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alistairradley · 5 years ago

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Hi there, I really like your blog and you have a great head on your shoulders so I would like to ask for some advice. I have a friend group which include LGBT, Muslims, and outspoken atheists. I am the only Christian. I want to help them come to Christ, but I'm scared of pushing them away in my attempts to talk about it. I am still lost on how to approach them about the gospel, or if it's my place, since I know that God will lead them ultimately and that all we as humans can do is plant 1/2

the seed. Still, I feel consistently hurt by this group and they often make rude sacrilegious remarks that they consider funny. Do I leave, or should I stay and try to make more of an effort to bring them to Christ? I suppose a part of me hopes for the former, maybe I really am looking for someone to justify getting away from this group. But if I should stay, I could use some encouragement on how to help these people. 2/2

Hi there, I’m glad you like my blog. I read your ask last night before I went to sleep but I was too tired to answer so I’m just getting to it right now.

First of all, I just want to say that you seem to have a unique set of friends. I think evangelizing them will be hard for you not because the gospel for Christians to explain, the hard part is answering the questions that come after the gospel presentation.

I suggest that you delve into Christian Apologetics because you are going to be answering questions from two different worldviews (Islam and Atheism and you will be receiving objections from your LGBT friends.

Christian Apologetics is rooted in 1 Peter 3:15 “but in you hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect.” I see Christian apologetics applied as pre-evangelism message or as tool to answer post-evangelism questions.

Since the questions will vary a lot it’s probably best that you do a lot of research. I know that it might seem disheartening to go through a lot of effort to read and listen to arguments being made for Christianity against all other beliefs but everything you learn will be an invaluable tool for you to be able to use when witnessing to more people later on.

There are a couple of apologists who I’d like to recommend to you right now. Right off the bat, I would have to say James White of Alpha and Omega Ministries.

There’s also Jeff Durbin of Apologia Church (Apologia Studios in YouTube), he preaches the gospel open air in front of Planned Parenthood so he usually ends up in a witnessing to a bunch of different and very confrontational people. His demeanor is very gentle. I’ve watched a couple of videos of him, I haven’t seen him lose his cool, not even when he and James White did a tag-team debate against a pair of atheists (one of whom was incredibly rude).

I’m not sure about this but I think James White just recently joined Jeff Durbin’s church.

Another one that comes to mind is Ravi Zacharias (Ravi Zacharias International Ministries or RZIM). He’s also a very gentle speaker. I think he mostly deals with atheism and Islam. He’s an articulate speaker (I guess everyone on this list is. Lol). I think most of his talks are done inside universities and is done as a pre-evangelistic message.

Lastly, I want to point you to Ray Comfort (Living Waters in YouTube). I’ve just recently discovered him (even though a friend of mine here recommended him to me like a year ago). He does open-air preaching and he gets a lot of objections from people listening to him. I know open-air preaching gets a lot of bad rep but if you see how he and Jeff Durbin preaches, you’ll be surprised on how polite, loving and kind they are. I’ve just started watching Ray Comfort videos and I’m amazed at how quickly and gently he answers the objections, points out the sin of the people he is witnessing to (he also admits that he is a sinner as well) and he cuts to the heart of the matter and explains the gospel to them.

I wish I could help you more but honestly, you’ll probably learn a lot more from the people I listed above (This actually reminds me that I need to compile a list of recommended resources). You’re probably not going to become a great apologist in just a couple of months, truthfully, these people have been at it for years but they continually study Scripture, learn about other people’s worldviews, spend time thinking and talking about everything they’ve learned. It’s always a craft that you’ll have to improve but even just hearing their thoughts on how rational Christianity will benefit you a lot. I also want you to pay attention to their demeanor because you can clearly see how assertive these people are while also being gentle.

I want you to pray for your friends. I also want you to keep in mind that even though you do manage to answer all their objections, it doesn’t meant that they’ll automatically come to the faith. Ultimately, it’s the Holy Spirit who takes away spiritual blindness in order for people to see Christ as Lord and Savior. God has to open their eyes so that they might see how terribly wicked and sinful we all really are.

