Coming to Christ in Simple Faith

❝They that thirst and want to come to Christ must remember that simple faith is the one thing required. By all means let them come with a humble, broken, and contrite heart; but let them not dream of resting on that for acceptance. Faith is the only hand that can carry the living water to our lips. Faith is the hinge on which all turns in the matter of our justification.

It is written again and again that 'whosoever believes shall not perish, but have eternal life' (John 3:16). 'To him that does not work, but believes on Him that justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness' (Romans 4:5). Happy are they that can lay hold on the principle laid down in that matchless hymn:

 Just I am! without one plea,

Save that Thy blood was shed for me,

And that Thou bidst me come to Thee,

O Lamb of God, I come!❞

~ J.C. Ryle

 Additional Resources 

Daily J.C. Ryle

Hymnsite

Net Hymnal / Cyber Hymnal

Evolution Refuted...In Less Than 3 Minutes

Posted by Christine Pack




 Note to Readers 

I can't even begin to express how instrumental Answers in Genesis was in helping to form my biblical worldview. As a new Christian, I was still pretty evolutionary in my thinking. Then along came AIG.  I remember going through their LONG list of scientists on staff and just being amazed! And here's why: I had always been told and taught, from grade school all the way up through college, that science had "proved" evolution. Evolution was "fact." So, having had this life-long indoctrination, the first time I ever heard of "Young Earthers" as a new Christian, I immediately thought "cult!" But then several years later, along came Answers in Genesis, and here were all these scientists on staff, many of them with multiple and advanced degrees in the sciences.  In other words, it's not like these were guys with their PhDs in literature or something, weighing in on subjects they hadn't studied. These were scientists who had studied Archaeology, Biology, Zoology, Geology, Physics, Chemistry, Palaeontology, etc., etc., and who, after studying the evidence, were saying, "It points to Young Earth, and here's why...." Bottom line: I just really like how these scientists, working alongside Answers in Genesis, have turned that condescending, worldly dismissal of the Young Earth view on its ear. There are no "village idiots" in this bunch, my friends. You can say a lot of things about this group of scientists, but one thing you can't say is that they're stupid. In fact, I believe that God is using the ministry of Answers in Genesis to respond to the mockers of this age:

"It is written: 'I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.' Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?" (1 Corinthians 1:19-20)

 Additional Resources 

Answers in Genesis FREE Weekly Download - Six Days & The Eisegesis Problem

Radioactive and Radiocarbon Dating with Dr. Andrew Snelling

The Grand Canyon: A Trickle of Water Over Millions of Years? Or A Deluge of Water Over a Brief Period? with Dr. Andrew Snelling

Answers in Genesis

Answers in Genesis Curricula

Answers in Genesis for Kids

Answers in Genesis Articles Archive

The Creation Museum

Revealing the Truth About Islam, with Usama Dakdok

Posted by Christine Pack

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David Letterman Physically Threatened By "Religion of Peace"

David Letterman Physically Threatened By "Religion of Peace"

Posted by Christine Pack

From Reuters U.S. Edition, David Letterman was recently threatened by a militant Muslim group who did not care for a joke that Letterman made recently on his talk show. The militant Muslim contributor urged for one of the readers of this online group to "cut (out) the tongue" of the talk show host. Read article here.




 Additional Resources 

Revealing the Truth About Islam - Part 1

Revealing the Truth About Islam - Part 2

The Core Message of the Bible

Posted by Christine Pack, from the GoodSeed International website:

"I've read and read... but what's the point?!" 

My friend Joel was confused and his frustration boiled over as we talked. A college student with a girlfriend and a new baby at home, Joel sincerely wanted to make better decisions for his young family. In his desperation he told me that he had begun to read the Bible for the first time in his life. And read he did! 

Using a read-through-the-Bible-in-a-year approach, he bounced between much of the Old Testament and most of the Gospels in only a few months’ time. But his motivation was fading–fast! 

Joel’s efforts were highly commendable. In fact, many seasoned Christians would do well to learn from his diligence. But the sheer volume of new information, as well as the shuffling of the Bible’s chronology, left Joel confused. He arrived at an unfortunate conclusion: 

“The Bible has no point,” he thought. 

But nothing could be further from the truth. The Bible does have a main point. There are irreducible minimums–core essentials woven through its pages that combine into the greatest message anyone can know.  But, like Joel, if one cannot identify and understand these truths, then trusting God’s message might seem, well... pointless.

Of all the concepts taught in Scripture, what are the core essentials people need to grasp? 

The Bible’s core message has FOUR irreducible minimums: 

(1) A Holy God: God exists in all His majesty, being the Creator-Owner of the Universe. He is a loving, caring God but equally He is also a holy lawgiver. His holiness demands that His law be kept perfectly. He can have nothing to do with any lawbreaker. Only perfect people can live with a perfect God. 

(2) A Helpless Sinner: I was born into the world as a lawbreaker, alienated from God. I am far from perfect. God’s law says that all sin demands the death penalty. Not only do I die physically, but I face something the Bible calls the second death–an eternity of suffering in the Lake of Fire. Since I am a sinner, there is no way I can avoid death. I am helpless. 

(3) A Sufficient Substitute: Jesus, God Himself, came to this earth to live as a man.  He was perfect–sinless. Because He had no sin of his own to die for, He could die for someone else’s sin. In His love, He died in my place–taking the consequences of my sin on Himself. As evidenced by Jesus’ resurrection, God accepted that death as an overwhelmingly sufficient payment for my sin–a fulfillment of the requirement of His holy law. 

(4) A Personal Faith: I believe that when Jesus died on the cross, He died in my place. I rest in the fact that He alone has saved me from the judgment on my sin. In Him, my resurrected Savior, I now have a perfection that is not my own, but is counted as mine because I trust Him. I will enjoy life with God both now and forever in Heaven.

(Continue reading article here)

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 Additional Resources 

A Book That Connects the Dots ("Stranger on the Road to Emmaus," published by GoodSeed)

"Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!" ("The Lamb" published by GoodSeed)