lectures – Page 161

-Preaching God’s Love in Acts?

What was the emphasis in the evangelistic preaching of the Apostles as recorded in the book of Acts? Does the record of Acts support the notion that the central focus of Christianity is one's love relationship with God and personal life enhancement? Or did these disciples of Christ focus on something else? [...]

June 12, 2008

-Baptism and Belief

While baptism doesn't save you, it does serve an important function, Greg says. Publicly identifying oneself with Christ helps distinguish true, saving faith from mere intellectual assent. [...]

June 12, 2008

-Back-to-School Survival Guide

Here are four key points of knowledge kids should know before they leave high school [...]

June 11, 2008

-An Examination Of The Worship Of God

Obedience is true reverence. [...]

June 11, 2008

-Acts and the Voice of God

How does God speak to us? [...]

June 10, 2008

-Making the Bible Real to Your Children

I remember as a child, gathering in a circle in our huge dining room for family devotions. My dad, ever the Bible teacher, sat in the circle with us. [...]

June 9, 2008

-When Tolerance Is Intolerant

There’s one word that can stop you in your track. That word is “tolerance.” [...]

June 9, 2008

-“A Private Hot Line to God?”

Does God talk to you personally? Would you bet your life on it? Claiming to receive personal messages from God on a regular basis places subjective experience on the same level as Scripture, Greg argues. This is the claim of a prophet, and not even Old Testament prophets did so unless they were willing to die for the claim. [...]

June 8, 2008