Bible

There are many religions in the world, and many holy books. Even a cursory examination shows that they do not agree with each other. Clearly, they can’t all be right. So, are they all wrong? Are any of them right? How would we be able to tell? Christians claim that the Bible is the one true, written revelation from God. That’s a big claim! Can the claim be tested? What’s the evidence? Dr Mark Harwood says the Bible can, indeed, be both tested and trusted. Join the conversation as he provides evidence from five different areas: • Perfectly fulfilled prophecies • Observations of the world around us are consistent with the Bible • The Bible has a unified message, though written by 40 authors over 1500+ years • The Bible is inerrant • The impact of the Bible on people’s lives And if the Bible is true, how should we respond?

Triune God, not big bang, created universe in six 24-hour days about 6,000 Earth years ago, to be ideal home and observatory.

God made huge universe, shown by parallax, needing light years to describe vast distances.

Creation Ministries International on the ‘Nashville Statement’ concerning marriage, homosexuality, transgenderism, and Biblical sexuality.

Is apparent age biblical, or did God create with functional maturity? Did Adam and Eve have navels, and the first trees have growth rings? Did God create light in transit from stars? What did Philip Gosse really teach?

How does creation relate to this season? Because the babe in Bethlehem was the Creator of the Universe!

Is the debate about how we should understand Genesis just like disputes about end-times prophecy (eschatology)?

Darby and the Scofield Reference Bible advocated the Gap theory, which helped old-earth creationism grow among conservative evangelicals.

Soft gappers claim Gen. 1:1–2 refers to creation of stars, galaxies and the matter of the earth, and v. 3–31 to forming and filling of earth billions of years later.

The evidence shows overwhelmingly that Genesis is an authentic, literal historical record of what actually happened.

Hugh Ross makes excuses for ignoring Refuting Compromise, and claims that YECs have ignored A Matter of Days.

Jesus created food, gave life to the dead, and healed the sick by His word of command and the exercise of His will, not by any evolutionary process.

What is the doctrine of Original Sin, and what happens to babies who die? Do they go to heaven?

Conversational approaches to studying Scripture can lead to liberalism, where truth and values become relative.

How might ecosystem functioning have differed before the Fall?

Vegans using ChatGPT to re-write Scripture and an AI church preachers. Are there dangers as people are more inclined to rely on robots?