Proclaiming the Gospel with Evidence to All Peoples Everywhere
In the last issue of the Happ-O-getics I began this as a four-part series. The first evidence (the central truth) is that the inspired Word of God teaches it. The second is: A global flood is supported by the evidence in the fossils.
In my doctoral work in biology, the fossil record was the showcase of science. Today, fossil evidence has been preempted by creationists and proponents of a global flood. Why?
[Read more…]By Dr. Don Bierle, FaithSearch President
Ligonier Ministries, an evangelical Christian group, surveys adult Americans every two years, capturing their views on theological issues. After reviewing Americans’ convictions about God, the Bible, salvation, and humanity/ethics, they came to the following conclusion:
[Read more…]These results convey the ongoing need for the church to be engaged in apologetics, helping unbelievers by providing a well-reasoned defense of the Christian faith, and helping believers by strengthening their clarity and conviction regarding why they believe what they do. Additionally, the people of God must continue to obey the Great Commission by communicating the whole counsel of God in biblical evangelism and discipleship. The need is great…*
By Dr. Don Bierle, FaithSearch President
The King James translation of Romans 10:13 states, “For whosoever will call upon the name of the Lord will be saved.” More recent translations simply say “everyone.” It is a reference to Joel 2:32, and Peter included it in his Pentecost sermon (Acts 2:21). Did Peter really believe what he was quoting?
I’m sure he thought it to be true for all the Jews, but the early chapters of Acts demonstrates that God had to convince Peter and other Jews that it truly meant “anyone” and not just them. It is a fascinating study to observe in the book of Acts all that God did so the words of His Son would be fulfilled, “For God so loved the world…whoever…” (John 3:16).
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Years ago, I had the privilege of going to Antarctica twice to do scientific research in freshwater ecology. My specialty was the “lifestyle” of single-celled animals called protozoa. Spending hours looking through a microscope, it was always a welcome distraction to see a multi-celled invertebrate swim through the field of view. In Antarctic lakes that was usually a tardigrade, affectionately called “water bears,” which look like a gummy bear with six clawed legs and a barely noticeable head.
[Read more…]By Dr. Don Bierle, FaithSearch President
I did a brief article on the Shroud of Turin about a year ago (Happ-O-getics, May 2022, Vol. 2, Issue 5). The Shroud is thought by many to be the burial cloth of Jesus (Matthew 27:59). What was already known at that time?
Additional evidence has now advanced the authenticity to make it nearly certain to be the burial cloth of Jesus. The Shroud is the most studied artifact in human history.
The radioactive measurement of the cloth in 1988 that indicated a thirteenth century origin, has now been conclusively shown to be based on a fiber of a reconstructed part of the Shroud (repaired after a fire). New evidence is two-fold. The flax fibers in the Shroud contain a compound called vanillin which decays at a fixed rate. If the Shroud was medieval in origin there should be at least a third of the vanillin left. There was none left, meaning the fiber is much older. Second, a new X-ray method of dating was used to make many measurements of the cloth. A first century date has been established. The cloth is from the time of Jesus.
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