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Christian Doctrine

1

  Introduction  1
    Christian Doctrine 2
      The Bible 2
      God 3
      Trinity 4
      Creation 4
      Man 4
      Jesus 6
      The Holy Spirit 7
      Salvation 7
      Justification and Sanctification 8
      The Church 8
      The Resurrection 8
      The Millennium 8
      The Rapture 9
      The Final Judgment 9
      The New Heavens and the New Earth 9
    Basic Christian Doctrine 10
    Three Essential Doctrines of Christianity 11
    Who is God? 13
    The Holy Spirit 14
    The Atonement 15
    James 2:24, not by faith alone 18
    The law and the gospel 19
    Salvation: What Does it Mean to Be a Christian? 22
    Being a Christian Means Fellowship with Jesus 22
    Covenant 24
    The Two Main Covenants 28
    Divisions under the covenant of grace 29
    Jesus' Two Natures 30
  Jesus 30
    Bible verses that show Jesus is God 31
    Jesus is Jehovah (YHWH) 33
    The True Jesus 34
    100 Truths About Jesus 36
    Who is Jesus according to John the Apostle? 38
    Jesus' Resurrection was physical 41
    Objections to Jesus' physical resurrection answered 43
    What did Jesus come to do? 46
    Jesus is a man right now 47
    Jesus is God 50
    If Jesus were not God, then explain... 52
  The Trinity, what is it? 53
    Trinity is indeed biblical. 54
    The Trinity Chart 55
    Another Look at the Trinity 56
    Early Trinitarian Quotes 58

The Bible

61

  Introduction 61
    The Bible 62
    The Greek and Hebrew Alphabet with numeric equivalents 63
    Papyri p1 through p76 200 A.D. to 700 A.D. 65
    Minuscules 2 through 399 - 9th to 16th century copies 66
    Minuscules 404 through 999 -- 8th to 16th century copies 67
    Old Testament Books 68
    New Testament Books 70
    When was the Bible written and who wrote it? 72
    Other books mentioned in the Bible 74
    Chronology of the Old Testament 75
    Bible Chronology of the New Testament 77
    Non biblical accounts of New Testament events and/or people 79
    The Documentary Hypothesis of the Pentateuch 82
    Answering the Documentary Hypothesis 84
    Biblical Interpretation 87
    Scientific Accuracies of the Bible 91
    Prophecy, the Bible and Jesus 92
    What is Redaction Criticism? 96

Baptism

97

  Introduction 97
    Is Baptism Necessary for Salvation? 98
    Baptism and Mark 16:16 102
    Baptism and Roman 6:3-5 104
    Baptism and Gal. 3:27 107
    Baptism and 1 Pet. 3:21 108
    Baptism and John 3:5 110
    Baptism and Acts 2:38 112

Various Articles

117

  Introduction 117
    Man 118
    Let Us make man in our image 120
    God 121
    Angels 122
    Pharisee 125
    Moloch 126
    The Elder in the Church 127
    The Crucifixion of Jesus 128
    Plurality Study 130
    Amillennialism and Premillennialism 132
    Col. 2:9 and Eph. 3:19 133

Parables

135

  Introduction 135
    The Great Banquet Luke 14:15-24 136
    The Fig Tree Luke 13:1-9 139
    The Prodigal Son Luke 15:1-2, 11-32 142
    The Good Samaritan Luke 10:25-37 145
    The Unjust Steward Luke 16:1-8 148

Dictionary of Theology

153

  Introduction 153

Evangelism

199

  Introduction 199
    Why Should We Witness? 200
    Foundations are First 201
    Three Important Verses in Witnessing 203
    Salvation is God's work 205
    How to Memorize Scripture 207
    The Importance of Prayer in Evangelism 209
    The Do's and Don't's of Witnessing 211
    Law and Gospel 212
    The Four Spiritual Laws 214
    Christian CPR 215
    Leading Someone to the Lord 217
    Trust God and Go Witness 218

