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    WHY AM I DOING THIS?: As much as an amateur blogger and theologian can do this...I want to make you think. I want you to know what you believe and why you believe it. And I want you to believe what you do - not because Mommy and Daddy believed it - but because it is the truth as contained in the Scriptures. I pray that God will use this blog and the resources and links provided here to grow its readers (including me) in the grace and knowledge of Christ. I pray this knowledge will result in a life of obedience that flows - not from fear or a desire to gain God's favor - but from a gratitude of knowing the truth about Who your Creator is, and what your Creator has done for you.

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Archive for August 6th, 2008

A Testimony of Hope

Posted by Brian Thornton on August 6, 2008

(HT: Steve Camp)

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Whoever Denies the Son Does Not Have the Father

Posted by Brian Thornton on August 6, 2008

Just a quick thought concerning monotheism, but one which gets heated responses real quick among some who do not understand or grasp that in these last days God has spoken to us in His Son. Here’s the thought:

An unconverted Jew who affirms there is one true God does NOT worship the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

John is clear on this:

Who is the liar but the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son. Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father; the one who confesses the Son has the Father also. – 1 John 2:22-23

If you do not have the Father because you do deny the Son, how can you worship the Father, the one true God? It appears that the only way to have the Father is to confess the Son, so the only faith which truly worships the God of Abraham is the one which embraces His Son, Jesus the Christ, God in the flesh.

Posted in Israel, Jesus Christ, Monotheism | 4 Comments »

Faith or Knowledge

Posted by Brian Thornton on August 6, 2008

Sean McDowell, on the Stand To Reason Cruise, said the following in one of his lectures:

Which word is used more in Christian circles – faith or knowledge? Faith.

Which is used more in the Bible? Knowledge.

1 John has the word “know” or a derivative in about 1/4 of the verses.

Many Christian students believe Christianity is a preference claim rather than a truth claim.

Read the rest of his lecture HERE.

I would go a step further than McDowell and say that, not only do Christian students believe Christianity is a preference claim rather than a truth claim, but probably most professing adults believe the same thing. I fear that most Christians do not have a healthy grasp on the fact that the Christian faith is a historical faith based in knowledge, and not just a feeling based upon some personal conviction.

Posted in Faith, Knowledge, Stand to Reason | 2 Comments »