Disclaimer: When ABR provides a link to a particular article by another ministry, we are not implying that we agree with everything you'll find on that ministry's website. We are only saying that the individual article we suggest is a helpful viewpoint regarding an issue we are getting questions about. Thanks for understanding. Stay in the Word. And be a Berean (Acts 17:11).
ARNOLD MURRAY / THREE EARTH AGES?:
"Arnold Murray and the Shepard's Chapel" by B.J. Oropreza (CRI)
"Who is Arnold Murray?" by Matthew Slick
"What is the first earth age? Is the concept of a first earth age biblical?"
"Are the teachings of Arnold Murray and Shepherd’s Chapel biblical?"
Reasons to Reject "Annihilationism" by Norman Geisler
"Will Unbelievers Be Annihilated?" by Randy Alcorn
"Is Annihilationism Biblical?" by Michael Houdmann
"Is Annihilationism True?" by Matthew Slick
ANSWERS TO CRITICS' QUESTIONS ABOUT AMPUTEES:
"Why Won't God Heal Amputees?"
"Why Does God Hate Amputees?" (He doesn't!) by Rich Deem
"Astrology: A Biblical Response" by Marcia Montenegro
"The Gospel Message—Written in the Stars?" by Danny Faulkner
"Is the Gospel Spelled Out in the Stars?" Donald DeYoung
ATHEISTS / ATHEISM:
"Evidence for God" by Charlie Campbell
"Answers to Atheists' FAQs" by Charlie Campbell
"Can Atheists Justify Being Good Without God?" by Norman Geisler
"Why the New Atheists are Missing the Target" (video) by John Lennox
"Is Yahweh a Moral Monster? The New Atheists and Old Testament Ethics" by Paul Copan
"The Real Murderers: Atheism or Christianity?" by Greg Koukl
"Atheists Steal Rights From God" by Frank Turek
"Is Baptism Necessary for Salvation?" by Hank Hanegraaff
"Baptism and Mark 16:16" by Matt Slick
"Does Acts 2:38 Teach that Baptism is Necessary for Salvation?"
"Baptism and Acts 2:38" by Matt Slick
BIBLE TRANSLATIONS:
"Which Bible Translation is Best?"
"Why So Many Bible Versions?" by Daniel Wallace
BLACK HEBREW ISRAELITES:
"Nine Things You Should Know About the Black Hebrew Israelites" by Joe Carter
"Black Hebrew Israelites" by Ryan Turner
"3 Reasons the 'Blood Moons' are Not Biblical Signs" by Christopher Katulka
"Blood Moon Tetrad: A Sign of the End?" by David James
A Response to Mark Biltz' Blood Moons Teaching by Danny Faulkner
Blood Moons Rising: What Bible Prophecy Says About Israel and the Four Blood Moons by Mark Hitchcock
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT / DEATH PENALTY:
"Is Capital Punishment Biblical?" by Hank Hanegraaff
"Is the Pope Right About the Death Penalty?" by Russell Moore
CALVINISM:
A variety of articles and resources on this topic.
CHRISTADELPHIANS:
"Who are the Christadelphians?" by John Ankerberg and John Weldon
"Talking with Christadelphians" by John Ankerberg and John Weldon
"Christadelphianism" by Matt Slick
"Should Christians Celebrate Christmas?" by Charlie Campbell
"The Case for Christmas" (45 minute teaching, mp3 audio) by Charlie Campbell
"A Review of the DVD: The Star of Bethlehem" and more here.
"Should Christians Celebrate Christmas?" by the Christian Research Institute
"Are Christmas Trees Idolatrous?" by Hank Hanegraaff
"Is Christmas related to Saturnalia?" by Got Questions?
