Another Way to Prove Theism is True

By Dr. Bob Martin III

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February 26, 2021

4 mins 45 sec

How do we prove God? Can this be done? Or is a belief in God just based on our feelings or how we grew up? ...

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Pre-Evangelism

One Way to Prove Theism is True

By Dr. Bob Martin III

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February 19, 2021

6 mins 18 sec

Is there any way to prove that God exists? Believing that there is an eternal, infinite God who performs miracles is a worldview called theism....

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Pre-Evangelism

The 3 Step Method that Proves Christianity is Superior to Islam and Judaism

By Dr. Bob Martin III

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February 15, 2021

5 mins

Ever wondered what God is like? A theistic God is an eternal spirit who is infinite in all of his attributes. Meaning he is: All-powerful...

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Pre-Evangelism

What Is the Christian Worldview? 6 Questions Help Us GO HOME

By Dr. Bob Martin III

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February 5, 2021

5 mins

A couple of years ago, my wife bought a jigsaw puzzle of old-time Disney posters. She soon realized that a one thousand piece jigsaw puzzle...

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Pre-Evangelism

Introduction to the New Testament

By Dr. Bob Martin III

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January 29, 2021

5 mins

Have you ever felt guilty about not reading the Bible more often? Does it seem that Christian friends, other people in your small group, or...

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Bible Knowledge Discipleship

4 Undeniable Truths About Truth: Answering My Skeptic, Agnostic, Relativist and Pluralist Friends

By Dr. Bob Martin III

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January 22, 2021

6 mins

Every day we bump into wrong-headed beliefs about truth. And they can be deadly. It reminds me of the story of a widow struggling with...

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Pre-Evangelism

Why Christianity? Because Jesus is Superior to Other Religious Leaders

By Dr. Bob Martin III

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January 15, 2021

4 mins

You and I have a huge decision: which religion or worldview we are going to commit our lives (and eternal destiny) to. If we are...

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Pre-Evangelism

What Is a Worldview?

By Dr. Bob Martin III

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January 11, 2021

Back in the 1970s, when I was a teenager, the fashionistas sported long hair, bright colored bell-bottoms, tie-dyed t-shirts, and groovy puka shell chokers. I...

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Pre-Evangelism

What is Cultural Engagement?

By Dr. Bob Martin III

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January 1, 2021

One day I received a phone call from a physician administrator, “Hi Bob, I have received a complaint about you from one of your patients....

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Cultural Engagement

Evangelism (Part 2 of 2): The Good News

By Dr. Bob Martin III

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December 12, 2020

4 mins

The gospel of Jesus Christ is an all-inclusive story dating that extends back to creation with bad news and good news. Part one of this...

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Evangelism

Evangelism (Part 1 of 2): The Bad News

By Dr. Bob Martin III

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December 12, 2020

4 mins

If the “gospel” means “good news,” how can there be any “bad news” when sharing it?  This two-blog series walks us through ten points for...

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Evangelism

Habitual Sins: Lead Me Not into Temptation, I Can Find It Myself (Part 2 of 2)

By Dr. Bob Martin III

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December 12, 2020

In the last article, we walked through the nature of habitual sins, why they don’t still have power over our lives, and the first three...

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Discipleship Soul Care

Habitual Sins: Lead Me Not into Temptation, I Can Find It Myself (Part 1 of 2)

By Dr. Bob Martin III

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December 12, 2020

5 mins

I have schlepped a lot of luggage all around the country, traveling with our four children. We often had to ask the kids to lighten...

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Discipleship Soul Care

3 Ways to Study the Bible

By Dr. Bob Martin III

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December 12, 2020

5 mins

I grew up near the Illinois River and spent many hours traveling up and down the river’s meandering path. Do you know why natural waterways...

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Bible Knowledge Discipleship Spiritual Disciplines

7 Spiritual Disciplines That Will Change You

By Dr. Bob Martin III

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December 12, 2020

8 mins

Have you ever experienced an issue with your computer that was resolved by merely restarting the machine? In the early years of portable computers, I...

