This article first appeared in the Effective Evangelism column of the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL, volume 39, number 01 (2016). The full text of this article in PDF format can be obtained by clicking here. For more information about the Christian Research Journal,...
Today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast includes the following topics: Hank's Prologue: Hank underscores the fact that Christianity is distinct and unique from all the other religions of the world. Christianity is rooted in history and evidence. With the...
When professor Tatiana came to the Christian Research Institute on a January afternoon, she had one thing in mind: getting help for her people. Tatiana is a language instructor at Moscow State University, and a fairly new Christian. But even as God's love and peace...
Volume 35:Issue 3 To purchase this individual issue click here. CONTENTS: 04 From the Editor Journal Feature Articles: Increased Quantity, Sustained Quality 06 Jehovah's Witnesses and John 1:1: New Evidence Advances the Discussion by Brian J. Wright and Tim Ricchuiti...
John 1:1, which reads "In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God," is shockingly mistranslated, "Originally the Word was, and the Word was with God, and the Word was a god," in a New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures,...
Today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast includes the following topics: Hank's Prologue: Hank reminds us that what happened as a result of the resurrection is unprecedented in history. In the third segment, Hank discusses three resources available through CRI that deal...
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According to the constitution of the World council of Churches (WCC), their first function is "to call the churches to the goal of visible unity in one faith and in one eucharistic fellowship..." The National Council of Churches (NCC) has a similar goal. Both are...
Today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast includes the following topics: Hank's Prologue: Hank shared that he had a bone marrow biopsy, the results of which are due on Friday. Hank also mentioned an article he read in the Charlotte Observer that discusses a Christian college...
Today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast includes the following topics: Hank's Prologue: Hank starts the broadcast by highlighting A Practical Guide to Culture: Helping the Next Generation Navigate Today's World, by John Stonestreet and Brett Kunkle. Hank recounts events in...
Today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast includes the following topics: Hank's Prologue: Hank underscores the fact that Christianity is distinct and unique from all the other religions of the world. Christianity is rooted in history and evidence. With the...
RELIGIOUS HERESY- Introduction We often hear the words "heresy" and "aberration" used in reference to unbiblical doctrines. But what exactly is the difference between a doctrine that is aberrational and one that is heretical? RELIGIOUS HERESY- Definition The word...
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The United Pentecostal Church International- Introduction The United Pentecostal Church International teaches that there's only one God, and that Jesus is fully God. Can we therefore regard it as a Christian church? The United Pentecostal Church International-...
Debates with Jehovah’s Witnesses (JWs) often prove frustrating, an endless ping-pong of futile talk, especially when the topic is the Holy Trinity. While essential Christian doctrine asserts that God subsists in three eternally distinct persons — the Father, the Son,...
The main emphasis of ministry at the Christian Research Institute is to provide information which will help those who are evangelizing the millions of people presently entangled in cults, the occult, and various false religions. Because of this, and because Dr. Walter...
Should Christians celebrate Christmas- An Introduction Should Christians celebrate Christmas? A number of unorthodox new religions which profess to follow Christ insist that Christmas is a pagan festival to be shunned by all true Christians. Probably the most...
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I. THERE IS ONE GOD One God: explicit statements OT: Deut. 4:35, 39: 32:39; 2 Sam. 22:32; Isa. 37:20; 43:10; 44:6-8; 45:5, 14, 21-22; 46:9 NT: John 5:44; Rom. 3:30; 16:27; 1 Cor. 8:4-6; Gal. 3:20; Eph. 4:6; 1 Tim. 1:17; 2:5; James 2:19; Jude 25 None like God (in His...
Chapter Two: The Fruit of CRI Prior to CRI, apologetics was almost the Christian church’s best-kept secret. It was largely cloistered in our seminaries and hidden from the view of lay Christians and the unbelieving population at large, where it was needed the...
This article first appeared in Christian Research Journal, volume 33, number 01 (2010). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org/christian-research-journal/. The full text of this article is available...
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 32, number 6 (2009). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org Concerns raised in the Open Letter besides the LC's history of initiating...
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I get a lot of letters that come across my desk and some of them are letters from people who are just plain angry. Why are they angry? They don’t like what I’m saying about some of their favorite teachers. I recently got a letter from a man named William...
This article first appeared in the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL, volume 34, number 06 (2011). 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:...
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On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (08/26/19), Hank shares a story from a listener who was a Jehovah’s Witness for thirty-five years, but because of the broadcast, she came out of that cult. One of the false teachings of the Jehovah’s Witnesses is that they believe...
Today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast includes the following topics: Hank's Prologue: Hank shares a story from a listener who was a Jehovah’s Witness for thirty-five years, but because of the broadcast, she came out of that cult. One of the false teachings...
This feature article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 16, number 3 (Winter 1994). For further information about the Christian Research Journal please click here. Summary The Masonic Lodge in America is a highly influential organization...
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank welcomes Brian J. Wright to discuss his article in the current edition of the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL titled, "Jehovah’s Witnesses and Blood Transfusions: Their Use of Scripture in Their Blood Doctrine." Hank also...
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank welcomes Brian J. Wright to discuss his article in the current edition of the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL titled, "Jehovah’s Witnesses and Blood Transfusions: Their Use of Scripture in Their Blood Doctrine." Hank also...
Today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast includes the following topics: Hank's Prologue: Hank discusses a USA Today article, “Schoolgirl kidnapped by Boko Haram refuses to convert to Islam, family says.” Leah Sharibu was the only Christian among the 110 girls...
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (09/22/21), Hank answers the following questions: How can Jesus be one in substance with the Father, but be a distinct person? How many years did Lazarus live after Jesus raised him from the dead? How do you explain the fossils of...
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (07/16/19), Hank answers the following questions: During the transfiguration when Moses and Elijah appeared, did they already receive their new bodies? Will there be animal sacrifices during the Millennium? Are Ezekiel 28 and...
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This review first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 15, number 2 (Fall 1992). For more information about the Christian Research Journal click here. A Summary critique of Are Mormons Christians? Stephen E. Robinson (Bookcraft, 1991) Although a...
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal volume 19, number 1 (Summer 1996) SUMMARY A review of scientific literature shows that the rate of mental illness among Jehovah’s Witnesses is considerably above average. Statistical information...
This article first appeared in the Effective Evangelism column of the volume 20, number 2 (1997) issue of the Christian Research Journal. For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org How many times have you...
This book review first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 21, number 2 (1998). Summary Critique of Jehovah’s Witnesses Defended: An Answer to Scholars and Critics Greg Stafford (Elihu Books, 1998) Jehovah’s Witnesses are not known for engaging...
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank answers the following questions: In the parable of the prodigal son, who does the younger son represent? Is this describing a believer coming back to the Lord? Can we trace our DNA back to a common ancestor? Is the use...
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast Hank answers questions on the following topics: During the transfiguration when Moses and Elijah appeared, did they already receive their new bodies? Will there be animal sacrifices during the Millennium? Are Ezekiel 28 and...
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast Hank answers questions on the following topics: If Satan was in heaven, how was he able to sin? Will we continue to have free will in heaven? I’m a Baptist minister and I would never marry two men or two women, but do you...
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 10, number 2 (Fall 1987). “Mary works as a medical assistant at a hospital. One requirement she has to abide by in her work is confidentiality. She must keep documents and information...