Fortify Your Faith in an Age of Doubt

Hell Is a Hot Topic These Days

Author: Wayne Jackson

Satan is the consummate deceiver. There is nothing that pleases him more than to see deluded men repudiating the idea of eternal punishment--which the Lord explicitly affirmed.

Some years ago the British philosopher, Bertrand Russell, produced an essay titled, “Why I Am Not A Christian.” One of the reasons he cited was the fact that Jesus, the founder of Christianity, believed in hell. When I first read that observation,... Read more

Seven Important Truths About the Bible

Author: Wayne Jackson

What is it about the Bible that has made it the most influential book in the history of the world? Here are seven great truths that help answer that question.

Without question, the Bible is the most influential book in the history of the world. Some of the most brilliant minds of which the human race can boast have been drawn to this ancient volume. In this article, we call attention to several great... Read more

Critical Theory Attacks Genesis 1 and 2

Author: Wayne Jackson

The liberal voices in the school of "Critical Theory" frequently assert that there are two accounts of creation in Genesis. This article answers this attack.

It is common for liberal critics of the Bible to assert that the book of Genesis contains two accounts of the creation. Allegedly, these two records reflect different authors, different time periods, etc. It is further charged that the narratives... Read more

The Current Fad of Male Bashing

Author: Wayne Jackson

We will not have happy work places, contented homes, and fruitful congregations until men and women learn to respect one another.

In the old movie, The Commancheros, the beautiful character called Pilar observed: “In every successful relationship, one party is dominate and the other is subservient.” By virtue of his right as Creator, God has decreed that men function as... Read more

The Great Mystery of Godliness

Author: Wayne Jackson

Paul's great "mystery of godliness," when unfolded, is rich indeed. It is the gospel in seed form. It is intellectually satisfying, emotionally rewarding, and practically motivating.

In his first letter to Timothy, Paul declared that one of his reasons for writing the epistle was that men might know how to behave themselves in the house (family) of God, which is the church of the living God (3:15). Further, he affirms that it... Read more

Why Do Some Theologians Reject Biblical Inerrancy?

Author: Wayne Jackson

The notion that the Scriptures are inspired of God yet contain errors in matters pertaining to history, geography, and nature is absurd.

The Lutheran is a magazine associated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. In the January, 2000 issue, there was a brief article by Norma and Burton Everist. “The Reverend” Norma Everist, as she bills herself, is a professor of church... Read more

What Was the Gift of Tongues?

Author: Wayne Jackson

Does 1 Corinthians 14:2 indicate that the "tongue" was a mysterious, spiritual utterance, known only to God, rather than a human language?

“Please explain 1 Corinthians 14:2. Would not this indicate that the ‘tongue’ was a mysterious, spiritual utterance, known only to God, rather than a human language?” No, it wouldn’t. Note the following factors: The term “unknown” is not in the... Read more

Who Is Lucifer?

Author: Wayne Jackson

Have you ever heard the devil referred to as "Lucifer"? What does this mean and where did this idea come from?

“I have heard the devil referred to as ‘Lucifer.’ What does this mean and where did this idea come from?” In the King James Version of the Bible, Isaiah 14:12 reads: “How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou... Read more

A Breathtaking View of the Love of Christ

Author: Wayne Jackson

Because of his overflowing love for humanity, could it be that Jesus chose to forever be identified with us in some way?

Some among the saints in Corinth declared, “There is no resurrection of the dead” (1 Cor. 15:12). Thus Paul, perhaps in answer to questions concerning this (cf. 1 Cor. 7:1), addressed himself to that problem in 1 Corinthians chapter fifteen. This... Read more

The Curse of Religious Diversity

Author: Wayne Jackson

Religious diversity is a curse rather than a blessing.

