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  by Matt Slick  Following is a representative list of statements that can help you establish a Christian World View.  This list is not exhaustive.  But it is a good cross-section of biblically-derived principles that should help as you seek to understand a biblical world view.  As you study them, notice how they would affect your beliefs and actions about various topics: God, church, evangelism, creation, worship, family, sin, salvation, homosexuality, abortion, etc. Principles are like a fountain from which other beliefs and actions flow.  The closer you are to biblical beliefs, the better able you will be to carry out the commission of our Lord and Savior to make disciples of all nations, to glorify Him, and to understand His creation. Read them here : http://carm.org/christianity/christian-issues/what-are-some-elements-christian-world-view Also the answer to the question : What is a Christian World View and Why do Christians Need O...

 Vivian Danz passed into glory today. She was a great sister in the Lord. She was a great example of what it meant to be a Christian. I learned from her gentleness and her loving Christ-like spirit. I enjoyed her great hospitality and kindness. She will be missed. But I rejoice that she is with her Savior Jesus Christ and free from all the burdens of this world. I look forward to seeing her again someday and spending eternity with her, in the glory of our Lord!!!!

By Chris Schang One of the most often asked questions in Bible prophecy is "What is going to happen next?" as it relates to the end times and last days. While there is considerable debate among prophecy teachers, we will attempt to give a scriptural interpretation of the seuence of end times events as they relate to Bible prophecy. One even that can't be put into sequence is the rapture of the church. While we do know that the rapture of the church is a pre-trib event, we can't pinpoint it's location in an end times timeline because the rapture is an imminent event that could literally happen at anytime. Here's how I see events unfolding during the end times: 1. World Wars I and II - Matthew 24:1-8 In our view, WW1 and WW2 are considered part of the end times events as they are referenced in the Book of Matthew. The world wars are referred to as "nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom". While this migh...

“Yoga purists are bent out of shape”.  This was the headline of a recent article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune newspaper.   The article explained that traditional Yoga “experts contend that Hindu religious elements are being profaned by fad versions of the ancient practice.” So, what are these “fad versions” of yoga that are upsetting the Hindu yogis?  The article cites as an example the “millions of Americans… practicing yoga to improve flexibility, strengthen muscles and relieve stress.”  These 16.5 million American yoga enthusiasts “spend nearly $3 billion annually on classes and products”. The problem with this, according to the Hindu yogis quoted in the article, is that yoga was never designed to be an exercise, yet alone an exercise “fad”.  Rather, yoga is an ancient Hindu religious practice, intended to unite a person’s soul with the impersonal, universal force Hindus call “god”.  The Hindu Sanskrit word “yoga” literally means to be...

“Why are you Christians always sending missionaries overseas?  People have their own culture, their own religion, why don’t you just leave them alone?!”  This is one of the most common statements we hear as we lecture on college and university campuses throughout the United States and around the world.  Students and faculty often jeeringly ask us, “What is so special about Christianity, different from every religion in the world?”  To be sure, this is a very significant question; and probably one of the most significant questions that any Christian could ask themselves: what is so special about Jesus Christ? Our family has a close friend named Lou.  Lou grew up in the nation of Thailand and he was a Buddhist for the first 20 years of his life until he met some Christian missionaries who introduced him to Jesus Christ.  If you were to ask Lou today, “What is so special about Jesus Christ and Christianity different from every other religion in ...

As a Christian ambassador, your biggest challenge may be making sense of the problem of evil. When you're able to explain that, surprisingly, evil is actually evidence for God, you will have vastly improved your skill as a diplomat for the King. You'll also have taken an important step yourself in cultivating a more sensible faith. The presence of evil in the world is considered by some to be the strongest evidence against the existence of God. I think it proves just the opposite. The entire objection hinges on the observation that true evil exists "out there" as an objective feature of the world. Therein lies the problem for the atheist. To say something is evil is to make a moral judgment, and moral judgments make no sense outside of the context of a moral standard. Evil as a value judgment marks a departure from that standard of morality. If there is no standard, there is no departure. Evil can't be real if morals are relative. Evil is real, ...

What would you do if you found out many of the teachings of Roman Catholicism stand opposed to the Bible? Would you choose to believe the Word of God or the words of men?  It is impossible to believe both.  (Paragraph numbers in parenthesis are from the new Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1994). Authority: The Bible teaches Scripture has authority over the church.  “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:16). Catholicism teaches the Church has authority over Scriptures.  The manner of interpreting Scripture is ultimately subject to the judgment of the Church….to the Pope and to the bishops. (100, 119). Justification: The Bible teaches man is justified once by faith because justification provides a permanent right standing before God and results in glorification (Romans 8:30 ).  “To the man who does not work, but trusts God who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited ...

