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Threat to Christianity One of the earliest and most potent threats to early Christianity came from the heretical group known as the Gnostics. Blending elements of Christianity, Greek philosophy, and oriental mysticism, the Gnostics denied the orthodox view of God, man, and the world, and Christ. The apostle John included them in the camp of … Continue reading “Gnosticism”

Three Trees Once upon a mountain top, three little trees stood and dreamed of what they wanted to become when they grew up. The first little tree looked up at the stars and said: “I want to hold treasure. I want to be covered with gold and filled with precious stones. I’ll be the most … Continue reading “Goals”

What God Does 1. God is always at work around you. 2. God pursues a continuing love relationship with you that is real and personal. 3. God invites you to become involved with Him in His work. 4. God speaks by the Holy Spirit through the Bible, prayer, circumstances, and the church to reveal Himself, … Continue reading “God”

God Knows I know not, but God knows; Oh, blessed rest from fear! All my unfolding days To Him are plain and clear. Each anxious puzzled “Why?” From doubt or dread that grows, Finds answer in this thought: I know not, but He knows. I cannot but God can; Oh, balm for all my care! … Continue reading “God, ability”

Resource •      Charts of Christian Theology and Doctrine, H. Wayne House, (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publ. House, 1992), pp. 41, 42

Barna Poll •      God is the all-powerful, all-knowing and perfect Creator to the universe, who rules the world today, 73%. •      God is the total realization of personal, human potential, 10%. •      God represents a state of higher consciousness any person can reach, 6%. •      There are many gods, each with different power and authority, … Continue reading “God, belief in”

Jehovah-Jireh The Lord Will Provide Gen. 22:14 The saints should never be dismay’d, Nor sink in hopeless fear; For when they least expect His aid, The Saviour will appear. This Abraham found: he raised the knife; God saw, and said, “Forbear! Yon ram shall yield his meaner life; Behold the victim there.” Once David seem’d … Continue reading “God, care of”

Gambler’s Fallacy The Gambler’s Fallacy is the mistaken notion that repetition changes the odds. If you flip a coin five times, always getting tails, there’s still a 50–50 chance that you’ll get tails on your next flip. You can’t say— “Tails has come up five times in a row, so now it’s ‘time’ that heads … Continue reading “Gambling”

Greatest Hindrance to Christianity When Mahatma Gandhi was the spiritual leader of India, he was asked by some missionaries, “What is the greatest hindrance to Christianity in India?” His reply was, “Christians.” You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt has lost its taste, with what shall it be salted? It is … Continue reading “Gandhi”

Leadership It’s those stately geese I find especially impressive. Winging their way to a warmer climate, they often cover thousands of miles before reaching their destination. Have you ever studied why they fly as they do? It is fascinating to read what has been discovered about their flight pattern as well as their in-flight habits. … Continue reading “Geese”