Mother’s Day 7 Days of Prayer: Day 1
DAY 1 – PRAYER FOR OBEDIENCE TO GOD’S WORD AND WILL Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. (Colossians 3:16) For Mom: Father, I pray for my…
Mother’s Day 7 Days of Prayer: Day 2
DAY 2 – GRACE FOR THE DAY But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. (2 Corinthians 12:9) For Mom: Father, thank you for your…
“The Bible Answer Man” Turns East: An Unlikely Conversion
It seems somewhat ironic that in the year that we celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, a leading Protestant would reject the central tenet of the Reformation, Sola Scriptura, and join the Eastern Orthodox Church. Hank Hanegraaff, known to millions through his radio program, The Bible Answer Man, converted to Eastern Orthodoxy on…
What is Apologetics?
Apologetics is the discipline that deals with a rational defense of Christian faith. It comes from a Greek word apologia which means to give a reason or defense. In spite of the objections to doing apologetics, there are important reasons to participate in the work of apologetics. (From Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics, Baker, 1999, used…
How Does James’ Belief In Jesus Corroborate The Resurrection?
The astute reader will be astonished to see, in Acts 12, that James, the half-brother of Jesus, is mentioned by name by Peter before Peter leaves Jerusalem to escape Herod Agrippa. Let’s quickly review what we know of James from the Gospels. Jesus’ brothers did not believe in him during his ministry (Mk 3:21, 31-35;…
The Rapture: Determining Which Position is Right and Which is Wrong
Sometimes you read something by a pre-tribulationist and you say, “That really sounds convincing.” Then you pick up something by a mid-tribulationist and you say, “Well, that sounds good, too.” And then a little while later, you hear a post-tribulationist give a sermon and you say, “He really sounds like he’s on target, too.” How…
What’s in The Shack?
With this week’s theatrical release of The New York Times bestseller The Shack, many will be wondering what to make of its unconventional presentation of God. [Spoiler Alert!] The book opens with Mack, a salesman from Oregon, receiving a note from God requesting to meet him at the abandoned shack where his six-year-old daughter was…
Christ’s Formula for Freedom
Introduction: How Do You Make Good Decisions? A very successful CEO was about to retire and the board passed over some likely successors to choose a very energetic young man as the new CEO. He was delighted but a little anxious about the appointment so he went to the retiring CEO to ask what…
Would a Loving God Send People to Hell?
Would a Loving God Send People to Hell? Dr. John Ankerberg: Erwin, people always raise the argument, “a loving God would never send anyone, or allow anyone to go to hell.” What would you say to them? Dr. Erwin Lutzer: You know, John, whenever people say to me, “My God is a God of love.…
A Study of Theology III – Part 18
THEOLOGICAL DICTIONARY Lordship Salvation John 3:7 A Study of Theology III – Part 18 (Dr. Thomas Figart) Continuing from part 17, Dr. Figart explains that perhaps the most important subject in Scripture is the teaching which pertains to salvation from sin. There is a current controversy concerning “lordship salvation” which has led to confusion in…
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