I would not fault if you would decide to leave your current set of friends. They are rude and disrespectful to you and to God and I know how that can affect a person. I had a friend who professed to be a Christian but openly practiced homosexuality and even scrutinized certain texts of Scripture in order to defend her lifestyle. It was exhausting to have to explain to her why she was wrong and she tried to turn every friendly meeting into a debate and tried to continually criticize every small decision I made in order to make herself feel better. You’re probably going through something a bit different from that but I know how hard it is to deal with someone who is very open about their beliefs and constantly criticizes your own. It’s tiring, frustrating and sometimes you get tempted to be angry and lash out (well, I did, hopefully you’re handling it better than I did).

But even with everything that I said I’m hoping that you could stay with your friends because someone needs to witness to them. And I think it’s good if the gospel comes from someone who loves them and knows them. Remember that Jesus constantly dealt with mockers. He dealt with the Pharisees and the scribes. Paul had to deal with Jewish leaders along with Gentile idolaters during their time.

I pray and hope that you can witness to your friends and that you can equip yourself. You know your friends best so you’ll know what kind of arguments they’ll make and what topics to focus on in your study. Remember that even if your arguments aren’t perfect, as long as you preach the gospel faithfully to them, you will have brought glory to God. You may lose your friends and they may come to hate you for the message that you preach but remember that God knows everything that you’ve done for his name and you will be rewarded for bringing glory to him.

I will pray for the salvation of your friends. I will also pray that you’ll be able to endure all awful remarks that they make about God and the Christian faith. May God bless you, Anon.

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tinyshe · 4 years ago

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strawberry-milktea · 7 years ago

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What would you say to people who have objections to Christianity based on the fact that there are religions older than it? Also, do you have any Christian Apologetic/theology resources you would recommend? Thanks!

Christ existed from the beginning, He came before everything - including religions that chronologically came before Christ’s ministry in this world when He took on human flesh and died as an atoning sacrifice for us. It doesn’t matter what religions came prior to His ministry on earth when He always existed from the beginning:

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it… And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. ” - John 1:1-5, 14

“He [Christ] was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for the sake of you who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.” - 1 Peter 1:20-21

“Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.” - Hebrews 1:1-4

And even if people want to use the “older religions” argument based on Christ’s birth into this world and His ministry that followed (because if people are arguing against Christianity, chances are they will reject the fact that Christ always existed from the start), I fail to see how other religions being older by this world’s standards of time automatically equates to truth in their minds. Something coming first is not automatically equivalent to it being truthful or right. A lot of times, the ideas and practices people engage in first are incorrect and they realize later that another way to go about it is what is actually correct. We see this pattern in this life in countless different scenarios, not just the concept of religious beliefs. One example that comes to mind is medical care/treatments. Older techniques for treatment and care proven to be inadequate are always being perfected and sometimes outright replaced by ones that are proven to be more efficacious. So I really don’t see this argument proving anything in a person’s favor who is trying to argue against Christianity. Got Questions is a very good website for apologetic/theology articles. Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry (CARM) is another good one. I would have linked to their website too, but their page seems to be having some trouble. So try searching for them as well, and hopefully their website will be working properly again soon.I hope you found this helpful, let me know if you have any other questions!

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meetnategreen · 7 years ago

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OVER 150 Self-Loathing Homosexual Evangelicals in Nashville Inadvertently Outed Themselves.

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1) Theologically Illiterate and Morally Bankrupt,

2) Intellectually and Emotionally Indifferent to the Suffering of Children, the Needs of Those in Poverty, the Care for the Sick and Dying and the Victims of Rape and Slavery and

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The Following is a List of Over 150 Religious Predators who Profit Financially and Socially from Selling, Perpetuation and Celebrating Rape and Slavery.

