What Does the Bible Say About...?

Ron Rhodes

Description

Popular author and Bible teacher Ron Rhodes offers straightforward, easy-to-understand responses to frequently asked questions about God, faith, and living for Christ. He addresses more than 300 issues as diverse as...Do guardian angels exist?What will heaven and hell be like?Did Jesus physically come back to life?Is meditation okay for Christians?Does a person have to be baptized to be saved?Readers will also find information about apparent Bible contradictions and difficult verses, supposed conflicts between science and the Bible, and the effects of atheism, agnosticism, and humanism on society.With solid biblical insights and accurate research, this indispensable reference will help readers explore God's incredible plan, the life of Christ, the teaching of the Bible, church doctrines, and more. Perfect for personal study, small groups, and every Christian's reference library.

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie
• Christian theology

Informations

• Publié par: Harvest House Publishers, Inc.
• Date de parution: 01 août 2007
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780736936736
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

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Unless otherwise noted, Scripture quotations in this book are taken from the Holy Bible, New ® © International Version , Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by the International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. The NIV and New International Version trademarks are registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by International Bible Society.

Verses marked KJV are taken from the King James Version of the Bible.

© Verses marked NASB are taken from the New American Standard Bible, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

© Verses marked NKJV 1979, 1980, 1982are taken from the New King James Version, Copyright by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT...? Copyright © 1997 by Ron Rhodes Published by Harvest House Publishers Eugene, Oregon 97402 www.harvesthousepublishers.com

Library of Congress CataloginginPublication Data Rhodes, Ron [The complete book of Bible answers] What does the Bible say about? / Ron Rhodes. p. cm. Originally published: The complete book of Bible answers. c1997. ISBN13: 9780736919036 ISBN10: 0736919036 1. BibleCriticism, interpretation, etc. 2. BibleMiscellanea. I. Title. BS511.3.R48 2007 220dc22 2007003235

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To my beloved son, David

Acknowledgments

I want to thank my wife, Kerri, and my children, David and Kylie, for their continual support and encouragement during the writing of this book. Without them my work of ministry would truly be an impossible task.

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C ONTENTS

Come Let Us Reason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Part 1: Gods BookThe Bible 1. The Inspiration of Scripture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 2. The Reliability of Scripture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 3. The Canon of Scripture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 4. Interpreting Scripture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Part 2: Common Questions from the Bible 5. Common Questions from the Old Testament . . . . . 43 6. Common Questions from the New Testament . . . . 55

Part 3: Knowing God 7. The Triune God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 8. Errors Relating to the Doctrine of God . . . . . . . . . . 75 9. God the Holy Spirit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Part 4: Jesus Christ: The Divine Messiah 10. The Incarnation of Jesus Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 11. Is Jesus Lesser than the Father? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 12. The Deity of Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 13. Christ in the Old Testament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 14. The Resurrection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

15. Errors Regarding the Person of Christ . . . . . . . . . 141

Part 5: Humanity and the Sin Problem 16. The Origins of Humankind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 17. Man Related to God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 18. The Sin Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Part 6: The Good News of Salvation 19. The Gospel of Salvation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 20. Eternal Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 21. Gods Part, Mans Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 22. The Role of Baptism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 23. Our Role as Witnesses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 24. The Church: The Community of the Redeemed. . 225

Part 7: The Spirit World: Angels and Demons 25. Angels Among Us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 26. The Devil and His Fallen Angels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Part 8: The Future Life 27. The Prophetic Future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 28. The Wonder of Heaven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 29. The Judgment of Humankind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 30. Erroneous Views of the Afterlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 31. NearDeath Experiences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291

Part 9: Apologetic Issues 32. Apologetics and the Christian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 33. Danger Zone Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 34. Confronting Cultic Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 35. The New Age Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 36. The WordFaith Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345

Part 10: Ethics 37. Ethics and the Christian Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357 38. Ethical Issues Related to Death . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365

Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Subject Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Primary Verse Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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