Thanksgiving – Giving Thanks to God for the Christian Church
By: Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr. John Weldon; ©2005 Everyone loves a great Thanksgiving feast but the real meaning behind Thanksgiving is much more than turkey and gravy. Sadly today, most Americans may have forgotten God’s blessings to them personally—in life itself, health, joy, family, and much more. We also wonder if Americans are really…
What God Wishes Christians Knew About Christianity/Part 5
By: Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr. Bill Gillham; ©2005 Does the Bible teach that Christians stand holy and totally accepted before God because of Christ? If so, why do many not feel holy and act holy? How has God provided for believers to progress in holy living here on earth? Previous Article What God Wishes…
Ghosts/Part 1
By: Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr. John Weldon; ©2005 What is the historic connection between Halloween and ghosts? Are “Halloween ghosts” only myths? How are ghosts, haunted houses and Halloween related? What theories are advanced to explain ghosts? Is the Christian view of ghosts credible in light of the facts surrounding hauntings and poltergeists? Do…
Ghosts/Part 2
By: Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr. John Weldon; ©2005 Who do ghosts claim to be? What are the consequences of believing in their common interpretation? What are the consequences of accepting that ghosts are human dead? Does Halloween support witchcraft? Is witchcraft dangerous? Are ghosts related to witchcraft? Previous Article Contents 1 Ghosts – Part…
What is the Only Remedy for Sin? – Part 1
By: Dr. John Ankerberg / Dr. John Weldon; ©2005 According to a poll conducted by the Barna Research Group, even 43% of “born again Christians” would say, “It does not matter what religious faith you follow because all faiths teach similar lessons about life.” Is it true that Christianity is not unique in the lessons…
What Are Baha’i Taught About God?
By: Dr. John Ankerberg / Dr. John Weldon; ©2005 The Baha’i Faith teaches an absolute monotheism, stressing the unity of God. In particular ways, however, God’s nature is unspecified and, as a result, described in very general terms and is an unknowable essence. Contents 1 What Are Baha’i Taught About God? 2 NOTES What Are…
Secular Humanism/Part 2
By: Dr. John Ankerberg, Dr. Paul Kurtz, and Dr. Norman Geisler; ©2005 Since the Supreme Court ruled that secular humanism is a religious belief, aren’t secularists trying to force their religious views on the rest of us by outlawing God from the public square? Contents Previous Article Secular Humanism – Part 2 Since the Supreme…
Did Christianity Arise Out of the Mystery Religions
By: Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr. John Weldon; ©2005 When people try to analyze why the New Testament was written, one of the things that some New Testaments scholars in the Jesus Seminar are saying is that they had a pattern before they ever got there. You have the mystery religions, you have other kind…
Mormonism’s Prophetic Record
By: Dr. John Ankerberg / Dr. John Weldon; ©2005 Are there demonstrable false prophecies within Mormon scripture and literature? The legitimacy and validity of the entire Mormon church rested squarely upon its declaration that Joseph Smith was a genuine prophet of God. If he was not, then the Mormon church has been guilty of promoting…
Is God An Exalted, Glorified Man/Part 1
By: Marvin W. Cowan; ©2005 On April 7, 1844 Smith delivered a funeral sermon known as the King Follett Discourse in which he taught that God was once a man and that men could become gods. That seems pretty clear. So why do modern Mormons, and even some evangelicals, deny that this is a teaching…
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