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Bias: Openly Admitted or Carefully Hidden Let me start with this again: I absolutely believe in God’s Word . I believe that the Bible is 100% accurate on any subject that it touches on. When I look at the world, this book is my starting point. My views and beliefs are shaped by the words on its pages - as it should be with every believer. After all, believers should believe! Although it’s not commonly admitted, secular scientist have the same type of faith. Their belief that there is no supernatural ( or at least no supernatural impact on the natural process ) shapes the way they see the world. This is the secret to understanding the creation/evolution debate: Everyone has a bias based on what they believe - no one is as open-minded as they claim to be . If you ever need proof of that statement, just walk onto a college campus and say that you believe in creation - you’ll find out how open-minded some of these “enlightened” people are! This bias can be clearly seen in the fiel...

“Where do you stand on homosexuality?” Have you ever been asked that? On more than one occasion, I’ve been asked some version of this question. Sometimes it was an honestly asked question; other times it was an invitation to a debate. Every time, my answer was the same: “ I believe the Bible . ” No matter which side of the debate you’re on, you know where I stand now, don’t you? As soon as I say those words - “ I believe the Bible ” - everyone knows what I believe about this. Even for Christians who’ve compromised their stand, there is no doubt about the Bible’s stance on homosexuality. The Bible clearly calls it a sin . ( Now, if you happen to disagree with me on this topic...please hang on! Finish reading this post first, then you can react to it. You may find hope here ….) In case you’ve never seen it, here are a few verses that show us God’s stand on this topic: Romans 1:26-27 For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural u...

Stop me if you’ve seen this one before: A cartoon character walks up to a pile of wood and nails and puts a stick of dynamite under it. A few seconds later, the dynamite explodes and all the pieces of wood fall and form a beautiful house. It’s pretty common gag, right? The reason it’s funny in a cartoon is that we know that it doesn’t happen in real life. Or does it? There’s a belief out there...a religious faith masquerading as science. This doctrine is trying to force us to accept a much larger concept of that old cartoon joke. It is the theory of naturalistic evolution. Even though it’s claimed to be the cutting edge of science, there is never any new forms of the General Theory of Evolution (GTE) presented. The story that the GTE tells is this: 13.7 billion years ago, all the matter in the entire universe began to draw together. As it continued to press together, this ball of matter also began to spin. Eventually, it compacted together so much that all of the matter...

Compromise…. 2 Corinthians 10:4-6 " For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience ." Compromise: “ The settlement of a dispute that is reached by both sides making concessions. To accept standards that are lower than desirable. ” Since the very beginning of the church in Acts chapter 2, believers have had to confront many different heresies. Even before the close of the New Testament, we can see two two different false teachings exposed - the Judaizers and the Nicolaitans. Down through history many more false doctrines have come and gone. Some have denied Jesus' humanity, while others have denied His deity. Some have promoted legalism and tried to bring the church under bondage to the law. Still othe...