Enlightened to Know God’s Hope
One of the greatest gifts God’s gives us is the gift of hope. God’s hope is beyond the scope of our human limitations. It reaches into the heavenly realms and brings to us the joyful expectation of God’s Word coming to pass. Hopelessness may be natural in this world, but God wants us to live…
Read More21 CONTRIBUTIONS OF CHRISTIANITY TO SOCIETY!
Taken from Dr. James Kennedy’s book, What If Jesus Would Have Never Been Born. Hospitals, which essentially began during the Middle Ages. Universities, which also began during the Middle Ages. In addition, most of the world’s greatest universities were started for Christian purposes. Literacy and education for the masses. Capitalism and free enterprise. Representative government,…
Read MoreThe First Step to Ending Racism
The first step to ending racism is to stop believing there are different races. Anyone that believes there are different races in the human race are by definition propagating racism. Racism wouldn’t even exist if everyone had a biblical worldview. Side note, if you believe in evolution, you are by definition a racist because you…
Read More301 CLASS : PRESUPPOSITIONAL APOLOGETICS : WEEK 8 : DEFENDING AGAINST THE PROBLEM OF EVIL
John 3:19, “This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.” Notes in pdf I. The “Problem of Evil” Premise 1: If God were all-powerful, he would be able to prevent evil. Premise 2: If God were all-good, he would desire to prevent…
Read MoreActs 1
Author: Luke Theme: The Triumphant Spread of the Gospel Through the Power of the Holy Spirit Date of Writing: 63 AD Background: The book of Acts is a sequel, or continuation, of the Gospel of Luke and is addressed to the same man named “Theophilus” (1:1; see the introduction to Luke). Although the author is not identified…
Read MoreLegacy
I’ve always been under the impression that the rapture is moments away, but what if, and I just mean “what if,” it is 200-300 years away? The Methodist of the 1800’s and the Pentecostals of the 1900’s never imagined humanity continuing into the 21st century, yet here we are. Just for example, “What…
Read MoreUnderstanding the Baptism of the Holy Spirit
Can non-Pentecostals show any Scripture where it is clear that the phrase “baptism in the Spirit” does not refer to a second work of the Holy Spirit for empowerment? Or, can they show where Jesus or the apostles relate the “baptism of the Spirit” to salvation? I write these questions because our main argument with…
Read MoreWisdom & Revelation
Paul’s prayer for the people of Ephesus was that they would know God better by the wisdom and revelation given by the Holy Spirit, through Jesus. Thankfully, today the Holy Spirit is with us in the same way and is able to answer this precious prayer of Paul if we are willing to journey into…
Read MoreWDYB #11: Confronting Racism with the Bible
Today Joe discussed the roots of racism and its unbiblical nature. He explained that what exists today is nothing more than ethnocentrism, which has been in every people group. Examples were given in a variety of different cultures and then refuted by the Bible. Lastly, Joe taught for Christian Americans to avoid all beliefs of…
Read More301 Class : Presuppositional Apologetics : Week 7 : The Gospel as Proof
Romans 1:16-17, “16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. 17 For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as…
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