Fortify Your Faith in an Age of Doubt

Psychostupidity

Author: Wayne Jackson

Three researchers combined their dubious talents to produce an article which attempted to argue the case that sexual activity between adults and _children_ should not be classified as "abuse."

In our book, The Bible and Mental Health, we called attention to how spiritually and morally bankrupt so-called “modern psychology” is. Thousands are mesmerized by it, but it’s mostly junk—largely an anti-God ideology that attempts, in a futile... Read more

When the Creation Is Delivered

Author: Wayne Jackson

In Romans 8:19-23, Paul addresses the hope that eventually the creation will be set free from the "bondage of corruption into the liberty of the glory of the children of God."

In a marvelous passage designed to provide comfort for afflicted children of God, Paul affirms that the “sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed to us-ward” (Romans 8:18). He continues... Read more

The Origin of Christianity

Author: Wayne Jackson

The impact and influence of primitive Christianity must be explained in its supernatural origin.

In logic there is a maxim known as “the law of the excluded middle.” It asserts that a thing either is, or it is not. There is no “middle” ground. A line either is straight, or it is not straight. It cannot be partly straight and partly crooked.... Read more

The Devastating Effects of Divorce

Author: Wayne Jackson

The marriage principles found in the Bible have a purpose; they are designed for our benefit.

Through the prophet Malachi, Jehovah God said to ancient Israel: “I hate divorce” (2:16, NASB). The Lord hates divorce because he loves people and divorce is devastating to humankind. Man did not live one day upon this earth apart from the... Read more

The Incredible Accuracy of the Bible: An Argument for Inspiration

Author: Wayne Jackson

Human writers often make careless errors, however, the Bible does not. The precision of God's word is evidence of its divine origin.

Horace (65-8 B.C.), a Latin lyric poet, wrote: “Sometimes even the noble Homer nods” (Ars Poetica I.359). Homer was the blind Greek poet of the eighth century B.C., so well-known for his works, the Iliad and the Odyssey. What Horace suggested was... Read more

Jesus and Laughter

Author: Wayne Jackson

An atheist's laughable attempt to criticize the Lord's teaching is exposed.

If it were not so pathetic, it really would be laughable. I mean, the lengths to which atheists go in their decrepit efforts to discredit the Bible. Here is one such example. A. J. Mattill Jr. is a contributing editor to The American Rationalist,... Read more

Questions for God

Author: Wayne Jackson

A survey in _USA Today_ reports the most popular questions people would like to ask God. Most of these questions have already been answered within the pages of his Holy Book.

A recent edition of USA Today contained an interesting survey that is worthy of some reflection. The following question was posed to adults across the nation: If you could get in contact with God directly, ask a question, and get an immediate... Read more

The Challenge of "Agape" Love

Author: Wayne Jackson

It is a noble and worthy challenge to love with the love that Jesus has for all mankind.

The New Testament was written in Koine Greek. The word Koine denotes “common,” because this style of Greek was the language of the common man-on-the-street during the time of Christ. Koine Greek came into vogue about 300 years before the birth of... Read more

Acts 2:38--Not So Tough

Author: Wayne Jackson

Another argument which denies the essential role baptism plays in our salvation is answered.

The Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry maintains a website that operates out of southern California. It is under the oversight of author and webmaster, Matthew J. Slick, BA, MDiv. Mr. Slick is also an associate “pastor” and “elder” with... Read more

Science and Faith: The Budding Romance

Author: Wayne Jackson

Why does there seem to be a sort of new "romance" between science and faith? Is it because people of "faith" have been willing to compromise their convictions about evolution?

“Science Finds God”—so the headline announced in a past issue of Newsweek magazine (Begley 1998, 47ff). The piece began: The achievements of modern science seem to contradict religion and undermine faith. But for a growing number of scientists,... Read more

Coping with Problems

Author: Wayne Jackson

The Bible provides answers to many of our problems.

This is a world cursed by sin (Genesis 3). It is, therefore, a world of problems. We all have problems—some greater, some lesser. We have health problems, money problems, employment problems, and family problems. Some of our difficulties may not... Read more

The Skeptics' Bogus Bounty

Author: Wayne Jackson

A response to a challenge from a dishonest infidel

The skeptics have placed a “bounty” on my head. Well, in a manner of speaking. They’ve offered me a bounty of $2,000 if I will accept their challenge. But let me give you a bit of background. Some years ago a former preacher and missionary... Read more

Mormon Doctrine: Baptism for the Dead

Author: Wayne Jackson

An examination of the Mormon doctrine of vicarious baptism--the baptism for the dead

The fifteenth chapter of Paul’s first Corinthian epistle deals with the subject of the bodily resurrection from the dead. This great treatise easily divides into four sections: the resurrection of Jesus Christ as documented by the testimony of... Read more

The Age of Insensitivity

Author: Wayne Jackson

Apathy grips our national conscience.

The human soul (mind, conscience) is a sensitive thing. The tender heart can be touched, and wonderful results will be produced. On the other hand, the human spirit can be woefully mistreated and devastating attitudes thus develop. When Paul wrote... Read more

Vile Tune, Rotten Singer

Author: Wayne Jackson

It is not so much Singer's nutty ideas about animals that is the focus of controversy (he refuses to wear leather); it is his views about humans--and their relevance in comparison to animals.

Peter Singer has been described by some of his critics as “the most dangerous man in the world today.” Who is this man? Singer is the soon-to-be Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University. Singer is a fifty-two-year-old... Read more

Killer Kids

Author: Wayne Jackson

A critical look at a disturbing trend of violence in our youth

Pearl, Mississippi. Paducah, Kentucky. Jonesboro, Arkansas. Springfield, Oregon. Littleton, Colorado. The names are different, but the bloody scenes are sickeningly similar. People that we used to call “children” are now being viewed as gangsters,... Read more

The Destiny of Our Children: Nature or Nurture?

Author: Wayne Jackson

Just how much influence do parents have over the future of their children? Some psychologists say, "Almost none." But the Holy Scriptures say otherwise.

Do parents have any important, long-term effects on the development of their children? That was the question raised recently by psychologist Judith Rich Harris, author of the controversial book, The Nurture Assumption. Her answer was a boisterous,... Read more

New Gambling Studies Highlight Age-old Problem

Author: Wayne Jackson

A recent study reveals the destruction caused by gambling.

According to a recent investigation conducted for the National Gambling Impact Study Commission, some twenty million Americans have, or could develop, a serious gambling problem. Five million Americans are now classified as “pathological” or... Read more

Changing Attitudes Concerning Abortion

Author: Wayne Jackson

Americans' views on abortion seem to be shifting, according to recent polling data.

According to a recent issue of U.S. News & World Report (March 1, 1999), Faye Wattleton, former head of Planned Parenthood, was “crushed” when she learned that America’s views on abortion are shifting, apparently toward a more conservative... Read more

The Value of Modesty

Author: Wayne Jackson

Is modesty a lost virtue? Can it be regained?

Louis L’Amour was a premier novelist. His fascinating stories of the old west have been bestsellers. L’Amour had a vast personal library dealing with American frontier lore. He was meticulous in producing works that are fastidiously accurate in... Read more