April – June 2011

Continual attacks on God’s Word can cause even Christians to question the Bible. Are you prepared to answer the attacks, or more important, questions from those who honestly want to learn how we know God’s Word is true? This issue of Answers will burrow down to the heart of the matter, highlighting seven reasons we know the Bible is true!

Features

• Magazine Article

  Radical Evangelism

  

  Feb. 23, 2014, pp. 26–28

  Sharing the gospel can be tough these days. No matter what new witnessing method comes along, none of them seem to work like they once did.

• Magazine Article

  Salvation Before the Cross

  

  March 31, 2013, p. 29

  How were people saved before Jesus Christ died on the Cross? The answer is easy, once you realize that nothing happens by chance—the solution was already in place even before the world began.

• Magazine Article

  Fire-Chasing Beetles

  

  March 2, 2014, pp. 30–31

  The Melanophila beetle is one of many creatures that actually hunt for fires.

• Magazine Article

  Eve’s Legacy—Hope amid Despair

  

  Feb. 10, 2017, pp. 32–34

  Eve found hope in the same promised Seed that we all look to.

• Magazine Article

  Creepy Crawly Plants

  

  March 9, 2014, pp. 35–36

  Imagine a plant that’s sensitive to its surroundings and responds accordingly. Sound like science fiction? It’s not!

• Magazine Article

  Hot-blooded Sharks

  

  March 13, 2011, p. 37

  It’s not easy being a great white shark—how can such a massive body ever hope to sustain high speeds in such cold water?

• Magazine Article

  Chameleons—A Bug’s Worst Nightmare

  

  April 27, 2014, pp. 38–42

  A chameleon might look bizarre to you, but not to a bug.

• Magazine Article

  Getting Close to Gross

  March 6, 2011, pp. 44–47

  “Yuck!” Even in the grosser things on our body, we can see clear reminders of God’s wise providence.

• Magazine Article

  Can You Prove the Bible is True?

  

  April 1, 2011, pp. 49–50

  If you actively share your faith, you’ll be asked, “How do you know the Bible is true?”

• Magazine Article

  Can We Prove the Bible Is True?

  

  Nov. 11, 2014, pp. 50–53

  Jesus Christ and His followers were fearless when it came to proclaiming God’s Word. What gave them such boldness and self-assuredness?

• Magazine Article

  Seven Compelling Evidences Confirm the Bible Is True

  

  April 1, 2011, pp. 54–64

  With all the knowledge and resources readily available today, God’s children have no excuse for not being prepared to “Give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you.”

• Magazine Article

  1. God’s Character

  

  April 1, 2011, pp. 55–56

  How can we help people believe that the Bible is true? It is by sharing with others the matchless character of the God who ultimately wrote the Bible.

• Magazine Article

  2. Claims of Divine Authorship

  

  April 1, 2011, pp. 56–57

  Not just the Bible’s authors but Jesus Christ Himself claimed that the Bible was God’s Word.

• Magazine Article

  3. Unity of the Bible

  

  July 27, 2014, pp. 58–59

  The Bible is unlike any other religious book. Despite 40 authors writing from three continents over nearly two thousand years, it maintains perfect consistency.

• Magazine Article

  4. Fulfilled Prophecy

  

  April 1, 2011, pp. 59–60

  Among the many amazing evidences that confirm the Bible’s divine origin, surely the wealth of fulfilled prophecies is near the top.

• Magazine Article

  5. Scientific Accuracy

  

  Aug. 10, 2014, pp. 61–62

  Every claim the Bible makes about science is not only true but crucial for filling in the blanks about the origin of the universe.

• Magazine Article

  6. Archaeological Finds

  

  Aug. 17, 2014, pp. 62–63

  Archaeology provides us with fascinating and amazing affirmations of Scripture’s accuracy and trustworthiness.

• Magazine Article

  7. Life-Changing Power

  

  Aug. 24, 2014, p. 64

  Even if you don’t yet know any other compelling evidences that the Bible is true, you should know the experience of your own life.

• Magazine Article

  Death by Design

  

  Jan. 11, 2012, pp. 66–69

  If our genes and cells arose randomly through competition for supremacy, then how can we explain so many wonderful processes where cells are programmed to sacrifice themselves?

• Magazine Article

  A Creationist Puzzle

  

  April 25, 2012, pp. 70–73

  How do creationists explain dates of 50,000 years?

Departments

• Publisher’s Pen

  p. 6

• Readers Respond

  p. 7

• Perspective

  pp. 9–13

• Impact

  pp. 15–19

• Resource Preview

  p. 20

• Created Creature

  pp. 22–25

• Creation on Display

  p. 75

• Truth 4 Teens

  p. 76

• Parents’ Corner

  p. 78

• Biblical Authority

  pp. 80–81

• Last Word

  p. 82

• Subscriber Exclusives

Credits