This new resource from the Missouri Baptist Convention's High Street Press is designed to help evangelical Christians engage Latter-day Saints in respectful gospel conversations. With the construction of a new temple in Springfield, Mo., the LDS Church is seeking to deepen its influence in Missouri, where LDS history and eschatology converge.
It's clear from Scripture that Christ's return will catch many people off guard. There's no excuse for this. Jesus tells us plainly, on numerous occasions, that he's coming back. And he doesn't hide the particulars from us -- only the day and hour. That proves to be the catch for many people. We simply don't know when Jesus is returning, only that he's coming back -- and coming back "soon."
The heavenly city Scripture calls "New Jerusalem" boasts several key features. For example, it is a holy city that comes down out of heaven from God. It's "the bride, the wife of the Lamb." It's arrayed with God's glory. And it's a vast cube-shaped structure in which the number twelve plays a prominent role.
In studying the imminent return of Jesus, it may help to look more closely at the Greek word often translated "soon," or "quickly," in the New Testament. The adverb tachys means shortly, speedily, or without delay.
Mount Zion, or New Jerusalem, hosts many features that welcome followers of Jesus to our eternal home, including the river of life. It's also welcoming for what the city lacks: a closing time and anything unclean.
Missionaries to Muslims often report resistance to the gospel message -- not because Muslims reject Jesus as a great prophet, but because the Qur'an denies the doctrines of original sin and the atonement.
Meet the newest member of the Missouri Baptist Apologetics Network: Paul Nelson. Paul serves as an intern at First Baptist Church, Plattsburgh, Mo., and he's a student at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, working toward an MDiv in apologetics.
Listen to the fifth in a series of interviews about the Trinity between the MBC's Rob Phillips and Carmen LaBerge of The Reconnect on Faith Radio. In this session, they explore the personhood and deity of the sometimes-neglected third person of the Trinity: the Holy Spirit.
Join us in St. Charles, Mo., Oct. 26 at the Missouri Baptist Convention's Annual Meeting for a special event hosted by the Missouri Baptist Apologetics Network. Three network members will lead a moderated discussion of the doctrine of divine election. Admission is free.
The heroic account of Daniel's friends Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego is a favorite Bible story of people of all ages. It's a cherished account of three young Hebrew men who stand tall in their faithfulness to Yahweh, even in the face of death. But who visits them in the fiery furnace? Who is the one described as "one like a son of the gods"?
Does God draw a line in the sand when it comes to sin? Can those who reject the one living and true God rebel against him so grievously, and reject his grace so persistently, they pass a point of no return? Passing the Point of No Return addresses these questions by exploring biblical accounts of people and people groups that ignore God's warning and step across a divinely written line in the sand.
