I once had a study with two “Jehovah’s Witnesses,” and I asked one of them if it would be acceptable if I bowed down to him exclaiming, “Worthy are you to receive honor, glory, and blessing!” His companion adamantly answered, “No, he’s not God.” I said, “I agree, but you also say Jesus is not God, yet this is what the multitude of angels proclaimed to Him in Revelation 5:11-12: “Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and…
Author: Wayne Grudem Publisher: Crossway Originally Published: 2016 ISBN: 978-1-4335-5114-7 While perusing through a book catalog sometime back, I ran across a title I didn’t expect: “Free Grace” Theology – 5 Ways it Diminishes the Gospel. Written by Wayne Grudem and endorsed by some prominent Calvinists, I was intrigued to say the least. I assumed that many proponents of “justification by faith alone” would claim to have a “free grace” theology, but after reading this book I realize that I…
The Autumn 2016 issue of the Expositor covered some foundational principles regarding evidences for faith. Given the magnitude of the topic, there is much, much more that could be covered. As a help to our readers who would like to do further reading on this important topic, Brad Shockley and Smith Bibens have compiled the following list of recommended reading material. Please note – the following books are written by men from various denominations. As with any book, discernment should be…
The Autumn issue of the Expositor has printed and shipped! A disturbing trend has been taking place – the importance of religion to each generation is steadily decreasing. Some studies indicate that roughly one third of millennials don’t even view religion is important in their lives, and nearly half might lack confidence in the existence of God. Part of the problem has been a lack of apologetic preaching, teaching, and writing on the existence of God. In this issue of the Expositor,…
The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, of the “Jehovah’s Witnesses,” teaches that Jesus Christ is a created being; that God first created Him before creating everything else by Him. They say on their website: “…the Bible plainly states that in his prehuman existence, Jesus was a created spirit being, just as angels were spirit beings created by God. Neither the angels nor Jesus had existed before their creation” (http://www.watchtower.org/e/ti/article_05.htm). In short, they are in serious error. Jesus and the Father…