Christian Issues

219

    What is a Christian World View and Why do Christians Need One? 220
    What are Some Elements of a Christian World View? 222
    Christians and Education 223
    Christianity and Homosexuality 225
    The Christian Family 227
    Christianity and Science 229
    The Failure of the Christian Church 231

To the Christian Church

233

  Introduction 233
    Introduction:  Why this topic? 234
    What is the Christian church? 236
    What is the Christian church supposed to be? 238
    The need for unity in the church 240
    There is pride in the Christian Church 242
    Apostasy in the Christian church 244
    Examples of Apostasy in the Christian church 247
    What are signs that a church is becoming secular? 249
    The elder in the church 251
    Should unbelievers lead Christians in worship in a church service? 253
    What kind of a Christian are you? 255
    Do you know the basics of the Christian faith? 257
    Answers to the questions on basics. 259
    Are you comfortable? 262

Apologetics

265

  Introduction 265
    An Introduction to Apologetics 266
    Are you an apologist? 268
    Logic in Apologetics 269
    Prayer in Apologetics 271
    Are there Guidelines for doing Apologetics? 272
    Classical Apologetics 273
    Presuppositional Apologetics 275
    Evidential Apologetics 276
    The Cosmological Argument 277
    The Teleological Argument 278
    Apologetics Bibliography 279

Apologetics Dialogues

281

  Introduction 281
    Jesus' Resurrected Body, the Atonement, and Islam 282
    Discussion with a Gnostic on Jesus' Resurrection 284
    Does God have a Body? 286
    A Christian having doubts because of school. 288
    Is Baptism Necessary for Salvation? 289
    The Resurrection of Jesus:   Literal or Symbolic? 293
    Pain can make us doubt God. 295
    An Agnostic Questions the Trinity 297
    Claims to be a god 298
    Is it right to tell people that what they believe in is false? 302
    Dialogue with someone who claims to be one of the 2 witnesses of Revelation 305
    Discussion on the possibility of Jesus' resurrection. 310
    Condemning words and pompous attitude 313
    An evolutionist says evolution is a fact 318
    Discussion with a Jehovah's Witness about a relationship with Jesus 321
    Can the Muslim do enough good works to go to paradise? 323
    Discussion on how God can be one person as flesh and spirit. 326
    A Satanist judges God 329
  Dialogues with Atheists 330
    An Atheist Says There Is No Evidence For God 330
    An Atheist Says He Knows There Is No God 331
    Sickness as an argument against God's existence 333
    Discussion with an obnoxious atheist 336
    Discussion on logical absolutes as a proof for God's existence. 338
  Dialogues with Catholics 340
    Two Catholics say baptism is necessary for salvation. 340
    Discussion with a Catholic on interpreting the Bible 343
  Dialogues with Mormons 347
    Two Mormons state that 3 Gods is really 1 God. 347
    Discussion with a Mormon on God's Nature 352
    What is salvation and who is God? 356
    Did Joseph Smith see God the Father? 359
    Feelings, gods, and Joseph Smith 361
    Mormon and salvation and works 364
40 Objections with Answers

367

  Introduction 367
    I am not a sinner. 368
    What is sin? 368
    I am too big a sinner. 368
    What is salvation? 368
    What do I do to get saved? 368
    Is baptism necessary for salvation? 368
    I am already good enough. 369
    I am doing the best I can and I'm sincere. 369
    I am skeptical. 369
    I tried Christianity once. 369
    I knew some Christians once and they wronged me. 369
    I'll take my chances. 370
    I am not that bad a person. 370
    I am too old or too young. 370
    I can't believe in a God who would send people to hell. 370
    I will worry about it in the next life. 370
    I don't want to give up what I like doing. 371
    Christianity is boring. 371
    I am an atheist. I don't believe in God. 371
    I am trying to be a Christian. 372
    I am already religious. 372
    I don't need God. 372
    I have things I need to do before I become a Christian. 372
    I prefer to remain open minded. 372
    I already believe in God. 372
    I'll choose God later. 373
    There are too many hypocrites in the church 373
    Why are we here? Or, Why did God make us? 373
    What about those who have never heard the Gospel? 373
    Jesus is only one of many great men of history 373
    Why is there evil and suffering in the world? 374
    What makes Jesus so special? 374
    Why did Jesus have to die in order for me to go to heaven? 375
    What makes you think the Bible is the word of God? 375
    The New Testament was written to look like Jesus fulfilled prophecy. 375
    The Bible is full of contradictions. 375
    How do I know which religion is right? 375
    Religion is whatever you feel is right. 376
    All religions are different paths to the same place. 376
    What about dinosaurs and evolution? 376