INITIAL SIGNATORIES

Denny Burk President, Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood John Piper Founder & Teacher, Desiring God; Chancellor, Bethlehem College & Seminary James Dobson Founder, Focus on the Family

Russell Moore President, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission J. I. Packer Professor of Theology, Regent College Wayne Grudem Research Professor of Theology and Biblical Studies, Phoenix Seminary

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. President, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Tony Perkins President, Family Research Council D. A. Carson Research Professor of New Testament, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

John MacArthur Pastor, Grace Community Church; President, The Master's Seminary & College Sam Allberry Speaker & Apologist, Ravi Zacharias International Ministries R. C. Sproul Founder & Chairman, Ligonier Ministries

Rosaria Butterfield Author of "The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert" Francis Chan Author & Pastor, We Are Church Marvin Olasky Editor in Chief, World Magazine

Ligon Duncan Chancellor & CEO, Reformed Theological Seminary Steve Gaines President, The Southern Baptist Convention; Pastor, Bellevue Baptist Church Andrew T. Walker Director of Policy Studies, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission

H.B. Charles, Jr. Pastor, Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Florida Christopher Yuan Speaker & Author, Moody Bible Institute Dennis Rainey Founder & Former President, FamilyLife

Frank Page President & CEO, Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee; Former President, Southern Baptist Convention Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth Author & Speaker, Revive Our Hearts Daniel L. Akin President, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Kevin DeYoung Senior Pastor, Christ Covenant Church Alistair Begg Reverend, Parkside Church Heath Lambert Executive Director, Association of Certified Biblical Counselors

Jerry A. Johnson President & CEO, National Religious Broadcasters Mark Dever Pastor, Capitol Hill Baptist Church Randy Alcorn Director, Eternal Perspective Ministries

Karen Swallow Prior Professor of English, Liberty University Matt Chandler Pastor, The Village Church Fred Luter Senior Pastor Franklin Avenue Baptist Church; Former President, Southern Baptist Convention

James MacDonald Founder & Senior Pastor, Harvest Bible Chapel James Merritt Pastor, Cross Pointe Church; Former President, Southern Baptist ConventionJack GrahamPastor, Prestonwood Baptist Church

J. D. Greear Pastor, The Summit Church Darryl Delhousaye President, Phoenix Seminary Thomas White President, Cedarville University

Bryant Wright Senior Pastor, Johnson Ferry Baptist Church; Former SBC President Don Sweeting President, Colorado Christian University Jeff Purswell Director of Theology, Sovereign Grace Churches

Johnny Hunt Pastor, First Baptist Church of Woodstock Jason K. Allen President, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Erick-Woods Erickson Editor in Chief, The Resurgent

Mark L. Bailey President & Senior Professor of Bible Exposition, Dallas Theological Seminary K. Erik Thoennes Professor & Chair of Theology, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University Vaughan Roberts Rector of St. Ebbe's Church, Oxford, UK

David French Senior Writer, National Review Paige Patterson President, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary R. Kent Hughes Visiting Professor of Practical Theology of Evangelism and Culture, Westminster Theological Seminary

Jeff Iorg President, Gateway Seminary Sam Storms Lead Pastor for Preaching and Vision, Bridgeway Church Richard Land President, Southern Evangelical Seminary

Robert A. J. Gagnon Scholar & Author of "The Bible and Homosexual Practice" Samuel W. "Dub" Oliver President, Union University Ronnie Floyd Senior Pastor, Cross Church; Former President, Southern Baptist Convention

C. J. Mahaney Senior Pastor, Sovereign Grace Church of Louisville Jason G. Duesing Provost, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary & College Matt Carter Pastor, The Austin Stone Church

Chuck Kelley President, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Burk Parsons Copastor, St. Andrew's Chapel Eric Teetsel President, Family Policy Alliance of Kansas

Alastair Roberts Scholar & Author of "Heirs Together: A Theology of the Sexes" Kevin Ezell President, North American Mission Board Ray Ortlund Pastor, Immanuel Church

O. S. Hawkins President, Guide Stone SBC Thom S. Rainer President & CEO, LifeWay Christian Resources Michael Reeves President & Professor of Theology, Union School of Theology, UK