"Is Christmas Pagan?" by Elliot Miller
"The Case for Christmas" (book) by Lee Strobel
CLONING:
"Human Cloning: Is it Ethical?" by Hank Hanegraaff
"Is Cloning Acceptable?" by Matt Slick
COURSE IN MIRACLES:
"A Course in Miracles: A Biblical Assessment" by Russ Wise
"A Course in Miracles: A Biblical Response to the Course" by Rick Branch
CREMATION:
"Is Cremation Christian?" by Norman Geisler and Douglas Potter
CURSES / GENERATIONAL CURSES:
"Are Generational Curses Biblical?" by Hank Hanegraaff
"What does the Bible say about breaking generational curses?" by GotQuestions.org
DECISION MAKING:
"Wise Decision Making: Biblical Wisdom for Life's Difficult Decisions" by Charlie Campbell
"An Assessment of New Age Spirituality" by Charlie Campbell
"Deepak Chopra’s Cosmic Enlightenment: Eastern Ideas in a Western Culture" by Robert Velarde
"Short Debate between Christian apologist Greg Koukl and Deepak Chopra" (video) hosted by Lee Strobel
Review of Deepak's Ageless Body, Timeless Mind: The Quantum Alternative to Growing Old by John Weldon
Review of The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Practical Guide to the Fulfillment of Your Dreams by Douglas Groothuis
"Deepak Chopra's Third Jesus: The Persistent New Age Jesus" by Marcia Montenegro
DOMINION THEOLOGY:
"What is Dominion Theology? Is It Biblical?" by Thomas Ice
DRINKING ALCOHOL:
"To Drink or Not to Drink?—A Sober Look at the Question" by Norman Geisler
EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH:
"Embryonic Stem Cell Research" by Mark W. Foreman (from The Popular Encyclopedia of Apologetics) (Click on p. 187)
ENNEAGRAM:
"The Enneagram GPS: Gnostic Path to Self" by Marcia Montenegro
"Tell Me Who I Am O Enneagram" by Mitchell Pacwa
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES (Caring for creation, global warming, etc.):
"The Bible, Creation and Ecology" by Henry Morris
"New Study Says Threat of Man-Made Global Warming Greatly Exaggerated" by Doug McKelway
"Earth Day—A Creationist Perspective" by Ken Ham
"The Least of These: Caring the Environment of God's Earth" by Randy Alcorn
How Should Christians Think About Global Warming? by CRI
"Global Warming in Perspective" by Melinda Christian
31,000 Scientists Reject Global Warming Agenda
EUTHANASIA:
"Dying with Dignity: What Should We Think About Euthanasia?" by David Schrock
"End of Life Ethics: A Primer" by Melinda Penner
"Euthanasia: A Biblical Perspective" by Mark W. Foreman (click on p. 202)
Here are three easy to remember talking points you can bring up when discussing this with people who believe the Earth is flat:
• SHADOWS: The Earth's roundness can be seen as a shadow on the moon during a lunar eclipse.
• SPACECRAFT: We've all seen photos of a spherical Earth taken by spacecraft circling the earth.
• SHIPS: Even people in ancient times saw ships disappear over the horizon, and knew (centuries before Columbus) that the Earth was round.
For more help, read these articles:
"The Flat Earth Myth" by Jonathan Sarfati
"Does the Bible Teach that the Earth is Flat?" by Danny Faulkner (Answers in Genesis)
"Does the Bible Teach that the Earth is Flat?" by Got Questions
"The Legendary Flat-Earth Bible" by James Holding
"They Think the Earth is Flat?" by Answers in Genesis
"A Flat Earth, and Other Nonsense" by Robert Carter and Jonathan Sarfati
GNOSTICISM:
Gnostics historically held four basic ideas, according N.T. Wright: “a wicked world; a wicked god who made it; salvation consisting of rescue from it; and rescue coming through the imparting of secret knowledge, especially knowledge that one has the divine spark within one’s own self.” Lee Strobel adds, "Even a cursory reading of the biblical gospels shows these ideas are alien to Jesus’ teachings. For example, in them he explains that God is good (Luke 18:19), that he wants us to be an influence in the world—not to be plucked out of it (John 17:15), and that salvation comes not from secret knowledge but from knowing the true God (John 17:3). (Source)
For more help assessing Gnosticism, see our link Lost "Gospels" in our main menu to the left.
