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The Bible Book Summaries
Individual summaries from Genesis to Revelation including outlines of each book of the Bible.
All of the information here is free and I encourage you to download, print, disperse, and use any of the information you like.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Origin of Species Campaign Enrages Atheists
"From now on I will refuse to answer questions about the book or its contents," Comfort said, "because there is such a deep-rooted anger in the atheist world about this publication.
"They desperately want to stop us," he said, "and I don't want to give away any further details regarding the campaign."
Comfort - host of "The Way of the Master" television show with actor Kirk Cameron and head of Bellflower, Calif.-based Living Waters ministry - is preparing a campaign Nov. 19 with Cameron to mark the 150th anniversary of "Origin of Species." They plan to distribute 120,000 copies of a special edition of Darwin's seminal book on 100 of the top university campuses across the nation.
They will be assisted by a few thousand volunteers, said Comfort, who wrote a 50-page introduction in which he says he provided evidence for intelligent design, the theory that the universe and life is the result of an intelligent creator.
Comfort, author of the newly released book "Nothing Created Everything," says atheists have discussed their strategy to combat his "Origin of Species" edition on Richarddawkins.net, the website of popular atheism advocate Richard Dawkins. Comfort dedicated "Nothing Created Everything" to the British biologist.
One post on a forum on Dawkins' website says of the "Origin" campaign: "If this outrages you, then you're not alone. There's something we can do though. We can amass as many of these books as possible, remove the 50 page intro, and then donate perfectly good copies of Origin of Species to schools, libraries, and Goodwill. We can actually make this into something positive."
The atheists are encouraging college students on campuses where the distributions are taking place to get as many copies of the book as they can.
"This is a shameful thing that Kirk Cameron and [Ray Comfort] are doing by altering another person's book in order to push their agenda," the post says. "But we can help to restore the book to how it was intended and keep young minds from being brainwashed by misinformation."
Comfort argues the book has not been altered at all.
"The 304-page publication will be Charles Darwin's every word - not one jot nor tittle will be removed," he said.
Comfort asks, "Besides, if they think my arguments have no merit, why are they so upset? They should actually enjoy the fact that I'm spreading more of my idiotic claims that intelligent students will see right through - that way my stupidity will be that much more apparent."
Comfort pointed out there have here been more than 140 individual publications of "Origin of Species," and many had introductions.
Comfort's introduction contains information from "Everything Created Nothing," which asserts "many scientists actually believe the scientific impossibility that nothing created everything."
He quotes a numbers of scientists making that assertion, including Dawkins.
"That is making them fume, because it shows that their theory is not at all intelligent," Comfort said.
Other atheist forums are calling for book burnings.
"I'm not into burning books, but this one deserves to be," wrote one contributor. "Anyone up for a large bonfire?"
Another warned "efforts at UC Berkeley will be met with unilateral resistance."
The comments sections at Comfort's Youtube.com pages, which are getting hundreds of thousands of views, are filled with hatred, Comfort says.
One atheist wrote, "Seriously, I hate Ray Comfort now. I mean really hate him. He might try and sound polite, and sound like he's just trying to reason with you and that he really cares about you. In reality, he's just trying to make himself feel that he's right. He's also very disrespectful (in a respectful manner) ... I hate Ray Comfort."
Friday, November 06, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Christian Soccer Camp Sues School District for Flyer Distribution Discrimination
www.LC.org
Today Liberty Counsel filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Victory Through Jesus Ministry Foundation against Lee’s Summit School District. Victory Through Jesus Ministry Foundation offers Victory Soccer Camp (VSC), a Christian summer sports camp program, throughout the Midwest.
The District refused to include the soccer camp’s flyers along with other information given to students about community activities for youth and discriminated against VSC by allowing other nonprofit organizations, including another local soccer program, to be promoted through take-home flyers placed in the students’ backpacks.
The District’s censorship of the camp’s flyers is unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination and violates the First Amendment when it discriminates against certain after-school programs on the basis of the program’s sponsor.
Religious speech is not an orphan to the First Amendment. These are simple and settled concepts. What the educators did not learn in college and refused to learn through a demand letter, they will now learn in court.
