By Douglas Groothuis – Those enamored of New Age spirituality usually find in Jesus a kindred spirit. Rather than exiling Jesus to the legendary lore of religious imagination or debunking him as a messianic pretender, New Age writers see Jesus as an enlightened master who manifested a divine power – a power potentially available to … Read More
By Clete Hux – Jesus asked his disciples, “Who do men say that I am? (Mark 8:27). There has never been a more import ant question in all of history. Though the Apostle Peter came up with the right answer when he said, “You are the Christ,” his fellow apostles made other suggestions: “Some say … Read More
GLOSSARY OF TERMS Christology. The branch of systematic theology concerned with the person and work of Christ. Cynicism. Originally a counter-cultural movement in the Greco-Roman world which flouted accepted cultural norms and sought a life of freedom and simplicity. epistemology. The branch of philosophy concerned with the nature, justification, and scope of human knowledge. eschatology. … Read More
By A. Eric Johnston – Theories of origin ask the question of “how we got here.” For many years evolution has been taught as fact by most of the scientific community and by major public school textbook publishers. Consequently, the information on origins taught in public schools has been confined almost exclusively to evolution. However, … Read More
by James S. Spiegel – Almost a century and a half since the publication of Darwin’s The Origin of the Species, the issue of biological origins continues to be deeply divisive in Western culture. This is no less true in the Christian church, which displays a broad spectrum of positions touted by persons both scholarly … Read More
by John MacArthur and Paul Copan – In Six Days?—Point – By John MacArthur Scripture clearly teaches that God created the universe out of nothing. In fact, one of the unique features of the creation account in Genesis is the repeated stress on divine creation by fiat—meaning that a simple decree from God brought the created … Read More
By Ron Rhodes – In defending the deity of Christ and the Trinity against the Jehovah’s Witnesses (hereafter JWs), I have always found it best to start with a defense of the deity of Christ. The reason is simple. If I succeed in establishing the full deity of Christ with a JW, it is a … Read More
By Clete Hux – And you may say in your heart, “How shall we know the word which the Lord has not spoken? When a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, if the thing does not come about or come true, that is the thing which the Lord has not spoken. The prophet … Read More
By Keith Gibson – “What must I do to be saved?” Surely, this is one of the most basic questions that must be answered by any religion. Most Christians are aware that Jehovah’s Witnesses are laboring under a works-based system. Most have heard of the Witnesses aversion to blood transfusions, celebrating of holidays and participating … Read More
By Clete Hux – In teaching seminars on cults over the years, I often role-play as an anti-trinitarian. It is a very effective means of instruction, especially when helping people better understand and defend Christian doctrine. Also, it lets the teacher know what people are thinking about a certain issue or topic. One thing I … Read More
By Howard Dial and Howard Eyrich – There are no non-sufferers in this world. Living in a fallen world and carrying about a death-cursed body is adequate qualification for being a sufferer. Of course there is much more involved in suffering in terms of degrees and kinds of pain and suffering, but all of us … Read More
By Jason Thompson – Like it or not, bad things happen. Life is hard. Pain and suffering are a reality. Catastrophes take place. Hurricanes, earthquakes, and tsunamis take lives. Terrorists crash plains into buildings. Cancer kills millions. Accidents cause physical and mental anguish. Heinous crimes such as robbery, murder, rape, and abuse are impossible to … Read More
By Steven B. Cowan – The problem of evil is no doubt the most serious challenge to belief in God. Even religious believers find it troubling that evil exists in the world—and so much evil! It is puzzling, to say the least, that an all-powerful, absolutely good being would allow evil to exist in his … Read More
By James K. Beilby – More ink has been spilled on the topic of the relationship between Gods existence and evil – the so-called “problem of evil” – than on practically any other apologetic topic. From 1960-1990 there were more than 4,200 publications in the English language alone, more than one publication every two-and-a-half days!1 … Read More
by Craig Branch and Jason Dollar – How do you know which translation to use in your reading and study of God’s Word? Go to a Christian bookstore and note how many different versions are displayed. Quite a few, right? One may reasonably ask how our Bibles can be inspired and inerrant when we have … Read More