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Notes on The New “Panorama” Bible Study Course This popular booklet by Alfred T. Eade has been in circulation for many years. Most people do not realise that it teaches dispensationalism and the "Gap Theory". These brief notes introduces these two popular teaching which are also found in the Scofield Reference Bible and explains some of their key mistakes.
A Straightforward Guide to Matthew 24 & 25 There are some passages of Scripture which are considered difficult to understand and consequently have become controversial in many people's minds. High in this list are those books and chapters which deal with events closely associated with the return of the Lord Jesus Christ to earth, which are commonly referred to as apocalyptic. These two chapters are one such, but do they need to be?
11th September 2001 - A Clash of Two Post-Christian Cultures? Written one month after the day which truly shook the world, this article seeks to examine some of the underlying issues of events which continue to dominate international politics.
The Fear of the Lord Study Notes which collate most of the occurrences of this phrase in the Scriptures. Passages are arranged around themes found in the Book of Proverbs where many of them are to be found.
Environmental Crisis? This study resulted from the different teachings observed in the Church whilst dealing with the (failed) Manchester Earth Summit. Is there any Biblical basis for environmental concern?
Environmental Crisis are there any relevant scriptures? A shorter version of the paper on the above theme written for the Biblical Creation Society.
Geological Instability In The Post-Flood Biblical Record An introductory study of the environmental instability which followed the Flood. This paper also considers the relevance of these events to today's generations and the Biblical promises that we are bring further calamity upon ourselves.
How can we have unity with... The problem of being in fellowship with those from whom we differ.
Spiritual Warfare A practice that has gained prominence and popularity in the last few years, but is it Biblical?
Beloved... Test the Spirits During the summer of 1994 much of the Church in Britain was taken up with "new" phenomena - this is an encouragement to examine all things carefully and to hold onto the good but reject the bad.
A Different Spirit From The One You Received? A closer examination of the teaching that has prepared the way for the so called "Toronto Blessing". Looks at a key passage, Luke 11:11-13, to see if it is appropriate to this experience. Also seeks to identify from Scripture what THE LORD is doing through these events.
Fix Your Minds On Things Above Is our objective as the Church to salvage sons and daughters for The LORD or to reform society so as to enable His return? The importance of keeping eternity in the forefront of our thinking.
Times Seasons and Special Occasions A consideration of festivals in both Old and New Testaments and their relevance to Biblical discipleship. Explains why Hardy family choose not to celebrate the so-called Christian festivals.
What Scripture says about Scripture Study Notes: which collect together all the references which refer to the Scriptures, their benefits and restrictions. Considers the implications.
A guide to good order when Christians pray together A study of the practical principles involved in corporate prayer.
Evangelical rejection of Spirit witness Two quotations which look at historical attitudes to the Holy Spirit amongst Evangelical Christians.
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If God is all powerful, why doesn’t He just forgive people? In 2011, on Revelation TV, Richard Dawkins described the death of Christ as “hideous and demeaning”. A few weeks later on BBC 1 he referred to the same event in this way, “Is that not the most disgusting idea you have ever heard?” This article answers Dawkins’ arrogance, pointing out that atheism has no means of supplying justice for those who have been wronged.
What type of God would choose to use evolution? The media very much made 2009 'Darwin's year' with its double celebration of his birthday and the publication of his book. Evangelicals who seek to shape the Bible to fit Darwin's theory were also hard at work publishing books and speaking at events. this article asks important questions of those who insist the God of the Bible did not create the universe in six days through The Word, but used millions of years of death, sickness and violence.
Hallmarks of the Creator Atheists regularly claim that there is no evidence for God. However, do they know what criteria evidence for God would have to meet to satisfy them? This article looks at what the design of the universe tells us, not so much about the absolute necessity for a designer, but about their nature and power. It also considers the consequences of their creation being handed over to people who wanted to run the world their way not God's!
The Media, Intelligent Design and Biblical Creation From 2005 onwards there has been much attention in the media concerning Intelligent Design (ID). This article reviews some of the attacks made on ID and examines the differences between Biblical creation, ID and alternative creation accounts.
