Letter From Hank

Have a question?

“Just Google it.”

Those were simpler times.

The early years of the internet promised the free exchange and availability of information — but that freedom of information is fading fast in favor of “fact checking” that abjectly rejects Judeo-Christian principles.

Contrary to what our post-Christian culture proclaims, there is no such thing as ideological neutrality. Cultural elites have little interest in cultivating an environment of tolerance when it comes to ideologies in conflict with the prevailing progressive norms of secularism. True religion is not welcome within the public square. As a result, Christian beliefs and practices continue to face criticism, censorship, and suppression.

So, who can you trust when it comes to truth?

The Christian Research Institute exists to equip Christians to think and live according to the truth. That is, to think and live Christianly — to think and live like Christ. We provide Christians worldwide with carefully researched information and well-reasoned answers that enable them to intelligently represent the truth to people influenced by ideas and teachings that challenge or undermine the essential teachings of the
historic Christian faith.

Fact is, we are inundated with information daily, making discernment difficult — even for experts.

It is thus critical for all Christians to be strong in the foundational teachings of our faith. It’s time to get back to basics.

CRI was founded on the principle of equipping Christians to be so familiar with truth that when a counterfeit — or censorship — looms on the horizon, they recognize it instantaneously.

You and your loved ones must develop — and maintain — a deep understanding of core biblical doctrines to strengthen your discernment and offer a solid defense of the faith. This will prepare you and others for the attacks on Christian truth we will continue to face in the days and years to come.

For this reason, I want to provide you with a specific resource you can trust:

The Complete Bible Answer Book — Collector’s Edition, Revised and Expanded (2024).

With its previous editions, this is a book now read and regularly referenced by innumerable Christians around the globe — the 2024 update is the result of decades of ministry and undoubtedly one of the most wide-ranging and valuable resources that we have to offer.

The Complete Bible Answer Book — Collector’s Edition, Revised and Expanded is born from nearly four decades of hosting the internationally syndicated Bible Answer Man radio broadcast. I’ve taken my on-air answers to hundreds of questions and chiseled them until only the gems emerged — questions involving the existence and nature of God, the historicity of Jesus, His incarnation, teaching, death, and resurrection, biblical interpretation, cults, religions, science, ethics, afterlife, apparent contradictions, and more.

The popularity of my previous Bible Answer Books is quite simply astonishing: half a million copies are now in print. The revised and expanded edition contains over 210 entries, including a range of “Hankronyms.” My goal with these acronyms is to take the complex and make it simple and memorable so that readers can easily recall what they’ve learned.

Perhaps you’re asking, “Is this the same as The Complete Bible Answer Book — Collector’s Edition that I might already possess?”

As the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast for decades, I have been asked questions I wasn’t sure about or simply didn’t know the answers to. “Research and return” has always been my policy when uncertain
— something we should all practice when faced with difficult questions.

Likewise, as a life-long learner I am aware that some answers I previously provided may have been insufficient. We must never become complacent in our quest to understand and know our ineffable God. Our union with God will continue to grow today, tomorrow, and throughout eternity.

So, while you may have seen some of the same questions in past editions of The Complete Bible Answer Book, this Collector’s Edition is a testament to the policy of research and return — as each answer was returned to and painstakingly researched to ensure the utmost in updates and accuracy.

Despite the obvious moral decay of our Western culture slouching inexorably towards Gomorrah, I would be remiss if I didn’t end this letter by offering you a word of hope.

May the strength of our witness never waver as we speak the truth in love without fearing backlash from a politically correct culture seeking to cancel those of us who refuse to comply with the progressive cultural mandate. Far from complying, we all must be cultural change agents, which is exactly what we at the Christian Research Institute seek to facilitate as your partners in ministry.

Getting back to basics means returning to biblical principles, living out our faith authentically, and being a lighthouse of agape love in an increasingly dark world.

I pray that our resources equip you to engage our culture thoughtfully and compassionately, rather than retreat from it. Just as our forebearers in the faith joyfully withstood persecution, we too have a responsibility to stand up for biblical truths and be agents of positive change in society.

Toward that end, please request your copy of The Complete Bible Answer Book — Collector’s Edition, Revised and Expanded (2024)  for  your gift in support of the vital ongoing work of the Christian Research Institute.

I leave you with the immortal words of one of the foremost forebearers of our faith — the apostle Paul:

“Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity.

Let your conversation
be always full of grace, seasoned with salt,

so that you may know how to answer everyone”

(Colossians 4:5–6).

…because Truth Matters, Life Matters More,

President

P.S. I use The Complete Bible Answer Book as a resource myself! It’s the one I rely on most to refresh my memory and remind myself of the answers to questions that I have been asked over the years. Our memories
— like muscles — need constant attention to obtain and maintain strength. I encourage you to join me in using this book to build up our bodies of knowledge and wisdom to be ready to offer reason and evidence for the hope we have in Christ Jesus our Lord. “Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect” (1 Peter 3:15).

P.P.S. I think you will agree that The Complete Bible Answer Book — Collector’s Edition, Revised and Expanded (2024) is not only comprehensive in content but breathtakingly beautiful in presentation.

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