12 November 2017
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Jesus' Blood Shed for Us Takes Away Our Sin (TMF:780)

Friday, November 17, 2017
Peace to Live By: Jesus' Blood Shed for Us Takes Away Our Sin (TMF:780) - Daniel Litton
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       By counting on his death on the cross, we are then declared not guilty for all of our wrongs in this life. Jesus makes us right with God. And Jesus rose from the dead, gaining victory over Satan and death so that we can live a true life. Jesus’ blood shed for us takes away our sin. But we must accept him as Savior and Lord to be counted righteous before God. Then for those of us who are made perfect before God, we never again have to worry about facing God’s wrath against us in Hell because of the bad choices we made. If you would like to accept Jesus today as your personal Lord and Savior, then I want you to follow my lead in this simple prayer: God today my eyes have been opened. I now understand what Jesus has accomplished for me on the cross, and I would like to accept his sacrifice on my behalf for my sins. I do believe that Jesus really existed, that he rose from the dead, and is with you in Heaven today. I give my life to you today because I really believe I can trust you. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.

Do You Want to Believe in Jesus Today? (TMF:779)

Thursday, November 16, 2017
Peace to Live By: Do You Want to Believe in Jesus Today? (TMF:779) - Daniel Litton
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       And it may even be the case that there is someone out there who has decided he or she does want to believe in Christianity, to believe in the Bible. Maybe you have decided that you do want to believe in Jesus as your Lord and Savior. Well, in just a moment, I’m going to give you that opportunity to that decision. It’s such an important and life-changing choice to follow Jesus. It’s not something that messes up your life, or turns your life into a rigorous list of dos and don’ts. That’s not what Christianity is. Believing in Jesus means you get to experience true life, which starts today. It is true that life comes from Jesus, as he is the source for all life. Nothing was made outside of his will and control, and he has the whole world in his hands—every part of it. You can be safe in his care today, and really have nothing to worry about. You see, as all of us humans are separated from God from the moment we are born, God decided he wanted to be in a personal relationship with each one of us.

Biblical Stories Based Off Greek Mythology? Part 2 (TMF:778)

Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Peace to Live By: Biblical Stories Based Off Greek Mythology? Part 2 (TMF:778) - Daniel Litton
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       Let me pull up a foundational text against this argument from the Apostle Peter. He said in 2 Peter 1:16, “For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty” (ESV). Notice how Peter clearly challenges anyone who would say that Jesus’ coming or even miracles were lies, myths, or just good stories. Note how he points to the fact that he, and the other Apostles and disciples with him, were “eyewitnesses” to Jesus himself. That is so key and pivotal. That’s one of the best reasons to argue Christianity to be true—the fact that Jesus’ disciples saw him do everything, and saw him after he rose from the dead, and all died martyrs deaths (except for perhaps John). People don’t die from lies unless they are crazy people or have been brainwashed. Eyewitness are not brainwashed, though, as an aside, Muslim terrorists clearly are. They have never seen anything with their own eyes, and yet, they die for lies.

Biblical Stories Based Off Greek Mythology? Part 1 (TMF:777)

Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Peace to Live By: Biblical Stories Based Off Greek Mythology? Part 1 (TMF:777) - Daniel Litton
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       Contention Five: Stories in the Bible, like the virgin birth of Jesus or Satan’s fall from Heaven, were actually based off of Greek mythology hundreds of years beforehand, and therefore, did not really happen. For those who have studied Greek Mythology, and I’m sure many of you have, you will realize, very quickly, that there really isn’t much presented that is exact, or even similar, to what we read in the Bible. One has to remember that the Bible presents the virgin birth and Satan’s fall as literal, historical, actual things that happened. Greek Mythology presents its stories as just that—stories. It is not trying to say these events ‘actually’ happened (that is, in a historical context; see Strobel, 2007, pg. 179), hence the name ‘myth’-ology (though many did believe they happened: see Acts 19 for instance). Let me pull up a foundational text against this argument from the Apostle Peter. He said in 2 Peter 1:16, “For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty” (ESV).

Reference
Strobel, Lee. (2007). The Case for the Real Jesus. Zondervan: Grand Rapids, MI.

The Bible Follows Religious Traditions? Part 2 (TMF:776)

Monday, November 13, 2017
Peace to Live By: The Bible Follows Religious Traditions? Part 2 (TMF:776) - Daniel Litton
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       I would say, though, even if they were it would not matter. We really don’t know for sure the exact date at which the first two chapters of Genesis were written; it could have been before all the other stories and just handed down to Moses. We know we have them by approximately 1,500 B.C. Even if Native Americans or whatever early tribe which spawned from the Flood of Noah had come up with a creation story before Genesis 1 and 2 were written, it still is nothing like the creation story we find in Genesis. The Genesis account is a very methodical and logically reasonable account of the creation, of which there is nothing mystical or hard to believe about it. There is no allegory, and that is key because most other creation stories contain allegory. And besides, remember behind any other form of religion there is a demon. That’s what the Bible says (see 1 Corinthians 10:18-22). And therefore, it would only make sense, if a story does seem to be similar in some aspects, for the demon to try to copy, or imitate, the real thing.