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Wes Widner on January 20th, 2011

And whenever the tormenting spirit from God troubled Saul, David would play the harp. Then Saul would feel better, and the tormenting spirit would go away. -1 Samuel 16:23 There are several things to note about this passage. The spirit from the lord was a tormenting one Much ink has been spilled about this passage with regards [...]

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Wes Widner on December 3rd, 2010

A friend on Facebook recently asked me how the Bible came to be in it’s present form and how Irenaeus decided which books to throw out and which books to keep. Here’s my response: Thanks for the question. I always love a challenge, especially since its bee a while since I’ve studied Irenaeus or the [...]

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Wes Widner on October 31st, 2010

When casting light on the low view of women put forth in the Koran, it is popular for opponents to say something along the lines of “Oh yeah? Well what about the low view of women in the Bible?!”. So in an attempt to dispel the myth that the Bible and the Koran are in [...]

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Wes Widner on April 16th, 2010

[HT Answering Muslims] Here are videos from an excellent debate between Mary Jo Sharp of Confident Christianity and Tabassum Hussain PhD. on the topic: “Women: The Bible and The Quran.”: OPENING STATEMENTS 1ST REBUTTALS 2ND REBUTTALS/Q&A CONCLUSIONS

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