by Mark Farnham | Nov 7, 2018 | Apologetics, Biblical Studies, History
Can We Trust the Gospels? The Historical Basis for the Christian Faith Many Christians are unaware of the unique nature of the Christian faith. Since most world religions are not based on historical events, and their beginnings cannot be anchored in any verifiable...
by Mark Farnham | Oct 24, 2016 | Biblical Studies, Culture, Theology
Michael Kruger, a world-class scholar on the New Testament and the canon of Scripture, brings to our attention the decision by the Society of Biblical Literature to disallow the Christian publisher, InterVarsity Press, from displaying their books at the annual meeting...
by Mark Farnham | Jul 28, 2016 | Biblical Studies, Theology
Now I have to ask you: If Jesus Christ, the Son of God, did not presume to face the forces of evil in the world without a profound knowledge of the Bible in mind and heart, how could we try to face life any other way? It’s true that this takes a great deal of time and...
by Mark Farnham | Jun 6, 2016 | Apologetics, Biblical Studies
Since the time of the Reformation, Christians have summarized their beliefs about the Bible in four words. These attributes of Scripture form an acrostic, SCAN, which stands for sufficiency, clarity, authority, and necessity. The sufficiency of Scripture means that...
by Mark Farnham | May 31, 2016 | Apologetics, Biblical Studies
The Bible did not fall from heaven as a finished product placed in the hands of men. Neither was it, like the claims of both Mormonism and Islam, translated from golden plates found in a hillside or cave. Rather, God communicated to human authors in various ways, and...
by Mark Farnham | May 27, 2016 | Apologetics, Biblical Studies
The doctrine of Scripture is one of the most important doctrines to know in depth since the Bible serves as our foundation for knowing what we know. The Bible is also the target of many attacks on Christianity, so the better we know how it was written, what it...