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Our world is home to several major religions with a
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multitude of factions
within them.
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Christianity is the most
diverse, with various
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forms of Catholic, Orthodox,
and Protestant, and each
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of these three has a plethora of differing denominations.
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The next largest belief
system is Islam, with
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Shia and Sunni factions.
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Then we have Hinduism, Buddhism, Shintoism, Sikhism, Atheism,
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and more.
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Many people openly confess
they have their own
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personally-devised faith.
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"Spiritual, but not religious," is a common refrain today.
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It's impossible to accurately number the endless
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proliferation of belief systems in a world of over eight billion
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human beings.
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For any thinking person,
no matter what his faith,
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a question must arise:
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"How do I know that what
I believe is true?"
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After all, doesn't everyone think that what he or she
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believes is true?
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But how can this be when we all believe something different?
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Can we all be right?
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This is not a question from which we should shrink.
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If there is a God, does He
accept any and all forms
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of belief systems?
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Can we dictate to Him that
which He must accept?
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Think about it my friends.
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On this Tomorrow's World
program, I'm asking and
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answering the question, "Is what you believe about God true?"
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And I'll be offering
you our free booklet
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The Bible: Fact or Fiction,
so be sure to have writing
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material available to take
down our contact information.
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And I'll be back in five
seconds to show how you can
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know that what you believe
about God is true.
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♪
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A warm welcome to all of you from all of us here at
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Tomorrow's World, where today
I'm asking and answering the
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critical question,
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"How can you know that what you believe about God is true?"
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Think about it, dear friends.
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Do you want to come to the
end of your life only to
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find out that you were in
error about the very
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purpose of your existence?
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Yet, that must be the case
for the overwhelming
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majority who have ever lived.
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What other conclusion can we come to when we look at
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the diverse and contradictory ideas of all the major, minor,
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and obscure religions
extant in our world.
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Some people contend that all roads lead to heaven,
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but have you ever applied
that logic to Detroit,
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London, or Beijing?
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And consider--not all religions agree on what the final
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destination is, nor on what
one must do to get there.
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Sheer logic tells us
this is nonsense.
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So, what makes you
think that you have
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the right answer?
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I've had to ask myself
the same question, and
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frankly, I marvel at how
easy it is to find out.
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However, there are two
obstacles we must overcome
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up front.
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Number 1: Am I willing to sincerely face the question?
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And, Number 2: Where do I
start to find the answer?
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Let's be honest with ourselves.
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None of us likes to
admit that we're wrong.
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Christians believe truth
is found in Christianity.
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But within Christianity, Catholics and Protestants
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believe their faith is correct.
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Muslims believe Islam
holds the truth.
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Hindus believe Hinduism
is the way.
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And atheists reject the
very idea of God.
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So, whatever you believe,
what makes you correct,
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and others wrong?
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Have you taken a serious and objective look at the
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question and proved
it for yourself?
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Because, if you sincerely
question your long-held
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beliefs, you might not
like the answer.
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And if you don't like
the answer, what are
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the implications?
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What do you do about it?
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Will you admit error?
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Will you make difficult changes?
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If you're willing to question your long-held beliefs,
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where do you go to
find the answers?
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In the remainder of this program, I'll give you
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three keys to finding the
answer to this vitally
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important question.
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Key #1: Prove for yourself whether God exists.
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Belief is one thing--proving your belief is something
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entirely different.
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If there is no all-powerful, all-knowing, Creator, there's
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no need to go further.
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Each of us is left to decide
for ourselves what is right
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and wrong and what temporal meaning there is to life.
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However, if the preponderance
of the evidence demands an
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intelligent Creator, then it behooves us to seek to know
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Him and discover what
He expects of us.
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Atheists assume they have
the answer in evolution,
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but have they truly
questioned that theory?
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Frankly, the evidence of
God is all around us.
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Why is the moon 1/400th the size of the sun, but at the exact
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distance to allow for a
total solar eclipse?
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Quite a coincidence.
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Why is 70 percent of this
planet bathed in water,
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which brings a multitude of benefits--some obvious,
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some not so obvious, and some of which we are still discovering?
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Why is water the only substance that commonly exists on earth
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as a liquid, solid, and gas?
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And why does freezing water
defy the norm by expanding
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rather than contracting, allowing ice to float
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rather than sink?
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When we look at the perfection that abounds in creatures great
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and small, we recognize design, functionality, and beauty.
