Author Archives: Kevin

Characteristics of a Cult

Posted on June 5, 2003 by Kevin

This is a list I ran across somewhere and found it useful. INTERNAL CONTROL, amount of internal political power exercised by leader(s) over members. WISDOM CLAIMED by leader(s), amount of infallibility declared about decisions. WISDOM CREDITED to leader(s) by members; … Continue reading →

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A Field Guide to Heresies

Posted on June 5, 2003 by Kevin

This article catalogs some of the movements within early Christianity at variance with the orthodox faith. Material from this guide came from History of the Christian Church by Henry C. Sheldon, the Encyclopaedia Britannica, and A History of Heresy by … Continue reading →

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Bible Dates

Posted on June 5, 2003 by Kevin

For my own use, I consulted various Bible commentaries and reference books (including New Testament Introduction by Guthrie) to compile a table of Bible books, their authors and dates of composition. There are, of course, disagreements over these issues, but … Continue reading →

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The King James Version of the Bible

Posted on June 5, 2003 by Kevin

A visitor to my web site wrote: “I believe the King James Version is God’s Word perfected in English.” This page discusses why I would take exception to the word “perfected.” What if there were no King James Version? Let’s … Continue reading →

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Bible Primer

Posted on June 5, 2003 by Kevin

An atheist once told me: Don’t quote the Bible by numbers, I don’t have a bible and wouldn’t know how to use the numbers if I did. This is a very introductory primer on the Bible for folks who know … Continue reading →

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Faith and Works

Posted on June 5, 2003 by Kevin

“You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone” [James 2:24 NRSV] “For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law.” [Rom 3:28 NASB] “‘Faith without works is … Continue reading →

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Was Hitler a Christian?

Posted on February 1, 2003 by Kevin

“Christianity is an invention of sick brains,” Adolf Hitler, 13 December 1941. “So it’s not opportune to hurl ourselves now into a struggle with the Churches. The best thing is to let Christianity die a natural death,” Adolf Hitler, 14 … Continue reading →

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Glossary

Posted on September 18, 2000 by Kevin

Documentary HypothesisA theory about the text of the first five books of the Bible that states that these books were assembled from multiple earlier sources. ItacismIn Koine Greek [certain vowels and diphthongs] came to be pronounced all alike, all of … Continue reading →

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God will preserve his Word: The KJV Only controversy

Posted on December 22, 1996 by Kevin

Why has a Bible translation, wonderful in its day but now rather out of date, become the only real Word of God for many and why do some demonize all modern translations? The King James Only movement (perhaps next to Creation Science) is one of the biggest purveyors of misinformation from those who call themselves Christian. Continue reading →

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Original sin

Posted on August 16, 1996 by Kevin

I got nailed by my Sunday School class yesterday. It happened like this… I was doing my part-time duty teaching Adult Sunday school and we were studying Psalm 51. When we got to the verse “in sin did my mother … Continue reading →

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