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Who Should We Pray To?

May 9, 2026 BibleAuthenticity Comments 0 Comment

Many Christians pray to Jesus, or even to a Trinity. Who did Jesus direct us to pray to? Who did the apostles pray to? Who should we pray to?

Is the Bible reliable? — Who should we pray to?

WHO DID JESUS PRAY TO?

Matthew 11:25 – “Jesus said, ‘I praise you Father, Lord of heaven and earth . . . Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do'” (NIV). Jesus, our perfect “example”, prayed exclusively to the Father (1 Peter 2:21-22).

John 17:1 – “Jesus . . . looked toward heaven and prayed: ‘Father . . . Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you'” (NIV). – Jesus prays to his Father, not to himself, and asks his Father to glorify his name, so that Jesus could glorify his Father. read more

Did Early Christians Pray to Jesus In The First Century?

May 8, 2026 BibleAuthenticity Comments 1 comment

Even though Jesus taught, “This is how you are to pray: Our Father in heaven . . . ” (Matthew 6:9 NAB), many people pray to Jesus. However, Jesus himself prayed to his “Father” (Matthew 11:25; Mark 14:36; John 17:1).

Some assert that early Christians prayed to Jesus in the first century, and even assert there are scriptures that support their claim. In this article, we’ll examine such assertions by using the word “ASSERTION”, and the word “BIBLE” to examine what the scriptures actually say. read more

Is God Omnipresent, Or Present Everywhere?

May 4, 2026 BibleAuthenticity Comments 1 comment

Many preachers, Bible scholars and common people believe that God is omnipresent, that is, present everywhere. According to this view, he’s in every place at all times. What does the Bible tell us?

EXAMINING CLAIMS OF OMNIPRESENCE

“Even if they dig their way into Sheol, my hand will take them from there. Even if they go up to heaven, I will bring them down from there. Even if they hide on top of Mount Carmel, I will look for them and take them from there. Even if they hide from me at the bottom of the sea, I will command a sea snake to bite them” (Amos 9:2-3 GWT). These verse are often used to assert God’s being omnipresent. However, Amos is using figures of speech to illustrate the futility of thinking that anyone can escape from Almighty God’s judgment. read more

Greek Minor Prophets Scroll Has God’s Name In Hebrew

April 24, 2026 BibleAuthenticity Comments 0 Comment

Israel Antiquities Authority Fragments of parchment found in the Cave of Horror

The Greek Minor Prophets Scroll is pictured above.

The early Christians in the 1st century used both Hebrew and Greek (called the Septuagint, abbreviated LXX) manuscript scrolls of the Old Testament (OT). The early Christians used the Greek Septuagint Version (LXX) for much of their reading the Hebrew Scriptures, commonly known as the Old Testament (OT)., as reflected in many New Testament (NT) quotes from the OT. Most extant copies of the LXX have the Greek “kyrios” (“Lord”) rather than “Yahweh” (“YHWH” in Hebrew). Why? read more

“Test” “All Things” By “The Scriptures” That Bible Scholars Teach

April 20, 2026 BibleAuthenticity Comments 0 Comment

We can benefit from modern Bible scholarship, because so much has been discovered and learned over time, and ever more so is this true! While modern Bible scholarship is very helpful in many ways, we need to be cautious, as Jesus advised, “be as wary as serpents, and as innocent as doves” (Matthew 10:16 NASB), and test all things by the scriptures that Bible scholars teach. Why do we say this?

THE PROBLEM IS NOTHING NEW

In Jesus’ day there were many Bible among the Jews, especially in Jerusalem. read more

Cuneiform Texts Verify Many Jews Remained In Babylon

April 19, 2026 BibleAuthenticity Comments 0 Comment

Many Jews were deported to Babylon from about 605 BCE to about 581 BCE (2 Kings 24:15-25:21; Jeremiah 52:28-30).Isaiah’s inspired prophecy, two centuries in advance, foretold that only a remnant with the Jews living in Babylon would choose to return to their homeland after freedom was granted.The following scriptures indicate that there was a community of exiles of Jews from Judah who remained in the Babylon area after Medo-Persian King Cyrus allowed Jews to return to the homeland beginning in 539 BCE. Since “the Scriptures” are “the word of God” (John 10:35 NLT), we can believe whatever they state. read more

The Legacy Standard Bible (LSB) & the New American Bible (NAB)

April 11, 2026 BibleAuthenticity Comments 0 Comment

There are many English translations of the Bible. What are the advantages of using the Legacy Standard Bible and New American Bible?

The Legacy Standard Bible (LSB), and the New American Bible (NAB) are very helpful translations for a number of reasons. They both adhere to a very high standard of accuracy in their rendering of the Hebrew-Aramaic, and Greek scriptures into modern English, and combating Trinitarian bias that infects almost all Bible translations.

LEGACY STANDARD BIBLE

The LSB, first published in 2021, in most places, quite accurately translates the Hebrew-Aramaic, and Greek scriptures. In contrast to the vast majority of Bible translations that use the substitute generic “LORD” for “Yahweh”, what mainly sets it apart from other Bible translations is its correct use of the most accurate form of God’s name, Yahweh, 6,800 times in the OT, and the Inside Column Reference Edition also uses Yahweh in many marginal notes in the NT. The Foreward to the translation states why: read more

Do The Three Years of Daniel 1:5 Contradict Daniel 2:1?

April 9, 2026 BibleAuthenticity Comments 0 Comment

“Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it . . . The king said . . . to bring some of sons of Israel . . . to stand in the king’s palace . . . and teach them the literature and tongue of the Chaldeans . . . that they should be educated three years, at the end of which they were to stand before the king” (Daniel 1:2-5 LSB). Critics claim that the “three years” of Daniel 1:5 of educational training that Daniel and his three Hebrew companions received after coming to Babylon as captives conflict with their reported appearance, “before Nebuchadnezzar . . . in service before the king” by “the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar” (Daniel 1:18,19; 2:1 LSB), since Nebuchadnezzar is called “king of Babylon” at the time of the capture of the Jews. They claim that the Bible’s account is fictional because it reports the three years of training as completed in only the second year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign. read more

Did Complex Life Evolve, or Was It Created?

April 6, 2026 BibleAuthenticity Comments 0 Comment

Every year more scientific discoveries prove how wrong scientists have been regarding their theories of the appearance of life on earth. Did complex life evolve, or was it created?

The common thinking of the scientific community is that macro-evoltiuou is how complex life appeared on earth, and the Bible’s statements in Genesis chapter 1 regarding God creating complex life on earth is mythological fiction. Scientific discoveries constantly force scientists revise their theories. Notice in the following article the following statements which indicate the theory of complex life evolution has been dialed back yet again: read more

The Unforgiving Slave Parable Teaches Forgiveness Is Vital

March 26, 2026 BibleAuthenticity Comments 0 Comment

The unforgiving slave parable tells of a slave forgiven a huge debt so great that he could have never paid it off, but who wouldn’t forgive a fellow slave’s relatively small debt. A certain segment of Christianity claims Christians are “Once Saved, Always Saved”, and the parable doesn’t teach us much beyond the parable itself. Is “Eternal Security”, or “Once Saved, Always Saved” Biblical? According to the parable of the unforgiving slave, “Eternal Security”, or “Once saved, always saved” is unscriptural. This may be surprising to some Christians, but it is true. read more