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Did, as evolutionists assert, vegetarian, mammalian
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hippopotami and egg-laying, carnivorous crocodiles truly
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evolve from a common ancestor
55 million years ago?
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Why is it that these common ancestors, so vital to
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evolutionary theory, only
exist in artists' imaginations
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and not in the fossil record?
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Then there's the whole subject of microbiology and proteins,
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the building blocks of life.
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How did DNA--the most sophisticated code known
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to man--evolve?
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Steve Jobs needed intelligent humans to write code, but all
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code writers together cannot match the sophistication,
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precision, and
conciseness of DNA.
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And how could evolution
occur when DNA needs proteins,
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yet proteins did not exist
apart from DNA?
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Which came first, and how did one survive while waiting for
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the other to evolve?
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In living cells, proteins
are assembled by little
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"machines," which themselves
are made of proteins.
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Again, which came first,
the assembly line or the
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proteins that make up
the assembly line?
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Mathematically, it's
impossible, as even
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evolutionists admit, for
life to spontaneously
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arise from non-living material.
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The chance of it happening
staggers the mind.
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It's estimated that the
number of atoms in the
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known universe is 10 to
the power of 78-82.
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That's a one followed
by 78 to 82 zeros.
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Yet, as evolutionist Bill Bryson explains, the odds of a typical
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protein self-assembling are one in 10 to the power of 260--
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that's a one followed
by 260 zeros.
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Now friends, do you understand what that means?
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Every time you add a zero, it multiplies the number ten times.
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So, the odds of just one type
of protein self-assembling
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are--and let this sink in--
not just larger, but literally
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trillions upon trillions upon trillions of times greater
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than the number of atoms in
the observable universe.
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No wonder Bryson admits:
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By all the laws of probability proteins shouldn't exist.
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It's clear that matter came into existence at a point in time,
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and there's not been enough
time for even a single cell
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to have evolved.
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So even though evolutionists admit that it is mathematically
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impossible, they have a standard answer to support their faith
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in the impossible:
We're here, so it happened.
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Of course, that's a red
herring, diverting attention
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from the relevant question.
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Our existence is
not in question.
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The real question is,
how did we get here?
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people, who claim the name
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If you prove to yourself
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the book claiming to be
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And when I come back, I'll give you the second key to proving
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♪
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On this Tomorrow's World program, I'm challenging you to
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prove whether what you believe about God is in fact true.
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With all the divergent and
contradictory faiths in
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the world, how can you know that what you believe is correct?
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After all, don't most people think that what they believe
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is right?
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Prior to the break I gave you the first key needed to prove
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whether what you believe about God is the truth or a lie.
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Key #1 was: Prove for yourself
whether God exists.
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The evidence of God's existence is all around for anyone
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with an open mind and
eyes to see.
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In the previous segment I didn't even scratch the surface of
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all the proofs that God exists.
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Even apart from microbiology, proofs of God are everywhere.
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And this is why ancient King David rightly declared...
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The fool has said in his
heart, "There is no God."
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And the Apostle Paul wrote these stern words in Romans 1:18...
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"For the wrath of God is
revealed from heaven
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against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men,
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who suppress the truth
in unrighteousness,
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because what may be known of
God is manifest in them,
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for God has shown it to them.
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For since the creation of
the world His invisible
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attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things
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that are made, even His
eternal power and Godhead,
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so that they are
without excuse."
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If you want to know whether your belief system is correct, you
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need to prove God's existence.
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That is the first key.
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The second key is:
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Prove for yourself whether the Bible is truly the Word of God.
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Is it not logical to believe that if God exists, that He
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has a purpose for mankind and that He has not left us in the
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dark as to what that purpose is?
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How, if at all, has He
revealed Himself to us?
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Are we, who are so marvelously and wonderfully made, left to
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fend for ourselves with no revealed purpose for being?
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Or has our Creator given us
a means by which His
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purpose is revealed?
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Time does not allow me to
explore every holy book,
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but I will take time to
address the Bible.
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One unique trait of this amazing book is fulfilled prophecy.
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No other book so accurately
and clearly foretells
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events that have taken place, events that are currently
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taking place, and
events to come.
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We have covered many biblical prophecies in past
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Tomorrow's World programs and
in our literature, but let me
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focus on one of the most remarkable prophecies--
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found in the book of Isaiah.
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Here, God mocks all pretenders:
Isaiah 44:24...