Todd Wagner Pastor, Watermark Community Church John M. Frame Professor Emeritus of Systematic Theology & Philosophy, Reformed Theological Seminary Randy Stinson Senior Vice President for Academic Administration & Provost, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Mac Brunson Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of Jacksonville Thomas Schreiner James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary H. Wayne House Dean & Distinguished Research Professor of Theology, Law, & Culture, Faith International University & Seminary

J. P. Moreland Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University Bruce Ware Professor of Christian Theology, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Michael Goeke Associate Pastor, First Baptist Church of San Francisco

Joel Belz Founder, World Magazine, World News Group Afshin Ziafat Lead Pastor, Providence Church Stephen Strang Founder & CEO, Charisma Media

Christiana Holcomb Legal Counsel, Alliance Defending Freedom Owen Strachan Associate Professor of Christian Theology, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Anthony Kidd Pastor of Preaching, Community of Faith Bible Church

James M. Hamilton, Jr. Professor of Biblical Theology, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Bryan Carter Senior Pastor, Concord Church Chris Larson President & CEO, Ligonier Ministries

Bruce Riley Ashford Provost & Professor of Theology & Culture, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Candi Finch Assistant Professor of Theology in Women's Studies, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Curtis Woods Associate Executive Director, Kentucky Baptist Convention

Nathan Finn Dean, Professor of Theological Studies, Union University James Robison Founder & President, LIFE Outreach International; Founder & Publisher, The Stream C. Ben Mitchell Graves Professor of Moral Philosophy, Union University

Darrell Bock Senior Professor, Dallas Theological Seminary David Mathis Executive Editor, Desiring God Ken Magnuson Professor of Christian Ethics, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Daniel Heimbach Senior Professor of Christian Ethics, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Hershael W. York Victor and Louise Lester Professor of Christian Preaching, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Mary Mohler Director, Seminary Wives Institute

Hunter Baker Associate Professor, Union University Dorothy Kelley Patterson Professor of Theology in Women's Studies, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Jim Shaddix W. A. Criswell Professor of Expository Preaching, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

John N. Oswalt Visiting Distinguished Professor of Old Testament, Asbury Theological Seminary Jack Deere Author & Speaker, Grace Church of St. Louis Juan R. Sanchez Senior Pastor, High Pointe Baptist Church, Austin, Texas

Malcolm B. Yarnell, III Research Professor of Systematic Theology, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Jonathan Leeman Editorial Director, 9Marks Mary A. Kassian Author & Director, Girls Gone Wise

Mark Daniel Liederbach Vice President & Professor of Theology, Ethics and Culture, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Matthew J. Hall Dean of Boyce College & Senior VP of Academic Innovation, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Micah Fries Senior Pastor, Brainerd Baptist Church

Nathan Lino Senior Pastor, Northeast Houston Baptist Church Paul Weber President & CEO, Family Policy Alliance Bob Lepine Vice President of Content, FamilyLife

Casey B. Hough Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of Camden Russell Shubin Director, Salem Media Group Allan Coppedge Retired Professor of Theology, Asbury Theological Seminary

Daniel DeWitt Director of the Center for Biblical Apologetics & Public Christianity, Cedarville University Charlotte Akin Homemaker, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Don Buckley Physician, Spanish Trail Family Physicians

David Schrock Pastor for Preaching and Theology, Occoquan Bible Church E. Calvin Beisner Founder & National Spokesman, Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation Donald A. Balasa Adjunct Faculty, Trinity International University

Donna Thoennes Adjunct Professor & Homeschool Mom, Biola University James A. Borland Professor of New Testament & Theology, Liberty University Eric C. Redmond Assistant Professor of Bible, Moody Bible Institute

Grant CastleberryPastor of Discipleship, Providence Church of Frisco, Texas Jose Abella Lead Pastor, Providence Road Church Phillip Bethancourt Executive Vice President, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission

