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Which English version of the Bible do you read? Do you account multiple versions of the English Bible to be equal? Instead of reading one perhaps you read many and hold them each to be relatively equal in authority. Why? What rational basis do you have for these conclusions? What Scriptural basis do you haveContinue reading “Weekly Question – Which Bible Version Do You Read and Why?”

How did you come to believe in your Bible and what it teaches? Which came first in the order of belief: evidence, manuscripts, the testimony of your pastor or professor? What is the ground/foundation of your belief in Scripture – the evidence, the Bible, something else? What makes your belief in your Bible dependable, meaningful,Continue reading “Weekly Question – How did you come to believe?”

God spoke commands, thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not steal. But isn’t it the case that the very speaking of God is also a kind of implicit command? Is there any sense in which when God speaks the human creature may ignore that speech? Is there any speech of God which does not carryContinue reading “Weekly Question – God’s Command”

What if we had a standard sacred text? Say the English speaking believing community were to arrive at and agree on a standard sacred text. What negative outcomes do you think will come about? What are the cons? How would the Church be injured? What does the worse case scenario look like? What is theContinue reading “Weekly Question – What if we had a Standard Sacred Text?”