Today Liberty Counsel filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Victory Through Jesus Ministry Foundation against Lee’s Summit School District. Victory Through Jesus Ministry Foundation offers Victory Soccer Camp (VSC), a Christian summer sports camp program, throughout the Midwest.
The District refused to include the soccer camp’s flyers along with other information given to students about community activities for youth and discriminated against VSC by allowing other nonprofit organizations, including another local soccer program, to be promoted through take-home flyers placed in the students’ backpacks.
The District’s censorship of the camp’s flyers is unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination and violates the First Amendment when it discriminates against certain after-school programs on the basis of the program’s sponsor.
Religious speech is not an orphan to the First Amendment. These are simple and settled concepts. What the educators did not learn in college and refused to learn through a demand letter, they will now learn in court.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Worldwide Flood, Worldwide Evidence
When the Bible refers to a worldwide Flood in Genesis 7–8, that’s exactly what it means. Not local, not metaphorical, not some crazy dream—the waters covered the whole earth. Don’t just take our word for it, though. Take a look at the evidence right beneath your feet.
Evidence 1. Fossils of sea creatures high above sea level due to the ocean waters having flooded over the continents
We find fossils of sea creatures in rock layers that cover all the continents. For example, most of the rock layers in the walls of Grand Canyon (more than a mile above sea level) contain marine fossils. Fossilized shellfish are even found in the Himalayas.
Focus in: High & Dry Sea Creatures
Evidence 2. Rapid burial of plants and animals
We find extensive fossil “graveyards” and exquisitely preserved fossils. For example, billions of nautiloid fossils are found in a layer within the Redwall Limestone of Grand Canyon. This layer was deposited catastrophically by a massive flow of sediment (mostly lime sand). The chalk and coal beds of Europe and the United States, and the fish, ichthyosaurs, insects, and other fossils all around the world, testify of catastrophic destruction and burial.
Focus in: The World’s a Graveyard
Evidence 3. Rapidly deposited sediment layers spread across vast areas
We find rock layers that can be traced all the way across continents—even between continents—and physical features in those strata indicate they were deposited rapidly. For example, the Tapeats Sandstone and Redwall Limestone of Grand Canyon can be traced across the entire United States, up into Canada, and even across the Atlantic Ocean to England. The chalk beds of England (the white cliffs of Dover) can be traced across Europe into the Middle East and are also found in the Midwest of the United States and in Western Australia. Inclined (sloping) layers within the Coconino Sandstone of Grand Canyon are testimony to 10,000 cubic miles of sand being deposited by huge water currents within days.
Focus in: Transcontinental Rock Layers
Evidence 4. Sediment transported long distances
We find that the sediments in those widespread, rapidly deposited rock layers had to be eroded from distant sources and carried long distances by fast-moving water. For example, the sand for the Coconino Sandstone of Grand Canyon (Arizona) had to be eroded and transported from the northern portion of what is now the United States and Canada. Furthermore, water current indicators (such as ripple marks) preserved in rock layers show that for “300 million years” water currents were consistently flowing from northeast to southwest across all of North and South America, which, of course, is only possible over weeks during a global Flood.
Focus in: Sand Transported Cross Country
Evidence 5. Rapid or no erosion between strata
We find evidence of rapid erosion, or even of no erosion, between rock layers. Flat, knife-edge boundaries between rock layers indicate continuous deposition of one layer after another, with no time for erosion. For example, there is no evidence of any “missing” millions of years (of erosion) in the flat boundary between two well-known layers of Grand Canyon—the Coconino Sandstone and the Hermit Formation. Another impressive example of flat boundaries at Grand Canyon is the Redwall Limestone and the strata beneath it.
Focus in: No Slow and Gradual Erosion
Evidence 6. Many strata laid down in rapid succession
Rocks do not normally bend; they break because they are hard and brittle. But in many places we find whole sequences of strata that were bent without fracturing, indicating that all the rock layers were rapidly deposited and folded while still wet and pliable before final hardening. For example, the Tapeats Sandstone in Grand Canyon is folded at a right angle (90°) without evidence of breaking. Yet this folding could only have occurred after the rest of the layers had been deposited, supposedly over “480 million years,” while the Tapeats Sandstone remained wet and pliable.
