by Faith Defenders | May 1, 2022 | Is the Sabbath For Today?
Parte II-Un Examen de los Argumentos Sabatistas (cont) El argumento del silencio La Posición Sabatista El Nuevo Testamento no dice nada acerca del sábado y este silencio prueba que ellos lo observaban. No necesitamos un mandamiento, ejemplo o precepto en el Nuevo...
by Faith Defenders | May 1, 2022 | Is the Sabbath For Today?
This final article in the series gives a biblical-theological approach to the Sabbath, corporate worship, and traces Sabbath-keeping in church history. Part III—A Biblical-Theological Approach to the Sabbath The Sabbath is a concept revealed in the context of the...
by Faith Defenders | May 1, 2022 | Is the Sabbath For Today?
Parte III-Un enfoque bíblico-teológico para el día de reposo 1. El día de reposo es un concepto revelado en el contexto del pacto mosaico. Así, el sábado no apareció hasta la época de Moisés. El argumento ordenanza de la creación oscurece la naturaleza...
by Faith Defenders | Apr 28, 2022 | High School & College Life
Introduction Why does the Christian Church lose 75 to 90 percent of its young people who go off to college? Even though they were raised in Christian homes, taken to church from infancy, and even sent to Christian schools, they often lose their faith after a year or...
by Faith Defenders | Apr 28, 2022 | Christian Theology
Introduction The importance of rightly interpreting Scripture cannot be underestimated. If the people of God do not know how to read the Bible, false teaching will easily deceive them. I. What is Hermeneutics? Hermeneutics is the discovery, understanding and use of...
by Faith Defenders | Apr 28, 2022 | Apologetics
God’s Goal—Matthew l6:l8 I. God wants His church to grow (Dan. 2:35; Matt. l3:32; Acts 2:47). II. True church growth is by conversions, not by transference. The Problem: Matthew l5:2,6,9 EVANGELISM TRADITION THE BIBLE Who? The pastor is supposed to...
by Faith Defenders | Apr 28, 2022 | Apologetics
I. Secular Greek meaning of the word evkklhsi,a: The citizens of a Greek city/state could be called out of their homes to assemble as a body to vote, conduct business, hear announcements, declare war, etc. The implications are as follows: To be an official...
by Faith Defenders | Apr 28, 2022 | Apologetics
Since Rick Warren’s church in Saddleback, CA is not too far from Faith Community in Irvine, we are receiving more and more refugees who have fled Saddleback and have joined our fellowship. Based upon the principle “by the mouth of two or three witnesses a...
by Faith Defenders | Apr 28, 2022 | Apologetics
Introduction This question should concern us all for God has called us to do the work of apologetics (I Pet. 3:15; Jude 3) I. We do three things in apologetics: We DEFINE a doctrine. We DOCUMENT it from Scripture and Church History. We DEFEND it by refuting all...
by Faith Defenders | Apr 28, 2022 | Gnosticism
Introduction It has become quite popular on college campuses for atheistic professors to attack Christianity by stating that Gnosticism was the “original” Christianity. Thus the Christian student today has to have a basic understanding of Gnosticism...
