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Failed Biosphere 2 – Evidence God & Bible Are True

July 28, 2025 BibleAuthenticity Comments 0 Comment

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The failed Biosphere 2 experiment of the early 1990’s illustrates what the Bible said all along. Scriptures are interspersed throughout this article amidst quotes from the BBC article about Biosphere 2.

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1).

“How the Biosphere 2 experiment changed our understanding of the Earth—July 5, 2025

In the early 1990s, a small team tried to survive in a hermetically sealed space containing replicas of Earth’s ecosystems. Their trials and discoveries still have repercussions today.
Glittering in the vast expanses of the Arizona desert lies a structure that seems torn straight out of the pages of science fiction.
Inside a massive complex of glass pyramids, domes and towers, spread across three acres (1.2 hectares), stands a tropical rainforest topped by a 25ft (7.6m) waterfall, a savannah and a fog desert. They sit alongside a mangrove-studded wetland and an ocean larger than an Olympic swimming pool which includes its own living coral reef.
It’s seemingly a little capsule of Earth, which is why the structure is called Biosphere 2 – named after our own planet, Biosphere 1.
The desolate landscape forms the perfect backdrop for the futuristic experiment that once took place here. In the early 1990s, eight people locked themselves inside, sealed off from the outside world for two years, to explore the challenges of living in a self-contained system – a prerequisite for building colonies in outer space. They fed themselves from the crops they grew, they recycled their own wastewater and they tended to the plants that produced their oxygen. read more

Jesus’ Opponents

July 27, 2025 BibleAuthenticity Comments 0 Comment

Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the greatest man who ever lived had many powerful opponents. Why? Who were Jesus opponents? Lets’s see what the scriptures tell us. The Gospel of Mark is particularly helpful in this regard.

“Then they came again to Jerusalem. And as He was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to Him” (Mark 11:27 Legacy Standard Bible).

and the chief priests, scribes, and elders came up to Him
This group represents the Sanhedrin, the highest Jewish council and court. The chief priests were responsible for temple rituals, the scribes were experts in the Law, and the elders were respected leaders. Their approach to Jesus signifies a confrontation, as they were threatened by His teachings and actions. This encounter is part of a series of challenges to Jesus’ authority, which ultimately leads to His crucifixion. Their questioning reflects the fulfillment of prophecies about the Messiah being rejected by the leaders of His own people (Psalm 118:22).—Bible Hub Study Bible read more

When Was the Gospel of Matthew Written?

July 10, 2025 BibleAuthenticity Comments 19 comments

The Gospel of Matthew was written anonymously, but was universally attributed to Jesus apostle Matthew, until the 1800’s. Today, most scholars, and skeptics and critics no longer believe this. Instead, they claim the Gospel of Matthew is based largely on the Gospel of Mark, which they assert was written first, and also on the totally speculative “Q” source. They claim, therefore, that Matthew is unlikely to have been written by one of Jesus closest followers, namely the former tax collector, and apostle of Jesus, Matthew Levi, but instead was written in the 80’s or 90’s CE by one or more second generation disciples. What does the evidence actually show as to when the Gospel of Matthew was written? read more

Nontrinitarianism

June 29, 2025 BibleAuthenticity Comments 7 comments

The Book of Ephesians provides some clues as to Nontinitarianism.

Most Christians believe in the doctrine of the Trinity. But what is Nontrinitarianism?

“The trinity of God is defined by the church as the belief that in God are three persons who subsist in one nature”—Dictionary of the Bible, page 800, by John L McKenzie, S. J.

Something “defined by the church” influences many people in the world. But, more importantly, is “the trinity of God” found in the scriptures?

“The brief as so defined by the church was reached only in the 4th and 5th centuries AD and hence is not explicitly and formally a biblical belief”—Dictionary of the Bible, page 800, by John L McKenzie, S. J. read more

Can Order Exist Without Design?

June 22, 2025 BibleAuthenticity Comments 0 Comment

Universe

Skeptics, critics, and atheists insist that order can exist without design. Can there be order without design?