Focus in: Rock Layers Folded, Not Fractured
What now?
The Bible’s history is reliable throughout—from the creation of man from the dust of the ground to the worldwide Flood to the coming of Jesus Christ. But just reading the evidence isn’t enough. The message of salvation founded in the Bible's history is also true, and, God wants us to accept the gift of salvation He freely offers us.
The evidence is real. God has revealed Himself to us in His Word and in His creation (Romans 1:20).
How will you respond?
http://www.answersingenesis.org/get-answers/features/worldwide-flood-evidence
Evidence 1. Fossils of sea creatures high above sea level due to the ocean waters having flooded over the continents
We find fossils of sea creatures in rock layers that cover all the continents. For example, most of the rock layers in the walls of Grand Canyon (more than a mile above sea level) contain marine fossils. Fossilized shellfish are even found in the Himalayas.
Focus in: High & Dry Sea Creatures
Evidence 2. Rapid burial of plants and animals
We find extensive fossil “graveyards” and exquisitely preserved fossils. For example, billions of nautiloid fossils are found in a layer within the Redwall Limestone of Grand Canyon. This layer was deposited catastrophically by a massive flow of sediment (mostly lime sand). The chalk and coal beds of Europe and the United States, and the fish, ichthyosaurs, insects, and other fossils all around the world, testify of catastrophic destruction and burial.
Focus in: The World’s a Graveyard
Evidence 3. Rapidly deposited sediment layers spread across vast areas
We find rock layers that can be traced all the way across continents—even between continents—and physical features in those strata indicate they were deposited rapidly. For example, the Tapeats Sandstone and Redwall Limestone of Grand Canyon can be traced across the entire United States, up into Canada, and even across the Atlantic Ocean to England. The chalk beds of England (the white cliffs of Dover) can be traced across Europe into the Middle East and are also found in the Midwest of the United States and in Western Australia. Inclined (sloping) layers within the Coconino Sandstone of Grand Canyon are testimony to 10,000 cubic miles of sand being deposited by huge water currents within days.
Focus in: Transcontinental Rock Layers
Evidence 4. Sediment transported long distances
We find that the sediments in those widespread, rapidly deposited rock layers had to be eroded from distant sources and carried long distances by fast-moving water. For example, the sand for the Coconino Sandstone of Grand Canyon (Arizona) had to be eroded and transported from the northern portion of what is now the United States and Canada. Furthermore, water current indicators (such as ripple marks) preserved in rock layers show that for “300 million years” water currents were consistently flowing from northeast to southwest across all of North and South America, which, of course, is only possible over weeks during a global Flood.
Focus in: Sand Transported Cross Country
Evidence 5. Rapid or no erosion between strata
We find evidence of rapid erosion, or even of no erosion, between rock layers. Flat, knife-edge boundaries between rock layers indicate continuous deposition of one layer after another, with no time for erosion. For example, there is no evidence of any “missing” millions of years (of erosion) in the flat boundary between two well-known layers of Grand Canyon—the Coconino Sandstone and the Hermit Formation. Another impressive example of flat boundaries at Grand Canyon is the Redwall Limestone and the strata beneath it.
Focus in: No Slow and Gradual Erosion
Evidence 6. Many strata laid down in rapid succession
Rocks do not normally bend; they break because they are hard and brittle. But in many places we find whole sequences of strata that were bent without fracturing, indicating that all the rock layers were rapidly deposited and folded while still wet and pliable before final hardening. For example, the Tapeats Sandstone in Grand Canyon is folded at a right angle (90°) without evidence of breaking. Yet this folding could only have occurred after the rest of the layers had been deposited, supposedly over “480 million years,” while the Tapeats Sandstone remained wet and pliable.
Focus in: Rock Layers Folded, Not Fractured
What now?
