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The trouble with claiming Apostolic authority
Throughout history, many Christian groups claimed, and continue to this day to claim, authority from the Apostles. Most famous among...
Bible Brian
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How Facebook is manipulating you
If you're active on Facebook, no matter what you believe at this exact moment in time, you are being manipulated by one of the most...
Bible Brian
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Rahab proved the Bible wrong by dying
It may sound surprising coming from a faithful Christian, but I can honestly tell you that not everything in the Bible is true. In fact,...
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Don't think beyond what is written
As Christians, we recognise that the Bible is the sole and sufficient authority in Christianity. If the Bible says something is true, it...
Bible Brian
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The faith delivered once for all
A good test of doctrine is its age. Jude tells us that the Christian faith was "once for all delivered to the saints" in the first...
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Mark 2:27 and the Purposive Approach
In British law, there is a concept known as "statutory interpretation", wherein a judge can use one of 4 methods to determine how to...
Bible Brian
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How seriously do you take your "interpretation?"
As the Bible is the Christian Holy Book, correctly believed to have been inspired by God Himself, those who claim to be Christians are...
Bible Brian
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You can't teach God, so you might as well learn from His book
It never ceases to amaze me when theology debates so heavily involve man's philosophy. When Scripture is cited, philosophy is cited in...
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Preach in a manner worthy of Christ
Autism and apologetics are not the ideal mix. On the one hand, I am intelligent enough to present good, solid arguments for the faith. On...
Bible Brian
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Being the pillar and ground of truth
To the uninformed believer, the claim that the Church is the pillar and foundation of truth can be perplexing. There are three things we...
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Be in a correct minority
If you were to list all of the cliché things you can think of that a mother would say, I'm willing to bet the top 5 would include "if...
Bible Brian
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Projection of pride is pride in itself
In psychology, projection is the action of ascribing one's own negative attributes to another person as a way of coping with having those...
Bible Brian
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Statutory interpretation and the Sabbath
Statutory interpretation is the process by which the courts understand the law, and seek to apply it to individual cases that they come...
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Seek to hear before you speak
The age of social media has made every man and his dog into philosophers. Bad philosophers. Very very bad philosophers. As an apologist,...
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Better to have preached and lost than never to have preached at all
Perhaps the most frustrating thing about witnessing is the fear of doing it wrong. If I say the wrong thing, if I don't act in a Godly...
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The danger of addition
For a Christian with any measure of true faith, the idea of taking something away from God's word should be unfathomable. But what about...
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