The author of the book of Hebrews defined “faith” with these words: “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen” (Heb 11.1 – nasu). The words “assurance” and “conviction” indicate absolute confidence! It was the late, C. S. Lewis, the renowned British defender of the faith, who astutely said, “I believe in Christianity as I believe the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” Lewis was a great apologist (defender) of Christianity. His little book Mere Christianity is still a classic in its field […]

AM Scripture Reading: Hebrews 3.7-13 This Morning’s Sermon: Brent T. Willey FUNCTIONAL ATHEISM Introduction: Literal atheism denies the existence of a creative God and embraces evolution. Functional atheism behaves as if there will be no personal accountability to God! Historically, many of the Israelites during the days of Moses were nothing more than Functional Atheists! (Heb. 3.7-13) Is this possible among us today? FUNCTIONAL ATHEISM: THE DANGER OF UNBELIEF “Unbelief” is fundamentally defiance against God and is the root of every kind of sin there is! (Heb. 3.7-13) Did Israel stop believing in the existence of God? Functional atheists ignore […]