Monthly Archives: April 2014

Jesus rose from the dead in history; the empty tomb

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Ken Temple

N. T. Wright’s book on the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, that Dr. Habermas mentions, with a 550 page word study on the two Greek words for resurrection, anastasis (to stand up again) αναστασις and egeiro – εγειρω (to raise, to … Continue reading →

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Paul B. Williams’ favorite scholar affirms the apostle Paul and 1 Corinthians 15:1-9

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Ken Temple

Muslims like to cast doubt on the apostle Paul and his writings; and they like to use liberal scholarship. Paul Bilal Williams likes to use James D. G. Dunn a lot in his polemics against the New Testament and against … Continue reading →

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Response to Matthew Vines’ book, “God and the Gay Christian”

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Ken Temple

“God and the Gay Christian?”  A Response to Matthew Vines’.  Denny Burk had an article on Matthew Vines’ book earlier this morning. I responded with a couple of comments: Ken Temple April 22, 2014 at 9:27 am # James White … Continue reading →

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Refuting Paul William’s take on “but some doubted” in Matthew 28:17

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Ken Temple

Paul Bilal Williams, in a tweet to Nabil Qureshi, asks about Matthew 28:17, “but some doubted”.  [No longer there, as Paul Williams has deleted several blogs over the years.]  Interesting that he left out the part about the disciples “worshiping … Continue reading →

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Christianity is historical, public, objective, all other religions are private and subjective

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Ken Temple

How Christianity Got started vs. How other religions got started Michael Patton, author of Now That I’m a Christian: What It Means to Follow Jesus, writes: “The believer in the Islamic faith has to trust in a private encounter Muhammad … Continue reading →

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Can We Still Believe the Bible?

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Ken Temple

Can We Still Believe the Bible?.  Greek scholar Daniel Wallace reviews chapter 1 of Craig Blomberg’s book, Can We Still Believe the Bible?, where Blomberg skillfully takes on Bart Ehrman’s Misquoting Jesus. Wallace blogs about the first chapter, “Aren’t the … Continue reading →

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Dr. James White asks Mitchell Pacwa some pointed questions about the Roman Catholic priesthood

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Ken Temple

The issues: 1.  Is the office of priesthood a legitimate church office?  It is not even in the New Testament. 2.  1 Peter 2:4-10; Revelation 1:5-6; 5:9-10 teaches and shows us that all Christians are considered priests. 3.  The book … Continue reading →

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Still looking for two references to famous Al Ghazzali quotes; the essence of differences between Islam and Christianity

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Ken Temple

Paul Bilal Williams said that the Bible’s statement, “God is love” is incoherent, non-sense, and incorrect grammar, for English, and says it should be “God is loving”.  (no longer there as Paul Williams has changed his web-site several times.)   … Continue reading →

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Excellent question by a Pakistani Christian for Shabir Ally

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Ken Temple

Shabir needs to read the book of Acts more carefully: 29 “Brethren, I may confidently say to you regarding the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. 30 And … Continue reading →

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Jesus is like bread for the hungry and water for the thirsty – the only one who can meet your spiritual need

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Ken Temple

John Piper preaching in the gospel of John.  John 6:27-40 – “Behold, Believe, Be Raised” “Do not labor for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to … Continue reading →

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