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Over the years the folks at C.R.I. (Martin, Hanegraaff, et al.) have lustily pursued debate encounters with a host of cultists. They have engaged the heretical movements in verbal and written battles time and again, and begged for additional conflicts.
Occasionally, while the preacher is presenting a lesson, someone in the audience will say, “Amen.” Is this practice in keeping with the Bible? If so, what does “Amen” mean?
I grew up among kindly people of the Baptist affiliation. My father’s family was of this persuasion. A more gracious, benevolent group of folks could scarcely have been found. It was heartbreaking, therefore, to eventually discover that the church of my ancestry was unknown to the New Testament.
Romans 8:28 has been a tremendous comfort to Christians for twenty centuries. In this article, Wayne Jackson does a textual study of this amazing passage.
The ex-president’s high popularity is perplexing in light of his moral failures. This article addresses this paradox.
Does the fourth commandment apply today? Should Christians keep the Sabbath?
This is a review of Rosemary Reuther’s book which attempts to defend new “marriage” relationships.
What is it about the Bible that has made it the most influential book in the history of the world? Here are seven great truths that help answer that question.
The book of Romans is magnificent in that it reveals so many aspects of the “righteousness of God” (1:16-17).
Does God work in our lives today?
The truth regarding eternal punishment.
The study of prophecy is one of the truly challenging, yet rewarding, areas of biblical investigation. It is also a theme that is grossly abused. In this article, we propose to examine some of the principles governing Bible prophecy.
What role does the nation of Israel play—past and present—in the plan of God? Does their illustrious past have any relevance today or in the future?
"Belief" is the noun form of the verb "believe." True belief embraces several important elements. Despite God's invisibility and inaudibility, our belief in him is not rooted in superstition. Belief is not a blind leap but an intellectual awareness of certain theological and historical facts. It ...
What is faith? Is it merely trusting Jesus to save you? Or is action necessary for a believer to be pleasing to God?
When the plan of salvation is so easy to understand, why do some go to such great lengths to obscure it?
Some while back we published an article reviewing the Mormon dogma of “baptism for the dead.” A distinguished professor at Stanford University disputes our argumentation. This is our response to the gentleman.
What is the symbolic meaning behind the statement that Jesus was hung on a tree when he was actually hung on a cross?
The Old Testament account of David and Bathsheba’s scandalous affair is a sad episode in history. Does their conduct serve as a precedent, justifying adulterous relationships today? Some appeal to it to that end. Wayne Jackson addresses this issue in this month’s Feature.
Some have suggested that certain accounts within the Old Testament appear to depict God not as holy, kind, good, and merciful, but instead as unjust, mean, vengeful, and unmerciful. How can God be called “good” in light of such events?