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How We Got Our Bible: The KJV Only Movement

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By Ryan Leasure This final post will consider the short-comings of the King James (KJV) Only Movement. Nothing New Under The Sun In many respects, the KJV Only Movement is hardly novel. People have been propping up certain Bible translations since the time of Jesus. One early translation that received this exalted status was the Septuagint (LXX). After the Jewish people went into exile, many remained outside of Israel, even after they were granted permission to return and rebuild. Over the course of centuries, the Jewish people no longer had a grasp on the Hebrew language. Therefore, to make the Old Testament accessible to more people, Jewish scholars translated the Hebrew text into Greek. This translation happened sometime between the third and second centuries BC. Legend has it that seventy-two…
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An Optimistic Solution to the Mystery of Life’s Origin

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Consider what five prestigious origin-of-life thinkers say about the current status of origin-of-life research. Source
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Origin of Life: Saved by Time?

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Many materialists believe that the severe unlikelihood of the series of events required for the origin of life is not a serious problem. Source
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Still Unexplained: The First Living Cell

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In recent years, MIT physicist Jeremy England has gained media attention for proposing a thermodynamic energy-dissipation model of the origin of life. Source
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Theoretical Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder on the Deficiency of Alternative Models to Big Bang Cosmology 

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Hossenfelder concludes that “we are facing the limits of science itself.” And the question of the universe’s origin “we’ll never be able to answer.” Source
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Five Signs of Spiritual Maturity

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By Melissa Dougherty​ We all want to be wise in our spiritual walk. We want to grow and make good choices that are right in the long run. We want to exhibit wisdom in all areas of life and be able to be an example for others. But I find it isn’t always the easy road that gets us there. In my experience, I have witnessed what I would consider very mature Christians who exhibit these qualities. I have also seen others who lack them. I want to share what I believe to be five signs of spiritual maturity. These are areas that I see that are scriptural and can be shown by how some Christians respond to certain situations. 1.) They base their reactions on Scripture and God’s character…
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Is Christianity good? Isn’t it anti-women and pro-slavery? | with Abdu Murray

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Podcast: Play in new window Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Android | iHeartRadio | Email | TuneIn | RSS Is Christianity GOOD? Many people in our culture today seem to care less about whether or not Christianity is true, and more about the morality of what it teaches. They say the Bible promotes racism, slavery, sexism, and other forms of social injustice. But are any of those statements true? In his new book, More Than a White Man’s Religion, speaker and global apologist Abdu Murray challenges the pervasive myth that Christianity is an oppressive Western religion and shows believers (and skeptics!) that the gospel message is actually THE SOURCE for the cherished Western ideals of racial and gender equality. Frank and Abdu discuss women in the church, slavery, racism,…
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5 razones por las que la Resurrección de Jesús no es una copia de antiguos mitos paganos

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Por Alisa Childers Nos acercamos a una época del año en la que se celebra la resurrección de un niño nacido de una virgen al que los seguidores llamaron “Buen Pastor” y “Mesías”. Tuvo doce discípulos, hizo milagros y se sacrificó por la paz del mundo. Fue enterrado en una tumba para resucitar de entre los muertos tres días después. Sus seguidores siguieron celebrando su resurrección cada año, y esta celebración acabó convirtiéndose en lo que llamamos “Pascua”. ¿Crees que estoy hablando de Jesús? No. Estoy hablando de Mitra. Esta es una afirmación común que hacen los escépticos en todos los medios de comunicación populares, en Internet e incluso en algunas universidades. El único problema es que no es cierto. Según la tradición Mitraica, Mitra nació de una roca sólida…
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