Hold Fast Apologetics
What Does Scripture Say?
Category: Apologetics
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Psalm 22, written by King David nearly 1,000 years before Jesus’s crucifixion in AD 30 or 33, was penned 300 years before crucifixion was even invented! And Isaiah 53, “The Suffering Servant,” was drafted 700 years beforehand! Why does this matter? How could we recognize our Savior without evidence to back up His claims (Mt…
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When someone examines the Christology of the early Church, he or she would survey whether the early followers of Jesus viewed him as fully divine and that pre-existed before becoming human (“High Christology”). One support of this high view of Christology is 1 Corinthians 15. Paul penned 1 Corinthians 15 to the church in Corinth…
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For the entire month of January, my husband and I were given the wonderful opportunity to teach four, 45-minute apologetics classes to 10-15 Middle School students…and we absolutely loved it! Teaching these students was a genuine honor! First of all, it’s incredibly important that I define what Apologetics means. “but in your hearts honor Christ…
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Updated post from 2021. “Pragmatism and Sola Scriptura must stand in opposition as each claims to be the key to determining truth. As Christians we need to decide if we are going to depend upon Scripture as the absolute standard of truth or if we will determine truth by consequences.” Tim Challies What is Pragmatism, exactly? An…
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Christians should view the Scriptures as Jesus views the Scriptures…as God’s authoritative word, true and unchanging (Mark 7:8-13; Matt. 26:54; Luke 4:21; John 7:38). With this important fact in view on Valentine’s Day, Christians should always look to God’s Word (Bible) as our Dictionary in defining what love is, and from Whom it comes! Not…
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“Reformation is a return to the sound doctrine of the Bible. Revival is the practice of that sound doctrine under the power of the Holy Spirit.” Francis Schaeffer Friends, we can know…without a doubt…that the Holy Spirit, who helped the 40+ writers of the 66 books (written over 1600 years on 3 different continents, in…
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Friends, secondary teachings can be discussed respectfully over multiple cups of coffee or tea; however, the essential teachings of Christianity are not malleable. It’s both responsible and loving to test whether Rohr’s usage of Christian terminology matches the definitions provided within the Scriptures (Acts 17:11; 20:28).
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Remember this: Going to Church doesn’t help God (He doesn’t need anything), it helps you! Most of all— it helps others! Gathering with other believers at church provides an opportunity to be an encouragement to another brother and/or sister! You might not feel as if it’s possible to be an encouragement to someone else, but…
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Seeking-out the #truth is searching for the facts (vs. blindly submitting to “the feels”). For example, we don’t walk across the street without looking both ways. Even if we don’t feel like it. Apathy in that moment would be irresponsible and reckless. Our lives literally depend upon choosing to investigate what is objectively true —…
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“The story is not so much about God’s wonderful plan for your life as much as it is about your life for God’s wonderful plan. God’s purposes are central, not ours.” Greg Koukl (The Story of Reality, p.44) When we read the historical records of the Israelite people, we witness the steadfast tendency of men…
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“Biblical faith isn’t a blind faith that operates without any reason to believe— rather, it looks at the evidence. In fact that is one of the reasons the apostles of Jesus recorded many of the miraculous signs performed by Jesus: ‘These [signs] are written down so that you may continue to believe that Jesus is…
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Friends, it’s not unkind to test quotes and claims. It’s what we are supposed to do (Acts 17:11; 1 Thessalonians 5:21; 1 John 4:1-4). We just need to be gracious and respectful in the process of testing claims. By reading the original source documents and then putting those teachings alongside the Scriptures for testing, you…
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