Bob Larson

No, no. BS. No. Didn't happen. I don't care what the credentials are. Come on. That's being ignorant of church history. That... But they're taking... That besmears the name of every martyr thrown to the lions in the arena who died for their faith. Quo vadis. They... gave their lives for the sake of the gospel, not because they were in some secret Gnostic ceremony getting high. Come on.

No, that is not true. That is a manufactured lie. There were subsects. Let me clarify.

No, that is not true. That is a manufactured lie. There were subsects. Let me clarify.

No, that is not true. That is a manufactured lie. There were subsects. Let me clarify.

Oh, no, no, no, no. That's true.

Oh, no, no, no, no. That's true.

Oh, no, no, no, no. That's true.

Not with authentic Christianity. Okay. There were all these sects. heretical sects that the early church had to deal with after the first century, especially after the fourth century. And there were these groups claiming to be Christian who did these things, and that's why they had a series of church councils to roundly condemn this and to show its error, and they developed the creeds that

Not with authentic Christianity. Okay. There were all these sects. heretical sects that the early church had to deal with after the first century, especially after the fourth century. And there were these groups claiming to be Christian who did these things, and that's why they had a series of church councils to roundly condemn this and to show its error, and they developed the creeds that

Not with authentic Christianity. Okay. There were all these sects. heretical sects that the early church had to deal with after the first century, especially after the fourth century. And there were these groups claiming to be Christian who did these things, and that's why they had a series of church councils to roundly condemn this and to show its error, and they developed the creeds that

which were not the result of secret rituals and initiation ceremonies and all that other balderdash that gets thrown in there. No, no, no. That was dealt with by the church, and that was thrown out. There were people who did that. There have only been nutty people who've done stuff like that. They do it today. But it's not authentic Christianity. It's not biblical Christianity.

which were not the result of secret rituals and initiation ceremonies and all that other balderdash that gets thrown in there. No, no, no. That was dealt with by the church, and that was thrown out. There were people who did that. There have only been nutty people who've done stuff like that. They do it today. But it's not authentic Christianity. It's not biblical Christianity.

which were not the result of secret rituals and initiation ceremonies and all that other balderdash that gets thrown in there. No, no, no. That was dealt with by the church, and that was thrown out. There were people who did that. There have only been nutty people who've done stuff like that. They do it today. But it's not authentic Christianity. It's not biblical Christianity.

I don't care what anybody tells you and what they think their credentials are. Measure those credentials against the larger academic community in the Christian world and see how that measures up.

I don't care what anybody tells you and what they think their credentials are. Measure those credentials against the larger academic community in the Christian world and see how that measures up.

I don't care what anybody tells you and what they think their credentials are. Measure those credentials against the larger academic community in the Christian world and see how that measures up.

This is the canon of Scripture, and it was declared to be the only infallible rule of faith God inspired. When we move away from that, it's a free-for-all. Sure, pick and choose what you want. Throw in what you want to throw in. Does it say it in the Bible?

This is the canon of Scripture, and it was declared to be the only infallible rule of faith God inspired. When we move away from that, it's a free-for-all. Sure, pick and choose what you want. Throw in what you want to throw in. Does it say it in the Bible?

This is the canon of Scripture, and it was declared to be the only infallible rule of faith God inspired. When we move away from that, it's a free-for-all. Sure, pick and choose what you want. Throw in what you want to throw in. Does it say it in the Bible?

Does it say it in agreement in the original languages with a cross section of respectable theologians, all of whom are accountable one to another in terms of the translations?