Whole Gospel To Whole World
According to the Bible, the gospel—the good news of salvation, is the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ (1 Cor. 15:3-4). His death on the cross reveals that humankind willfully sinned against God and is lost without hope apart from Jesus Christ (Isa. 53:6; Acts 4:12; Rom. 3:23). That salvation, the forgiveness of sins,... Continue Reading →
Did you know humans are created in the image and likeness of God? The Bible supports this concept. Read Genesis 1:26-27. "Then God said, 'Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and... Continue Reading →
I often hear skeptics argue that the Bible is not true. It’s just a mythological book that a bunch of people made up with no historical validity. These opinions may be rampant today, but they are not grounded in truth. There is strong evidence suggesting the Bible is historically trustworthy. I will provide just a... Continue Reading →
I had an Atheist friend who once asked, "How can you objectively determine whether a spiritual leader is following God or not? First, I would start off by saying the Bible warns us of people who will misuse the Scripture and distort it for their own selfish gain. For instance, Matthew 7:15 says, "Watch out... Continue Reading →
It was a warm November afternoon. My wife and I were enjoying our Sunday nap after church. I was deep in my sleep but somehow managed to hear a text message from my phone. It was a text message from the National Weather Service, informing me there was a tornado warning in the area. About... Continue Reading →
God originally created all things good (Gen. 1:31), but somewhere between the beginning of the world and the fall of man (Gen. 3), sin entered into the world. Where did this sin come from? It originated with that old Serpent, the devil. He was once an angelic creature called Lucifer, until jealously raged in... Continue Reading →
I remember my first seminary class. I had no idea what the professor was talking about. Every theological term he used was a foreign concept. I thought I was abducted by an alien and sent to another universe. By the end of the semester, I started to grasp half of what the theologian was communicating.... Continue Reading →
Fear is a distressing emotion aroused by danger, evil, or pain. It can be triggered by emotional threats from the past, insignificant issues in life, or from imaginary threats, of which 60% will never come true. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, 6.3 million Americans suffer from fear and anxiety. Here are the top 10 most reported fears: 10.... Continue Reading →
Dr. Kaiser, an Old Testament scholar from Brandeis University writes: “What many fail to understand is that slavery in biblical times was very different from the slavery that was practiced in the past few centuries in many parts of the world. The slavery in the Bible was not based exclusively on race. People were not... Continue Reading →
There are two types of evil and suffering in the world. Moral evil as a result of free choices (murder, violence, greed) and suffering as a result of natural disasters (tornadoes, tsunamis, volcanoes). Since moral evil is a result of independent choices that humans make, it's possible to convince a skeptic that it's not God's fault. However, how... Continue Reading →
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