Evidence and Answers

377

  Introduction 377
    Inerrancy and inspiration of the Bible 378
    The Miracles of Jesus 380
  Evidence supporting the Bible 381
    Manuscript evidence for superior New Testament reliability 381
    Illustration of Bible text manuscript tree 383
    Non biblical accounts of New Testament events and/or people 384
    Archaeological Evidence verifying biblical cities 387
    The writings of Josephus mention many biblical people and places 390
    When were the gospels written and by whom? 392
    Evidence of biblical inspiration 395
  Answers to Questions about the Bible 398
    Can we trust the New Testament as a historical document? 398
    Wasn't the New Testament written hundreds of years after Christ? 401
    Hasn't the Bible been rewritten so many times that we can't trust it anymore? 404
    Since the New Testament writers were biased, can we trust their testimony? 406
    What is the gospel of Q and does it prove the Gospels are false? 407
    Why isn't there other evidence of the massacre of the babies? 409
    Do the lost books of the Bible prove that the Bible has been altered? 412
    Is there non-biblical evidence of a day of darkness at Christ's death? 413
  Evidence supporting Jesus' existence 414
    Regarding the quotes from the historian Josephus about Jesus 414
    1 Cor. 15:3-4 demonstrates a creed too early for legend to corrupt. 416
  Answers to objections concerning Jesus' miracles and resurrection 418
    Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. 418
    Does the Bible provide extraordinary evidence for Jesus' Resurrection? 421
    It is improbable that Jesus rose from the dead 423
    The Christians were mistaken about Jesus' resurrection 424
    The New Testament writers conspired together to gain power and influence 425
    Jesus was a magician who made people hallucinate about His miracles 428
    Jesus only appeared to have died on the cross - Swoon Theory 429
    The Disciples stole Jesus' body and faked His resurrection. 431
    There are no non-biblical accounts to the resurrection 434
    Miracles cannot happen 436
  Answers to Questions about Jesus 437
    Was Jesus just a myth? 437
    Did Jesus really die on the cross? 440
    Did Jesus rise from the dead? 441
    Didn't Jesus simply rise in a non-physical, spirit form? 442
    If Jesus is God in flesh, why did He not inherit original sin? 443
    Can't all Jesus' miracles be explained naturally? 444
  Other Objections answered 448
    Are the New Testament themes found in the Old Testament? 448
    Apollonius of Tyana also did miracles and rose. What about him? 450
    Doesn't the religion of Mithra prove that Christianity is false? 451
    Why believe in Christianity over all other religions? 453
    If God is all powerful and loving, why is there suffering in the world? 456
    A loving God would never send anyone to hell 459
    It is intolerant to say that Christianity is the only true religion. 461
    Why did animals have to die for the sins of Adam and Eve and others? 462
    Why would God have to die to save people from Himself? 463
    If God is not the author of confusion, what about the Tower of Babel? 464
    If babies die when they go to heaven, why is abortion wrong? 464

