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THE TRUTH ABOUT THE
FOUNDER OF CHRISTIANITY |
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The Truth About the Founder of Christianity
Great Minds Speak About Jesus
By Dr.
John Ankerberg and Dr.
John Weldon |
Ed. note: This article is based upon the transcript from programs
produced by the John Ankerberg Show. Additional material has
been added for this print version.
Great Minds
Speak About Jesus
The contemplation of things
as they are, without substitution or imposture, without error or
confusion, is in itself a nobler thing than a whole harvest of
invention.—Francis Bacon
Today, most
people who are uninformed about Christ tend to place Him in the same
category as other great religious leaders and prophets. They assume He was
no different from the rest. Most people also believe that religion
everywhere is largely the same and that it doesn’t make a great deal of
difference what one believes. One poll indicated that even 42 percent of
born-again Christians had apparently adopted our culture’s relativistic
outlook. They agreed with the following statement: "It does not matter
what religious faith you follow because all faiths teach similar lessons
about life."13
Those having
such an outlook usually assume that all paths lead to the same God. If
there is an afterlife, almost everyone is going to get there regardless of
his/her beliefs, as long as he/she was not a terribly evil person. So it
really doesn’t matter what one believes religiously and, perhaps whether
or not one believes at all.
In light of such
assumptions, many people wonder if any religious prophet or leader could
have final relevance for today. Aren’t these prophets dead and gone? And
do their teachings really offer anything unique or special? Can’t their
instruction be summed up by the fundamental principles of moral living
that everyone already knows? Why should anyone be interested in someone
like Jesus when He lived 2,000 years ago and has no apparent relevance for
today?
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DR. JOHN ANKERBERG'S RESPONSE TO CREATION QUESTIONS
Dr. John Ankerberg answers your
questions on creation in the following article available both as
a downloadable PDF and broken down into individual questions for
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Does Scientific Evidence Today Show
that God Created the Heavens and the Earth? And What Does the Bible Say
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in Daniel 11
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One of the major trends for the last days is a coalition of nations that will come against Israel. Dr. Jimmy DeYoung describes those nations and what brings them together.
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