Veritas: The Cross and the Crescent

Veritas: The Cross and the Crescent

June 20, 2017By ARCComparative Religions

by Craig Branch – The attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, has been remembered as “a date that will live in infamy” by Americans for the past 60 years. But September 11, 2001 is another date to add to it. Even though in the recent past, many Americans and Christians have been brutalized and … Read More

Is Jesus of the Bible in the Qur’an?

December 22, 2015By ARCComparative Religions

This pamphlet is a collaboration to help the Church as well as Muslims understand the Jesus of the Bible and answer the question, “Is the Jesus of the Bible the same Jesus in the Qur’an?” The pamphlet is published by: Declaring His Truth Ministry P.O. Box 871174 Stone Mountain Ga. 30087 Email: declaringhistruth@gmail.com The Pamphlet … Read More

Conference Topics for Comparative Religions

April 8, 2015By ARCComparative Religions

ISLAM: What is Islam? Is Islam a religion of peace? What is Jihad? What is the difference between Christianity and Islam, between the Bible and the Qur’an, between the Cross and the Crescent? Is Muhammad or Jesus God’s final messenger? Islam vehemently denies that Jesus was divine or the Son of God. Why? Why is … Read More

The Wiccan Worldview

The Wiccan Worldview

November 4, 2014By ARCComparative Religions

By Keith Gibson – What comes to mind when you hear the word “witch”? Perhaps an old hag bent over a pot mumbling something like “bubble, bubble, toil and trouble” or flying on a broomstick. Or you might conjure up images from any of the myriad of television shows and movies such as Charmed, Sabrina … Read More

The Triune God

The Triune God

April 2, 2014By Apologetics Resource CenterComparative Religions

By Kenneth Richard Samples Christian theism affirms the existence of an infinite, eternal, unchanging, and Tri-personal spiritual God. This being is the transcendent Creator and immanent Sustainer of the world and is therefore the sovereign Ruler over all things. Historic Christianity therefore affirms a special Trinitarian form of monotheism (Tri-unity: three persons are the one … Read More

Seventh-Day Adventism

Seventh-Day Adventism

April 2, 2014By Apologetics Resource CenterComparative Religions

By Clete Hux Over the years the public has received a lot of high gloss full color brochures in the mail promoting prophecy conferences that herald the end of the world and portray certain political figures or spiritual leaders (such as the Pope) as part of an anti-Christ worldly system. Billboards are seen on highways … Read More

Contrasting Scientology and Christianity

April 2, 2014By Craig BranchComparative Religions

By Clete Hux and Craig Branch Scientology claims to be “an applied religious philosophy which recognizes that man is basically good and. . .provides exact principles and practical technology for improving spiritual awareness, self-confidence, intelligence, and ability. The word “Scientology” comes from the Latin word scio, meaning ‘know’ and the Greek work logos ‘the word … Read More

Oneness Pentecostalism

April 2, 2014By Apologetics Resource CenterComparative Religions

Tal Davis, Associate North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention OFFICIAL NAMES and MEMBERSHIP (estimates):Apostolic Overcoming Holy Church of God (AOHCG)-13,000;Assemblies of the Lord Jesus, Inc. (ALJI)-50,000; Bible Way Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ World Wide, Inc. (Bible Way)-250,000; Church of Our Lord Jesus of the Apostolic Faith (COIJF)-30,000; Pentecostal Assemblies of … Read More

Engaging the New Age

April 2, 2014By Craig BranchComparative Religions

By Craig Branch – In 1969 I was still taking the scenic route through college at an urban university in Richmond, Virginia. The university was known for its radical hippie population.  The Fifth Dimension had just released its award-winning gold record, “Age of Aquarius.”  Its popularity was due to more than the upbeat melodic voices. … Read More

Witnessing to the Nation of Islam

April 2, 2014By Apologetics Resource CenterComparative Religions

By Jerry L. Buckner Effective Evangelism/Witnessing Tips From the Christian Research Journal, issue 20-03, Americas New Love Affair with Gambling. Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan called for the Million Man March to take place in Washington, D.C., on October 16, 1995, and black men across America responded. The response was so enthusiastic that not … Read More

What Is a Cult?

March 27, 2014By Apologetics Resource CenterComparative Religions

By Clete Hux What do you think of when you hear the word “cult”? For many of us, that word conjures up images of Jim Jones and Jonestown, Guiana, where some 900 people in Jones’ People’s Temple followed his instructions and committed suicide by drinking kool-aid laced with cyanide. Or we may think of David … Read More