From jasnews at johnankerberg.org Mon Jul 23 10:11:50 2007 From: jasnews at johnankerberg.org (John Ankerberg Show News) Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:11:50 -0400 Subject: JAS News - News from The John Ankerberg Show Message-ID: <000d01c7cd33$6ac59bb0$4050d310$@org> The Great Debate on Science and the Bible www.johnankerberg.org Friends, Right after New Year's last year we taped one of the most popular series we've ever aired, The Great Debate on Science and the Bible. My guests were experts and gentlemen, and they all came because you asked us to invite them. Two were astrophysicists and two were theologians. http://www.johnankerberg.org/catalog/media/GDSB.jpg One of the reasons The John Ankerberg Show is unique is that Christian scholars in the church trust us to treat them fairly and allow them to present the issues as they see fit. It also allows you to hear conversations that you would hear no place else, and certainly on no other Christian television program. I believe these programs are very helpful. For my part, I put in more than 200 hours of study just preparing for this one series. My guests were Mr. Ken Ham and astrophysicist Dr. Jason Lisle of Answers in Genesis, debating astrophysicist Dr. Hugh Ross of Reasons To Believe, and Dr. Walter Kaiser, distinguished professor of Old Testament and former President of Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary. This was the first time that Hugh Ross and Ken Ham debated these issues together, and I believe that we covered the topics that you wanted to hear. I appreciated the fact that even though these men strongly differ on some points, all four of them are love Jesus Christ with all their heart. They all believe the Bible is the inspired and inerrant Word of God. They do not believe in evolution. They all believe Genesis is a real historical account. They all believe God supernaturally created all the plants and animals and Adam and Eve. In the first four programs we covered what the Bible is literally teaching about when and how God created. The second part dealt with science and the record of nature. What does it tell us about the age of the universe, the age of the Earth, and when God created Adam and Eve? We taped more programs then we expected, 10 to be exact. This means, that if you order the entire package of eight programs for $78 that we advertised, we will include two additional half-hour television programs as a bonus, absolutely free. Here are the topics that we covered in this important debate. PART ONE Program 1: The meaning of the word "day" is the focal point of the controversy in the church of when God created. What is the literal, biblical meaning of the word "day" in Genesis 1&2? Is it six 24-hour days or six consecutive long periods of time? Program 2: When "yom" (day) is used with a number (like 1, 2, 3) in the Old Testament, does it mean the day referred to is always 24 hours? What does the phrase, "evening and morning" mean? Why wasn't it used with the seventh day? Program 3: What kind of world did God create? Was there any death to plants and animals before Adam sinned? Program 4: If one holds that animals and plants died before Adam sinned, does this alter the Doctrine of the Atonement? Does it undermine the Gospel and the authority of Scripture? PART TWO Program 5: Science and the Bible: What does God tell us in the Bible about the record of nature? Is what we see in the record of nature completely trustworthy and reliable? Program 6: Did God make 24-hour days on the fourth day? Did God make the sun, moon, and the stars on the fourth day, or did God transform Earth's atmosphere so that the sun, moon and stars became visible from Earth's surface? Program 7: Is the Big Bang a good scientific and biblical model? Does evidence from astronomy tell us the universe is old? Did God create things with the appearance of age? Program 8: Was Noah's flood universal (and killed all of humanity except Noah and his family)but not global? Or, was it both universal and global? BONUS PROGRAMS Program 9: Question to both sides: What biblical evidence would persuade you that you are wrong and the other side is right? Does the comparison of the creation days with a six-day workweek in Exodus 20:9 prove the creation days are 24-hours? Is the seventh creation day (the Sabbath) still going on according to Hebrew 4:10? Program 10: Do the biblical genealogies tell us how many years ago Adam lived? Was Archbishop Ussher's date of October 3, 4004 B.C. right or wrong? To order these important television programs, go to www.johnankerberg.org. There is a lot of information that you can only get by slowly listening to it over and over, and then looking up the verses in the Bible. There were many questions I wanted to ask and never had time to do so. I told my guests that somewhere in the future we might want to tape another series. For the sake of the Gospel, Dr. John F. Ankerberg President ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Ankerberg Theological Research Institute (A.T.R.I.) P.O. Box 8977 Chattanooga, TN 37414 USA (423) 892-7722 For credit card orders only: 1-800-805-3030 http://www.johnankerberg.org PLEASE NOTE: The John Ankerberg Show respects the privacy wishes of those subscribed to the John Ankerberg Show news list. This email is being sent to you because you have expressed an interest in receiving communications from The John Ankerberg Show. If you wish to be removed from this list, please click here to unsubscribe. (http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/johnankerberg-list). PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. For further information, email jasnews at johnankerberg.org . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Last month, just under 400,000 people visited the website either reading articles or viewing the TV. program and listening to the radio program. The top articles being read are Buddhism vs. Christianity, Shamanism, and Islam vs. Christianity. And most exciting to John and me is that in the past few months 7,000 people have read the article on How to Become a Christian! Out of 184 countries visiting the website the top 20 are: U.S., China, Canada, United Kingdom, Brazil, Australia, Sweden, France, Singapore, Germany, Netherlands, South Africa, India, Philippines, Spain, Norway, Malaysia, Ukraine, Japan and Korea. We thank the Lord for all He is allowing us to do with your help. Now comes the challenging part. The summer months are tough financially. We need your help to make up a deficit in the budget over the past months. Our goal is to have $85,000 by August 10. I really need you to prayerfully consider what you can give, over and above your monthly gift. John is just past the six-month mark from his heart surgery. He is doing well, but the doctor says stress does not help him. Therefore, I am taking on this challenge with you and asking for your help at this time. As you may know, Dillon Burroughs has joined our staff as a writer with John on books and the website. Their latest book, What 's the Big Deal About Jesus?, will be released August 1. John says, this is the best book on Jesus that they have written. For any gift of $100 or more, I'll send you an autographed copy for your library. As you know, Jesus is under attack today through the media. This important book is a must-read. In it, John and Dillon sort out fact from fiction as they examine the historical facts about Jesus, and refute the latest scholarly attacks that are trying to dethrone Jesus. They explain how we know that the early Christians didn't invent Jesus' Divinity, what non-Christian secular writers, and Jewish writers said about Jesus' miracles, teachings, death and resurrection; Jesus clear claim to be God, and the historical facts about his death and resurrection that have never been refuted. In this latest book, John has also included segments of many of his interviews with the world's leading historical Jesus scholars. This book will be a valuable resource for your own study and documentation, and a great gift to give to your non-Christian friends. This month many students will be going back to school. If your son or daughter will be attending high school or college, we are making available some very valuable information about science and the Bible, how to live victorious in the sexual battle facing every young man, every young woman, every married man, and every married woman; and other programs with Ravi Zacharias, Lee Strobel, Erwin Lutzer, and Dr. Norman Geisler. Click here for more information. At the end of this month John will be taping a new series of programs with Lee Strobel that will begin to air next month. We ask you to pray for this taping. God has been so good to give us friends like you. I know that you will personally consider my request, and help as God enables you. Sincerely in Christ, Darlene Ankerberg www.johnankerberg.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Ankerberg Theological Research Institute (A.T.R.I.) P.O. 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