By Hank Hanegraaff Under the banner of “theistic evolution,” a growing number of Christians maintain that God used evolution as His method for creation. This, in my estimation, is the worst of all possibilities. It is one thing to believe in evolution; it is quite...
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By Hank Hanegraaff In his gospel, John told of Jesus cleansing the temple at the beginning of His ministry—just days after His first miracle at Cana in Galilee (John 2:13–18). Conversely, Matthew, Mark, and Luke placed the temple cleansing near the end of Jesus’...
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Well, if you’re like most people, I’m sure you’ve heard someone say “The Bible is full of contradictions.” Well, is this true? Does the Bible contradict itself? Does the Bible Contradict Itself- A definition Speaking of contradictions, let me begin by saying that...
Click Here to Listen. I want to deal with some of the issues that have been brought to my awareness by one of our listeners who wrote me a letter saying that he was a non-Christian for a number of reasons. In fact he gave me his top ten reasons for why he is not a...
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Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, answers Clifford's question about the apparent contradictions between the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. Connect with Hank Hanegraaff, the Christian Research Institute (CRI) and the Christian Research Journal...
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (11/15/19), Hank addresses the issue of “apparent” contradictions in Scripture. One of the concerns dealt with in the Complete Bible Answer Book Collector’s Edition Revised and Updated is whether or not Jesus suffered agony on the...
Today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast includes the following topics: Hank's Prologue: Hank addresses the issue of “apparent” contradictions in Scripture. One of the concerns dealt with in the new Complete Bible Answer Book Collector’s Edition Revised and...
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (05/07/19), Hank shares good news about his health and gives a follow-up on a question he was asked on yesterday’s broadcast about an apparent contradiction between the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. In Matthew’s Gospel, there is an...
This response first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 40, number 04 (2017). The full text of this article in PDF format can be obtained by clicking here. For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to:...
By Hank Hanegraaff During a prime-time television special titled The Search for Jesus, host Peter Jennings asserted that according to some scholars, “the New Testament has four different and sometimes contradictory versions of Jesus’ life.” The Jesus Seminar scholars...
Scripture is a song, borne of the Spirit, repeated over time and countless generations, a gift of precious worth to those whose hearts are in tune to its underlying faith-inspiring tones. No matter how closely we may examine any one text, we must remember that it is...
This is an online Viewpoint article from the Christian Research Journal. Viewpoint articles address relevant contemporary issues in discernment and apologetics from a particular perspective that is usually not shared by all Christians, with the intended result that...
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank shares good news about his health and gives a follow-up on a question he was asked on a previous broadcast about an apparent contradiction between the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. In Matthew’s Gospel, there is an...
Adapted from Creation Answer Book by Hank Hanegraaff It is not uncommon today to hear skeptical professors on university campuses assert that the Bible cannot be the infallible repository of redemptive revelation because the first two chapters are contradictory. How?...
This article first appeared in the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL, volume 40, number 02 (2017). The full text of this article in PDF format can be obtained by clicking here. For further information or to subscribe to the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL go to:...
Today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast includes the following topics: Hank's Prologue: Hank once again tackles Kurt Eichenwald’s Newsweek article titled, "The Bible: So Misunderstood It's a Sin." In the article, Eichenwald attacks the Bible’s credibility by...
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By Hank Hanegraaff At first blush the genealogies of Matthew and Luke appear to be contradictory. In reality, the genealogies are ingeniously constructed to highlight different aspects of the Person and work of Jesus Christ. Matthew, writing to a primarily Jewish...
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Today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast includes the following topics: Hank's Prologue: Hank once again tackles Kurt Eichenwald’s Newsweek article titled, "The Bible: So Misunderstood It's a Sin." In the article, Eichenwald attacks the Bible’s credibility by...
THE SIGN OF JONAH- Introduction In Mark 8:11-13, Jesus tells the Pharisees that a wicked adulterous generation asked for a miraculous sign — they’re not going to get one. But in the parallel passage in Matthew 12:38-40, Jesus says that they will get a sign, that of...
This article first appeared in Forward volume 8, number 2 (1985). The full PDF can be viewed by clicking here. Summary Critique: Ian Wilson Jesus: The Evidence (Harper & Row, 1984) Jesus: The Evidence is one of the latest unsuccessful attempts to...
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (03/02/20), Hank discusses our new radio offer that he really wants you to get—Fragments of Truth: Ancient Documents, New Discoveries, a film where Dr. Craig Evans tracks down the most ancient New Testament manuscripts and...
This article first appeared in the Effective Evangelism column of the Christian Research Journal, volume 24, number 2 (2001). For more information about the Christian Research Journal, click here. With the Skeptic’s Annotated Bible Web site on the Internet and...
December 3, 2009 Hank recalls attending a Christopher Hitchens debate, and comments on Hitchens’ assertions about the Gospels being full of self-evident contradictions. This reminded Hank of the reality that we need to provide defensible arguments against such...
Why did this 460-page history of religious doctrine repeatedly make the New York Times best-seller list? Its credentialed British author, a former Catholic nun and scholar of world religions, admires Jewish, Christian, and Muslim mystics while telling...
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (04/11/19), Hank features the brand new edition of the Christian Research Journal by discussing the cover story “Why Marxism (and Socialism) Always Fails” by Jay W. Richards. Marxism, rebranded as socialism today, is making a...
THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS- Introduction In Matthew 12:40 Jesus prophesies that He would be dead “three days and three nights.” The fact of the matter is he was dead for only two nights and one full day. THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS- The Facts Let’s look at the...
November 11, 2010 Questions / Comments End time verses 1 Thessalonians 4:17 and Revelation 1:7 appear to contradict. How to resolve? (5:25) You indicated the early church fathers set up December 25 as a rival celebration but does not what they did contradict...
July 28, 2010 Questions / Comments I have been taught on salvation for children prior to the age of accountability, which contradicts the teaching that those who never heard are automatically going to hell (0:58) I am in a common law marriage, I want to get back into...
April 5, 2011 Hank shares on the reality of Hell and question on the possibility of Mahatma Gandhi being in Hell (0:38) Questions / Comments What is the difference between the Kingdom of heaven and the Kingdom of God? (21:05) Woe to the rich in Luke 6:24 contradicts...
September 23, 2009 Questions / Topics 27-year-old son identifies as an agnostic Christian. Contradiction? What of his salvation? (1:20) Concerning the effect that sin has upon a Christian, is it possible to live a consistent life without an up and down struggle with...
I’ve said it before and let me say it again, the Bible is under siege. It is under siege in the classroom, the media, in the books we read, in entertainment, and on the Web. If you are a genuine believer in Jesus Christ, you had better wake up to that fact. As...