Tag Archives: The Bible

Scripture and Plausible Deniability

Posted on October 28, 2025 by ehurst

Re: Naked Bible 104: How We Got the Old Testament If there is one partisan difference you can point to the defines the separation point between fundamentalists and conservatives on the Bible, this podcast will do it. Coming from someone … Continue reading →

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About the Scripture Itself

Posted on October 4, 2025 by ehurst

Re: Naked Bible 99: Debunking Greek NT Manuscript Conspiracies The Bible is not God. Would it shock you to imagine that God is able to work with His Elect even if all copies of the Bible ceased to exist on … Continue reading →

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Just Use It

Posted on March 29, 2024 by ehurst

You may have heard of the Halo video game franchise. It’s quite entertaining, up to a point. It’s also anti-Christian. A major premise of the game is mocking faith in Eternity and pushing the dire necessity of advancing humanity against … Continue reading →

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From a Different World

Posted on September 4, 2021 by ehurst

Something has shifted in my heart, and I need to share it. Over the past week I’ve been praying about this shift to emphasizing ministry in the real world versus the virtual world. Most of it was the kind of … Continue reading →

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The Bible on Child Sexual Abuse

Posted on July 12, 2020 by ehurst

Nobody’s telling you what to think, but I wanted to share the biblical viewpoint, in contrast to the common American viewpoint, on child sexual abuse. It is a sin — but not for the reasons most Americans assume. It’s a … Continue reading →

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Debate Context: Standing

Posted on September 20, 2014 by ehurst

All debate over Christian religion is inherently legal-historical. The Bible makes claims; it asserts a feudal claim on all human existence. It further asserts an even stronger claim over all that exists as a matter of legal right and privilege. … Continue reading →

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