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Morality and the Old Testament Law: Seven Quick Points
When Christians argue that God is the ground of morality, they are not arguing that we need the Bible to have moral knowledge. God himself, not the scriptures, is the ground of morality, right and wrong, good and evil! The apostle Paul was quite clear: a person can know deep moral truths even if they have never heard the scriptures.
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Tagged Apologetics, Difficult Texts, Revelation, The Bible Tells Me So!
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Around the Web: Weird Laws and Genocidal Tribes
The Old Testament creates a number of puzzles. For example, what should we make of the strange laws in the Torah? Christopher JH Wright gives an insightful answer in this article, explaining how we can learn to love Leviticus. Richard Hess illuminates the world of the Old Testament in these articles, which defend the historicity of the Old Testament texts and deal with the difficult issue of Israel’s war with the Canaanites.
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Tagged "Leap of Faith" (Not), Conquest, Difficult Texts, Genocide, Revelation, The Bible Tells Me So!
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