from Yvon Prehn to help you know, trust, and apply the Bible
Hebrews has a reputation for being a difficult book to understand and it is if you simply pull it out of context and without at least some knowledge of the Old Testament that it is based on, it is difficult to figure out what it is talking about.
This is sad because Hebrews was intended to be a book of explanation—of how Jesus fulfilled all that was pictured in the Old Testament, how His life was the reality of what was promised before. [Read more…]
Following are two illustrations of the Trinity that you have permission to download and share.
The first is an explanation from the church father, Tertullian, who coined the word, “Trinity” and defined it as “una substantia; tres personae” or One Substance; Three Persons.
The second is the classical illustration of the Trinity in contrast with the incorrect, heretical views of Modalism and Arianism. Click on each image to download a PDF of it. [Read more…]
It’s common to hear, even from those who seem very knowledgeable about the Christian faith and the Bible that “the Trinity is very hard to understand” or that “the Trinity is a mystery,” or a similar statement.
I STRONGLY disagree! Our God wants us to know Him and understand Him and I don’t believe the essential doctrine of the Trinity is difficult when it is explained correctly and supported from what the Bible clearly teaches. That’s what this lesson attempts to do, using clear explanations and infographics, available as free downloads. Many people have found it helpful and I trust you will also.
What does it mean to be a disciple? One of the best definitions I’ve read recently came from Wikipedia where it said,
Disciple (Christianity) a fully formed disciple, [is] a living copy of Jesus.
“A living copy of Jesus” what a wonderful goal to aspire to!
The lesson today talks about how to become a disciple from Jesus first invitation to “follow me” to his final command to “go into all the world and make more disciples.”
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In contrast to some of the extravagant claims by scholars and the popular press, the Gnostic Gospels do not have a fraction of the historical, textual, or really any kind of credibility that the canonical New Testament documents have. The infographic here clearly illustrates this.
Click on the image to download. You may share it however you want.
Click on the following link to go to the full lesson on the topic: What isn’t in the New Testament—the Gnostic Gospels then, false gospels and deconstruction today
A primary criticism of the New Testament is that critics say that Christians intentionally left out and/or suppressed certain writings, primarily what we call the Gnostic Gospels and that they should be part of our New Testament and aren’t.
We need to take their challenges seriously because our New Testament contains both how to be saved by faith in Jesus AND how to live our lives after we accept Him as Savior in ways that are pleasing to Him. [Read more…]
The validity of any religion or belief system is only as secure as the documents upon which it is based. Particularly with issues as important as one’s eternal destiny and how to live a fulfilling life, it only makes sense to base your belief system on a solid foundation. As this infographic shows, the New Testament gives us the historically valid history of Jesus, his life, death, and resurrection, and the history of the founding of the Christian Church and its doctrines rests on a solid textual history. [Read more…]