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"Thus says the LORD, your
Redeemer, and He who
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formed you from the womb:
"I am the LORD, who makes
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all things, Who stretches
out the heavens all alone,
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Who spreads abroad the
earth by Myself;
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Who frustrates the signs of
the babblers, and drives
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diviners mad; Who turns wise
men backward, and makes
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their knowledge foolishness."
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He then projects into the future, after the fall of
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Jerusalem and the destruction
of the temple, to the time
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when Jerusalem and the temple would be rebuilt.
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God then names the Gentile king, who will release the Jews to
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return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple, and he does so
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200 years in advance...
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[God] Who confirms the word of His servant, and performs
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the counsel of His messengers; Who says to Jerusalem,
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"You shall be inhabited,"
To the cities of Judah,
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"You shall be built," And I will raise up her waste places....
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Who says of Cyrus, "He is My shepherd, and he shall perform
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all My pleasure, saying to Jerusalem, 'You shall be built,'
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And to the temple, 'Your foundation shall be laid.'"
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The account continues into
chapter 45, explaining that
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Cyrus would subdue nations,
and become very rich through
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his conquests--something
that history supports.
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Let's pick it up in verse 3...
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"I will give you the treasures of darkness and hidden riches
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of secret places, that you
may know that I, the LORD,
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Who call you by your name,
am the God of Israel.
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For Jacob My servant's sake,
and Israel My elect,
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I have even called you by
your name; I have named you,
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though you have not known Me."
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Yes, through the prophet Isaiah, God called Cyrus by name and
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declared what he would do,
well before Cyrus was born.
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Viewers of Tomorrow's World know there are many other very
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specific prophecies for the end-
time that are being fulfilled,
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even as I speak:
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Jerusalem will be a troublesome stone for the world.
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All nations will be gathered together against the Jews.
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A Jewish State will wield
great military power.
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There exists instantaneous worldwide communications
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at the end of the age.
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And humanity is able to destroy
all life from planet earth so
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says our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ.
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Most of you Tomorrow's World viewers are likely
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professing Christians.
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There are definite similarities between Christian
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denominations, but there are also massive differences.
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How can they all be right?
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Is "Just believe in Jesus"
what the Bible tells us?
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Or is there more to it?
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But before answering that question, you must know
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whether the Bible is the reliable revelation of God.
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Our resource--The Bible: Fact or Fiction--will help you prove
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for yourself the answer to
this important question.
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So, be sure to order your
free copy by calling the
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number on your screen, or
going to TWTV.org/Bible.
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And when I come back after
this 15-second break, I'll
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give you the third necessary key that you need to know whether
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what you believe is the truth...
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or not.
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♪
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This clear and straight-forward resource will help you
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Today, I'm asking the question, "How can you know that what
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you believe about God is true?"
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Doesn't everyone think his religious views are correct?
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Yet how can everyone be right when there are so many
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different ideas about God and religion in the world?
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Is there objective truth?
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And if so, how can you know that you have that objective truth?
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Thus far, I've given you two of three keys necessary to answer
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this question.
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Key #1: Prove for yourself
whether God exists.
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Key #2: Prove for yourself
whether the Bible is truly
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the Word of God.
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These two keys prepare the
way for the third vital key
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which can give you certainty that you have the truth,
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something that eludes so
much of humanity.
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Key #3: Prove from the
Bible what Jesus taught
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and how He lived.
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Now on the surface, most people think they already know,
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but do they?
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The late Dr. Roderick
C. Meredith asked:
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If Jesus of Nazareth were to return to the earth today,
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would He recognize the religion that is using His name?
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Would He be shocked to find
that His professed followers
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believe doctrines totally contrary to what He taught,
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observe different days of worship and different customs,
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and--most importantly--have a totally different concept of God
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and of His purpose than Jesus and the original Apostles did?
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When we compare modern professing Christianity,
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we find a religion in many aspects different from Jesus,
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His Apostles, and the
early Church of God.
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No wonder Jesus gave false
Christianity as His first
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sign of the end of the age.
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Matthew 24:4-5...
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"And Jesus answered and said
to them: "Take heed that no
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one deceives you.
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For many will come in My name [that is claiming they
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represent Him], saying, 'I am the Christ,' [in other words
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admitting that Jesus is the Christ or the Messiah]
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and will deceive many."
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Jesus challenged the people, even in His day: Luke 6:46...
