Part Two: “My WORLDVIEW”

By Dr. Don Bierle, FaithSearch President

FaithSearch International exists to extend the Gospel with evidence to all peoples everywhere. In 1 Peter 3:15 the apostle expresses how to be an effective witness to people whose minds are shaped by secular thinking. In the last two issues of the Paraclete I began explaining the components of what I am calling “A 3:15 Response.” In this issue I will expand on the second component.

My WORLDVIEW: “These are the ingredients which help me to think like Jesus.”

Have you ever heard someone suggest that there is no harm in what is being taught in our schools? 

According to David Gelernter, Professor of Computer Science at Yale University:

“Darwinism is no longer just a scientific theory but the basis of a worldview, and an emergency replacement religion for the many troubled souls who need one.”

Source Essay: “Giving Up Darwin,” Claremont Review of Books, May 1, 2019 (Vol. XIX, No. 2)

God’s intention for the over 60 million babies, each one created in His image—yet who were killed by abortion—has been blocked by our sin!

“Your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.” —Psalm 139:16 NIV  

Source: LifeNews.com, Jan. 18, 2018.

Placental Stem Cells Are Better

There is good news for human babies in the womb! Cdx2 cells derived from the placenta have been found by scientists at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York to be superior to embryonic stem cells (ESC). ESCs are harvested from live, fertilized, pre-implantation embryos, which involves destruction of the embryo—and the end of a human life.

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There is only One who can give PEACE!

The United Nations recently announced that the global population of people displaced by conflict reached 70.8 million last year, up from 43 million just a decade ago. 

Filippo Grandi, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, stated: “We have become almost unable to make peace.”

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Part One: “My STORY”

By Dr. Don Bierle, FaithSearch President

In the June issue of the Paraclete, I introduced the inspired instruction of the apostle Peter to first-century Christians who were facing a secular Roman culture:

Simply reverence the Lord Christ in your hearts, and always have your answer ready for people who ask you the reason for the hope that you all have. But give it with courtesy and respect and with a clear conscience…

(1 Peter 3:15, JB)

Christians in America today are confronted with a similar situation. To be effective witnesses for the Good News of Jesus we will also need to make a “3:15 Response.” There are four components of this response. In this issue, I will detail the first one. 

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By Dr. Kaia Kloster

As I go into the jail to “Proclaim the Gospel with evidence,” I never know who will choose to come to Bible study—or why. One day, a woman shared with me why she had decided to come. Although her mom had been raised in the church, they hadn’t been taken as kids because her mom didn’t want to “force her beliefs on them.” So while not raised as a Christian, she was aware of “them.” In her daily encounters with people she was quite certain she could identify them. 

There was something different—it seemed there was a “glow” about them. She and her boyfriend came to call them “shiny faces.” Upon leaving a gas station, for example, she might turn to him and say, “She was a ‘shiny face,’ wasn’t she!” It was as if there was a light from within, she said. The difference was undeniable, and always desirable.

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