Mary—Fully Human, or Nearly Divine?
By: Dr. Norman Geisler; ©1999 Dr. Geisler examines some of the passages used by those who think Mary deserves special honor and worship. Is their position biblical? (excerpted from When Cultists Ask, Baker, 1997) Contents 1 LUKE 1:28—Does Mary being “full of grace” prove that she was immaculately conceived, as Roman Catholics say? 1.1 MISINTERPRETATION…
Marked by Identity Theft
By: Dr. Ted Baehr; ©1999 You go to the store, they ask for ID, you give them your social security number or other information. It’s a natural part of American life. There’s nothing we can do about it. Right? WRONG, says Dr. Baehr, and he explains why we need to be more careful. Contents…
Liberal Doses of Conservative Confusion
By: Dr. Ted Baehr; ©1999 Ok, what does the term “conservative” mean? How does it apply to what Dr. Baehr does in his publication called MOVIEGUIDE? Is it a “dirty word”? Or could what he does best be described as “liberalism”? In this article Dr. Baehr explains the traditional definition of these two terms, and…
Mormonism’s Claim To Be Christian
By: Marvin W. Cowan; ©1999 The Mormon Church claims to be Christian. But what happens when you compare their doctrines with what the Bible teaches? Can their claims be believed? The Mormon Church today emphatically claims to be Christian. To prove that, they often point to their official name, The Church of Jesus Christ of…
Are Apostles and Prophets Needed in the Church Today
By: Marvin W. Cowan; ©1999 Mormons claim their apostles and prophets are signs indicating they are the one true church. Pastor Cowan looks at their Scriptural “proof,” and explains why their explanations are inconsistent, and therefore, wrong. Previous Article Mormonism claims that one of the identifying characteristics of the true church is that it will…
New Heavens and the New Earth
By: Lorri MacGregor; ©October 1999 In this article Lorri MacGregor explores what the Scriptures have to say about the New Heavens and the New Earth. Her purpose is to show where the place will be when God rains His judgment upon the earth. Heavenly-Minded Christians Many Christians are surprised when Jehovah’s Witnesses knocking on their…
Genesis 1:26-27 – Are we “Little Gods” and Other Misinterpretations
By: Dr. Norman Geisler; ©1999 Dr. Geisler examines various misinterpretations of these verses, and explains why they are wrong. Contents 1 Genesis 1:26—Does this verse indicate that there is more than one god? 1.1 Misinterpretation 1.2 Correcting the misinterpretation 2 Genesis 1:26—Does the fact that we are created in God’s image mean that we are“little…
George M. Lamsa, Rocco A. Errico and the Aramaic Argument
By: Dr. John Ankerberg, Dr. John Weldon; ©1999 The Aramaic argument claims that Jesus and the Apostles spoke and wrote in Aramaic, not in koine Greek. Translations from the Aramaic to Greek and then into English have left the Bible with “numerous errors,” which must be corrected by someone knowledgeable in the Aramaic language. …
Does Matter Alone Explain the Complexity of the Universe? – Part 2
By: Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr. John Weldon; ©1999 As the discussion of the fifth false assumption continues, the authors point out the mathematical, statistical absurdity of holding to an evolutionary view of origins. Contents False Assumptions About Evolution False Assumption 5: Part 2 False Assumption Five: Matter alone can explain the origin of life…
Scientific Creationism is Not Just a Religion – Part 2
By: Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr. John Weldon; ©1999 We end this series with a look at the contrast between what creation asserts, what evolution predicts, compared to what the data confirms. You may begin to understand why evolutionists are “increasingly on the defensive.” Contents False Assumptions About Evolution: Assumption 6 – Part 2 False…
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