This is the second in a three-part series on Jehovah’s Witnesses. Read part one: Who are Jehovah's Witnesses. The Baptist Faith and Message, available as a free download from sbc.net, features a more complete treatment of Christian doctrines and includes multiple Scripture references. Our Jehovah’s Witness friends deny at least 10 key biblical doctrines. This is due in part to their reliance on The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures, which we discuss in the next column. 1. The … [Read more...]
Croteau testifies to Christ through Apologetics Network
Two strangers from a local church knocked on Ed Croteau’s door about 25 years ago. As a Catholic, he had always heard Jesus described as the Son of God, but for the first time, they explained that Jesus was God. Croteau and his wife Jo were overcome by the presence of God and gave their lives to Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. “Since then, I cannot put the Bible down. I just love God’s Word,” said Croteau, who is a member of Abundant Life Church in Lee’s Summit. An engineer by … [Read more...]
‘Moral emergency’: Mohler’s new book responds to reality of sexual revolution
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (SBTS) — In the span of three months in the summer of 2015, three headlines marked historic events that generations of Americans past could never have imagined. First it was former “world’s greatest athlete” Bruce Jenner debuting his gender transition on the cover of Vanity Fair. Next the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states. Within a few weeks Americans witnessed the horrors of abortion in a series of undercover videos purporting to show Planned … [Read more...]
Conversation with a gay friend: Biblical answers with ‘gentleness and respect’
This is the last in a series of columns about same-sex attraction, adapted from the new MBC resource, “What Every Christian Should Know About Same-Sex Attraction,” available in print at mobaptist.org/apologetics and in Kindle format at Amazon.com. A few years ago I joined leaders of a Christian non-profit organization in a meeting with executives of a Tennessee TV station. They were preparing to launch a new program catering to the LGBT community. We asked them to reconsider. Among the TV … [Read more...]
Conversation with a gay friend: Biblical answers with ‘gentleness and respect’
This is the last in a series of columns about same-sex attraction, adapted from the new MBC resource, “What Every Christian Should Know About Same-Sex Attraction,” available in print at mobaptist.org/apologetics and in Kindle format at Amazon.com. A few years ago I joined leaders of a Christian non-profit organization in a meeting with executives of a Tennessee TV station. They were preparing to launch a new program catering to the LGBT community. We asked them to reconsider. Among the TV … [Read more...]
Some of you were like this
This is the seventh in a series of columns about same-sex attraction, adapted from the new MBC resource, “What Every Christian Should Know About Same-Sex Attraction,” available in print at mobaptist.org/apologetics and in Kindle format at Amazon.com. Six passages of Scripture speak directly to the issue of same-sex conduct. This column offers a brief survey of two New Testament texts: 1 Cor. 6:9-11 and 1 Tim. 1:9-11. These passages address moral issues facing the congregation at Corinth … [Read more...]
‘CORE’ conference to challenge messengers to make disciples
SPRINGFIELD – Missouri Baptists will be encouraged and exhorted to take the gospel out into the world and make disciples during two “CORE” sessions as part of the Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) annual meeting here. The two sessions – Oct. 27 at 2:45 and 6:30 p.m. – will be led by Alvin Reid, professor of evangelism and student ministry at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Greg Stier, popular Christian author and speaker who equips teenagers to relationally share the … [Read more...]
Paul’s case against same-sex conduct
Six passages of Scripture speak directly to the issue of same-sex conduct. This column offers a brief survey of Rom. 1:26-27: “This is why God delivered them over to degrading passions. For even their females exchanged natural sexual intercourse for what is unnatural. The males in the same way also left natural sexual intercourse with females and were inflamed in their lust for one another. Males committed shameless acts with males and received in their own persons the appropriate penalty … [Read more...]
Leviticus and the same-sex debate
This is the fifth in a series of columns about same-sex attraction, adapted from the new MBC resource, “What Every Christian Should Know About Same-Sex Attraction,” available in print at mobaptist.org/apologetics and in Kindle format at Amazon.com. Six passages of Scripture speak directly to the issue of same-sex conduct. This column offers a brief survey of two verses in Leviticus: “You are not to sleep with a man as with a woman; it is detestable” (Lev. 18:22). “If a man sleeps with a … [Read more...]
Mo. Baptist apologist Victor lifts high the resurrection
JEFFERSON CITY — The MBC has launched the Missouri Baptist Apologetics Network, a group of church leaders committed to the defense of the Christian faith and called to equip believers to more effectively share their faith. Learn more at mobaptist.org/apologetics. Following is a profile of Bill Victor, a member of the Leadership Development Team at the Missouri Baptist Convention and pastor of Missio Dei Church on the campus of the University of Missouri. To answer the hard questions … [Read more...]
A look at Sodom and Gomorrah
This is the fourth in a series of columns about same-sex attraction, adapted from the new MBC resource, “What Every Christian Should Know About Same-Sex Attraction,” available in print at mobaptist.org/apologetics and on Kindle at Amazon.com. Six passages of Scripture speak directly to the issue of same-sex conduct. This column offers a brief survey of Gen. 19:5: “They [the men of Sodom] called out to Lot and said, ‘Where are the men who came to you tonight? Send them out to us so we can … [Read more...]
Seven truths about sex and marriage
Scripture provides at least seven truths about sex and marriage. We’ll explore key passages in detail in future columns. 1. The Bible condemns all forms of sexual behavior outside the bonds of heterosexual, monogamous, life-long marriage. Homosexuality is not a special class of sin that makes it any more or less an act of rebellion against God than premarital sex, adultery, polygamy, pornography, or other sexual sins. We do injustice to God's Word, and to those struggling with same-sex … [Read more...]
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