Posted in Apologetics on September 19th, 2006 10 Comments »
(By John MacArthur)
As a pastor in Southern California, I have the blessed privilege of mining the truth from God’s Word every week of my life. Doing that in Los Angeles only makes it more interesting, if for no other reason than the tremendous diversity of people, culture, and language here. When we take the gospel to our city, [...]
Posted in Apologetics, Creationism on September 18th, 2006 16 Comments »
(By John MacArthur)
I’m convinced the opening chapters of Genesis are not optional. They establish the vital foundation for everything we believe as Christians.
Sadly, it is a foundation that is being systematically undermined by the very institutions that should be most vigorously defending it. More and more Christian educational institutions, apologists, and theologians are abandoning faith [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on September 16th, 2006 2 Comments »
(By Nathan Busenitz)
Blogspotting
The Irish Calvinist notes that Pulpit is “good stuff that is worthy of your bookmark.”
When You’re Thirsty gives a plug to our article on the “Authority of the Genesis Account”
Peter Bogert links here, as does Brian Mann who notes that he “likes the blog-roll and would love to be on it, but I’m nowhere near [...]
Posted in Apologetics, Creationism on September 15th, 2006 9 Comments »
(By John MacArthur)
One popular view held by many old-earth advocates is known as the “framework hypothesis.” This is the belief that the “days” of creation are not even distinct eras, but overlapping stages of a long evolutionary process. According to this view, the six days described in Genesis 1 do not set forth a chronology [...]
Posted in Apologetics, Creationism on September 14th, 2006 7 Comments »
(By John MacArthur)
I realize, of course, that some old-earth creationists do hold to the literal creation of Adam and affirm that Adam was a historical figure. But their decision to accept the creation of Adam as literal involves an arbitrary hermeneutical shift at Genesis 1:26-27 and then again at Genesis 2:7.
If everything around those verses [...]