Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the ππ’π―π¬ ππ―π±ππΆπ¨π¨π¦π₯ podcast, exhorts followers of Christ to be able to demonstrate that Christianity is not an illusion. Karl Marx said, βReligion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the...
Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the ππͺπ£ππ¦ ππ―π΄πΈπ¦π³ ππ’π― broadcast, reflects on an article in USA Today by David Colton remembering numerous famous people who died in 2021. Colin Powell, Tommy Lasorda, Bob Dole, Hank Aaron,...
Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the ππ’π―π¬ ππ―π±ππΆπ¨π¨π¦π₯ podcast, reads portions of the latest letter from his sister Jobje, who is battling pancreatic cancer. She writes, βFirst and foremost, I want to wish you all a very blessed...
When Jesus said, βBlessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,β he was speaking of more than being persecuted in innocence. Jesus here is also speaking about those who have rejected the unrighteousness of the world and embraced the principles of the...
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the ππͺπ£ππ¦ ππ―π΄πΈπ¦π³ ππ’π― broadcast and the ππ’π―π¬ ππ―π±ππΆπ¨π¨π¦π₯ podcast, talks to Susan who says she is a professor who is being forced out of a teaching job for her beliefs. Hank explains that the fire of persecution pours us out in a new and...
Writing primarily to a Jewish audience, the apostle Matthewβs priority is to establish the credentials of Christ as the promised Jewish Messiahβthe fulfillment of Messianic prophecy. Thus, Matthew announces the Lord Jesus as the son of David and the seed of Abraham....
Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the ππͺπ£ππ¦ ππ―π΄πΈπ¦π³ ππ’π― broadcast, meditates on the amazing ant and the brilliance of creation. Hankβs wife, Kathy, was lightly attacked by ants while hanging up Christmas lights, reminding him of...
Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the ππͺπ£ππ¦ ππ―π΄πΈπ¦π³ ππ’π― broadcast, offers a meditation on thanksgivingβthe gateway to righteousness. Thanksgiving is the gate of the Lord through which the righteous may enter. Prayer without...
Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the ππͺπ£ππ¦ ππ―π΄πΈπ¦π³ ππ’π― broadcast, was struck by a headline this morning, βAmerica's Belief in God Hits New Low.β And this as church attendance falls precipitously. Vice President Kamala Harris...
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the ππͺπ£ππ¦ ππ―π΄πΈπ¦π³ ππ’π― broadcast and the ππ’π―π¬ ππ―π±ππΆπ¨π¨π¦π₯ podcast, answers the question of whether or not it is ok to hate Satan. While yes, the Bible says that we need to love your enemy, does this extend to the father of lies and ruler of...
Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, considers the temptation of Eve in light of the literal principle of biblical interpretation. To read Scripture literally is to read it as literature. This means...
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the ππͺπ£ππ¦ ππ―π΄πΈπ¦π³ ππ’π― broadcast and the ππ’π―π¬ ππ―π±ππΆπ¨π¨π¦π₯ podcast, underscores the supreme importance of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, without which, the Bible would be a torn and tattered document devoid of meaning. The resurrection is...
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the ππͺπ£ππ¦ ππ―π΄πΈπ¦π³ ππ’π― broadcast and the ππ’π―π¬ ππ―π±ππΆπ¨π¨π¦π₯ podcast, shares a profound letter from his sister Jobje as she continues through the arduous trial of pancreatic cancer treatment. Psalm 139 has been Jobjeβs favorite Psalmβwhat she...
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, talks with Peter who wants to know how can one be certain of salvation when there are so many exclusions to salvation? One must look at all the factors. You have to consider the fact that there are people...
Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, shares more of his experiences of ministering and teaching through Southeast Asia alongside the extraordinary, Christ-honoring ministry of Gospel for Asia, under...
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, talks with Teri who notes that according to the Bible, King Saul took his own life so is this biblically permissible? Hank notes that this goes against all of Christian theology. From a Christian worldview,...
