Former Bronco, Jason Elam, to Speak at Man 2 Man Event

Retired Broncos kicker and Superbowl champion, Jason Elam, is the speaker at the Man 2 Man event at Foothills Bible Church on Saturday April 9, from 8:00 - 10:00am.  Tickets are $10 and as implied by the event name it's an event for men.

Being the Broncos fan that I am I plan on going and if anyone else wants to ride along they are welcome to join me.

Would a Loving God Send Good People to Hell?

Is being good, good enough to get into heaven?  Can you be good enough to get into heaven on your own? What is God's standard?  Do babies go to heaven?

Here's a short video from PleaseConvinceMe.com with answers to these questions.

Video On Manuscript Evidence

Here's a video explaining how ancient manuscripts are used to put together the original documents as posted on Lee Strobel's website in an interview with Hank Hanegraaff. (Requires Windows Media plug-in)  This ties into my previous post on the subject.

Resource For Examining the Authenticity of the Bible

There are lots of great resources out there to examine the authenticity of the Bible.  PleaseConvinceMe.com is one of my favorite resources for various topics on the Christian worldview.  Jim Wallace is the man behind the website and he's a former atheist and cold case homicide detective.  He brings an evidential approach to looking at Christianity.  Here's a link to a part of their website which looks at different objections to the Bible.

Why Should I Believe the Bible Is True? (part 2)

Is the Bible true?  A blog post can't possibly cover all the evidence on this topic but hopefully I can give you some information that if you want more detail you can explore it further.  Some questions have to be answered if to determine if the Bible is true:

1. Is the testimony early?
   Most of the books were written by 70 AD with some written in the 40's and 50's.  This is only a few years after the death of Jesus.
   
2. Is the testimony from eye witnesses?
   A plain reading of the NT texts clearly shows this was written by eye witnesses.
   
3. Are the eye witnesses trustworthy?
    So many details are given that check out from other sources such leaders and locations known from other sources outside the Bible.
   
4. Does archeology corroborate eye witnesses?
   Archeology supports many of the locations mentioned in the NT such as the well of Jacob, the pools of Bethesda, and many other locations.
   
5. Is there enemy attestation?
   Non-Christian sources and even sources hostile to Christianity such as Josephus and the Jewish Talmud corroborate many details in the NT.
   
6. Are there embarrassing details included about the authors?
   Writers don't tend to include embarrassing details about themselves, they would normally try to make themselves look better than they are.  The authors come across as not very bright, cowardly, doubting, uncaring, and they are even rebuked by Jesus.

This is a very brief overview of some of the arguments for the Bible being true.  For much more in depth treatment of the topic there are lots of resources.  Here are just a few:

Book - The Case For Christ, by Lee Strobel

Book - The New Evidence That Demands a Verdict, by Josh McDowell

Article - Rediscovering the Historical Jesus: The Evidence for Jesus, by William Craig Lane