Creation or Evolution?
Can you defend the position of “God created the heavens and the earth” to someone who insisted that evolution had been scientifically proven?
Can you defend the position of “God created the heavens and the earth” to someone who insisted that evolution had been scientifically proven?
“Fulfilled prophecy is a powerful way to demonstrate the reliability of the Bible.”
“Today (2020) we have the blessing of seeing the fulfillment of most of the Bible prophecies. It is exciting, encouraging, and motivating to live at a time that allows us to watch God’s plan unfold right before our eyes.”
“External evidence doesn’t “speak for itself”, it must be interpreted, and as I said in my last article, our interpretation will always be in line with our presuppositions (things we believe to be true without necessarily having any proof).”
Ask anyone who has read and studied the Bible for very long and they will all have
suggestions on how to best read it. The following recommendations are things I wish someone would have told me 30 years ago when I first decided to get serious about reading God’s Word.”
“Another problem with proving the Bible by using external evidence is that whatever is chosen to justify the Bible becomes more authoritative than the Bible itself, thus using external evidence to prove the Bible denies the very thing we are trying to prove. Think for a moment, if the Bible is truly God’s word, then to what more authoritative standard could we possibly appeal in order to defend it?”
“A worldview is something that everyone has and few people ever consider. Simply put, our worldview is how we see the world; not physically, but philosophically. It consists of all our beliefs and reflects our most cherished values.”
“Because Christians have their sin debt paid for by the blood/death of Jesus, they are declared not guilty (justified) and are therefore, made righteous. Our righteousness and justification are not based on anything we do. They are a gift from God.”
“We will be in the presence of Almighty God forever. We will be united with Jesus forever.”