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, talks with Sammy who wants to know if there any apostles or prophets today? Hank answers and says there are certainly no more apostles or prophets like Isaiah or the Apostle Paul. The reason is in the Old...
For most of his Christian life, Hank says, he lacked a proper appreciation for the grandeur and glory of the Mother of our Savior. More serious than lack of enthusiasm, says Hank Hanegraaff (the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast), was a continual denial of the...
Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the ππͺπ£ππ¦ ππ―π΄πΈπ¦π³ ππ’π― Broadcast, reflects on surviving cancer and eternal rewards. At the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, Canadian snowboarder Max Parrot won the Gold Medal in Slopestyle, three...
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man Broadcast and the Hank Unplugged Podcast, is interviewed by John Warren on John's podcast Relentless Truth. In this episode, Hank tells his personal story and explains his entry into ministry and his work on the Bible...
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man Broadcast and the Hank Unplugged Podcast, is interviewed by John Warren on John's podcast Relentless Truth. In this episode, Hank tells his personal story and explains his entry into ministry and his work on the Bible...
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, works through Matthew 7:7β12, 13β14. Itβs easy to think that the Lord Jesus here is speaking exclusively about asking, seeking, and knocking for temporal needs. In reality, His focus is on knocking on the...
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, continues in his teaching series on the Gospel of Matthew. Unlike the Magi, Herod had no interest in worshiping the Messiah. Instead, he wanted Messiah dead. Herod's sights were not on the things of heaven,...
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the ππͺπ£ππ¦ ππ―π΄πΈπ¦π³ ππ’π― broadcast and the ππ’π―π¬ ππ―π±ππΆπ¨π¨π¦π₯ podcast, is asked what are his thoughts on assisted suicide and whether or not it is moral. Hank replies with the long-held biblical doctrine that God is author of life and that...
Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, reacts to Nancy Armourβs call in USA Today for another boycott. She says βNCAA and leagues shouldn't play big games in Texas.β Why? Because Texas governor Greg...
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the ππͺπ£ππ¦ ππ―π΄πΈπ¦π³ ππ’π― broadcast and the ππ’π―π¬ ππ―π±ππΆπ¨π¨π¦π₯ podcast, reflects on the appointment of Harvardβs new Chief Chaplain atheist Greg Epstein. He is the author of Good without God and somehow knows with certainty that there is no life...
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the ππͺπ£ππ¦ ππ―π΄πΈπ¦π³ ππ’π― broadcast and the ππ’π―π¬ ππ―π±ππΆπ¨π¨π¦π₯ podcast, continues through the F-A-C-T-S Prayer Guide: Faith. Adoration. Confession. Thanksgiving. Supplication. The sins of David, though egregious, yet have become a template for...
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the ππͺπ£ππ¦ ππ―π΄πΈπ¦π³ ππ’π― broadcast and the ππ’π―π¬ ππ―π±ππΆπ¨π¨π¦π₯ podcast, reflects on what could cause someone to blow themselves up and kill so many others in the process. According to the Qurβan, women are promised to suicide bombers as soon as...
Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the ππͺπ£ππ¦ ππ―π΄πΈπ¦π³ ππ’π― broadcast, comments on a news report by Mark A. Kellner in the Washington Times, βEvangelical Lutheran LGBTQ Ministry Group Suspends First Transgender Bishopβ (December 21,...
Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the ππͺπ£ππ¦ ππ―π΄πΈπ¦π³ ππ’π― broadcast, ponders the demise of civilizations. This reflection was provoked by reading a recent post about βthe European Unionβs LGBTQ+ goodwill ambassadorβ who had...
In this Hank Unplugged Short, Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, shares a powerful word of encouragement that he received from his sister Jobje who is fighting cancer and it touched him deeply. Her blood counts are at their lowest points and...
Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the ππͺπ£ππ¦ ππ―π΄πΈπ¦π³ ππ’π― broadcast, comments on the headline in USA Today, ββLightyearβ Features Queer Character, Same-sex Kiss.β As noted in the article, the new lesbian character named Alisha...
