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Visualization: God-Given Power or New Age Danger?
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 19, number 1 (Summer 1996). For more information about the Christian Research Journal, click here. SUMMARY Visualization is the use of mental concentration and directed imagery in the...
Malcolm X and the Christian Ethic of Violence
Volume 40:Issue 6 To purchase this individual issue click here. CONTENTS: 04 From the Editor The Place of Cultural Awareness in Apologetics 06 The Use and Misuse of Testimony: A Stealth Strategy for Effective Dialogue with Mormons by Corey Miller Today’s Religious...
How Should Christians Respond to Yoga?
“Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? What...
Should Christians fear death?
By Hank Hanegraaff In eating from the tree of which God said, “In the day that you eat from it you will surely die” (Genesis 2:17 NASB), Adam actualized the specter of death. This specter has been part of the human condition from then till now. In place of fearing...
Jesus and the “Earliest Sources:” An Answer to John Dominic Crossan
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 25, number 3 (2003). For further information about the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org Jesus was a “peasant Jewish Cynic,” who never thought of Himself as the Jewish...
The Gospel According to Marvel
This article first appeared in the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL, volume 38, number 03 (2015). 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:...
Unplanned: An Imperfect but Brave Film
A movie review of Unplanned Directors: Chuck Kozelman, Cary Solomon (Pure Flix Entertainment, 2019) (Rated R) Content Warning: This article or pages it links to includes graphic descriptions of various types of abortion procedures and may not be suitable for some...
Parables of Jesus: The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares in Matthew 13
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, answers a question from Casey, who wants to know about the parable of the wheat and the tares in Matthew chapter 13; specifically, if the gathering and burning are referring to the return of Christ. Of...
How to Save the West: Ancient Wisdom for 5 Modern Crises with Spencer Klavan
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Of Bathroom Bills and Basic Beliefs
This article first appeared in the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL, volume 39, number 03 (2016). 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:...
Jihad, Jizya, and Just War Theory
This article first appeared in the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL, volume 36, number 01 (2013). 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:...
Matthew 3: Baptism and the Energies of God (Bible Study with Hank Hanegraaff)
Hank Hanegraaff, host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast continues his study through Matthew 3. In baptism, the Lord Jesus transforms believers in such a way that they repent and are forgiven. They're washed and cleansed, and incorporated into Christ — united to the...
What’s the Problem with Conversion Therapy?
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 42, number 1 (2019). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal please click here. SYNOPSIS “Ban Conversion Therapy” is the current rallying cry of the gay rights...
Truth Matters, Life Matters More – Hank Hanegraaff and The Theology of Illness with Jean Claude Larchet
The Theology of Illness—with Jean-Claude Larchet Hank Hanegraaff’s guest today is Professor Jean-Claude Larchet, author of the extraordinary book, The Theology of Illness. Professor Larchet is an Orthodox theologian, holding doctorates in humanities, theology, and...
Martin Luther King Jr. and the Power of One (Hank Unplugged Short)
Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the 𝘉𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘯 broadcast, contemplates the power of one and the life of Martin Luther King Jr. He was stabbed, his home was bombed and ultimately was murdered. Yet his legacy lives on...
Western Governments Lead the Charge toward Chaos (Hank Unplugged Short)
Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the 𝘉𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘯 broadcast, is reminded of how Western governments, mandated by God to ennoble life, promote justice, and restrain sin, are instead leading a charge toward social chaos....
Road of Life and Book of Sins: A Parable (Hank Unplugged Short)
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the 𝘉𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘯 broadcast and the 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘜𝘯𝘱𝘭𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘥 podcast, shares a parable of sorts from his sister Jobje, who is fighting pancreatic cancer. In the parable she receives a large mirror through which she looks back to survey the many...
Celebrating Clean Monday
On today’s 𝘉𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘯 broadcast (03/07/22), Hank discusses Clean Monday, a day in which we are to leave behind our sinful attitudes and is the start of the journey towards Pascha (Easter) in the Eastern Church. For those who are able and willing, it is...
Edifying Update from Jobje, an Authentic Christian in the Midst of Suffering (Hank Unplugged Short)
Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the 𝘉𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘯 broadcast, shares part of another missive from his sister Jobje, who is battling pancreatic cancer. Jobje writes, “During the last few weeks, I have been pondering a couple...
