“How is it that a carpenter from obscure Nazareth commands the allegiance of hundreds of millions of people who have given their lives to Him? The New Testament documents have an answer: Jesus was the very Son of God, that is, He was (and is) God the Son. Jesus was genuinely God and man, He … Continue reading I Couldn’t Have Said It Better Myself 2021 #1
Author: Mark Riser
I am a Christian, a husband, a father, a grandfather, and an apologist.
IMPORTANT MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENT
2021 #9Billions of people around the world hold some kind of religious belief. These beliefs are not all the same and even contradict one another, especially on the most important questions of the existence of God and salvation. Is it possible for all of these systems to be right? Can we call some beliefs wrong? … Continue reading IMPORTANT MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENT
SBC Update
On Tuesday, the Executive Committee did vote to follow the expressed will of the Convention messengers and waive attorney-client privilege, thus enabling the investigation in to sex abuse claims to go forward. A task force to do this was appointed this year by newly elected Convention president Ed Litton and now it appears that they … Continue reading SBC Update
Discipleship Minute: Chaos #1
Read Genesis 3:1-21Our world seems a bit messed up, to say the least. People cannot get along. Poverty and starvation are rampant in many areas. People scratch their heads and wonder why things seem broken. Moses give us the answer for this in Genesis 3. In the Garden of Eden, a choice was made that … Continue reading Discipleship Minute: Chaos #1
A Message to the SBC Executive Committee
This is a statement written last week and signed by many Baptist pastors from the state of Louisiana, including my pastor. If follows on the heels of similar statement coming from pastors in other states. I wholeheartedly support this declaration and pray that my fellow Southern Baptists will join it.Louisiana Baptists Letter to the Executive … Continue reading A Message to the SBC Executive Committee
Discipleship Minute: Creation #3
Read Psalm 96; II Corinthians 4:1-6.The glory of God. Some of our greatest Bible verses and Christian hymns have been written about it. Yet, it is a difficult concept to comprehend. My professor of theology, Dr. James Leo Garrett, defined the glory of God as “the majestic manifestation and recognition of God as holy and … Continue reading Discipleship Minute: Creation #3
Social Justice Project #35
“Equity” in 212 charactersThe term equity, which appeared in the English language in the fourteenth century, is the attempt to ensure, through intentional policies and actions, equal and fair treatment to individuals, especially those who have experienced unfair treatment.
Discipleship Minute: Creation #2
Read Genesis 1:26-28, 2:18-23; Psalm 8:3-9.What does it mean to be human? There are many things that we could say at this point. Human beings are self-aware. Human beings are creative. They exercise the ability to reason and to show compassion. Fundamentally, to understand what it means to be human must begin with the creation … Continue reading Discipleship Minute: Creation #2
Questions from the Grab Bag
2021 #1“D” in Australia asks:Just one question which I have been struggling on. Supposing Old Earth Creationism and the biblical story fit together, to we just presume that God randomly picked Abraham out of nowhere sometime around -3000BC, or did his ancestors know of the Hebrew God?Secondly, does archaeology affirm\falsify some biblical accounts? And are … Continue reading Questions from the Grab Bag
Discipleship Minute: Creation #1
Read Genesis 1:1-5, 14-19, Hebrews 11:1-3.How did your favorite childhood story start?· “Once upon a time…”· “It was a dark and stormy night…”· “Captain’s Log, Stardate…” (OK, that was mine.)At the beginning of the twentieth century, the consensus of scientists was that the universe had no beginning. It had always existed. By the end of … Continue reading Discipleship Minute: Creation #1
Mark Riser - Apologist 