HARBINGER, THE HARBINGER (BOOK)
"A Review of The Harbinger by Jonathan Cahn" by Larry DeBruyn
HARRY POTTER:
"Do the Harry Potter Books Promote Witchcraft?" by Dan Vander Lugt
HEAVEN:
"Are There Any Good Reasons to Believe in Heaven (Even Without the Evidence from Scripture)?" by J. Warner Wallace
ILLUMINATI:
"What is the Illuminati Conspiracy?" by Michael Houdmann
JESUS CALLING (Book) by SARAH YOUNG:
"10 Serious Problems with Jesus Calling" by Tim Challies
"Joel Osteen" by Robert M. Bowman, Jr.
John MacArthur Speaks about Joel Osteen, The Shack, and The Secret (Video)
"The Osteen Predicament — Mere Happiness Cannot Bear the Weight of the Gospel" by Albert Mohler
"Osteenification and What It Portends" by Hank Hanegraaff
Review of Joel Osteen's book: Your Best Life Now by Bob Hunter
"Kabbalah: Getting Back to the Garden" by Marcia Montenegro
"Kabbalah" by Phillip Arnn
MARIJUANA:
"What Does the Bible Teach about the Cannabis Plant?" by H. Wayne House
MARXISM (also see Socialism below):
"The Eight Spectres of Karl Marx in the 21st Century"by Christopher Haun
"The Worldviews of Destruction in the 20th Century: Nazism, Fascism, Marxism/Leninism, Secular Humanism" by David Noebel
"What is the New Apostolic Reformation?"
"How Nuts is the New Apostolic Reformation?" by Todd Friel
"A New 'Reformation' that Many Don't Realize They've Joined" by Doug Geivett
"A New Apostolic Reformation?: A Biblical Response to a Worldwide Movement" (Book) by Doug Geivett
ONENESS PENTECOSTALS:
"Oneness Pentecostal" What Do They Believe? by Matthew Slick
OPEN THEISM / NEOTHEISM:
"Neotheism: Orthodox or Unorthodox? A Theological Response to Greg Boyd" by Norman Geisler
"If God Knows My Decisions, How Do I Have Free Will?" by William Lane Craig (Video)
"The Battle for God: Responding to the Challenge of Neotheism" by Norman Geisler and H. Wayne House (Book)
ORTHODOX CHURCH (GREEK ORTHODOX):
"What Evangelicals Should Know About Eastern Orthodoxy" by Paul Negrut
"Eastern Orthodoxy" by Edward Verstraete (from The Popular Encyclopedia of Apologetics). Click on p. 184 and scroll down.
POLITICS:
"How to Engage in Politics Without Losing Your Soul" by Andrew Jackson
PRAYER, UNANSWERED PRAYER: Evidence Against God?
"How Can I Have My Prayers Answered by God?
"What did Jesus mean when He said "Ask and you shall receive"?"
"Why isn’t God answering my prayers even though I live for Him?”
PRESUPPOSITIONAL APOLOGETICS, PROBLEMS WITH
"Ten Problems with Presuppositionalism (A Summary Including a Response to John Frame)" by Joseph Partain
"Questioning Presuppositionalism" by Paul Copan
PSYCHOLOGY:
"The Psychologizing of the Faith" by Bob Hoekstra
"The Spirit in Counseling" by John MacArthur
"They Psychology Epidemic and Its Cure" by John MacArthur
RACHEL HELD EVANS:
"A Response to Rachel Held Evan's Book: A Year of Biblical Womanhood"
by Denny Burk
"Review of A Year of Biblical Womanhood" by Mary Kassian
"Response to A Year of Biblical Womanhood" by Kathy Keller
"Why Millennials Are Leaving the Church: A Response to Rachel Held Evans" by Trevin Wax
RASTAFARI:
"Rastafari: Its Beliefs and History" by the BBC (a good overview by a non Christian news org.)
REFORMED THEOLOGY (CALVINISM):
A variety of articles and resources on this topic.
REIKI:
"Healing With the Force" by Marcia Montenegro
"Reiki: A Christian Perspective" by Michael Gleghorn
REINCARNATION:
"Is Reincarnation Compatible with the Bible?" by Charlie Campbell
RELIGULOUS (the movie) featuring Bill Maher
"Ridiculous Religuous" by Craiz Hazen, Ph.D
"Religulous with Bill Maher" by Hank Hanegraaff
"Bill Maher and Biblical Interpretation" by Hank Hanegraaff
RENOVARE:
"What is Renovare / the Renovare Bible?"
