What are Doctrines and Why do They Matter?

What are doctrines? From a Christian perspective, doctrines are simply teachings that are found in Scripture. Put another way, everything taught in Scripture fits under the word “doctrine.” But, what does that mean from a practical point of view, and why does it matter? Continue reading “What are Doctrines and Why do They Matter?”

The Power of Your Testimony

Despite what we often think, the most powerful tool for evangelism isn’t just bringing up the “Romans Road” as many of us have been taught. For those of you who don’t know, the “Romans Road” is basically five verses in Romans that make up our need for Christ, what He has done for us, and how we go about surrendering to Him (See Romans 3:23, 6:23, 5:8, 10:9 and 5:1). Though knowing and being able to teach what it is to become a Christian is vastly important, it isn’t the most powerful tool for the job. It really is rather simple, but that is a blog for another time. From a teaching standpoint, there are two tools that are more powerful than the Romans Road. These are your testimony and reason. They come at it from two completely different angles, and they both have their positives and negatives. Realistically, the most powerful tool is a combination of the two but addressing them both individually will hopefully show how to use either one as a witness for Christ. Obviously, based on the title of this blog, I am addressing the former one. I will be doing a blog on the power of reason for evangelism in the next couple of weeks and will link to that on here. Continue reading “The Power of Your Testimony”

What is Truth?

The age-old question: What is Truth? In today’s world, truth is relative to each person. Each person has their own “truth.” The problem that we run into is that truth isn’t truth unless it is true at every point in time, and to everyone. My personal truth, unless it meets those requirements, is only an opinion. Additionally, there is more to truth than just facts. Truth is reality, and facts point to (or should point to) reality, but they are not reality in and of themselves. Facts can be misinterpreted. Facts can also be falsified. It happens all the time. Continue reading “What is Truth?”