One would have thought technology would free up more time, but it has only been used to get more done, not allow the believer to have more time for Christian activities. As a Christian, one should have a regular personal Bible study, as well as one with the family, in addition to the one attended... Continue Reading →
APOLOGETIC EVANGELISM – The Field is the World
Matthew 13:37-39 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 37 He answered, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man, 38 and the field is the world; and as for the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the wicked one; 39 and the enemy who sowed them... Continue Reading →
The Correct Method of Bible Study
Introduction to the Correct Method It is highly important that we get at what the author meant by his words that he used. It is highly important that we do not impose our 21st mindset into the text (eisegesis, taking out of the text). What we want to do is take the meaning out of... Continue Reading →
APOLOGETIC EVANGELISM – Teaching Our Children
Certainly, Christian parents would agree about the difficulties of teaching children. However, this will be the most important aspect of the Great Commission as parents. Children will be the parents’ most important students. Therefore, when one’s children freely choose God, it makes the time and effort eternally worthwhile. Psalm 78:7 Updated American Standard Version (UASV)... Continue Reading →
Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy with Exposition
Background The "Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy" was produced at an international Summit Conference of evangelical leaders, held at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Chicago in the fall of 1978. This congress was sponsored by the International Council on Biblical Inerrancy. The Chicago Statement was signed by nearly 300 noted evangelical scholars, including James Boice,... Continue Reading →
Inerrancy of the Scripture
"Inerrancy is the view that when all the facts become known, they will demonstrate that the Bible in its original autographs and correctly interpreted is entirely true and never false in all it affirms, whether that relates to doctrines or ethics or to the social, physical, or life sciences." The conservative evangelical stance on inerrancy was most recently and thoroughly... Continue Reading →
Chicago Statement on Biblical Hermeneutics
With commentary by Norman L. Geisler Reproduced from Explaining Hermeneutics: A Commentary on the Chicago Statement on Biblical Hermeneutics. Oakland, California: International Council on Biblical Inerrancy, 1983. Preface Summit I of the International Council on Biblical Inerrancy took place in Chicago on October 26-28, 1978 for the purpose of affirming afresh the doctrine of the inerrancy of... Continue Reading →
APOLOGETIC EVANGELISM – The Body Language of an Evangelist
An evangelist’s body language will sometimes say what he thinks, even though his mouth may say something different. Thus, believers must pay attention to the listener’s body language as well as what they say. As far as one’s body language, use it to enhance the message. Without even knowing it, one’s face makes many expressions,... Continue Reading →
The Process of Doing Bible Research
Wise King Solomon, also known as the Teacher or Preacher, “taught the people knowledge, and he pondered and made a thorough search in order to arrange many proverbs. The Teacher sought to find delightful words and to record accurate words of truth.” (Eccl. 12:9-10) Luke, the author of our third Gospel, “followed all things accurately... Continue Reading →
APOLOGETIC EVANGELISM – The Modestly Dressed Evangelist
Yes, the way an evangelist dresses will affect one’s communication. What the Apostle Paul said about women, the principle is just as applicable to men as well. “Likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, 10 but with... Continue Reading →