Unlocking God's Secrets

Bob Morley has written a great book. Here's what Alesia has to say....

This book, by Bob Morley, is by far one of the best books I've read. If you want to know the answer to why we exist, why we are here, what is our purpose, read this book to find the answer...read more

One of the Best Things You Can Hear

Clayton McDonald's story can be found HERE

Do you know where you are going when you die?

More on "Defending the Bible"

I thought I'd post some salient points that jumped out at me as I read through John Whitcomb's article in the last post.

If the Biblical picture of man's enmity against God and control by Satan is correct, then how can Christians ever persuade men to turn from sin and Satan to the true and living God? The Biblical answer, of course, is that they cannot. The Scriptures do not say that it is difficult for the unbeliever to accept spiritual truth. They say that it is impossible. "A natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God; for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised" (1 Cor. 2:14). When our Lord once made a similar pronouncement concerning an entire segment of society, His disciples "were very astonished and said, 'Then who can be saved?'" His answer provides for us the key to all truly effective Christian apologetics today: "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible" (Matt. 19:26)....

The Biblical method of winning men to Christ (including the intellectuals of our day) is to lovingly, patiently and prayerfully present the true Gospel "according to the Scriptures" (1 Cor. 15:3-4) from the context of a godly life (1 Thess. 1:5, 2:3-12). Only the "living and powerful" Word of God can penetrate the unbeliever's shield of defense and pierce into his heart (Heb. 4:12), and thus only God may receive the glory for the genuine conversion of sinful men. Once converted by God's Holy Spirit, a man for the first time in his life enjoys the proper perspective and frame of reference for analysing his intellectual problems concerning Christian doctrines, even if he never finds the complete answers this side of heaven. As the Apostle John described it, "you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all know . . . And as for you, the anointing which you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need for any one to teach you . . . as His anointing teaches you about all things" (1 John 2: 20, 27).

Defending the Bible - CONTEMPORARY APOLOGETICS AND THE CHRISTIAN FAITH

I stumbled across Part 1 of this article by Dr John Whitcomb in the book “DISPENSATIONALISM tomorrow & beyond”. Now I realize that that ugly word “Dispensationalism” will be enough to immediately turn a lot of people off. But this article is well worth reading if, like me, you have had reservations and frustrations about your personal witness and wondered what you could do to improve it.

How much do Christians have to know to successfully witness to the unsaved? What are Christians really up against? Is it just the other person's lack of faith or unwillingness to accept the Truth? Or are there other factors and obstacles involved in this drama?

Here are the titles Dr Whitcomb covers:

Part I: Human Limitations in Apologetics

Part II: Christian Apologetics and the Divine Solution

Part III: Proof Texts for Semi-Rationalistic Apologetics

Part IV: The Limitations and Values of Christian Evidences

The full version of John Whitcomb’s essay can be found HERE.

The Nativity: Fact or Fiction?

From Creation Ministries International:

In Genesis 3:15, God says to Satan ‘And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on your head and you shall bruise him on the heel.’ Numerous Christian and Jewish Bible scholars have interpreted this verse as the first prophecy of the Messiah (see documentation). Known as the Protevangelium, it is the first gospel promise made to sinful mankind, whose willful rebellion in the Garden of Eden brought forth death, suffering, and a corruption of God’s perfect creation.

This verse makes two implicit promises. First, it hints at the virginal conception, as the Messiah is referred to as the seed of the woman. This is contrary to the normal biblical practice of naming the father, and not the mother, of a child. Second, it hints at the Messiah’s suffering and ultimate victory... The Nativity: Fact or Fiction?