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Non-Christian Beliefs Mentioned in the Bible: Roman Emperor Worship

June 18, 2019 | Freddy Davis

Introduction
The Imperial cult of ancient Rome was a religious cult that designated Roman emperors, and some of their family members, as deities. The concept itself emerged out of the Greek and Roman animistic traditions that existed during that time period. The cult was formulated in Rome during the early…

Doing the Moral Math: Part 1

June 14, 2019 | Freddy Davis

A Moral Climate Survey
Anyone in the United States above the age of 60 is probably aware how the moral climate of this country has changed radically just since the 1960s. Just a casual survey of the popular TV shows and movies of that era compared to now will demonstrate…

Truthfulness

June 3, 2019 | Freddy Davis

Naturalism’s vs. Christian Theism’s view of telling the truth.

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A Debate about Abortion

June 2, 2019 | Freddy Davis

A Facebook friend of mine recently posted the meme below. When you read it, you will immediately recognize that it is promoting a “pro-choice point of view and advocating for legalized abortion. When I saw it, I responded in order to deal with the topic based on a biblical worldview.…

Dialog: Why Do We Do What We Do?

May 14, 2019 | Freddy Davis

Recently we received this comment about one of our articles on the Market Ministries website (see the articles at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2018/04/update-on-the-way-international-and-its-offspring). We felt it deserved a thorough answer so we are reprinting his comments and our response in this installment of our newsletter. The Comment:
Whatever happened to “love your enemy”?…

Euthanasia

May 5, 2019 | Freddy Davis

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Non-Christian Beliefs Mentioned in the Bible: Judaizers

May 3, 2019 | Freddy Davis

Introduction
The word Judaizer comes from the Greek verb Judaize (Ioudaizein). This word is used only once in the Greek New Testament, in Galatians 2:14, when the apostle Paul publicly challenged Peter as he was attempting to influence Gentile converts to “judaize” (to live according to Jewish customs).…

Is it Possible to Share an Effective Witness in Modern Society?

May 2, 2019 | Freddy Davis

Recently, LifeWay Research did a survey called the 2019 Discipleship Pathway Assessment. Part of that survey, conducted Jan. 14 – 29, was designed to gauge Christian evangelism efforts. What they found is that there is an overall excitement and eagerness among Christians about the idea of evangelism, However, “few…

The Beatitudes: Part Ten: A Final Summary

April 25, 2019 | Freddy Davis

Over the past several months, we have been examining in depth what are usually called in Christian parlance, The Beatitudes. They are eight short statements made by Jesus Christ at the beginning of His most important moral discourse, the Sermon on the Mount. The principles outlined by the Lord portray…

Non-Christian Beliefs Mentioned in the Bible: Gnosticism

April 20, 2019 | Freddy Davis

Introduction
The word “Gnosticism” comes from the Greek word gnosis, which means “knowledge.” Gnosticism was a belief system that blended elements of both Animism and Theism. Throughout time there have been many Gnostic groups, and each has its own specific version of the basic Gnostic doctrines. The form of…

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