LET THE BIBLE SPEAK.

Question Let the Bible Speak About Eating Food/Meat Sacrificed To Idols. One of the struggles in the early church concerned meat which had been sacrificed to idols. Debates over what to eat might seem strange to most of us in modern society, but to the first-century believers, it was a subject of great consequence. As the apostles dealt with the issue, they gave instructions on several broader topics with application for today: Unity within the church.  In the early years of the church, as Gentile converts began joining Jewish believers in local fellowships, an issue arose concerning the eating of meat. Greco-Roman society was saturated with idol worship, and it was common for meat sold in the marketplace to have been consecrated as a sacrifice to false gods prior to its sale. The Jews would have nothing to do with such meat, wary of “unclean” food-handling practices and believing that to partake of consecrated meat was to give tacit approval of idol worship—kind of a “seco...

Is Jesus God? Some who deny that Jesus is God make the claim that Jesus never said that He is God. It is correct that the Bible never records Jesus saying the precise words, “I am God.” This does not mean, however, that Jesus never claimed to be God. Jesus claimed to be God. Take, for example, the words of Jesus in John 10:30, “I and the Father are one.” We need only to look at the Jews’ reaction to His statement to know He was claiming to be God. They tried to stone Him for this very reason: “You, a mere man, claim to be God” (John 10:33, emphasis added). The Jews understood exactly what Jesus was claiming—deity. When Jesus declared, “I and the Father are one,” He was saying that He and the Father are of one nature and essence. John 8:58 is another example. Jesus declared, “Very truly I tell you . . . before Abraham was born, I am!” This is a reference to Exodus 3:14 when God revealed Himself as “I AM.” The Jews who heard Jesus’ statement understood that He was applying God’s name to ...

🌌 What Is a Galactic Year? • Definition: A "Galactic Year" (or Cosmic Year) is a unit of time based on the duration it takes for our Solar System (the Sun and all its planets) to complete one full orbit around the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. • The image shows the orbital path of our Solar System within the galaxy, just as Earth orbits the Sun. 🔬 Data Validation and Facts I will break down the three main claims in the image and validate them based on current scientific data: 1. Claim: "It takes 230 million years for our solar system to orbit the galaxy's center." • Status: LARGELY VALID • Research: Scientists at NASA and other astronomical institutions estimate that our Solar System travels at an average speed of 828,000 km/h (514,000 mph). • Valid Data: At this speed, it is estimated to take between 220 and 250 million years to complete one full orbit. The 230 million years figure used in the image is a commonly accepted average and is accurate...

ATTITUDES OF CHRISTIANS THAT DESTROY THE CHURCH. TEXT: PHILIPPIANS 2:14-15; EPHESIANS 4:29-32. AIMS OF THE LESSON: Brethren, as we study this sermon today, my aim is threefold: 1. That we may identify the attitudes among Christians that weaken and destroy the church. 2. That we may explain the biblical dangers of these attitudes. 3. And that we may apply the practical remedies that lead to repentance, unity, and spiritual maturity. INTRODUCTION: “Beloved, the church is not just a building; the church is the family of God. Paul calls it the household of God in 1 Timothy 3:15, and it was purchased with the precious blood of Christ in Acts 20:28. Let this truth sink into our hearts: The church does not die because of persecution from the outside. The church dies because of destructive attitudes from the inside. What destroys a congregation is not the storm outside, but the sickness within. In this lesson, we will expose these attitudes, define them, and learn God’s remedies tha...

TOPIC: IF THE QUR’AN CONFIRMS THE BIBLE, THEN IT CANNOT CORRECT IT; FOR TO CORRECT THE BIBLE IS TO CORRECT JESUS, THE WORD OF GOD. TEXTS FOR STUDY John 1:1-14; 12:48; Matthew 24:35 Qur’an 3:45; 4:171; 5:46; 6:115 AIM: 1. To establish the divine relationship between the Bible and the Qur’an and clarify that confirmation cannot mean contradiction. 2. To show that both the Bible and the Qur’an identify Jesus as the Word and Spirit of God. 3. To demonstrate that any attempt to correct the Bible is, by extension, an attempt to correct Jesus Christ, the living Word of God. 4. To strengthen the believer’s confidence in the unchangeable nature of God’s Word and the final authority of Jesus Christ. INTRODUCTION: Among the greatest questions that unite and divide humanity’s faiths is this: If the Qur’an confirms the Bible, can it also correct it? This question cuts to the very root of revelation, truth, and divine authority. Both the Bible and the Qur’an claim to be f...

APOLOGETIC TEACHING: TOPIC: IS JESUS OF THE BIBLE THE SAME AS ISA OF THE QUR’AN? (A Deep Comparative Defense.) TEXT: BIBLE: 1 Corinthians 15:3-4. QURAN: Surah 4:157. I. AIMS OF THE LESSON 1. To help the audience understand that the Jesus revealed in the Bible is completely different from the Isa described in the Qur’an. 2. To establish, through Scripture and evidence, the divinity, crucifixion, resurrection, and saving mission of Jesus Christ, contrasting them with the Qur’an’s denial of these truths. 3. To equip Christians with solid apologetic tools for explaining and defending why the Jesus of the gospel is the true Savior of the world, while the Qur’anic Isa represents a different theological figure. II. INTRODUCTION In today’s religious conversations, one of the most important questions is whether the Jesus described in the Bible is the same as the “Isa” described in the Qur’an. Both are said to be born of Mary, both are miracle workers, and both are respected. But res...