Jim Minter, a former editor of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, produced a brief essay (12/1999) that was published in The Atlanta Journal. It was titled, “Which Version Should We Teach?” Mr. Minter, an entertaining writer, commences with a... Read more

The Jesus Seminar Strikes Again

Author: Wayne Jackson

The Jesus Seminar is a panel of liberal theologians who have commissioned themselves for a cut-and-paste job on the text of the New Testament.

Elsewhere, we have dealt with the so-called Jesus Seminar (see part one). The seminar is a panel of liberal theologians who have commissioned themselves for a cut-and-paste job on the text of the New Testament. With an arrogance that is exceeded... Read more

The Acts of the Apostles -- from Jerusalem to Rome

Author: Wayne Jackson

Paperback; 473 pages; A verse-by-verse commentary on the book of Acts written on the popular level.

Christianity has been the most powerful religious force in the history of Western civilization. Whence its origin? It exploded into existence in Jerusalem twenty centuries ago, and swept across the landscape of antique society like a storm in full... Read more

The Righteousness of God Revealed

Author: Wayne Jackson

The book of Romans is magnificent in that it reveals so many aspects of the "righteousness of God" (1:16-17).

The book of Romans is magnificent in that it reveals so many aspects of the “righteousness of God” (1:16-17). In this discussion, four of these will be considered. The Wrath of God While the concept of the love of God should never be minimized, it... Read more

Another Fossil Flub

Author: Wayne Jackson

Stephen J. Gould of Harvard University is probably the most militant opponent of Christianity in the nation today. Now, though, the tables are turned. Gould is on the receiving end of a fiery blast "and that from one of his own evolutionary colleagues."

In his famous book, Life on the Mississippi, Mark Twain quipped: “There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture out of such trifling investment of fact.” There it was in the November issue of National... Read more

Did Matthew Blunder?

Author: Wayne Jackson

Matthew, in appealing to a prophecy, seems to attribute it to Jeremiah, whereas the Old Testament has it in the book of Zechariah. Critics, in characteristic fashion, have charged Matthew with an error.

After seventy years in Babylonian captivity, the Israelites, by the decree of King Cyrus of Persia, returned to their Palestinean homeland. Some fifty thousand Jews made the long journey. One of their initial projects was to begin rebuilding the... Read more

Science and Miracles

Author: Wayne Jackson

Christians need not be intimidated when certain "scientists" utter dogmatic pronouncements which disdain religion.

Some scientists are very humble. They investigate God’s creation and are awed by it. Sir Isaac Newton, perhaps the greatest scientist who ever lived, after surveying the intricate design of the planetary system, affirmed that such “could only... Read more

The Haunting Question from the Cross

Author: Wayne Jackson

During the six hours in which he hung upon the cross, the Lord Jesus uttered seven sayings. Surely the most perplexing of these was his plaintive question, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" (Matthew 27:46).

During the six hours in which he hung upon the cross, the Lord Jesus uttered seven sayings. Surely the most perplexing of these was his plaintive question, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46). As one might suspect, the... Read more

Problems for the Theory of Evolution

Author: Wayne Jackson

The theory of evolution is so besieged with problems that it's amazing it is so widely believed.

Occasionally, news articles come to our attention which contain data that really throw a “monkey wrench” into the theory of evolution. Let me mention three such items I noted a few years ago. Mount Saint Helens Evolutionary scientists date the... Read more

The Tragedy of Racism

Author: Wayne Jackson

Many have been racist out of ignorance or weakness. Others, with a more ingrained disposition, have sought to defend it.

No one with a modicum of awareness will deny that racism—the inclination to judge a person solely on the basis of his skin pigmentation or ethnic background—has been a human problem for centuries. Paul addressed this problem before the haughty... Read more

Are Contraception and Abortion Siamese Twins?

Author: Wayne Jackson

Are contraceptive methods of birth control equivalent to the practice of abortion?

I have the greatest respect for Dr. Paul Marx, founder of Human Life International. He has produced much good material which argues for the sanctity of human life and exposes the evil of infanticide (via abortion) and euthanasia. But the gentleman... Read more