From Creation to Calvary Following John Mackay's debate with John Polkinghorne at Liverpool Cathedral on March 8th 2005 this paper, included in Creation Research's June 2005 UK Update, looks at the effect the acceptance of theistic evolution is having on the Gospel of Jesus Christ amongst British Evangelicals.
Did You See, "Noah's Ark"? A short review of a programme broadcast on BBC One TV, Sunday 21st March, 7.00 - 8.00pm. The programme was presented by Jeremy Bowen, a Special Correspondent for the BBC, and his basic objective was to add weight to the now long-in-the-tooth claim that the Genesis account was a reworking of part of the Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh. This short article explores the gloss, or as it is now known "spin", put on the facts by sceptics from around the world.
Between
2001 & 2003 Randall Hardy wrote for the Christian Standard.
They
can be read individually, but they are best treated as a series and
read in order.
Darwin and Social Change This articles asks if Charles Darwin responsible for the moral and social changes in the West since he published his work? Many readers may find the conclusion of this article surprising.
Standards We Cannot Keep Many Christians have argued over the years for godly laws in Britain but have failed to understand why any nation would benefit from adopting such standards. This article argues that Christians have mistaken the by-products of having Biblical thinking as the driving force behind national legislation for its objective.
Religion and Politics For a long time it has been accepted that there are two subjects which should not be raised in polite conversation - religion and politics. In September 2001 events in New York and Washington provoked wide interest in the connection between religion and politics, especially the Islamic religion and Middle-Eastern politics. This article investigates if there should be a similar bond between religion and politics in Biblical Christianity.
Spare the Rod and Bless the Child? This articles asks why is there an international campaign to criminalise parents who smack their children. Is it fulfilment in part of Psalm 2, which describes world rulers taking counsel together, "Against the LORD and against His Anointed, saying, 'Let us break Their bonds in pieces And cast away Their cords from us'"?
Paxman, Blair & Bush - Religion & Politics revisited This article was written for, but never published in The Christian Standard. It draws attention to the problems which have arisen in Britain, and other western nations, from the Church's involvement with political power. Why is it expedient for today's Prime Minister not "to do God" when leading politicians in the past were prepared to die for their faith?
The following articles appeared in successive editions of Prophecy Today magazine in 2000 & 2001.
Subscription information and some back copies can be obtained from www.prophecytoday.co.uk (Prophecy Today is now called Sword.)
The Creator: The God who was and who is! The first of two articles which consider the importance of recognising involvement of the Lord Jesus Christ in history. In this one His work from the beginning through to the present is considered.
The Creator: The God who is to come! The follow on article to the one above encourages everyone to be prepared for the future by learning from The LORD's dealings with men and women in the past.
Remember Your Creator - before it's too late! What are the signs of the times today? This article encourages Christians to consider global trends both in thinking and morality, and to recognise the implications for today and tomorrow.
Reversing Babel? As the world moves more and more towards a global community, this article looks at the reasons behind the collapse of the previous one and the implications of taking this step back in time.
There is no knowledge of God in the land. In 2001 the UK experienced its worse outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease for some years. This articles considers the reasons why most people in the country didn't bother to ask if God was behind it.
In the late 1990's Randall Hardy participated in discussions about the ministry of intercessory prayer as part of a group put together by the British Isles Prayer Network Leaders Annual Conference. These meetings were facilitated by the Evangelical Alliance. This paper concerns one of the topics covered in them.
Identificational Repentance. This paper was originally prepared as a response to “Identificational Repentance: A Valid Christian Ministry?” (a paper by David Sladden - 22 June 1999) prepared for discussion within the Theological Reflection Group (TRG) which had been formed out of the British Isles Prayer Network Leaders Annual Conference. It questions this modern practice which, along with several others, is based upon the un-Biblical expectation that the Church is called to disciple every nation (or people group) on the earth.
These meetings were co-ordinated by the Evangelical Alliance and copies of all the papers prepared on this subject for these meetings, and some for the subsequent day conference, remain available on their web site in PDF format (as at June 2008).
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