Adam W. Greenway Dean, Billy Graham School of Missions, Evangelism, & Ministry, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Joy White Homemaker & Assistant Professor of Women's Studies, Cedarville University Gregory Wills Dean, School of Theology, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Katie McCoy Assistant Professor of Theology in Women's Studies, Scarborough College at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Rhyne R. Putman Associate Professor of Theology & Culture, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Barry Joslin Professor of Christian Theology, Boyce College

Rhonda Kelley President's Wife, Adjunct Faculty, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Peter Jones Executive Director, TruthXchange Bryan Baise Assistant Professor of Philosophy & Apologetics, Boyce College

Kenneth Keathley Senior Professor of Theology, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Jeff Struecker Lead Pastor, Calvary Baptist Church Rebecca Jones Volunteer, TruthXchange

Evan Lenow Associate Professor of Ethics, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Daniel Patterson Vice President for Operations & Chief of Staff, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission David Talley Professor of Old Testament, Biola University

Travis Wussow Vice President for Public Policy, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission Sean Perron Chief of Staff, Association of Certified Biblical Counselors Michael L. Brown President, FIRE School of Ministry

Keith Whitfield Assistant Professor & Dean, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Jeffrey Riley Professor of Ethics, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Dannah Gresh Co-founder, Pure Freedom

Matt Damico Associate Pastor of Worship, Kenwood Baptist Church Colby Adams Director of Communications, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Paul Felix President, Los Angeles Bible Training School

Dick Lucas Reverend Prebendary, Rector Emeritus, St Helen's Bishopsgate, London Paul Nyquist President, Moody Bible Institute Jackie Hill Perry Speaker, Writer, Humble Beast Recording Artist

Colin Smothers Executive Director, Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood

SIGNERS

Paul Akin Senior Aide, Southern Baptist Convention Rush Witt Pastor, Paramount Church Steven McKinion Professor of Theology and Patristics, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Brent J. Aucoin Professor of History, The College at Southeastern Carlos Soca Pastor, Christ Our Hope Church Dwayne Milioni Pastor, Open Door Church

Tim Akin Pastor, Family Church Zachary Nelson Executive Director, The Pillar Network William Curtis Pastor, Cornerstone Baptist Church

Steven Wade Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Kristin Kellen Assistant Professor of Biblical Counseling, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Nate Akin Discipleship Pastor, Imago Dei Church

Benjamin Quinn Assistant Professor of Theology and History of Ideas, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary B. Tate Cockrell Associate Professor of Cousling, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Jonathan Howe Director of Strategic Initiatives, Life Way Christian Resources

Jonathan Akin Director of Young Leader Engagement, North American Mission Board John Powell Pastor, Emmanuel Baptist Church Gavin Peacock Discipleship Pastor, Calvary Grace; Director of International Outreach, Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood

Carl Broggi Pastor, Community Bible Church, Beaufort, SC Chelsen Vicari Evangelical Program Director, Institute on Religion and Democracy Everett Piper President, Oklahoma Wesleyan University

James A. Smith Vice President of Communications, National Religious Broadcasters Nick Batzig Editor, Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals; Pastor, New Covenant Presbyterian Church, Savannah, GA Robert F. Schwarzwalder, Jr.Senior Lecturer, Regent University

Nate Pickowicz Pastor, Harvest Bible Church, Glimanton, NH Bill Haynes Senior Pastor, Grace Baptist Church, Somerset, KY Julie Roys Moody Radio Host & Author of “Redeeming the Feminine Soul”

Mark Prater Executive Director, Sovereign Grace Churches Richard Ross Professor of Student Ministry, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary David Penley Associate Professor of Biblical Counseling, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Steven Lee Pastor, College Church, Wheaton, Illinois Darren Guerra Associate Professor of Political Science, Biola University Craig Kline Medical Doctor, Lakeland Health, MI

Jeff Robinson Senior Editor, The Gospel Coalition Jeffery Ventrella Senior Counsel & Senior Vice President of Training, Alliance Defending Freedom Dean Inserra Lead Pastor, City Church

Stephen Nichols President, Reformation Bible College Bob Kauflin Director of Music and Worship, Sovereign Grace Bob Baker Pastor of Pastoral Care, Saddleback Church

Phillip Johnson Executive Director, Grace to You Scott Waller Associate Professor of Political Science, Biola University Don Whitney Professor of Biblical Spirituality & Associate Dean, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

So Man Colleges and Universities Listed, so Few Accreditation.