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Discipleship Spiritual Disciplines

Give Me A Mentor: 4 Resources to Train As a Disciple

By Dr. Bob Martin III

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December 12, 2020

5 mins

After accepting Jesus as our Savior, many of us can naively think that our responsibilities end, thinking we can live however we want. Unfortunately, this...

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Discipleship

How to Become a Christian

By Dr. Bob Martin III

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December 12, 2020

6 mins

In the first century, people who believed that Jesus rose from the dead and followed him as their living Savior and God were called a...

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Evangelism Pre-Evangelism

How to Begin Reading the Bible: A Reading Guide

By Dr. Bob Martin III

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December 12, 2020

5 mins

I remember one Saturday when we were driving across the country with our two young children in the backseat. Our car sputtered and died, and...

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Bible Knowledge Spiritual Disciplines

How to Do Prayer in Four ACTS

By Dr. Bob Martin III

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December 12, 2020

5 mins

One of the most astonishing activities in the Christian spiritual life is prayer. But many Christians aren’t taught either its importance or how to do...

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Discipleship Spiritual Disciplines

Is Cultural Engagement Worth It?

By Dr. Bob Martin III

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December 12, 2020

6 mins

The British author A. N. Wilson was an Oxford-educated writer who spent one-year training for the priesthood. But at 38-years-old he converted to atheism. His...

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Cultural Engagement

The 7 Streams of Cultural Engagement

By Dr. Bob Martin III

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December 12, 2020

5 minus

Being a Christian in American culture is challenging. It can be hard to figure out the best way is to interact with others in our...

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Cultural Engagement

What Does It Mean to Be a “Disciple” of Jesus?

By Dr. Bob Martin III

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December 8, 2020

4 mins

I used to teach at a small seminary. One semester a student requested to audit my apologetics class. I agreed to let him simply audit...

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Discipleship

7 Reasons Why We Should Engage Culture

By Dr. Bob Martin III

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December 8, 2020

6 mins

Why do we need to engage the world around us? There is a story told about a farmer. He thought that the oats that he...

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Cultural Engagement

What is Pre-Evangelism?

By Dr. Bob Martin III

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December 7, 2020

Imagine being on one side of the 1,300-foot-tall Niagara Gorge with a vast crowd in the summer of 1858. You’re in an electrified crowd waiting...

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Pre-Evangelism

Investigating the Bible with the C.I.A. Method 

By Dr. Bob Martin III

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December 7, 2020

Understanding Scripture is essential for every Christian. But what the best way to do that?  Often in a small group or Bible study, the leader...

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Bible Knowledge

What is this Bible?

By Dr. Bob Martin III

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December 7, 2020

The Bible is the most essential book in the world. And it will eventually become your most prized possession as you continue to grow as...

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Bible Knowledge

8 Tips for the Pre-Evangelist

By Dr. Bob Martin III

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December 7, 2020

Pre-evangelism, or apologetics, is the discipline that seeks to explain why the Christian faith is the only correct worldview and defends it against attacks from...

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Pre-Evangelism

What are the 7 Areas of Spiritual Life?

By Dr. Bob Martin III

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December 7, 2020

4 mins

At Binmin, we know that the Christian life can be hard to figure out. This resource ministry exists to assist young adult Christians in developing...

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Bible Knowledge Discipleship Spiritual Disciplines

The 4 Genres in the New Testament

By Dr. Bob Martin III

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December 4, 2020

5 mins

The Apostle Paul told his younger friend Timothy that “all Scripture is breathed out by God” (2 Tim. 3:16). Paul meant that the Bible is...

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Bible Knowledge

The 6 Genres in the Old Testament

By Dr. Bob Martin III

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December 3, 2020

4 mins

You don’t read a novel the same way that you read a news article. I don’t read any of my medical texts the same way...

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Bible Knowledge