"What is Replacement Theology? Is it Biblical?" by Thomas Ice
"An Analysis of Neo-Replacement Theology" by Michael Vlach
"Rob Bell's Confused Gospel" by Charlie Campbell
"Rob Bell, Fundamentalist: 5 Ironies from the New Bell Film" by Owen Strachan
Troubling Quotes By Rob Bell and Others in the Emerging Church Movement
"God is Still Holy and What You Learned in Sunday School is Still True" by Kevin DeYoung (author of the excellent book Why We're Not Emergent
"What Rob Bell Gets Right and Wrong About the Bible" by Collin Huber
"We Have Seen All This Before: Rob Bell and the (Re)Emergence of Liberal Theology" by Albert Mohler
"Love Wins: A Review of Rob Bell's New Book" by Tim Challies
"Hell Under Fire: Answers to Skeptics' Top Ten Questions About Hell" by Charlie Campbell (this is not a review of Bell's book, but answers many of the same concerns and questions that he brings up in his book Love Wins)
"The Emergent Church: A Dangerous Counterfeit" by Greg Laurie
The Emergent Church: Emergence or Emergency? by Norman Geisler
"A Review of Rob Bell’s Velvet Elvis" (includes critique of Bell's NOOMA video "Bullhorn." See Appendix B on p. 50) by Mark Edward Sohmer
SABBATH, ARE CHRISTIANS REQUIRED TO KEEP?:
"Should We Keep the Sabbath?" by James Borland, for the Christian Research Institute
"Does God Require Sabbath-Keeping of Christians?"
"Are Christians Required to Observe the Seventh-Day Sabbath?" (VIDEO) by Michael Brown
SANTERIA:
"Santeria: A Religion of Divination, Magic and Animal Sacrifice" by Donald T. Moore
"Santeria: Rapid Growth in Urban America" by CRI, Christian Research Institute
SATANISM:
"Satanism" by Russ Wise
"Self Realization Fellowship" by John Weldon
"Swami Yogananda and the Self-Realization Fellowship" by Elliot Miller
"What about the Bible and Slavery?" by John Weldon
"Why is Slavery Permitted in the Bible?" by Matthew Slick
"Does the Bible Condone Slavery?" by GotQuestions.org
"Some Initial Reflections on Slavery in the New Testament" by Daniel Wallace
"A Slave is Property?" by Matthew Slick
SOCIALISM:
"Five Reasons Socialism is Not Christian" by Julie Roys
"How Should a Christian View Socialism?" by GotQuestions.org
"Socialism, Capitalism, and the Bible" by Ronald Nash
SPIRITUAL FORMATION:
An Assessment of the Spiritual Formation Movement by Gary Gilley
"Stephen Hawking and God" by John Lennox
"God, the Universe and Stephen Hawking" video lecture by Dr. John Lennox
"Stephen Hawking says that God did not create the Universe" by Matt Slick
TAOISM:
"Philosophical Taoism: A Christian Appraisal" by Michael Gleghorn
"How is Christ Superior to Lao Tse (Taoism)?" by Norman Geisler
"Theistic Evolution" by Matt Slick
"Thinking Clearly About God and Evolution" by Jay W. Richards
"Is Theistic Evolution Possible?" by Hank Hanegraaff
"Theistic Evolution: Designed By Chance?" by Greg Koukl
"The Serious Consequences of Theistic Evolution" by Dave Hunt
"Paul, Second Adam and Theistic Evolution" by Garrett J. DeWeese
TIMELINE (MAJOR BIBLICAL EVENTS):
See the flow of Biblical history on one piece of paper. Learn how major Biblical events fit into the entire scheme of Biblical history. Print out a free copy to keep in the back of your Bible (8.5" x 11")
"Transgender: Truth and Compassion" by Alan Shlemon
"Is it a Sin to Have Sex-Change Surgery?" by Michael Brown
"Memo to the Washington Post: The Bible Does Reject Transgender Behavior" by Robert Gagnon
"A Sincere Question For Those Who Identify as Transgender" by Michael Brown
"Why Jonathan Merritt is Wrong on Conservative Christians and the Transgender Debate" by Michael Brown
THE TRINITY: IS IT REVEALED IN SCRIPTURE? YES!