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the ππͺπ£ππ¦ ππ―π΄πΈπ¦π³ ππ’π― broadcast and the ππ’π―π¬ ππ―π±ππΆπ¨π¨π¦π₯ podcast, reflects on the devastating implications of Americaβs ill-conceived withdrawal from Afghanistanβas we simultaneously attempt to export progressive American values, such as...
What is your best explanation of the moment that humanityβs sins were laid on Jesus, and He cried out to the Father, βWhy have You forsaken Me?βConnect with Hank Hanegraaff, the Christian Research Institute (CRI) and the Christian Research JournalTo contact us via...
Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the ππͺπ£ππ¦ ππ―π΄πΈπ¦π³ ππ’π― broadcast, shares a note from his dear sister Jobjeβa note written in humility through tears, as she journeys through the travails of pancreatic cancer. She is most...
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, reads Matthew 2: 1β12 and clarifies the difference between predictive prophecy and typological prophecy. In Matthew 2, when Herod asked the Jewish scholars where Christ was to be born, they replied: ββIn...
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, continues in his teaching series on the Gospel of Matthew. Hank reads Matthew 2:1β12 and clarifies the difference between predictive prophecy and typological prophecy. In Matthew 2, when Herod asked the...
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the ππͺπ£ππ¦ ππ―π΄πΈπ¦π³ ππ’π― broadcast and the ππ’π―π¬ ππ―π±ππΆπ¨π¨π¦π₯ podcast, reflects on the teachings and recent death of John Shelby Spong, who for many decades influenced a great number of people within the Episcopal Church. Spong was well known for...
Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, talks about an order within Believers Eastern Church called Sisters of Compassion. Seeing firsthand these sisters in Christ work with and care for victims of...
Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, reflects on reactions to the Supreme Courtβs overturning of Roe v. Wade. Calla Hales, at the Preferred Womenβs Health Center, says, βLet all this rage radicalize...
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the ππͺπ£ππ¦ ππ―π΄πΈπ¦π³ ππ’π― broadcast and the ππ’π―π¬ ππ―π±ππΆπ¨π¨π¦π₯ podcast, continues through the Sermon on the Mount. In the wake of Christβs command not to worry, the question arises, What is faith, and what constitutes a lack of faith? Job...
Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the ππ’π―π¬ ππ―π±ππΆπ¨π¨π¦π₯ podcast, reflects on an opinion piece in the Charlotte Observer, βChurch Vandalism Is Soaring; Hereβs Why We All Should Care.β The article begins with the words βSatan lives...
Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the ππͺπ£ππ¦ ππ―π΄πΈπ¦π³ ππ’π― broadcast, comments on an article in USA Today by Deena Yellin, entitled βMillions Giving up Organized ReligionβAmericaβs Fast-Growing Movement: The βNonesββ (October 4,...
Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, continues to reflect on the passing of famous individualsβspecifically, John Madden and Harry Reid (both died December 28, 2021). Madden might be called the high...
Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the ππͺπ£ππ¦ ππ―π΄πΈπ¦π³ ππ’π― broadcast, distinguishes between ministry-centric giving and soul-centric giving. CRI is committed to that which is soul-centricβinterested in the spiritual benefit that...
Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, reflects further on his experiences of ministering and teaching through Southeast Asia alongside the extraordinary, Christ-honoring ministry of Gospel for Asia....
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the ππͺπ£ππ¦ ππ―π΄πΈπ¦π³ ππ’π― broadcast and the ππ’π―π¬ ππ―π±ππΆπ¨π¨π¦π₯ podcast, discusses whether or not we will retain the memory of our lives on earth once we are in heaven. Hank says that there is no biblical support for the idea we will lose our...
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, comments on a July 2020 article in USA Today called "Meet the pint-size ancient ancestor of dinosaurs discovered in Madagascar." And the narrative of this article espouses an evolutionary point of view and...