There are other early writings that have been referred to as “gospels.” An excellent resource is Bart Ehrman’s book, Lost Scriptures : Books that Did Not Make It into the New Testament. This book is a collection of early Christian and gnostic writings. The book is Ehrman’s own, very readable, translation of these works. In […]
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Is the New Testament complete? Are there missing passages or books? This post will focus on a few issues in the New Testament that have created questions among scholars over the centuries. Since the Gospels come first in the New Testament, it might be good to ask whether or not there were other credible gospel
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I preached this message recently at C3 Church Curitiba. It was part of our “Prosperity” series. It is so important that we have God’s view and understanding of money. The Bible has much more to say about our finances than most people realize. Generosity is one of the keys that unlocks God’s blessings in our
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Anyone who has trained with weights for a long period of time has experienced a plateau in their training, whether they have realized it or not. A plateau is when the individual stops seeing gains, stops getting stronger, and possibly even loses strength. There are ways to prevent this “plateau effect.” Prevention is much better
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Here in the Southern Hemisphere, Winter is quickly approaching. Winter in Curitiba doesn’t get as cold as it does in some parts of the world, but the temps often drop into the 40’s (farenheit) with a lot of rain. Very few homes have central heat so it definitely gets a little chilly! Annie and I
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The next time that God appeared to Abraham, his age was given as ninety-nine years. Almost twenty-five years had passed since God first promised Abraham a son. During this encounter, YAWEH gave Abraham the requirements of the covenant that he had made between them. The main thing that God required of Abraham and his
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It appears that some time goes by before God speaks to Abraham again. During this encounter, Abraham voices what the reader has been thinking. “O Sovereign Lord, what good are all your blessings when I don’t even have a son?” (Genesis 15:2) YAWEH’s response is to tell Abraham that he would, indeed, have a son,
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Galatians was one of the Apostle Paul’s earliest letters. Scholars believe that either Galatians or First Thessalonians was the first letter that he wrote. Galatians was not written to just one church. It was actually written to a group of churches in the region of Galatia. This area today composes the nation of Turkey. Paul
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A desire for a career in Law Enforcement often starts early in life. How many young boys or girls have been fascinated by police cars and police officers? As they get older, though, many of those young boys get interested in other career fields. There are those people, however, who never lose their desire to
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The Gospel of Luke was originally part of a two-volume set that included the Acts of the Apostles. This Gospel provides Luke’s account of Jesus’ life and ministry. Acts covers the first thirty years of the church after Jesus’ ascension. Luke is the only one of the evangelists that tells us a bit about how
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