Can We Trust the Bible? (A small-group study guide for: The Reason for God, chapter 7) Contents Introduction – What is the Bible? The Story of the Bible About the Bible’s Human Authors Can We Trust the Bible? Does the Bible of Today Contain the Original Text? Are the Bible’s Original Writers Trustworthy? New Testament […]
Origins of Easter – Some time ago, my wife and I were sharing lunch with a very lovely Jewish couple. They mentioned having attended a Jewish Passover dinner the previous night. This piqued our curiosity, so we started conversing about the details. The next day, this conversation got me thinking about how during Easter, […]
(A study for: The Reason for God, chapter 6) Contents Introduction Are Science and Christianity in Conflict? The Age of the Earth Young Earth View Dinosaurs Old Earth View Radiometric Dating Carbon Dating Fossil Records So How Old is the Earth? Ever-Changing Science Miracles are Scientifically Impossible Origin of the Universe Origin of God (If […]
A Christmas Scandal in Jerusalem! [NOTE: Through-out the text you will bracketed green text insertions that begin with the word “Discussion”. These are suggested discussion questions for interactive group settings.] Sermon: On a day much like this, approximately 2024[1] years ago, things were anything but peaceful in Jerusalem. The half a million or so inhabitants […]
(A study for: The Reason for God, chapter 5) NOTE: Through-out the text you will bracketed green text insertions that begin with the word “Discussion”. These are suggested discussion questions for small group leaders, who would like to go through these topics in an interactive group setting. Introduction “I don’t want to believe […]
(A Study for: The reason for God, Chapter 2) Contents The Problem: How can an All-Good and All-Powerful God Allow Pointless Evil and Suffering?A Skeptic’s Leap of Faith Evil and Suffering Prove God Exists Where Atheism can Take Us Evil and Suffering: A Valid Concern from a Theistic Perspective Is God All-Powerful? Is God All-Good? […]
(A Study for: The reason for God, Chapter 1) Contents Introduction. “There Can’t Be Just One True Religion” “All Religions are Fundamentally the Same but Superficially Different” “It’s arrogant / intolerant / hateful / etc. to say your religion is the right one” “What matters is to believe in God and to be a loving […]
(A Study for: The reason for God, Introduction) Contents What is Religion? What is Faith? Do Christians Live Based on Faith? Do Secular People Live Based on Faith? Moral Secularists Nihilists What about Doubt? Summary NOTE: Throughout the text you will bracketed green text insertions that begin with the word “Discussion”. These are suggested discussion […]