The F-A-C-T-S Prayer Guide: Faith (Bible Study with Hank Hanegraaff)
Hank introduces the F-A-C-T-S Prayer Guide: Faith. Adoration. Confession. Thanksgiving. Supplication. While the Prayer Jesus taught His disciples to pray is frequently the entryway into prayer, it is not the only way to pray. F-A-C-T-S provides a means by which you...
Matthew 3:13–4:11 Baptism of Jesus and Temptations of Christ (Bible Study with Hank Hanegraaff)
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, explains that in Christ’s Baptism we have a poignant picture of the Trinity—the Triadic One. One God revealed in three co-equal and co-eternal persons—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit—and those three...
Matthew 6: The Role of Spiritual Disciplines (Bible Study with Hank Hanegraaff)
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the 𝘉𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘯 broadcast and the 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘜𝘯𝘱𝘭𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘥 podcast, follows up his recent teaching on fasting with the reminder to remain mindful of the purposes for fasting. As mentioned in previous episodes of this study series, four...
Update from Sister Jobje Undergoing Her 27th Cycle of Chemotherapy (Hank Unplugged Short)
Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, offers an update on his sister Jobje, who is battling pancreatic cancer. While undergoing her 27th cycle of chemotherapy, Jobje writes, “I continue to reflect on...
Matthew 7—Teachings of Pastor John Hagee (Bible Study with Hank Hanegraaff)
In the previous video in this series, Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the 𝘉𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘯 broadcast and the 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘜𝘯𝘱𝘭𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘥 podcast, read from Matthew 7 and Jeremiah 23 concerning true and false prophets and teachers, and he began to comment on the teachings of Pastor...
Love for Enemies—Matthew 5:43–48 (Bible Study with Hank Hanegraaff)
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man Broadcast and the Hank Unplugged Podcast, reads Matthew 5: 43–48. “Love your enemies” is a very difficult command. And to pray for those who persecute you is equally or perhaps even more difficult. Yet this is...
Prayer of a Righteous Person Is Powerful (Hank Unplugged Short)
Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the 𝘉𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘯 broadcast, reflects on an opinion piece in USA Today by Steven Petrow, titled, “Stop Gloating When Anti-vaxxers Die of COVID-19. It’s Tragic” (December 20, 2021, 7A). The...
Can you address generational curses and sins of fathers passing to their sons?
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the 𝘉𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘯 broadcast and the 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘜𝘯𝘱𝘭𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘥 podcast talks with Cathy about generational curses. Is the idea that the sins of the father can be passed to the sins of his sons? Hank does not agree. Hank says the belief that a son...
Matthew 6: Fasting Part 3 (Bible Study with Hank Hanegraaff)
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the 𝘉𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘯 broadcast and the 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘜𝘯𝘱𝘭𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘥 podcast, continues teaching on the many splendored discipline of fasting. The primary purpose of fasting is to experience God as the source and substance of life that is truly life. To...
Calling the 12 Disciples—Matthew 4:18–22 (Bible Study with Hank Hanegraaff)
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, reads Matthew 4: 18–22 and discusses Christ’s calling of His disciples. Jesus calls first Peter and Andrew, James and John (sons of Zebedee). (If you haven’t memorized the 12 you can find the list in Matthew...
The F-E-A-T That Demonstrates the Fact of Resurrection—Introduction (with Hank Hanegraaff)
Hank Hanegraaff is president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast starts explaining why the Resurrection is the ultimate game-changer. If I face hardships in life “for merely human reasons,” wrote St. Paul in his first letter...
Beatitudes: Blessed are the Merciful—Matthew 5:7
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, continues working through the beatitudes. What is so cool about the beatitudes is that they mirror the Lord’s Prayer in that the first four petitions are focused on our relationship to God, while the next...
Matthew 6—Do Not Worry (Bible Study with Hank Hanegraaff)
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the 𝘉𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘯 broadcast and the 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘜𝘯𝘱𝘭𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘥 podcast, reads from Matthew 6: 19-24 and then focuses on verses 25–34. “I tell you, do not worry about your life. What you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is...
F-A-C-T-S Prayer Guide: Faith and Adoration (Bible Study with Hank Hanegraaff)
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the 𝘉𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘯 broadcast and the 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘜𝘯𝘱𝘭𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘥 podcast, continues through the F-A-C-T-S Prayer Guide: Faith. Adoration. Confession. Thanksgiving. Supplication. The focus in this video is Faith and Adoration. Nowhere is faith in God...
