Speaker and author on apologetics, worldviews, and eschatology.
Our last blog focused on the protection of life due to Christianity’s influence on culture, namely abortion. Let’s continue and examine how life was protected regarding the issue of infanticide, or the killing of newborn infants. The disposal of deformed and weak newborns was infamously universal in the Greco-Roman culture. Sadly, it was commonplace in [&hellip
As we consider how the Christian faith has impacted the world, the changed lives of Christians lead to a protection of human life. Before the advent of the Church, life was not valued and safeguarded as it is today. For instance, in the Roman culture, life was viewed as cheap and expendable. The killing of [&hellip
Early in the history of the Christian church, the Roman Empire sought to destroy the new religion. Faithfulness to Jesus and a godly lifestyle was the Church’s crime, and persecution was the penalty. Emperor Nero (64 AD) was the first to lead a widespread persecution against the Christians. The Roman historian Tacitus records the details: “Mockery of [&hellip
Jesus Christ had a mission–to save us all from our sins. He clearly says that in His encounter with Zacchaeus: “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost” (Luke 19:10). As Jesus accomplished that mission, He sent the apostles out to spread the Good News. Paul admits that in 1 [&hellip
Who started hospitals? What was the original purpose of “Sunday School”? Who developed the scientific method and why? Who viewed all life as valuable, from womb to tomb? In the coming days and years, the Christian Church will continue to be attacked as one of the main perpetrators of evil and suffering in the world. [&hellip
As we finish this blog series on the Christian worldview of history, let’s consider the impact of Christianity on the planet. Recently, an outspoken atheist, Penn Gillette (of the magicians Penn & Teller), was asked a question by a rabbi. The rabbi asked if the world would be a better place if 1 billion of [&hellip
As this series on history continues, let us examine the hope that all worldviews have except Christianity–we will create a perfect society. In all worldviews except biblical Christianity, humans are viewed as good (or neutral at worst) and because of this inherent goodness, a better world is in our future. But here’s the problem: where [&hellip
In the last blog we mentioned that of the five predominant worldviews in the United States, Christianity teaches that history is really His-Story, or God’s Story. History (a record of past events) is that which God has allowed to take place in His sovereignty. The main points in God’s story are the Creation, Fall of [&hellip
This month’s blogs focus on history. What do we mean by the word “history”? History is the recording of past events. When we examine competing worldviews in the United States, there are 5 basic views of history. First, Islam teaches Historical Determinism. History is determined by Allah and ultimately will be fulfilled in His vision. [&hellip
If we examine other economic systems, we’ll see that the free market is the best for human life. That makes sense because God made us to work and get married, according to Genesis 1. And therein lies the keys to addressing poverty—marriage and work. If we want to help avoid poverty, follow God’s design of [&hellip
by Brad Alles
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