John MacArthur - The Narrow Gate

I've posted this before but it's worth repeating.

There is only one way....

Truth and Control

Here's a great post from a friend.....

Something some of us have been pondering lately-How does Satan diminish the believer’s effectiveness in this world and how do we assist him in this? Two thoughts...continue reading

Misquoting Jesus?

Best selling author Bart Ehrman has written a book called Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why

Here are a few sources that challenge Ehrman's assertions:

The Gospel according to Bart

The Bible, the Qur'an, Bart Ehrman, and the Words of God

Misanalyzing Text Criticism--Bart Ehrman's 'Misquoting Jesus'

Bart Ehrman Answered (Interview with Mike Licona)

Bart Ehrman Again

And finally William Lane Craig discusses Ehrman's assumptions:

William Lane Craig - Response to Bart Ehrman - Gracepoint Berkeley (2010) from Gracepoint Berkeley on Vimeo.

The Nature of the Bible

The Bible contains 66 books written by about 40 different authors over a period of around 1,600 years.

What’s so remarkable about that?

The authors came from a variety of different professions and backgrounds and spoke languages ranging from Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek yet none of them contradicted each other over an array of issues and topics.

Even though the last book was written around 90 AD, so many Greek manuscripts and fragments of the New Testament are still available that we can be assured that accuracy has been preserved. Moreover, in 1947 the Dead Sea Scrolls discovery produced fragments of every Old Testament book except Esther and they all attest that what we have today is virtually unchanged from the original. Despite many attempts throughout history to destroy the Bible, it has survived intact.

No other book on faith – or anything else for that matter – can match these achievements.

You can read much more on The Nature of the Bible HERE and it is the first lesson of an Ariel Ministries Discipleship Course.

Dr Arnold Fruchtenbaum of Ariel Ministries has put together a fantastic and free teaching resource for people interested in knowing more about the Bible and God’s ultimate plans for this world. There is a wealth of solid information in written printable format backed up by hours of audio lessons with a quiz after each subject is completed. It takes some time to complete but you can go at your own pace and it is well worth the effort.

You can learn more about the Discipleship Course HERE.

And you can commence it HERE.

Are you here by accident?

Here is a great article by Tony Garland:

Are you here by accident?

Why I believe...

…we are here by design, not chance

...the Bible is the reliable message of God

...Israel demonstrates the existence of God

...Christianity is unique among all religions

…You should ask yourself these questions

…You should seek God

Walking trees …

Modern science helps us understand a puzzling miracle
by Russell Grigg

In the Gospel of Mark, there is an intriguing account of how Jesus healed a blind man in a two-step process:

‘And He came to Bethsaida. And they brought a blind man to Him and begged Him to touch him. And He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the town. And when He had spat on his eyes and had put His hands on him, He asked Him if he saw anything. And he looked up and said, I see men as trees, walking. And after that He put His hands again on his eyes and made him look up. And he was restored and saw all clearly’ (Mark 8:22–25).

Bible-believing Christians have no problem with this miracle, as the Bible presents the Lord Jesus Christ as the One who, in the beginning, created the universe and all things in it, including human life, by the power of His Word (Genesis 1; John 1:1-3; Colossians 1:16). The Lord who could do one could certainly do the other. The only question that arises is why the cure was in two stages rather than just one...continue reading

The real Jesus?

I had just watched my fiancé go through the Departure Gate at Melbourne airport and was feeling miserable. Not wanting to go home to an empty house I wandered around the airport almost hoping that – for some reason – there would be a problem with her papers and she would have to stay with me a little longer. I found a book shop to browse in and kill some time. One title stood out and caught my eye. It was Deepak Chopra’s fictional “Jesus: A Story of Enlightenment”.

I know a little about Chopra’s views because I spent a lot of time reading the sorts of New Age materials he writes. Chopra’s Christ isn’t God. This Christ wasn’t born of a virgin and did not die on the Cross to save those who would place their faith in Him for salvation. Chopra’s Christ is no more God than I am. Chopra is only one of many self-styled gurus who claim to know more about Christ than what can be found in Scripture.

What gives these people the TRUTH about Christ that Christian Biblical scholars seem to miss? I remember comparing a plethora of New Age and Gnostic materials supposedly detailing who Jesus Christ was, is and what He did. Much of their information was apparently gleaned from visions derived in meditation.

The late former Beatle George Harrison once made this statement in an INTERVIEW:

"If there’s a God, I want to see Him. It’s pointless to believe in something without proof, and Krishna consciousness and meditation are methods where you can actually obtain God perception."

Interestingly, my New Age sources all purported to be enlightened yet they all differed in most details and aspects of Christ’s life. Many claimed He was the reincarnation of a series of historical individuals but none of them ever substantiated each other. How can this be reconciled?

But whether it was Chopra, Yogananda, Edgar Cayce or any one of the many gurus from India – they ALL unanimously DENIED that Christ was the Son of God who died for the sins of the world. They ALL imagined God and Christ in their own image.

In that same interview, Harrison made another interesting comment:

My idea in "My Sweet Lord," because it sounded like a "pop song," was to sneak up on them a bit. The point was to have the people not offended by "Hallelujah," and by the time it gets to "Hare Krishna," they’re already hooked, and their foot’s tapping, and they’re already singing along "Hallelujah," to kind of lull them into a sense of false security. And then suddenly it turns into "Hare Krishna," and they will all be singing that before they know what’s happened, and they will think, "Hey, I thought I wasn’t supposed to like Hare Krishna!"

Chopra has claimed that Christians have hijacked the real Christ. He points out that out of so many gospels only four were chosen. There was a logical reason for this. The four chosen were written by eye-witnesses and corroborated each other. The later Gnostic gospels weren’t eye witnesses and often contradicted each other.

I thought about my fiancé and her trip back home. She had to place her trust in a system and a host of individuals to get her home safely. The pilot had to be accredited and approved and the airplane had to be air worthy. Our journey in this world and through eternity is like her plane flight. We have to ask questions, engage our intellect and put our faith in the Right System and Person. The next time you have to take a flight, would you be prepared to trust your taxi driver or check out person to fly the plane for you?


Jesus Christ Questions and Answers

Can I Trust the Bible?

Christian Answers for the New Age on Deepak Chopra’s New Age Jesus.


John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

Mat 16:15-16 He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."

John 20:27-28 Then He said to Thomas, "Reach here with your finger, and see My hands; and reach here your hand and put it into My side; and do not be unbelieving, but believing." Thomas answered and said to Him, "My Lord and my God!"

1Peter 5:8 Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

Mat 10:33 "But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father who is in heaven.

2 John 1:7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist.

God's Maniac

I'd like to take the opportunity to present Lou Talley's website and book.

In Lou's words:

"PTSD is no respecter of persons, knowing many women veterans who have returned home from hostile areas to become dysfunctional as parents who were not that way prior to being deployed.

"I also know of past earthquake victims from 1995 who are still sleeping outside and afraid to go back into their homes or apartments for fear of being caught and buried in another earthquake.

"My book is for all who suffer with PTSD, men, women, children, but especially veterans past and present who suffer with this crippling disorder."

I've read the book and I highly recommend it!