THE RELIABILITY OF THE GOSPELS (2 OF 3)
by Scott Maze
The Reliability of the Gospels (2 of 3)
Series: Asking for a Friend
Scott Maze
Acts 17:6
I want to invite you to join me on Wednesday evening, March 25 for ''I Am A Witness.'' This will be a six week intensive course designed to instill within you greater confidence in sharing your faith with others. This Wednesday, I'll conclude a six-month study of the Revelation. The following Wednesday, we'll begin ''I Am A Witness'' and invite you to join me for this important time.
This morning we're looking at this question, ''Are the Gospels Reliable?'' We invite your questions throughout this series. This series is designed to get conversations going. I'd rather inspire some good reading and conversations in you than you do this: to sit back and say, ''My pastor is smart or dull or whatever.'' The second thing this series is designed to do is this: these messages are online and can be accessed at anytime.
Today, you can ask anything you want to ask. Again, ask whatever you want to ask. We are not afraid to engage in an honest dialogue with you - we'd welcome it. This is one of the most important questions you'll ask in your life. So many of our beliefs on numerous issues are supported by this one statement: ''The Bible says ...''
The Houston Chronicle reported on August 7, 2005 that builders in the Houston area, bury Bibles in the concrete foundations of the homes they build: ''The Bible symbolizes the godly principles we use in our company,'' a spokesman for the company said. ''... On the day the foundation is poured ... a soft-covered Bible is placed at the outside corner of the master bedroom - ''where the spiritual leaders of the house stay.''
But how do we know the Bible is true? Many of you, you've attended Religion 101 or Philosophy 101 at a college or university and you heard something like this: ''There are all sorts of problems with the historical accounts of the Bible. The Gospels were written down after years of legends and oral tradition ...
Series: Asking for a Friend
Scott Maze
Acts 17:6
I want to invite you to join me on Wednesday evening, March 25 for ''I Am A Witness.'' This will be a six week intensive course designed to instill within you greater confidence in sharing your faith with others. This Wednesday, I'll conclude a six-month study of the Revelation. The following Wednesday, we'll begin ''I Am A Witness'' and invite you to join me for this important time.
This morning we're looking at this question, ''Are the Gospels Reliable?'' We invite your questions throughout this series. This series is designed to get conversations going. I'd rather inspire some good reading and conversations in you than you do this: to sit back and say, ''My pastor is smart or dull or whatever.'' The second thing this series is designed to do is this: these messages are online and can be accessed at anytime.
Today, you can ask anything you want to ask. Again, ask whatever you want to ask. We are not afraid to engage in an honest dialogue with you - we'd welcome it. This is one of the most important questions you'll ask in your life. So many of our beliefs on numerous issues are supported by this one statement: ''The Bible says ...''
The Houston Chronicle reported on August 7, 2005 that builders in the Houston area, bury Bibles in the concrete foundations of the homes they build: ''The Bible symbolizes the godly principles we use in our company,'' a spokesman for the company said. ''... On the day the foundation is poured ... a soft-covered Bible is placed at the outside corner of the master bedroom - ''where the spiritual leaders of the house stay.''
But how do we know the Bible is true? Many of you, you've attended Religion 101 or Philosophy 101 at a college or university and you heard something like this: ''There are all sorts of problems with the historical accounts of the Bible. The Gospels were written down after years of legends and oral tradition ...
There are 23766 characters in the full content. This excerpt only shows a 2000 character sample of the full content.
Price: $5.99 or 1 credit
