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Darlene Davis

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08/19/2023 at 18:16 in reply to: Greek Scholar Daniel Wallace said, “When the King James was done, it was especially based on about a half of a dozen manuscripts. The earliest of which was a thousand years after the New Testament was written. Today we have approximately 1000 times as many manuscripts that we know exist. And our earliest ones go all the way back to the 2nd century. …Within decades of when the New Testament was written.” Why is it significant that we have manuscripts that go back to within decades after the New Testament was written?

To add validity to their authenticity.
Darlene Davis

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08/19/2023 at 18:04 in reply to: Richard Abanes said, “ The Gnostic Gospels…are key to The Da Vinci Code. The Gnostics were a group of people in the early history of the church who sort of took basic Christian ideas and blended them with their own thoughts on spirituality and the world. And they wrote their own gospels, writings that talked about Jesus Christ. But [The Gnostic Gospels] were not written until 250 to 350 A.D. and they were rejected by early church leaders.” Why do you think The Gnostic Gospels being written between 250 and 350 A. D. is a problem for what these documents claim to be?

They are fictional, they do not contain the truth.
Darlene Davis

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08/19/2023 at 17:55 in reply to: The Da Vinci Code: “Man created [the Bible] as a historical record of tumultuous times, and it has evolved through countless translations, additions, and revisions. History has never had a definitive version of the book” (p. 231). Has there never been a “definitive version of the [Bible]?” Why do you hold your view?

Historians etc. have proven that there is.
Darlene Davis

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08/19/2023 at 17:47 in reply to: Mart De Haan stated that The Da Vinci Code casts doubt on the reliability of the Bible: “When I first read The Da Vinci Code, I could see immediately why it had been on the New York Times’ bestselling fiction list for some time. It’s a gripping suspense-filled murder mystery, and it’s controversial: it claims a basis in fact that, if believed as presented, would contradict the story line of the Bible and give us a radically different Jesus. One of the main characters, a fictional Harvard professor, lends an upscale air of credibility to [Dan Brown’s] claims that the real truth about the Bible’s origin has been a carefully guarded secret of the church.” Why would those who have not looked into its historical development readily accept allegations against the Bible? What would be a more truthful and appropriate response to these anti-Bible claims?

Some choose to believe anything but the truth.
Darlene Davis

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08/19/2023 at 16:29 in reply to: Dr. Welch says, “Intimacy starts with kindness.” What specific acts of kindness can you do for your spouse this week?

Still waiting to get married, however, I would like to build a relationship of trust and intimacy. Being kind, loving, affectionate, sharing our inside stories, growing together and more importantly in our relationship with God. Creating our coat of arms and living it out.

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