The Apostles' Creed

[Apologiaphoenix]

I started a new series on the Apostles' Creed since my church says it on a regular basis. I'll be explaining things bit by bit.

http://deeperwaters.wordpress.com/20...eed-i-believe/

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What does it mean to believe in God? http://deeperwaters.wordpress.com/20...-creed-in-god/

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What does it mean when we speak of God as the Father?

http://deeperwaters.wordpress.com/20...ed-the-father/

[KingsGambit]

Excellent series thus far.

[Apologiaphoenix]

Thank you!

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What does it mean when we say God is "maker'?

http://deeperwaters.wordpress.com/20...s-creed-maker/

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Does Heaven and Earth mean what we think it means?

http://deeperwaters.wordpress.com/20...ven-and-earth/

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What does it mean to believe in Jesus? http://deeperwaters.wordpress.com/20...ieve-in-jesus/

[KingsGambit]

There are more certified scientists who hold to a young-earth than there are equivalent scholars in ancient and NT history that hold that Jesus never even existed.

Now that is a potentially dynamic sound byte to use against hardened skeptics.

(I'm not saying this to denigrate anybody here who is YEC but rather in recognition of how skeptics are going to naturally view the YEC position. My emphasis here is on the low regard with which Christ mythicism is held.)

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Does it really matter that Jesus is the Messiah?

http://deeperwaters.wordpress.com/20...-creed-christ/

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http://deeperwaters.wordpress.com/20...-his-only-son/

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http://deeperwaters.wordpress.com/20...reed-our-lord/

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Was Jesus born of the virgin Mary? http://deeperwaters.wordpress.com/20...e-virgin-mary/

[KingsGambit]

What we read about in today's post, and how the NT authors use OT as prophecy in general, has some strong relevance for how we handle apologetics. A common argument used (it was even used in The Case for Christ) involves calculating the odds of messianic prophecies all being fulfilled. This is actually at "odds" with how the NT authors handled the OT. If we really want to use arguments based on messianic prophecy, I think it would be more profitable to focus on Isaiah 53.

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Why would Pilate even bother with Jesus? http://deeperwaters.wordpress.com/20...ontius-pilate/