by twilliams | Sep 19, 2012 | Christianity 101, Sermon Series
Basics of the Christian Faith Prepared by Dr. John E. Marshall THORN SIX: BEING BORN AGAIN Jesus said a relationship with God requires being born again. The idea of a radical, sudden transformation in life scares some away from considering Christianity. When...
by twilliams | Sep 19, 2012 | Christianity 101, Sermon Series
Basics of the Christian Faith Prepared by Dr. John E. Marshall THORN FIVE: EVOLUTION Few teachings have had a more adverse effect on Christianity than Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. It for the first time offered for unbelievers a plausible explanation of a...
by twilliams | Sep 19, 2012 | Christianity 101, Sermon Series
Basics of the Christian Faith Prepared by Dr. John E. Marshall THORN THREE: THE ONLY WAY? In our inclusive society, increasingly sold out to relativism and an “anything goes” mentality, few topics create hotter debate than Christianity’s claim that a personal...
by twilliams | Sep 19, 2012 | Christianity 101, Sermon Series
Basics of the Christian Faith Prepared by Dr. John E. Marshall THORN TWO: HYPOCRITES The second most common excuse given for unbelief is hypocrisy among believers. Christianity groans under the burden of heavy baggage, sinful lives lived by people claiming to be...
by twilliams | Sep 19, 2012 | Christianity 101, Sermon Series
Basics of the Christian Faith Prepared by Dr. John E. Marshall THORN ONE: SUFFERING According to surveys, the problem of suffering is the number one reason offered for why people refuse to accept Christianity. If God is love and all-powerful, as the Bible teaches, why...
by twilliams | Sep 19, 2012 | Christianity 101, Sermon Series
Basics of the Christian Faith Prepared by Dr. John E. Marshall LEAF TWO: THE WRITTEN RECORD As noted in leaf one, credible evidence requires credible eyewitnesses. In leaf two, we deal with the fact credible evidence also requires a credible record of one’s testimony....