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“By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.” (Hebrews 11:3 NIV) “And it is after all only by faith that our minds accept as fact that the whole scheme of time and space was created...
GOD AS FATHER ALMIGHTY
Most people believe in God, or some kind of God. Our God is often that which we give the highest priority in our lives. We can make a god of anything that we worship, i.e. give worth or value to. People worship at the shrines of all kinds of gods. In modern secular...
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BELIEVE IN JESUS?
The Apostles’ Creed began to be used in worship as a means of expressing the faith of the Church. The earliest creed seem to have been simply “Jesus is Lord” (Romans 10:9; 1 Cor.12:3; 2 Cor.4:5; Phil.2:11). When a person was baptized they declared that Jesus was their...
CHARIOT OF FIRE
R.S. Thomas is the author of “The Cry of Elisha After Elijah”, reflecting the famous incident recorded in 2 Kings 2 when the company of the prophets tell Elisha that the Lord was going to take his master away from him that day. Elisha hushes them, and tells them not...
WHY I BELIEVE IN JESUS
Why do people believe in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior? It depends on their particular circumstances, their needs, and their exploration of the process toward personal conviction. As I have journeyed through life with all its challenges I have come to several...
HISTORY AND CHRISTIAN FAITH
I graduated from university with a double major in History and English. History is important to me. I value the history of my culture, and enjoy learning more about the events that have formed the world in which I live. The history of my family educates me about the...
REASONS TO BELIEVE
What causes people to follow Christ, or to believe in other religions? Is it on the basis of evidence we have come to believe as compelling? What causes us to continue to believe when there is contrary evidence? What would we have done if Jesus had come to us and...
THE LIMITS OF SCIENTIFIC OBJECTIVITY
Enlightenment thinkers in the eighteenth century understood the world through the lens of experimental science. Believing that all phenomena operated according to universal natural laws, they judged every intellectual proposition according to the test of reason. Their...
THE COWARDICE OF EXCUSES
In answer to those who questioned his credentials, and the source of his teaching, Jesus claimed that it came from God who sent him. But how do we know that this is the truth? Jesus said, “If anyone chooses to do God’s will, he will find out whether my teaching comes...
BLAMING GOD
For many years, my wife and I sponsored a needy child through the work of World Vision. Four times a year their magazine came in the mail. It was filled with stories of how children throughout the world were being helped by World Vision. But from time to time there...
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