Attacks on Christianity
James 2:7 Do they not blaspheme the fair name by which you have been called? Romans 1:28-32 And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper, 29 being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips, 30 slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, 31 without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful; 32 and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice them. Mark 9:42 Whoever causes one of these...
Christians’ Reputations
For better or for worse, many Christians have the reputation of being unloving The youth of today have a perception that Christians are judgmental, hypocritical and anti-gay. While there are some Christians who are this way, it is important to distinguish between believing something is a sin and not loving a group of people. The nature of truth is exclusive. If I say the earth is round, I exclude the possibility of believing that it is flat. It is not intolerant or unloving for me to say so. It is simply a fact according to the nature of truth. An individual who disagrees with the law of gravity here on earth, will still fall to their death (or at least be injured) if they jump off of the top of a high rise building irrespective of how sincere their unbelief of...
God Bless our College
A cool quote given to me by our Academic Dean, Dr. Joe Parle: “Bless our College, O God; let every brother sent out be clothed with power; and may the many sons of this church that have been brought up at her side, preach with power to-day. It is sweet to us to think of hundreds of voices of our sons this day declaring the name of Christ. Blessed is the church that hath her quiver full of them, she shall speak with her adversaries in the gate; but the Lord bless us in this thing also; for except Thou build the house, they labour in vain that build it” C. H. Spurgeon, The Pastor in Prayer (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 2009),...
Temples of the Bible #2
Temple #2 By Dr. Andy Woods The second temple of Scripture is referred to as Zerubabbel’s temple. It was rebuilt under the leadership of Zerubbabel (515 B.C.) when the Jews returned from the 70 years of Babylonian captivity (Ezra 6:13-15). The ministries of the post-exilic prophets Haggai and Zechariah were largely dedicated toward motivating the returnees to rebuild this second temple (Ezra 5:1-2). When the older Jews who remembered Solomon’s temple saw Zerubbabel’s temple, they wept because it paled in comparison to the physical magnificence of Solomon’s temple (Ezra 3:8-13; Hag 2:3). This second temple was desecrated by the Selucid Antiochus Epiphanes during the intertestamental period (169‒167 B.C.). The desecration and eventual...
Word of the Week…or…Word for the Weak!
Student Ministries Word of the Week Or should I say, “Word for the Weak!” I often have fellow students come to me who are apparently at the end of their rope. They start excited about their new adventure with CBS and decide to pile on the courses. Some are students who have been out of school for a long period of time and just want to finish their degree. Others are young and entering college for the very first time. The first group of people pile it on to finish mostly because of their age; the latter because they are young and ambitious. I was once the latter. May I offer three points of sound advice as I do to those who appear somewhat weary. Trust in the Lord – I mean, rest in His strength. Many of us have heard this but may not actually have applied...
The Temples of the Bible: #1
One way to get a perspective on what God has done, is doing, and will do, is to become familiar with the various temples of Scripture. To this end, my next three articles will explore what the Bible teaches on this important subject. To begin with, it is helpful to understand the four Jewish temples. Two of these temples existed in past Jewish history. Two of these temples will exist in Israel’s future. Temple #1 The first temple is called Solomon’s temple because it was built by King Solomon (1 Kings 5-8) around 950 B.C. Recall that God did not let King David build this first temple since he was a man of war (1 Chron 28:3). Although David embarked on numerous projects in preparation for the nation’s first temple (2 Sam 24:18-25; 1 Chron...
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