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foreknowledge 240
241
God’s sovereignty 41
empirical observation 364
eternal perspective 14
ethical living 266
evangelism
evil 51
53
problem defined 58
rooted in free will 44
evolution, problems with 230
exterminate whole peoples, God’s command
fall, the 8
false doctrine 6
causes suffering 85
Christ against 301
false prophets
flesh 256
forgiveness 213
salvation 33
two senses 351
fornication and adultery 158
fruit, bearing 117
gap theory 154
gender-inclusive language
Genesis, foundational 135
God 130
almighty Judge 56
attributes of 226
brings good out of evil 132
created all races 211
distance of 129
does not tempt 39
Elohim 43
existence of
existence not disproved by atrocities

Father 127
guides our circumstances 354
136
incomparable
miracles of 40
moral evil 52
names of 128
near and far 131
not Allah 137
not disproved by evil 54
omnipotence not disproved by evil 55
pantheism 133
personal 126
providential boundaries around evil 57
sovereign 134
sovereignty inscrutable 144
Trinity 138
Word marginalized, danger of
gospel, the 9
Gospels 244
selective information
writers biased 110
grace-giving versus tithing 50
grace, salvation 272
great white throne judgment 252
hating others 347
healing, not in atonement 209
heathen lost 265
heaven 248
alleged firsthand reports
animals (pets) in 332
descriptions of 340
eating food in 324
eternal 335
fellowship with God 328
how many people 329
marriage in 334
333

joy despite existence of hell 341
physical place 325
322
renewed in future 338
residents watching earth 336
resurrection bodies 330
reunion with Christian loved ones 327
sense of time in 339
some things not there 337
wear clothes in 326
where located 321
heavens, three
hell 343
endless punishment 344
God not unloving 342
real place 87
holy books 223
holy laughter
Holy Spirit 217
a deposit 215
a person 89
agent of inspiration 218
filled with 214
God 216
seals believers 219
walk in 349
holy, God desires us to be 35
homosexuality 36
liberation from
humans 228
not divine 224
social creatures 45
hypocrisy among Christians 182
incarnation 184
lasts forever
intelligent design 152
alleged design flaws

discernable 147
scientific evidence 148
150
true science
Israel 268
304
distinct from church
invaded in the end times 250
Jesus 177
became sin 314
authority equal to God 195
coming soon 141
did not know hour or day of return 193
distinct from Father and Spirit 176
does what Father does 174
equal to God 180
God
humanity of 48
legends 64
miracles of 175
names and titles of deity 192
no Bible verses disprove deity 65
no miracles in hometown 190
no training from gurus 165
not a myth 172
not archangel Michael 167
not just good moral teacher 166
not married 245
only way of salvation 189
our Advocate 46
overt claims to Messiahship 47
pagan mythology 187
Savior 183
self-emptying 178
Son of God 179
Son of Man 194
speaks what Father taught

taught with parables 191
temptation of 185
the Christ 173
188
the Word 186
three offices
Jews 303
regathered to land 169
witnessing to 346
judgment seat of Christ
just war 28
justification, salvation 255
kingdom of God, kingdom of heaven 196
knowing God intimately
versus knowing about God 79
law, cannot save 78
laziness 261
life on other planets 30
limited atonement 159
Lord’s Day 242
Lord’s Supper 269
Lucifer, fall of 277
lying 292
magic 18
meditation 75
Melchizedek 125
messianic prophecies 171
microevolution versus macroevolution 168
millennium, different views 59
miracles 312
denied by atheists
greater than Jesus’ 63
meaning of 66
mortal bodies, tent 62
mortal versus venial sins 207
music in church 234
musical instruments, church 271
270

mutations, destructive 60
mysticism 76
natural selection 61
313
new heavens, new earth 323
God’s purpose 93
164
New Testament writers authoritative 11
Noah’s flood 19
non-rock-a-boatus 101
oaths 210
papyri
pearls before pigs 3
philosophy helpful 34
polygamy
prayer 262
359
angels 357
benefits of 363
communication with God 358
contemplative 360
effectual 208
God not resistent to answering 361
will of God 143
Prayers, need not be short 316
predetermination 160
preterism
progressive creationisim 95
prophecy 317
none mistaken 94
not manufactured after event 307
proof of inspiration 49
purifying effect 82, 86
prophetic fulfillment, conspiracy 121, 355
prophets 348
Proverbs, wisdom in 302
purgatory
rapture, the 2
reason

recovery 356
reincarnation 73
religions, not the same
7
repentance, salvation 254
resurrection of Christ 197
198
evidence for 200
not a conspiracy 199
physical 204
distorted memories theory 205
hallucinations theory 203
stolen body theory 202
swoon theory 201
wrong tomb theory
revelation 80
general 84
progressive 81
special 269
Sabbath 13
salt and light
salvation 239
distinctive roles in Trinity 238
plan of 258
security of 251
words 350
sanctification, three aspects
Satan 294
and demons 299
defense against 293
titles of 260
saved, not everyone 111
science, does not disprove Bible
Scripture 92
all is inspired 90
God-breathed 91
human writers of

our final authority 96
second coming 311
self-defense 29
sickness and demons 297

sin 235
among Christians 231
missing the target 262
perfection not possible 233
salvation from 232
universal
37
skepticism 222
slain in the spirit
slavery 24
soul, meaning of 227
speaking in tongues 263
spiritual gifts
220
versus natural talents 221
differing views 278
spiritual world 249
substitutionary atonement
suicide 22
temptations, resisting 236
theistic evolution 161
thermodynamics, laws of 149
time and eternity 155
tithing 272
tribulation period 305
Trinity
not a logical contradiction 139
not pagan 140
trouble, God with us during 145
UFO, Ezekiel 1 291
unforgivable sin 237
universal church, local churches 267
universe
caused 42

intelligently created 146
unlimited atonement 243
variants 104
virgin birth 181

war 25
activist view 26
pacifist view 27
selectivist view 15
212
wealth, a distraction
withered fig tree 229
women 273
300
elevated by Christianity 162
in ministry
world, the
young-earth creationism

If you would like to dig deeper…

Choose from this sampling of my books, which go into much greater
detail on some of the topics we have covered in this book.

Angels Among Us
Answering the Objections of Atheists, Agnostics, and Skeptics

Commonly Misunderstood Bible Verses
The Complete Guide to Bible Translations
Conviction Without Compromise (with Norman Geisler)
Find It Quick Handbook on Cults and New Religions

Northern Storm Rising
The Truth Behind Ghosts, Mediums, and Psychic Phenomena

What Does the Bible Say About…?
The Wonder of Heaven

About the Author

Ron Rhodes, president of Reasoning from the Scriptures Ministries, is
heard regularly on nationwide radio and is the author of What Does the
Bible Say About…? and Commonly Misunderstood Bible Verses. He
holds Th.M. and Th.D. degrees from Dallas Theological Seminary,
where he now teaches cult apologetics.