Bible Difficulties

465

  Introduction 465
    Introduction to Bible Difficulties and Bible Contradictions 466
    1 & 2; Don't Gen. 1 and 2 present contradictory creation accounts? 467
  Genesis 467
    1:26, How many Gods are there, one or many? 468
    3:9, Doesn't God saying ‘Adam where are you?’ show God didn't know all? 469
    4:17, Where did Cain get his wife? 469
    5:1-31, Did people really live hundreds of years according to Genesis? 470
    6:19-20, How many kinds did Noah bring into the ark, two or seven? 471
    37:28, Who purchased Joseph, the Ishmaelites or the Midianites? 471
    38:9, God kills a man for spilling his seed on the ground 472
  Exodus 472
    6:2-3, Has anyone seen God or not? 472
    20:5, Should you make graven images or not? 473
    20:8, Should we keep the Sabbath or not? 474
  Deuteronomy 475
    5:9, Do the sons bear the sins of the fathers or not? 475
  1 Samuel 476
    16:19-23, Did or did not Saul know who David was? 476
    17:50, Who killed Goliath, David or Elhanan? 477
    31:4, Who killed Saul, Saul or the Amalekite? 477
  2 Samuel 478
    6:23, Did Michal have any children or not? 478
    10:18, How many charioteers were killed, 700 or 7000? 478
    24:1, Who incited David to count the fighting men of Israel?  God or Satan? 479
    24:9, How many fighting men were found in Judah and Israel? 479
    24:13, God sent his prophet to threaten David with how many years of famine? 480
  1 Kings 480
    4:26, How many stalls of horses did Solomon have, 4,000 or 40,000? 480
    5:16, How many supervisors were there? 481
    7:26, How many baths, 2000 or 3,000? 482
  2 Kings 482
    8:26, How old was Ahaziah when he began to rule over Jerusalem? 482
    24:8, How long did Jehoiachin rule over Jerusalem? 483
  2 Chronicles 483
    11:20, Who was King Abijah's mother? 483
    36:9, How old was Jehoiachin when he became king? 483
  Ezra – Nehemiah 484
    2, Why are the statistics in Ezra 2 and Nehemiah 7 different? 484
  Job 485
    1, If Job was blameless, why did God allow Satan to afflict him? 485
  Psalm 485
    5:5; 11:5, Does God hate people or love them? 485
  Isaiah 486
    7:14, in Hebrew ‘alma’ means maiden.  Therefore, it is not a prophecy. 486
    45:7, Is the Lord good or bad to people? 487
  Jeremiah 488
    22:28-30, Did Coniah have children or not? 488
    32:27, Is the Lord omnipotent or not? 488
  Jonah 489
    3:4,10, Did God destroy Nineveh or not? 489
    Malachi 489
    3:6, Does the Lord change or not? 489
  Matthew 490
    1, Why are there different genealogies for Jesus in Matthew 1 and Luke 3? 490
    4:5,8, Where did the devil take Jesus first, the pinnacle or somewhere else? 492
    4:18, Where did Jesus first meet Simon Peter and Andrew? 494
    5:1; 6:9-13; 7:28, Who did Jesus tell the Lord's Prayer to? 495
    5:16; 6:1-4, Should or should we not let our good works be seen? 496
    5:22; 23:17, Can we call someone a fool or not? 497
    8:5-13, Who brought the Centurion's request to Jesus? 497
    9:9, Was the taxman named Matthew or Levi? 499
    9:18, Was Jairus' daughter alive or dead when he came to Jesus? 499