Shocking Number of Homemakers / Adjunct Professors of “Women’s Studies in Theology.”

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mybeautifulchristianjourney · 2 years ago

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by Matt Slick | Is hell real? Yes, it is. But a lot of people deny its existence. A lot of people think that hell is here on earth. Some believe that when we die, we stop existing. But others who trust in the Bible acknowledge that it is a real place. So what is hell? It is the place of future, eternal punishment where the unrepentant, wicked go forever. It is described in the Bible in many places in different ways...

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tradcatmaria · 7 years ago

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What do you say to the scientific proof of evolution? And evidence that the earth is millions of years old?

Hello!

I say that we should give it another look and find out where old Earth theories really come from.

I spent six years in STEM magnet schools and now I’m a STEM major. I was always taught evolution and I used to make fun of young Earth creationists, but here I am. We should give creationism an honest look, even if secular scientists and other Christians say otherwise.

One of my really good friends is a YouTuber who talks about young Earth creationism a lot. If you want to learn more about YEC and where old Earth theories come from, start here (I like this video in particular). Genesis Apologetics talks about evolution a lot (They have a whole series about it), so you should check them out, too.

Here are my YEC resources:

1. Truth: The Objective Reality

2. Genesis Apologetics

3. Kolbe Center for the Study of Creation (They have a lot of homilies about evolution on their website that are also on the Sensus Fidelium YouTube channel.)

4. Answers in Genesis

5. Institute for Creation Research

6. Creation Ministries International

And Facebook groups:

7. Catholic Creation Alliance

8. Young Earth Creationism

9. Creationism - The Official Page

10. The Origin of Kinds and Young Earth Creationism

And books:

11. Biblical Creationism by Henry M. Morris

12. I Have Spoken to You from Heaven: A Catholic Defense of Creation in Six Days by Hugh Owen with Mark Koehne and Gerard Keane

13. A Catholic Assessment of Evolution Theory by John M. Wynne

14. Six Days: The Age of the Earth and the Decline of the Church by Ken Ham

All of these sources cover creationism from both a theological and a scientific standpoint.

If you have specific questions, go to the Facebook groups (They’re all really knowledgeable and some of them have debated evolutionists before.).

I’m still relatively new to YEC, but I have gathered a lot of resources. I hope this list helps!

God bless!

Ad Jesum per Mariam,

María de Fátima

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lowkeynando · 2 years ago

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the Bible, but neglects or distorts the gospel". (3]

EMN aims to consolidate much of the scattered countercult movement and establish a ubiquitous mission strategy for movements they see as non-Christian or threatening to traditional Protestant Christianity. [4]

EMNR holds conferences about pertinent issues, publishes relevant materials, encourages networking between member groups, and makes recommendations of helpful agencies and materials that meet its standards. [4] The Institute for Religious Research (IRR) is an American Christian apologetics and counter-cult organization based in Cedar Springs, Michigan.

It declares itself to be a non-denominational, non-profit Christian foundation for the study of religious claims, [1] and was formerly known as Gospel Truths Ministries. [21 IRR is a member of Evangelical Ministries to New Religions and was headed by Luke P. Wilson [2] until his death in

2007.[1] IRR's current staff includes Robert M.

Bowman Jr. as executive director. [3]

Concurrent with the release of a film adaptation of Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code, the Baptist Press noted IRR's Ronald V. Huggins and his apologetic analysis of the film. [4] Peggy Fletcher Stack, religion columnist for the Salt Lake Tribune discussed IRR and its documentary critique of the Book of Abraham, a document that devout Mormons believe is a divinely inspired sacred text but critics like the IRRs AND

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musicgoon · 5 years ago

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