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"But why do you call Me
"Lord, Lord," and do not
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do the things which I say?"
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Yes, people call Jesus their Lord or Master, but do they
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really do what He taught?
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Or do they reason around clear statements, such as this one
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found in His Sermon on the
Mount in Matthew 5:17-18...
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"Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets.
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I did not come to destroy
but to fulfill.
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For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away,
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one jot or one tittle will by
no means pass from the law
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till all is fulfilled."
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Since time is limited, let me ask some serious questions for
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serious students of the Bible:
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Why don't professing Christians observe the seventh-day Sabbath
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that Jesus and His Apostles did?
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It is recorded three times that Jesus is "the Lord of the
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Sabbath," so why do people
call Sunday, the Lord's day,
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when the Bible never does?
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Why is the birth of Christ
celebrated on the birthday
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of the sun god, Mithra?
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Why is the name of a pagan
fertility goddess Ishtar
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(or Easter) attached to a most sacred Christian holiday?
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Why is Easter celebrated
with fertility symbols
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such as eggs and rabbits--
something absolutely missing
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from the New Testament?
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And why are holidays
originating in paganism
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substituted for the Holy Days Jesus and His Apostles kept?
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Just because we have believed something from an early age
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does not make it true.
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Yet, how many are willing
to challenge long-held
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beliefs passed down from
generation to generation?
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There is God-ordained
objective truth and you
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can know it, if you're
willing to dust off your
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Bible and search it out.
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But you must first know
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and reveals God's
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Before the break, I told you
I would read to you what
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scholars say about Christianity as it has come down to us today.
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My guess is that if you are a viewer of Tomorrow's World,
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you believe in one form of Christianity or another.
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Probably only a very small
percentage of our audience
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identifies as non-Christian.
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That's why I have focused
on the God of the Bible.
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Nevertheless, that does
not negate my first two
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keys to know whether what
you believe is true.
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You must:
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Key #1: Prove for yourself
whether God exists.
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Key #2: Prove for yourself
whether the Bible is truly
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the word of God.
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But when we come to key
number 3 for a professing
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Christian audience,
people become
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emotional and defensive.
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Pride gets in the way.
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Most people would rather
believe their long-held
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beliefs are right than
admit error and change.
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But do you realize that
God tells us that Satan
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has deceived the whole
world, and Christianity,
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the most diverse of all
world religions, is the
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largest belief system
in the world.
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According to one source, it is estimated that Christianity
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will have over 2.63 billion adherents by the end of 2024.
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Which form of Christianity
do you subscribe to?
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With so much diversity within this largest of all religions,
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how can they all be right?
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Would it surprise you to know that according to many scholars,
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very few people today follow
the founder of Christianity?
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Respected mainline Protestant scholar Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
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points out that it didn't take long for Christianity to
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take a wrong turn:
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"For fifty years after St. Paul's life a curtain hangs
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over the church, through which we strive vainly to look;
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and when at last it rises,
about 120 A.D. with the writings
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of the earliest church-fathers, we find a church in many aspects
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very different from that in the days of St. Peter and St. Paul."
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More pointedly, philosopher
and theologian
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Søren Kirkegaard wrote:
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"The Christianity of the New Testament simply does not
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exist.... what has to be
done is to throw light upon
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a criminal offense against Christianity, prolonged
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through centuries, perpetrated by millions (more or less
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guiltily), whereby they have cunningly, under the guise
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of perfecting Christianity, sought little by little to
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cheat God out of Christianity, and have succeeded in making
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Christianity exactly the opposite of what it is
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in the New Testament."
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And as noted historian
Will Durant explains:
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"Christianity did not destroy paganism; it adopted it."
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Key #3 is: Prove from the
Bible what Jesus taught
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and how He lived.
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Every denomination in professing Christianity claims it has
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the truth, but the Apostle
John wrote in 1 John 2:4...
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"He who says, "I know Him," and does not keep His commandments,
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is a liar, and the
truth is not in him.
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But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is
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perfected in him.
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By this we know that
we are in Him.
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He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk
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just as He walked."
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Are you dear friends walking
in the steps of Jesus?
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Are you sure?
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Prayerfully read your Bible
and prove it for yourself.
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And join us next week when Wallace Smith, Rod McNair,
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and I bring you more good news of the Kingdom of God, explain
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exciting end-time prophecies, and reveal the plain truth
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See you next time.
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