    11:2, When did John find out Jesus was the Messiah? 500
    11:13-14, Was John the Baptist really Elijah? 502
    12:40, How long was Jesus in the tomb? 503
    17:1, After how many days did Jesus take the three men up the mountain? 505
    20:20-21, Who made the request to sit beside Jesus in His kingdom? 505
    21:12, Did Jesus cleanse the Temple on the first or second day? 506
    26:34,74-75, Did the cock crow once or twice before Peter's third denial? 506
    27:3-8, How did Judas die, by hanging or falling down? 508
    27:34, Was the vinegar given to Jesus on the cross mingled with gall or myrrh? 508
  Mark 509
    1:7-13, What did Jesus do after encountering John the Baptist? 509
    3:29, Can you be forgiven of all sins or not? 511
    6:8, Did Jesus tell His disciples to take a staff or not? 511
    10:46, How many blind men did Jesus encounter when leaving Jericho? 512
    11:2-7, Were one or two animals brought to Jesus? 512
    11:14, Did the tree that Jesus cursed wither  immediately or overnight? 513
    14:43, Who arrested Jesus? 515
    15:20-21, Did Jesus or Simon of Cyrene carry the cross? 516
    15:25, At what hour was Jesus crucified? 517
    15:26, What was written on the sign on the cross? 517
    15:34, What are the last words of Jesus? 518
    15:40, Were the women close or far from the cross? 518
    16:5, How many men or angels appeared at the tomb? 519
    16:6, What did the angels tell Mary? 519
    16:8, Did or did not the women tell what happened? 521
    16:9, Who saw Jesus first? 521
    16:9-20, Is the ending of Mark really scripture? 522
  Luke 523
    14:26, Are we supposed to hate or not? 523
  John 523
    3:13, Did anyone ascend into heaven 523
    8:14, Was Jesus' witness of Himself true or not? 524
    18:19, Who did Jesus see first upon his arrest, Annas or Caiaphas? 525
  Acts 525
    5:29, Shall we obey God's Law or human law? 525
    9:3-4, When Paul saw the light, did all fall to the ground or not? 525
    9:7, Did the men with Paul hear the voice or not? 526
  Romans 527
    3:23, Have all people sinned or not? 527
    5:1, Are we saved by faith or by baptism? 527
    9:17, God hardened Pharaoh's heart.  Is that right? 528
    15:33, Is the Lord a God of Peace or of war? 528
  1 Corinthians 529
    1:19, Will wisdom stand or not? 529
    15:29, Is baptism for the dead really Christian? 529
  Galatians 530
    4:22, How many children did Abraham have, one or two? 530
    6:2,5, Do we bear one another's burdens or not? 531
  Ephesians 531
    2:8-9, Are we saved by grace or works? 531
  Colossians 532
    1:15-17, Is Jesus or God the creator of all things? 532
  Hebrews 532
    11:21, Did Joseph worship at the head of the bed or leaning on a staff? 532
2 Peter 533
    3:10, Does the earth abide forever or not? 533
  James 533
    1:13, Does God tempt people or not? 533
  Jude 534
    14, Jude 14 quotes the book of Enoch. Is it scripture? 534
 Table: Cleansing of the Temple 535
 Table: Crucifixion Chronology 537
 Table: Total statistics of population from Ezra 2 and Nehemiah 7 540
 Table: Resurrection Chronology 542
 Table: Chronology of Jesus' Baptism and Temptation 545
  Bibliography 547