The Bible’s history is reliable throughout—from the creation of man from the dust of the ground to the worldwide Flood to the coming of Jesus Christ. But just reading the evidence isn’t enough. The message of salvation founded in the Bible's history is also true, and, God wants us to accept the gift of salvation He freely offers us.
The evidence is real. God has revealed Himself to us in His Word and in His creation (Romans 1:20).
How will you respond?
http://www.answersingenesis.org/get-answers/features/worldwide-flood-evidence
Thursday, October 08, 2009
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE SUFFERINGS OF CHRIST
Most of us have probably heard or indeed had the occasion to repeat the so-called Apostles’ Creed. Here is the language as found in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer.
I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth:
And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord,
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost,
Born of the Virgin Mary,
Suffered under Pontius Pilate,
Was crucified, dead, and buried:
He descended into hell;
The third day he rose again from the dead;
He ascended into heaven,
And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost; The holy Catholic Church;
The Communion of Saints; The Forgiveness of sins;
The Resurrection of the body, And the Life everlasting. Amen.
You will note I have put Suffered under Pontius Pilate in bold print, as it seems to suggest, that this was the extent of Jesus’ suffering prior to the cross. Nothing could be further from the truth. In reality suffering was part and partial of his earthly ministry. Here is a listing of some of the sufferings he endured:
THE SUFFERINGS ENDURED BY JESUS CHRIST
Rejected
— By his nation (Jn. 1:11)
— By his hometown (Lk. 4:28-29)
— By his friends (Mk. 3:21)
— By his family (Jn. 7:5)
Tempted
— By Satan (Lk. 4:1-2, 13; 22:28)
Ridiculed
— Because of his hometown (Jn. 1:46; 7:52)
— Because of his background (Jn. 8:41; 9:24, 29)
Threatened
— By Herod (Mt. 2:16)
— By his hometown (Lk. 4:29)
— By the Jews
± Because he healed on the Sabbath (Jn. 5:16; Lk. 6:10-11)
± Because of his claims (Jn. 8:58-59; 10:30-33)
± Because of his sermons (Jn. 8:40; Lk. 11:53-54; Mk. 12:12; Mt. 26:1-4)
± Because of his miracles (Jn. 11:53; see also Jn. 12:10)
— By the devil (Mt. 26:37-38; Mk. 14:33-34; Lk. 22:44)
Homeless
— (Mt. 8:20)
Betrayed
— By a follower (Jn. 13:21)
Denied
— By a friend (Mt. 26:58, 69-75; Mk. 14:54, 66-72; Lk. 22:54-62; Jn. 18:15-18, 25-27)
Misunderstood
— By his disciples (Mt. 15:16; 17:6-11; Mk. 6:52; Jn. 10:6; 12:16)
Forsaken
— By all (Mt. 26:56)
Misquoted
— (Mt. 26:61)
Tried
— Illegally seven times:
± First trial, before Annas (Jn. 18:12-14, 19-24)
± Second trial, before Caiaphas (Mt. 26:57-68; Mk. 14:53-65)
± Third trial, before the Sanhedrin (Mt. 27:1-2; Mk. 15:1; Lk. 22:66-23:1)
± Fourth trial, before Pilate (Jn. 18:28-38; Mt. 27:2, 11-14; Mk. 15:1-5;
Lk. 23:13-25)
± Fifth trial, before Herod (Lk. 23:7-12)
± Sixth trial, before Pilate (Jn. 18:39-19:16; Mt. 27:15-26; Mk. 15:6-15;
Lk. 23:13-25)
± Seventh trial, before the Roman soldiers (Mt. 27:27-31; Mk. 15:16-20)
Indicted
— On false charges (Lk. 23:1-2)
Mocked
— By Roman soldiers (Lk. 23:36-37; Mk. 15:16-20)
— By the watching crowd (Lk. 23:35)
— By the chief priests (Mk. 15:31)
— By the two thieves (Mk. 15:32; Mt. 27:44)
Tortured
— Slapped (Jn. 18:22)
— Blindfolded (Lk. 22:64)
— Spit upon (Mt. 26:67)
— Buffeted (Mt. 26:67)
— Scourged (Mt. 27:26)
— Pierced with thorns (Mt. 27:29)
— Struck upon the head (Mt. 27:30)
Crucified
— (Matt. 27; Mk. 15; Luke 23; John 19
Copyright©2009 by Dr. H. L. Willmington
Dean, Willmington School of the Bible
Liberty University
I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth:
And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord,
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost,
Born of the Virgin Mary,
Suffered under Pontius Pilate,
Was crucified, dead, and buried:
He descended into hell;
The third day he rose again from the dead;
He ascended into heaven,
And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost; The holy Catholic Church;
The Communion of Saints; The Forgiveness of sins;
The Resurrection of the body, And the Life everlasting. Amen.
