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What’s In A Name? (Part 2)

March 21, 2023 By Dr. Don Bierle

By Dr. Don Bierle, FaithSearch President

Christianity is unique among
all religions of the world.

In the January issue of the Paraclete I wrote about the name “Emmanuel” given to Christ by way of announcement by the angel Gabriel (Matthew 1:23). Its meaning, “God with us,” solved the world’s age-old question of WHO God is. God revealed His identity in history – the incarnation of the Christ 2,000 years ago. We celebrate that at Christmas.

But the world’s religions still struggled with the nature of God, particularly His holiness. God revealed in the Bible that “You cannot see My face, for no man can see Me and live!” (Exodus 33:20). In contrast, all humans have sinned and consequently earned death (Romans 3:23; 6:23). Most religions agree that sinful humans are separated from whatever god they serve by an insurmountable gulf. How do they propose that we bridge that gulf?

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In the News, March 2023, #1

March 21, 2023 By fsisocialmedia

Have Black Bear / German Shepherd – Will Travel

A female black bear was misbehaving at Great Smoky Mountains National Park (invading camp sites to steal food). Dubbed “Bear 609,” she was trapped and relocated to the South Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee, about 70 miles away. 

Bear 609 wandered 1,000 miles through four states, over the course of six months, averaging some 5.5 miles per day.

The bear was tagged so she could be tracked. Four states and 1,000 miles later, within six months, the bear had returned to the very same campsite where she had been captured. She continued her journey, too, before finally returning again to the area from which she was originally removed. Obviously, she was smarter than the average bear!

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In the News, March 2023, #2

March 21, 2023 By fsisocialmedia

An Analogy from Nature: The Dragonfly Gospel

As a biologist and a Christian, Dr. Don Bierle found an analogy about dragonflies particularly meaningful in an article by Lynn Vincent, executive editor for World Magazine.

(Public domain.)

Dragonflies begin their life as “nymphs” (bug-like and wingless) underwater, usually for one or two years. One day, an unknown stimulus prompts them to climb out of the water and begin to breathe. What follows is truly a molecular marvel, as she described: 

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What’s In A Name? (Part 1)

February 1, 2023 By fsisocialmedia

By Dr. Don Bierle, FaithSearch President

What is the biblical bridge between the two great celebrations of the Christian faith – Christmas and Easter? It is two names!

Two thousand years ago, God sent the angel Gabriel to earth to deliver a message with two names: “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a Son, and they will call Him Emmanuel…”; “And she will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus” (Matthew 1:21, 23). Why two names? What is their significance?

Eight out of ten people in the world believe in god or a higher power. Why? Because God made certain that everyone in the world could know THAT He exists by leaving His fingerprints of Intelligent Design in nature. The apostle Paul makes that explicit: “…what may be known of God is plain to them… for since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities – His eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen… so that they are without excuse” (Romans 1:18-20). 

But WHO is it? The Bible says, “No one has ever seen God…” (John 1:18).

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In the News, January 2023, #1

February 1, 2023 By fsisocialmedia

Equal Treatment for Religious Schools

A Supreme Court majority in June [2022], rejected an attempt by Maine to bar parents from using state tuition assistance to pay for their children to attend religious schools where no public school is available.*

The Supreme Court’s ruling allows parents in Maine to use state tuition assistance for religious schools as well as other private schools.
(Public domain images.)
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