Oneness Pentecostal

549

  Introduction 549
    What is Oneness Pentecostal theology? 550
    What does Oneness Pentecostal teach? 551
  Issues and Answers 552
    Oneness and the word 552
    Another look at Jesus, the Father, and two wills 554
  Is Baptism Necessary for Salvation? 555
    Baptism and Mark 16:16 559
    Baptism and Roman 6:3-5 561
    Baptism and Gal. 3:27 564
    Baptism and 1 Pet. 3:21 565
    Baptism and John 3:5 567
    Baptism and Acts 2:38 569
    Must baptism be "in Jesus' name"? 573
    Is speaking in tongues a necessary sign of salvation? 574
    Who did Jesus pray to? 575
    Jesus' resurrection and ascension 576
    God was seen in the Old Testament. Who was it? 577
    Isaiah 9:6, Is Jesus the Everlasting Father? 578
    What is the real gospel message? 579
  Witnessing to Oneness People 580
    Witnessing to those who are in oneness churches 580
    Questions to ask Oneness Pentecostal believers. 581
    Answers and response to Questions to ask Oneness Pentecostal believers 582

Universalism

585

  Introduction 585
    Universalism 586
    Christian Universalism 588
    Can a Christian be a universalist? 590
    Universalism and the Cults 591
  Texts examined 592
    Matt. 25:46 and Universalism 592
    Mark 3:28-29 and Universalism 594
    1 Tim. 4:10 and universalism 597
    1 Tim. 2:4 and 2 Pet. 3:9.  Is it God's will that all people be saved? 599
    Objections Answered to the above paper 602
    More objections answered to 606
  Words examined 607
    A look at the word ‘aionion’ 607
    What do Greek dictionaries say about 609
    Forever and Ever 611
  Issues and Answers 613
    Scriptures that say not all are saved 613
    The unforgivable sin and the age to come 614
    Does God hate anyone? 618
    Is Hell Eternal? 620
    The demonic forces will not be saved 623
    Fallen angels go to the lake of fire forever 624
    Does eternal punishment deny God's justice? 626
    The Danger of Universalism 627
    The Danger of Universalism Illustrated 629
    If election is true what is the danger in universalism? 631
    Satan and universalism 635
    A Challenge to Universalists 637
    What is Unitarianism? 638
    Concluding thoughts on Universalism 640

Roman Catholicism

643

  Introduction 643
    Why is it necessary to write about Roman Catholicism? 644
    Roman Catholicism, the Bible, and Tradition 645
  Issues and Answers 648
    Is the Bible Alone Sufficient for Spiritual Truth? 648
    Catholic Terminology 650
    Mary 652
    Did Mary Have Other Children? 653
    Purgatory 655
    Does Purgatory Deny the Sufficiency of Christ’s Sacrifice? 656
    Purgatory and 1 Cor. 3:15 658
    Council of Trent:  Canons on Justification 660
    The Roman Catholic view on justification 662
    Comparison Grid 666
    Is the Catholic Catechism's view on the Muslim god wrong? 667

Christadelphianism

669

  Introduction 669
    What do the Christadelphians Teach? 670
    Christadelphian History 671
    Is Christadelphianism Christian? 672
  Issues and Answers 677
    The Christadelphians, John 1_1, and 677
    Is God ever seen? 679
    Interesting Quotes from Christadelphianism 681
    Interesting Quotes from Christadelphianism 681
    Did Jesus have a sin nature? 682
    Was Jesus' sacrifice blemished according to Christadelphian theology? 686
    Can the Christadelphian Jesus with a fallen nature save anyone? 689
    The Christadelphian view of the Holy Spirit 691
    Questions for Christadelphians 692
    Has God performed the greatest act of love? 692

Christian Science

695

  Introduction 695
    What does Christian Science Teach? 696
    Christian Science History 697
    Is Christian Science Christian? 698
    Terms and Definitions of Christian Science 699
    Jesus is the Christ 701
    Interesting Quotes from Mary Baker Eddy 703
    Questions to Ask Christian Scientists 704

Shepherd’s Chapel

705

  Introduction 705
    What is the Shepherd's Chapel? 706
    Who is Arnold Murray? 707
    What does the Shepherd's Chapel teach? 708
    Is the Shepherd's Chapel Christian? 709
    Did we exist as souls prior to Adam's creation? 709
    The serpent seed and the Kenites 711
    Shepherd's Chapel and the rapture 713
    An open letter to Arnold Murray of Shepherd's Chapel 715

International Church of Christ

719

  Introduction 719
    What does the International Church of Christ teach? 720
    Is the International Church of Christ a cult? 721
    The International Church of Christ 722
    Verses showing justification by faith. 725
    Is Baptism Necessary for Salvation? 727
    Baptism and Mark 16:16 731
    Baptism and Roman 6:3-5 733
    Baptism and Gal. 3:27 736
    Baptism and 1 Pet. 3:21 737
    Baptism and John 3:5 739
    Baptism and Acts 2:38 741

Cults

745

  Introduction 745
    Cults! 746
    What makes a church or group non-Christian? 749
    Comparison Chart 751
    Comparison Chart 751
    Justification and Sanctification: What is the Difference? 753
    Do we have the right to make these judgments? 754
    What is the truth? 755
    What about the testimonies of people in cults? 758
    An easy way to witness to Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses 760
    The True Jesus 764