You will note I have put Suffered under Pontius Pilate in bold print, as it seems to suggest, that this was the extent of Jesus’ suffering prior to the cross. Nothing could be further from the truth. In reality suffering was part and partial of his earthly ministry. Here is a listing of some of the sufferings he endured:
THE SUFFERINGS ENDURED BY JESUS CHRIST
Rejected
— By his nation (Jn. 1:11)
— By his hometown (Lk. 4:28-29)
— By his friends (Mk. 3:21)
— By his family (Jn. 7:5)
Tempted
— By Satan (Lk. 4:1-2, 13; 22:28)
Ridiculed
— Because of his hometown (Jn. 1:46; 7:52)
— Because of his background (Jn. 8:41; 9:24, 29)
Threatened
— By Herod (Mt. 2:16)
— By his hometown (Lk. 4:29)
— By the Jews
± Because he healed on the Sabbath (Jn. 5:16; Lk. 6:10-11)
± Because of his claims (Jn. 8:58-59; 10:30-33)
± Because of his sermons (Jn. 8:40; Lk. 11:53-54; Mk. 12:12; Mt. 26:1-4)
± Because of his miracles (Jn. 11:53; see also Jn. 12:10)
— By the devil (Mt. 26:37-38; Mk. 14:33-34; Lk. 22:44)
Homeless
— (Mt. 8:20)
Betrayed
— By a follower (Jn. 13:21)
Denied
— By a friend (Mt. 26:58, 69-75; Mk. 14:54, 66-72; Lk. 22:54-62; Jn. 18:15-18, 25-27)
Misunderstood
— By his disciples (Mt. 15:16; 17:6-11; Mk. 6:52; Jn. 10:6; 12:16)
Forsaken
— By all (Mt. 26:56)
Misquoted
— (Mt. 26:61)
Tried
— Illegally seven times:
± First trial, before Annas (Jn. 18:12-14, 19-24)
± Second trial, before Caiaphas (Mt. 26:57-68; Mk. 14:53-65)
± Third trial, before the Sanhedrin (Mt. 27:1-2; Mk. 15:1; Lk. 22:66-23:1)
± Fourth trial, before Pilate (Jn. 18:28-38; Mt. 27:2, 11-14; Mk. 15:1-5;
Lk. 23:13-25)
± Fifth trial, before Herod (Lk. 23:7-12)
± Sixth trial, before Pilate (Jn. 18:39-19:16; Mt. 27:15-26; Mk. 15:6-15;
Lk. 23:13-25)
± Seventh trial, before the Roman soldiers (Mt. 27:27-31; Mk. 15:16-20)
Indicted
— On false charges (Lk. 23:1-2)
Mocked
— By Roman soldiers (Lk. 23:36-37; Mk. 15:16-20)
— By the watching crowd (Lk. 23:35)
— By the chief priests (Mk. 15:31)
— By the two thieves (Mk. 15:32; Mt. 27:44)
Tortured
— Slapped (Jn. 18:22)
— Blindfolded (Lk. 22:64)
— Spit upon (Mt. 26:67)
— Buffeted (Mt. 26:67)
— Scourged (Mt. 27:26)
— Pierced with thorns (Mt. 27:29)
— Struck upon the head (Mt. 27:30)
Crucified
— (Matt. 27; Mk. 15; Luke 23; John 19
Copyright©2009 by Dr. H. L. Willmington
Dean, Willmington School of the Bible
Liberty University
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