Diving Deeper into the Prayer of Jesus Matthew 6:9–13 (Bible Study with Hank Hanegraaff)
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the 𝘉𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘯 broadcast and the 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘜𝘯𝘱𝘭𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘥 podcast, continues his dive into the Prayer of Jesus (aka the Lord’s Prayer), focusing on verses 10–13. In the yielded life there is great peace in knowing that the One who taught us to...
Great and Holy Pascha (Hank Unplugged Short)
Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the 𝘉𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘯 broadcast, reflects on Great and Holy Pascha in Eastern Orthodox Holy Week. On Pascha (Easter), the culmination of Holy Week, along with the body of Christ worldwide, we...
How do you determine God’s will for your life?
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, talks with Will who wants to know how to determine God's will for your life and find peace and balance in your life. God's will is that Christians do not trade in a single day doing something you are not...
COVID-19, Flat Earth, and a Call for Science-based Civil Discussion. (Hank Unplugged Short)
Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the Hank Unplugged podcast, reflects on recent interaction between Senator Rand Paul and Xavier Becerra, President Biden’s Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. As Sen. Paul...
Put on the Full Armor of God (Eph. 6:10–20) & Matthew 4 (Bible Study with Hank Hanegraaff)
Hank Hanegraaff, host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, continues to teach on the temptations of Christ by focusing on the apostle Paul’s “armor of God”: “put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and...
Appearances—The F-E-A-T That Demonstrates the Fact of Resurrection (Hank Hanegraaff)
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, continues through his four-part argument for the Resurrection—in this video the A in F-E-A-T: Appearances. In the Acts of the Apostles, Dr. Luke writes that Jesus gave the disciples “many convincing proofs...
How Does Jesus Fulfill the Law & the Prophets (Matthew 5:17–20) (Bible Study with Hank Hanegraaff)
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, reads Matthew 5:17–20. The Lord Jesus fulfills the law and the prophets in His own person. Through His life, death, and resurrection, Jesus fulfills every jot and tittle of the law. In John 8:46, Jesus asks...
Matthew 6—Fasting Part 1 (Bible Study with Hank Hanegraaff)
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the 𝘉𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘯 broadcast and the 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘜𝘯𝘱𝘭𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘥 podcast, focuses on fasting as taught by our Lord in Matthew 6. Fasting is the third strand of the triple-braided cord—almsgiving, prayer, and fasting. Thus says Jesus, “When you fast...
Crucial Importance of Discernment Skills (Hank Unplugged Podcast)
Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the 𝘉𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘯 broadcast, reflects on the critical need for discernment within contemporary culture. FOX News’ Jesse Watters Primetime reports that Putin is getting information on how to...
Matthew 3—John the Baptist (Bible Study with Hank Hanegraaff)
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, continues his teaching series through the Gospel of Matthew. Hank reads from Matthew 3. He explains that the Sadducee rejected the idea of resurrection, the capstone in the arch of Christianity. If there is...
He Giveth More Grace as the Burdens Grow Deeper (Hank Unplugged Short)
Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the 𝘉𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘯 broadcast, reflects on another precious note from his older sister Jobje, who is battling pancreatic cancer. The suffering she endures is almost beyond imagination, yet in...
Jesus, a Person of Supreme Interest (Hank Unplugged Short)
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the 𝘉𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘯 broadcast and the 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘜𝘯𝘱𝘭𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘥 podcast, is excited about the new book by J. Warner Wallace, A Person of Interest: Why Jesus Still Matters in a World That Rejects the Bible (Zondervan, 2021). Wallace, a cold-case...
“Lord, Teach Us to Pray!”
Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the 𝘉𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘯 broadcast, reflects on prayer, as we celebrate the National Day of Prayer. St. Peter outright asked the Master of the universe, “Lord, teach us now to pray!” And that is...
First Dive into the Prayer of Jesus Matthew 6:9–10 (Bible Study with Hank Hanegraaff)
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the 𝘉𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘯 broadcast and the 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘜𝘯𝘱𝘭𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘥 podcast, dives deep into the first two petitions of the Prayer of Jesus (aka the Lord’s Prayer, Matthew 6: 9–10). To pray “hallowed be Your name” is to put the emphasis exactly where it...