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Apologetic Defense of the faith, the Bible, and Christianity
Have you ever had the opportunity of sharing God's Word with a Muslim? If you have or if you have seen them on a news program being interviewed, you likely noticed that they a fervent, intense, passionate, zealous belief in God.
Many think that they know the Jehovah's Witnesses, but the sources are usually twofold: (1) They are misinformed Bible scholars who have read books and websites by disgruntled ex-Jehovah's Witnesses. (2) They have read books or comments by disgruntled ex-Jehovah's Witnesses. Herein you will learn a lot that you may have not known and learn some things about how to better evangelize them, or if you are even up to evangelize them. Moreover, we will use some arguments often raised about Jehovah's Witnesses as our text case from such persons as J. Warner Wallace is a leading Evangelical Christian apologist today.
The person you are sharing the Gospel with says, “I am an atheist.” Nevertheless, you still want to find a way to have a discussion with the person and offer them your insights and maybe recommend some books that can help them see that there is solid scientific evidence that points to the existence of a Creator.
Eagerly Preach the Good News “I am longing to see you . . . on my part, I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome.” This is the way that apostle Paul expressed himself at the beginning of his letter to the Christian brothers in Rome. Why was Paul so eager... Continue Reading →
The Liberal Progressive Left and the Conservative Right Sadly, the radical left has focused all of their attention on gun control and not the problem at hand. Let's put the gun control arguments to rest. Taking guns and restricting guns is not the issue and these measures would not have stopped a determined mentally challenged... Continue Reading →
How do Predestination and Foreknowledge Differ? First, we will offer how the secular sources would define the words, which is really what the populace believes. Second, we will see what the Scriptures say about the original language words and how they are to be understood as to groups (e.g., the Israelites) and individuals (e.g., Samson, Jeremiah,... Continue Reading →
Ark of the Covenant: (Heb. aron berit; Gr. kibōtos diathēkē) The original chest made of acacia wood and overlaid with gold, the cover being of solid gold with two cherubs facing each other, which the Israelites kept in the Most Holy of the tabernacle and later in the Most Holy of the temple that Solomon... Continue Reading →
Areopagus: (Gr. Areios Pagos) It literally means ‘hill of mars.’ It is the location of an Athens court, where the apostle Paul explained his beliefs to the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers of Athens, which is traditionally associated with a rocky hill not far below the Acropolis, overlooked the Agora (i.e., marketplace) in Athens, Greece. –... Continue Reading →
Acts 26:28 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 28 And Agrippa said to Paul, “In a short time you will persuade me to become a Christian.” Paul before Festus and Agrippa Let us look at the events surrounding this statement by Agrippa. For this, we will look at Holman Concise Bible Commentary by David S. Dockery. Festus Pressured... Continue Reading →
Archangel: (Gr. archangelos) Michael is the only spirit named as an archangel in the Bible. Nevertheless, some Bible scholars believe that ‘it is possible that there are other’ archangels. However, the prefix “arch,” meaning “chief” or “principal,” indicates that there is only one archangel, the chief angel. Yes, Gabriel is very powerful, but no Scripture... Continue Reading →