Jehovah’s Witnesses

767

  Introduction 767
    Jehovah's Witnesses in a Nutshell 768
    What do the Jehovah's Witnesses Teach? 770
    Jehovah's Witness History 771
    Is the Jehovah's Witness religion Christian? 772
    Are Jehovah's Witness are Really Watchtowerites? 773
    Has Jehovah performed the greatest act of love? 775
  Issues and Answers 776
    The Watchtower Organization points to itself as the truth. 776
    Does the Watchtower organization  control the Jehovah's Witnesses' thinking? 777
    Does Annihilation and resurrection make sense? 779
    Does the Watchtower say the Bible teaches the Trinity? 780
    Questions for Jehovah’s Witnesses 781
    The Lord's Supper and the 144,000 Anointed Class of Jehovah's Witnesses. 782
    Are the Jehovah's Witnesses the faithful and discreet slave? 784
    Salvation according to the Watchtower Organization 786
    The New World Translation and Proskuneo (worship) 788
    Bad Translations of the Jehovah's Witness Bible, the New World Translation (NWT). 791
    Jehovah's Witnesses and Mental Health 792
    A Biblical Response to Jehovah's Witnesses 793
  Watchtower Quotes 797
    Interesting Quotes from Watchtower Literature 797
    Regarding the Trinity, Jesus, Adam, and immortality of the soul 799
  Problems in the Watchtower Organization 800
    False Prophecies of the Jehovah's Witnesses 800
    1914 A.D., 607 B.C., 586 B.C. and the Jehovah's Witnesses. 802
    Jehovah's Witness doctrine is not from the Bible alone 804
    Contradictions in Watchtower Literature. 805
    More Contradictions in Watchtower Literature. 806
  Jehovah’s Witness Attacks on Jesus 808
    The Jehovah's Witnesses and the Resurrection of Jesus 808
    Did Jesus die on a stake or a cross? 810
  Bible Verses Examined 811
    1 Chron. 29:20, is Jesus worshipped the same way David was? 811
    Matt. 3:3, Prepare the way of the LORD 813
    John 1:1 and the Jehovah's Witnesses 814
    John 5:30-32, By Myself I can do nothing. 816
    John 8:58 and the Jehovah's Witnesses and John 8:58 817
    John 8:58, & 10:30-33, I AM, and the Jeohovah’s Witnesses 821
    John 17:3 and the Only True God 823
    1 Cor. 1:2, Call upon the name of the Lord Jesus 825
    Col. 1:15 and the Jehovah's Witnesses 831
    Col. 1:16-17 and the Jehovah's Witnesses 832
    Heb. 1:6 and the Jehovah's Witnesses 834
    Heb. 1:8 and Psalm 45:6 and the Jehovah's Witnesses 836

Mormonism

839

  Introduction 839
    Are you studying with the Mormons or thinking of joining 840
    What does Mormonism teach? 842
    Mormonism in a Nutshell 844
    Mormonism's History 845
    Is Mormonism Christian? 846
  Mormon Writings and the Church 848
    A Quick Look at the Book of Mormon 848
    Some of the Many Changes in the Book of Mormon 850
    The Book of Abraham Papyri and Joseph Smith 852
    The Mormon Church Statistics 856
    Mormon Church Structure 857
  Issues and Answers 858
    Does Mormonism Attack Other Religions? 858
    Mormon words don't mean the same thing 860
    A Response From (and to) S.H.I.E.L.D.S. 863
    Jehovah is Elohim 873
    A Biblical Response to Mormons 875
    A Comparison Between Christian Doctrine and Mormon Doctrine 879
    What is Baptism for the Dead mentioned in 1 Cor. 15:29? 881
    The True Jesus 882
    Mormon Objections Answered 884
    Was the LDS Jesus born of the Virgin Mary? 887
  Miscellaneous 889
    Hinckley says Mormons Believe in a Different Jesus 889
    The Mormon Plan of Eternal Progression 890
    Mormonism and the Negro 891
  Quotes 893
    Interesting Quotes from Joseph Smith the Founder of Mormonism 893
    Interesting Quotes from Brigham Young the 2nd Prophet of the LDS Church 894
    Interesting Quotes from the book Articles of Faith, by James Talmage 896
    Interesting Quotes from Various Mormon Authorities 898
    Mormonism Unvailed 901
    Mormonism Unvailed, eyewitness testimonies against Joseph Smith 901
    Mormonism Unveiled Defended 902
    Mormonism Unveiled:  Testimonies of Barton Stafford and Henry Harris 908
    Mormonism Unveiled:  Testimonies of Abigail Harris and Lucy Harris (Martin Harris' wife) 910
    Mormonism Unveiled, Testimony of Artemas Cunningham 912
    Mormonism Unveiled, Testimonies of Nahum Howard and Oliver Smith 914
    Mormonism Unveiled, Testimony of John N. Miller 915
    Mormonism Unveiled, Testimonies of Roswell Nichols & Joshua Stafford 916

