Defense of the Christian Faith Archive

No One Can Merit the Unmerited Favor of God

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 30, 2002

By: Mike Gendron; ©2002 Satan’s greatest lie may be that good works can help sinners escape the punishment of hell and merit the joy of heaven. This lie is used…

Have the Basic Doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church Changed Today?-Part 2

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 27, 2002

By: Dr. John Ankerberg, Dr. John Weldon; ©2002 One might be tempted to think Roman Catholic doctrines have changed, given the movement toward unity with other religious groups in recent…

The Joy of Witnessing to Catholics

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 27, 2002

By: Mike Gendron; ©2002 Mike Gendron reports on a recent mission trip to heavily-Catholic Mexico. What joy he and his team experienced as they saw God at work during their…

Beware of Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 27, 2002

By: Mike Gendron; ©2002 Brennan Manning, an inactive Roman Catholic priest, has become a popular author and speaker within the evangelical church. Mike Gendron has been an eyewitness to his…

The Historical Reliability of the New Testament Text-Part Three

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 27, 2002

Fact Three: The External Evidence Test (corroboration from reliable sources outside the New Testament). This test seeks either to corroborate or to falsify the documents on the basis of addi­tional…

The Vatican’s Interpretation of Scripture

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 27, 2002

By: Mike Gendron; ©2002 Despite recent moves toward unity with Protestants, there are two key dogmas that the Vatican will not compromise—the Eucharist and the supreme authority of the Roman…

The Historical Reliability of the New Testament Text-Part Two

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 27, 2002

Fact one: the bibliographical test (corroboration from textual transmission). The historical accuracy of the New Testament can be proven by subjecting it to three generally accepted tests for determining historical…

The Historical Reliability of the New Testament Text-Part Four

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 27, 2002

Fact Eight (corroboration from date of authorship). The fact that both conservatives (F. F. Bruce, John Wenham) and liberals (Bishop John A. T. Robinson) have penned defenses of early dating…

Unity, Tolerance and Doctrinal Truth

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 27, 2002

By: Mike Gendron; ©2002 The Roman Catholic Church has been the driving force behind a push for unity. Ecumenical unity with all Christians is riding the wave of tolerance in…

False Miracles/Part 2

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 27, 2002

By: Dr. Norman Geisler; ©2002 As we noted previously, many unusual events are attributable to God that are not true miracles. God acts through natural processes. Other unusual events are…

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