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...
