YouTube – A Conversation with Paul Washer

YouTube – A Conversation with Paul Washer.

Herescope’s recent article on “Dead Bread”

I recently read the post on Herescope concering “dead bread”, those pastors who purchase sermons online instead of spending time in front of the Lord until he leads them and gives them the message He has for them for that day..

Here’s the article: http://herescope.blogspot.com/2009/04/dead-bread.html

Definitely worth the read.

Paul Washer’s book – “The One True God” is a great read.

Paul Washer’s “The One True God”

A close friend of mine recently gave me a copy of Paul Washer’s workbook called “The One True God.” I am a fan of Paul, not for his delivery style, or his enthusiasm, but for his desire to know God, and for his clarity of doctrinal thought. Paul is someone who “rightly divides the Word of Truth”, and I am overjoyed at having this workbook in my posession.

Paul’s desire in the book is to get believers to have an encounter with the One True God through Scripture. He does a great job of meeting his desire, because this workbooks is full of Scripture. It doesn’t hurt that the version he chooses to read from is the NASB – my personal favorite.

I began studying chapter 1 of the workbook, which is on Deut. 6:4 (God is One), and the concept of the trinity. The workbook is very thorough, and the Scriptures used were from books in both New and Old Testaments. Paul’s aim is having you go through the Scriptures instead of just giving you answers.

I was very satisfied with the beginning of the study, and I plan on continuing to use the study for my own enrichment and for assisting my church.

Welcome to the new website

I finally got a new wordpress installation going. Instead of using “CMS Made Simple”, I went with WordPress because I needed something that I could use and spend more time writing, and less time fidgeting and adjusting.

The goal of vibist.com is to provide resources and commentary in the realm of Biblical Apologetics.

What is apologetics? Apologetics comes from the Greek word apologia, which means answer or defense.  1 Peter 3:15 uses this greek word:

1Pe 3:15  but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: being ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear: 

As it applies to Christianity, apologetics is the part of theology that deals with giving a ready defense for the faith.

As such, it means that at times the worldview we take as Christians will differ from that of the population around us. But as Peter says, we are to be ready to give such a defense.

This website will hopefully engage you to be more aware of the practice of apologetics, and witll encourage you to put this field of theology to use. Defend the faith!