Baptism, Faith, and What John the Apostle Saw (Real Faith Real Fast)

1John 1:1-4 & 2:1-2

What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have observed and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— 2 that life was revealed, and we have seen it and we testify and declare to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us— 3 what we have seen and heard we also declare to you, so that you may also have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. 4 We are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.

My little children, I am writing you these things so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ the righteous one. 2 He himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours, but also for those of the whole world.

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Can We Trust The Bible?

There are somewhere between 200,000 and 400,000 textual variants in the NT Manuscripts

5,000 Greek manuscripts, 10,000 latin, etc.

(There are over 1M quotations of the NT in the writings of the church fathers)

 

≈ 75% of variants are spelling/nonsense errors

1Thess 2:7

But we were gentle ηπιοι among you

But we were children νηπιοι among you

But we were horses ηιποι among you

 

≈ 25% of variants are transposition & synonyms

John 4:1

Now when Jesus Ἰησους learned that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John

Now when the Lord κυριος learned that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John

 

≈ 24% of variants are meaningful but not viable

They may change meaning but can’t go back to the original, no history

 

No essential Christian doctrine is in question because of any variant.

 

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Live Cleanly (Acts 25)


Acts 25:11

If then I did anything wrong and am deserving of death, I am not trying to escape death

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No Riots or Disturbances (Acts 24)

Acts 24:10-21

10 When the governor motioned for him to speak, Paul replied, “Because I know you have been a judge of this nation for many years, I am glad to offer my defense in what concerns me. 11 You can verify for yourself that it is no more than twelve days since I went up to worship in Jerusalem. 12 They didn’t find me arguing with anyone or causing a disturbance among the crowd, either in the temple or in the synagogues or anywhere in the city. 13 Neither can they prove the charges they are now making against me. 14 But I admit this to you: I worship the God of my ancestors according to the Way, which they call a sect, believing everything that is in accordance with the law and written in the prophets. 15 I have a hope in God, which these men themselves also accept, that there will be a resurrection, both of the righteous and the unrighteous. 16 I always strive to have a clear conscience toward God and men. 17 After many years, I came to bring charitable gifts and offerings to my people. 18 While I was doing this, some Jews from Asia found me ritually purified in the temple, without a crowd and without any uproar. 19 It is they who ought to be here before you to bring charges, if they have anything against me. 20 Or let these men here state what wrongdoing they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrin, 21 other than this one statement I shouted while standing among them, ‘Today I am on trial before you concerning the resurrection of the dead.’”

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Paul in the Roman Empire (FB Live)

Acts 23:12

When it was morning, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under a curse not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.

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