Atheism

917

  Introduction 917
    Atheism 918
    Terms and Definitions 920
    Can Atheists be ethical? 922
  Issues and Answers 923
    Mistake Christians make when dialoguing with Atheists 923
    Mistakes Atheists make when dialoguing with Christians. 925
    Is Atheism viable? 926
    Response to criticism of 927
    Another response to criticism of 931
    Response to criticism of - I lack belief in God 946
    Another response to criticism of - I lack of belief in a god. 949
    Additional response to criticism of - lack of belief, and, Is atheism viable? 952
    Lack-of-belief analysis outline 963
    Answers to positions held by atheists 965
    Comments from atheists 967
  Answering Atheist's Objections 969
    Concerning atheist attacks on Theism 969
    I don't' see any convincing evidence for God 971
    Can God make a rock so big He can't pick it up? 972
    God cannot exist because His attributes would require limits 973
    There is no proof that God exists 975
    If God is unchanging, why does the world change  if it reveals God? 976
    Only atheism offers a predictable universe 977
    All of reality and God's existence 979
    If God exists, then... 980
    Any entity that is not the source of all power within reality is not God 982
    If everything needs a creator, then who or what created God? 984
    How can something that cannot be described be said to exist? 985
    Why do you believe in Jesus but not Santa Claus? 986
    Why believe in Christianity over all other religions? 987
  Proofs for the Existence of God 990
    Entropy and Causality used as a proof for God's existence 990
    Atheism, Evolution, and Purpose 991
    The Christian Worldview, the Atheist Worldview, and Logic. 993
    An answer to a refutation of the Transcendental Argument 995
    An answer to another response to the Transcendental Argument 997

Relativism

1005

  Introduction 1005
    What is relativism? 1006
    Ethical relativism 1008
    Cognitive relativism 1010
    Refuting relativism 1011
    What if relativism were true?  An illustration. 1013
    What is truth? 1015

Islam

1017

  Introduction to Islam 1017
    The Gospel for Muslims 1018
    What is Islam? 1020
  Regarding Islam 1022
    Muhammad 1022
    The Qur'an 1025
    Chronology of early Islam 1026
    Divisions within Islam 1029
  Doctrines of Islam 1031
    What are the doctrines of Islam? 1031
    The Five Pillars of Islam 1032
    True faith in Islam 1033
    Islamic Terms 1034
  Issues and Answers 1036
    Methods Muslims use to attack Christianity 1036
    Comparison grid between Christianity and Islamic doctrine 1040
    Does Islam teach salvation by works? 1042
    Questions for Muslims 1045
    More questions for Muslims 1047
    Differences between the Bible and the Qur'an 1048
    The Qu'ran says the Bible is not corrupt 1049
    Who has performed the greatest act of love? Yahweh or Allah 1050
    Jihad:  holy struggle or holy war? 1052
    Is the Trinity possible? 1055
  Objections Answered 1056
    The Trinity makes no sense.  It isn't lo