  A Lamp in the Dark is an exciting new documentary that unfolds the fascinating "untold" history of the Bible, revealing critical information often overlooked in modern histories. Enter into a world of saints and martyrs battling against spies, assassins and wolves in sheep's clothing. Throughout the Middle Ages, the Papal Inquisition forbade biblical translation, threatening imprisonment and death to those who disobeyed. Learn the stories of valiant warriors of the faith, such as John Wycliffe, William Tyndale, Martin Luther, the ancient Waldenses, Albigenses and others who hazarded their lives for the sake of sharing the Gospel light with a world drowning in darkness. Once the common people were able to read the Bible, the world was turned upside down through the Protestant Reformation. The Reformers subdued whole kingdoms by preaching the grace of God, and exposing the unbiblical doctrines of Rome. In response, the Vatican would launch a Counter...

  I want to share the amazing Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and what it means to be saved. Now, so there is no confusion, Gospel simply means, “good news” and tells us as mankind how we as sinful, fallen creatures can be restored back to God from our fallen state. A good example of our sin nature is the fact that everyone eventually dies some day and our bodies wear out.  Romans 6:23 tells us that, “the wages of our sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus.” To make this verse simple to understand: it means that death (spiritual/physical) is the result of every man’s slavery to sin and eternal life is the free gift God offers to undeserving sinners who believe in His Son Jesus. We need to be saved from the penalty that our sin deserves b/c we have all broken God's law (10 commandments) and will be held accountable before a Holy and Righteous God! Understanding that we are sinners who all die some day and have to give an account to God for our sin,...

   "“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.  Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it." -Matthew 7:13-14

    There's a lot of discussion about Mormon beliefs. So, in order to make this easy, I will list out what Mormonism actually teaches. These are not sensationalized, and inaccurate statements. Following documentation from Mormon authors.  Finally, please understand that the Mormon Church uses Christian terms but has radically changed the meanings of those terms.  So, when it says that Mormons belief in the father the son and the Holy Spirit, they are really saying they believe in a God from another planet, with a goddess wife, who literally is the father of Jesus, and that there is a spirit being, the Holy Ghost, who is another God. Read rest of article @: http://carm.org/mormon-beliefs

  Matt Slick of  www.carm.org explains the main teachings of the Jehovah's Witnesses and some of their basic theological errors and shows they are NOT Christian.  For more resources on Jehovah's Witnesses go to: http://carm.org/jehovahs-witnesses

                                                                           By: Shannon Haas      It is quite popular within our culture today (especially among the West & portions of Europe) to believe that all paths of faith lead to God.  “Like spokes on a wagon wheel,” they say, “all lead to the central hub of God.” Oprah Winfrey once gave her analogy as describing a mountain we are all climbing, but taking different paths to the top (which lead to heaven).  Also, I’ve heard from many that, “truth is relative”, and that “truth is ultimately found within ourselves”. Is this true...

  " For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?" (Mark 8:35-36)

1. The complexity of living systems could never evolve by chance—they had to be designed and created. A system that is irreducibly complex is one in which all the components work together and are essential to perform the system’s basic function. (A mousetrap is a simple example.) It is not possible to build such a system gradually, one component at a time, since it cannot function unless all components are present.  Many living systems exhibit such irreducible complexity (e.g vision, blood clotting, etc.). When you look at a watch, you assume there was a watchmaker. A watch is too complex to “happen” by chance. Yet living systems are vastly more complex than a watch. Darwin considered this fact one of the most serious challenges to his theory of evolution.  The magnitude of this challenge has increased exponentially since Darwin’s time as the details of living systems have been uncovered down to and below the level of the cell.  The incredible machinery of l...

How should a Christian scripturally respond to someone who believes that a loving God would not send anyone to Hell but instead let everyone go to Heaven?      “Universalism holds that everyone will eventually go to Heaven—all will be saved in the end. Even though universalists appeal to biblical passages to support their view, this belief is in direct opposition to the teaching of the Bible. Let us examine the so-called ‘universalist passages.’     “Universalism originated in the Garden of Eden when Satan said ‘you will not surely die’ (Gen. 3:4). The appeal by Universalists to God’s desire to save all is unconvincing because the same God who reveals that He desires for everyone to be saved also reveals that not everyone is saved. Additionally, we must distinguish between God’s sovereign will (which God infallibly brings to pass in the world), and His permissive will (what He does not want in and of itself, but wills to occur in light...

The following are excerpts from: Grave Influence: 21 Radicals and Their Worldviews Ruling America From The Grave  By Brannon Howse Click here to order your copy today: Brannon Howse on Fabian Socialism: In the end, Fabian Socialists don't really want to own it if they can control it, and all they need to control it is a financial crisis that allows them to change laws, inflate the currency, and buy stock in corporations. Whether you call it nationalizing an industry or corporate fascism, the result is the same-the death of freedom and private property rights. Joan Robinson, a Marxist economist who worked with Keynes, declared that "the differences between Marx and Keynes are only verbal." I contend that many elected officials at the state and federal level are Fabian socialists committed to bring about a social revolution in America by deliberately creating an environment in which chaos and crisis can flourish for the purpose of bigger govern...