The Bible, however, raises a logical question, and then provides a brief, but profound, answer:

“Look up at the sky! Who created the stars you see? The one who leads them out like an army, he knows how many there are and calls each one by name! His power is so great–not one of them is ever missing!”—Isaiah 40:26 Good News Translation

However, skeptics, critics, and atheists say: “Believers in God are confusing design and order, which are not the same thing. If there is design, then there is order, but if there is order, there is not necessarily design. For example, there is order in the way the planets orbit the Sun, but there is no good evidence that anybody designed it that way. And there is evidence that this order is just part of the inherent fabric of the universe. Gravity is a fact.” read more

Is God Only One, or 3-in-1?

June 21, 2025 BibleAuthenticity Comments 7 comments

Is God only one, or is he 3-in-1?

“The Trinity (Latin: Trinitas, lit. ‘triad’, from trinus ‘threefold’)^[1] is the Christian doctrineconcerning the nature of God, which defines one God existing in three, coeternal, consubstantial divine persons:^[2]^[3] God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ) and God the Holy Spirit, three distinct persons (hypostases) sharing one essence/substance/nature (homoousion)”—Wikipedia

The important thing is, “What does the Bible say?” Let’s see, by examining the scriptures. read more

When Was Galatians Written & Why Is It Important?

June 18, 2025 BibleAuthenticity Comments 0 Comment

The end of Ephesians, continuing on to Galatians 1:1–8 on Papyrus 46(*recto*; c. AD 200)^[1]

When was Galatians written?

“The original of the letter (autograph) is not known to survive. Papyrus 46, the earliest reasonably complete version available to scholars today, dates to approximately AD 200, around 150 years after the original was drafted. Biblical scholars agree that Galatians is a true example of Paul’s writing. The main arguments in favor of the authenticity of Galatians include its style and themes, which are common to the core letters of the Pauline corpus. George S. Duncan described its authenticity as “unquestioned. In every line it betrays its origin as a genuine letter of Paul. A majority of scholars agree that Galatians was written between the late 40s and early 50s, although some date the original composition to c. 50–60.”—Wikipedia read more

Who Wrote Colossians?

June 18, 2025 BibleAuthenticity Comments 4 comments

Who wrote Colossians? Google AI says this about Colossians: “According to Bart Ehrman, the book of Colossians claims to be written by Paul the Apostle, but he argues that it is not genuinely Pauline; meaning he believes Paul did not actually write it. Ehrman, along with many other critical scholars, suggests that the letter was written by someone else, possibly a later follower of Paul, using Paul’s name.”

Let’s examine the relevant facts, to find out who wrote Colossians. Critics, such as Ehrman and others, have only their own speculative ideas from which they postulate. Compelling grounds for questioning the letter’s authenticity are lacking. Colossians contains autobiographical statements from Paul, and even opens with a salutation from Paul. read more

Is the “Rich Man and Lazarus” Literal or a Parable?

June 14, 2025 BibleAuthenticity Comments 2 comments

There are many who believe and teach that the Rich Man and Lazarus is literal and Jesus uses the story to warn us about Hell Fire. Others firmly believe the story is a parable and the characters and events described are fictional, but Jesus warns about something else. What does the Bible indicate. Is the story of the Rich Man and Lazarus literal, or is it a parable/

“There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’ But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony. And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been set in place, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.’ He answered, ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my family, for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.’‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’ He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’ ”—Luke 16:19-31 NIV read more

What does “Only Begotten” mean in Jesus’ case?

June 8, 2025 BibleAuthenticity Comments 26 comments

What does “only begotten” mean in Jesus case? “Monogenēs may be used as an adjective. For example, monogenēs pais means only child, only legitimate child or special child. Monogenēs may also be used on its own as a noun. For example, o monogenēs means “the only one”, or “the only legitimate child” . . . Some interpretations of the word “unique” attempt to preclude birth, yet the full Greek meaning is always in the context of a child (genes). A unique child is also a born child, hence the full meaning of the word “begotten” as found in John 3:16 (KJV), for example”—Wikipedia read more

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