Messages from the Beyond
By: Carl Teichrib; ©2004 One aspect of the New Age movement that reveals it’s “heart and soul” is in the area of “communications”. That is, channeled messages from the beyond that teach, guide and direct the individuals and groups that adhere to them. At the heart of these channeled messages we find the same lies…
What Does the Bible Say About…/Part 15
By: Dr. Thomas O. Figart; ©2004 Why didn’t Jesus want people to tell about being healed? What did He mean when He said, “Let the dead bury their dead”? Is there a discrepancy between Matthew 10:10 and Mark 6:8-9? Dr. Figart answers these and other questions. Previous Article Students from Manheim Christian Day School (PA)…
The Apocrypha and the Biblical Canon/Part 5
By: Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr. John Weldon; ©2004 Is the apocryphal literature inerrant? What role did the Council of Trent play in canonizing the Apocryphal books? How did the early church classify the Old Testament books? These questions are answered this time by Drs. Ankerberg and Weldon. Previous Article The Apocrypha and the Biblical…
Angels, Angels, Everywhere/Part 1
By: Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr. John Weldon; ©2004 What is the meaning of the biblical words for “angel”? What are angels? How powerful are angels? What are some popular but false ideas about good angels? Contents 1 Why is it Important That We Know About Angels? 2 Just How Popular Are Angels Today—And Why?…
Does the Biblical Account of the Star of Bethlehem Prove That Astrology Is True?
By: Dr. John Ankerberg / Dr. John Weldon; ©2004 Every Christmas season, astrologers are fond of claiming that the star of Bethlehem proves that the Bible accepts the practice of astrology. But, if the Bible is the inerrant Word of God (as we argue elsewhere), it could never teach error by advocating something that was…
Biblical Warnings Against Occult Involvement
By: Dr. John Ankerberg, Dr. John Weldon; ©2004 In the past few months we’ve given warnings against occult involvement from practitioners and mental health professionals. But the bottom line for Christians is, “What does the Bible say?” This month, the authors tell us. Whether or not practitioners accept the categories, the data point unmistakably to…
Alternate Critical Theories to the Resurrection
By: Dr. John Ankerberg / Dr. John Weldon; ©2004 Ever since the time of Jesus critics have been attempting to explain the empty tomb on natural grounds. But not one of these theories have ever met with general acceptance among critics, nor do they deal adequately with the historical records of the events surrounding the…
Evangelicals and Catholics Together: An Evaluation/Part 3
By: Dr. John Ankerberg, Dr. John Weldon; ©2004 Are Catholics and Evangelicals “brothers and sisters in Christ”? What does the Bible say about how someone gets “in Christ”? Are Catholics taught the same thing, or is Catholic understanding of salvation different? The authors comment. Contents 1 Evangelicals and Catholics Together: An Evaluation—Part 3 1.1 What…
What God Wishes Christians Knew About Christianity/Part 2
By: Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr. Bill Gillham; ©2004 How are you doing in your walk with Jesus Christ? Are things going the way you thought they would, or are you puzzled because things don’t seem to be working out? Dr. Bill Gillham tells us about the wrong assumptions he had about living the Christian…
How Should We Understand Man/Part 1
By: Dr. Steve Sullivan; ©2004 Would we get a different picture of the nature of man if we looked at ourselves from God’s point of view? Dr. Sullivan begins this new series by looking at how “Paul rakes away the ‘sugar-coated’ niceties and lays bare the diagnosis of man’s problem.” Contents 1 Paul’s Anthropology from…
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