Defense of the Christian Faith Archive

Was Christianity Borrowed from Mithraism?

By The John Ankerberg Show / July 31, 2002

By: Dr. Norman Geisler; ©2002 Some contemporary critics of Christianity argue that this religion is not based in divine revelation but was borrowed from mystery religions, such as Mithraism. But…

Miracle

By The John Ankerberg Show / July 31, 2002

By: Dr. Norman Geisler; ©2002 Dr. Geisler defines a miracle as “a special act of God that interrupts the natural course of events.” Can God perform miracles? Does He perform…

Revelation and the Church

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 30, 2001

By: James McCarthy; ©2001 You can’t understand Roman Catholicism unless you first understand Tradition. And you can’t understand Tradition, unless you first understand the Catholic concept of the Church.  …

Is Sola Scriptura Found in The Bible?

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 30, 2001

By: Mike Gendron; ©2001 Are the Scriptures alone sufficient and authoritative for the Christian life? The Word of God says “yes!” The Roman Catholic Church says an emphatic “no.” Mike…

What Catholics Don’t Know

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 30, 2001

By: Mike Gendron; ©2001 Many Roman Catholics have a zeal for God, but it is not based on biblical knowledge. Mike Gendron lists some of the things Catholics are not…

Is the Mass the Real Sacrifice of Christ?

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 30, 2001

By: James McCarthy; ©2001 Is the Mass a real sacrifice? This is the question that most Catholics seldom discuss, but one that is nonetheless central to their faith. In this…

Finding Out About Jesus—Can We Trust the Gospel Accounts?

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 30, 2001

By: Dr. John Ankerberg; ©2001 Can we trust what the Gospels—Matthew, Mark, Luke and John—tell us about Jesus, or are they merely the product of the writers’ imagination? Dr. Ankerberg…

Do We Have Accurate Information About Jesus?

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 27, 2001

By: Dr. John Ankerberg; ©2001 Were eyewitnesses to the events of Jesus life still around when the Gospels were written? If so, what does that tell us about the trustworthiness…

Mortal and Venial Sin

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 27, 2001

By: McCarthy, James; ©2001 Roman Catholicism teaches there are two kinds of sin, namely, mortal and venial. In this month’s article, Jim McCarthy explains the Catholic definition for these two…

Give Me the Works, Father

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 27, 2001

By: James McCarthy; ©2001 A dying Catholic’s last request is for the sacraments. But why? Why do Catholics consider these rituals so powerful? Can a priest really help a person…

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