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Christians commonly present a circular argument in the way they discuss the authority of the Bible. They say that Jesus is the Son of God and produce proof texts from the Word of God to make their point. The unbeliever replies that he does not believe the Bible. The Christian...
We now live in a 'global village', a multi-faith society where exclusive claims may offend. Many adherents of other faiths are prepared to recognize Jesus as a great teacher, prophet, leader and reformer - even perhaps as one way to God. Are we not then being arrogant, intolerant and narrowminded...
Being open about your faith in God can be scaring! The common fears are: losing friends appearing judgmental not knowing how to answer their questions On the first issue, all one can say is, 'Yes, that's a risk! Being a disciple is a costly business.' However, in our culture if...
Giving the reason I have been struck by how powerfully God works to provide us with evangelism opportunities if we will only pray and then watch out for them! I can think of several examples in my own life that bear this out strongly. I am a fourth year clinical student...
Why should we evangelise? The greatest discovery Nobody, and certainly no doctor, is exempt from the injunction openly to acknowledge Jesus: ‘Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven’ (Mt...
Students from other countries may feel lost and have many questions. Finding a good friend would be wonderful, one to share the ups and downs of life with. We all need to take time to build good relationships, praying and asking God with whom we should spend our time. Sitting among...
Historically, Christians have been working in countries with an acutely sensitive political situation, where putting a foot wrong has meant being kicked out. We need to remember when sharing the gospel here in England, that the rules have changed. We must ‘untie our hands’ and avoid three unwritten rules, which...
Truth is a concept which has disappeared as much from the lips of late 20th Century Western people (or perhaps even more so) as it had from the tips of the people of Israel in Jeremiah's time; and British medical schools are no exception. When in dialogue about Christianity, non-Christian...
