Proclaiming the Gospel with Evidence to All Peoples Everywhere
Only in fiction can one imagine a lamb becoming a shepherd! That would be quite a role reversal. Yet there in the book of Revelation, with the prophecy of the “great multitude which no one could count” worshiping before the throne of God, we are told that “the Lamb in the center of the throne shall be their shepherd” (Revelation 7:17a).
[Read more…]Where did the word “Christmas” come from, and what does it mean?
First called the Feast of the Nativity and recognized as early as A.D. 273, the custom spread to Egypt by 432, and to England by the end of the sixth century. By the end of the eighth century, the celebration of Christmas had spread all the way to Scandinavia.
The end of the word (“mas”) in English is “missa” in Latin, a form of the verb “mittere” which means “to send.” Thus Christmas is literally “Christ is sent” or “the sending of Christ.”
[Read more…]In the creative series, The Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis portrayed a lion (Aslan) who in love gives his life as an atoning death on a stone table, and then in resurrection power conquers evil and its consequences forever. Everyone acquainted with this series knows that you can’t help but love the peaceful, sensitive, patient, all-knowing, righteous, and victorious lion.
[Read more…]By Dr. Don Bierle, FaithSearch President
The righteous nature of God is the model for human behavior. When individuals and society fall short of or depart from that standard, various degrees of dysfunction and lawlessness result. As Stephen Parker, a police officer in Charlotte, North Carolina, says: “We work where the devil plays…where the devil is, there is chaos…there is anger and bitterness and resentment. Where God is, there is order; there is love, joy, and peace.”
[Read more…]By Dr. Don Bierle, FaithSearch President
The apostle Paul wrote to Timothy, his younger colleague in the Gospel, to “be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, handling accurately the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15).
English-born Canadian evangelical theologian, J.I. Packer, took that to heart. His reputation as a giant of twentieth century theology was known for making theological truth clear. In 2005, he was cited by Time magazine as being among the twenty-five most influential evangelicals in America.
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