Trinity Chart by CARM.org
"The Biblical Basis for the Doctrine of the Trinity" by Robert Bowman
The Trinity: A Case Study in Implicit Truth by Ron Rhodes
"The Three Gods Lie: How The Watchtower Misrepresents the Doctrine of the Trinity" by Robert Bowman
TRUTH: 25 Truths That Set the Christian Free (Trifold)
Charlie Campbell lists twenty five of his favorite truths in the Bible. As you meditate on these truths and the Scriptures from which they are derived, you will be greatly encouraged! Click here to open (PDF, two pages).
THE TWELVE TRIBES (CULT):
"Twelve Tribe's History, Doctrines and Biblical Response" by Watchman Fellowship
"Concise Overview of The Twelve Tribes"
"The Cult Next Door: Teen Shares Chilling Tale of Alleged Abuse Inside the Twelve Tribes Sect"
by The Boston Herald
"Cult Leader Travels the World in Style" by The Boston Herald
"Cultic Groups Stalk Harvest Crusade Attendees" by Christian NewsWire
Article on The Twelve Tribes in The Boston Globe
Article on The Twelve Tribes in San Diego Union Tribune
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS:
Unitarian Universalists—A brief history, their beliefs, and a Biblical response by NAMB
"What is Unitarianism?" by Matt Slick
"Seven Things You Should Know About UFOS" by Bobby Brewer
"If Aliens Were Proved to Exist, How Would that Discovery Impact the Christian Faith?" by Got Questions
"UFOs, ET, and the New Age" by Doug Potter
"UFOs and Alien Life" by Michael Gleghorn
UNITED CHURCH OF GOD (CULT):
"An Assessment of the United Church of God" by Matt Slick
"The Myth that Religion in the Number One Cause of War" by Robin Shumacher and Matt Slick
"The Real Murderers: Atheism or Christianity?" by Greg Koukl
"The Crusades: Were they Justified?" by Norman Geisler
"Is War Ever Justified?" by Al Mohler
WOMEN, THE BIBLE'S TEACHING ON
"Christianity: The Best Thing That Ever Happened to Women" by Sue Bohlin
"Isn't the Bible Sexist?" by RZIM
"Is the Bible Sexist Against Women?" by Lenny Esposito
"Was Early Christianity Hostile to Women?" by Michael Kruger
"Are Women Called to Pastor?" (VIDEO) by Michael Brown
"Should Women Be Pastors and Elders?" by Matt Slick
"What Does it Mean for a Wife to Submit to Her Husband?" by Shelley Poston
"World Mission Society" by CARM.org
"What is the World Mission Society Church of God, and what do they believe?"
"World Mission Society" by ApologeticsIndex.org
"Yoga Training: Not Just Exercise" by Marci Montenegro
"Do Yoga Exercises Work With Christianity?" by Elliot Miller
"Yoga for Kids: Yoga in Schools" by Elliot Miller
"Yoga Meditation in the Classroom: A Christian Response" by Elliot Miller
YOUTH, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR:
"My Top Ten Apologetics Books for Young Adults" by Charlie Campbell
ZEALOT (Responses to the erroneous claims in Reza Aslan's book, Zealot)
"A Response to Zealot by Reza Aslan" by Gary T. Manning
"When Scholarly Skepticism Encounters Jesus Christ" by Darrell Bock
"Scholars Respond to Reza Aslan's Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth" in The Christian Post
ZEUS? DOES THE NAME JESUS ACTUALLY MEAN "HAIL ZEUS?"
"Does the Name "Jesus" actually mean "Hail, Zeus"?
"What Is The Original Hebrew Name For Jesus? And Is It True That The Name Jesus Is Really A Pagan Corruption Of The Name Zeus?" by Michael Brown
