Ankerberg Minute

What You’ll Learn: Are some sins worse than others? The Bible says all have sinned and fall short of God’s glory. In God’s eyes, sin is sin. There are not big sins and little sins—only sins. However, some sins do have greater consequences than others. A child who takes a cookie from the jar without…

What You’ll Learn: Is baptism necessary for salvation? Baptism is important, but not required for salvation. How can we know for certain? When Jesus was on the cross, the criminals hanging on the cross next to him asked, “Remember me when you come into your kingdom.” Jesus answered, “Today, you will be with me in…

What You’ll Learn: How can we help persecuted Christians around the world? The first step is to remember them. Hebrews 13:3 teaches, “Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated since you also are in the body.” Early believers faced much ridicule, including beatings and imprisonment,…

What You’ll Learn: Culture continues to shift its views of marriage. How can we faithfully respond as followers of Christ? First, realize that a culture can change its laws, but it cannot change the teachings of Christ. We are called to stand firm on God’s Word even when it is unpopular to do so. Second,…

What You’ll Learn: Our culture often claims Christians and Muslims worship the same God. Is this true? In my interview with former Sunni Muslim Dr. Emir Caner, he declares: “The church has got to awake and recognize we don’t worship the same God. Islam is the complete antithesis to Christianity. Where most of our children…

What You’ll Learn: Radical Islam presents one of the great dangers of our time. Yet in my interview with former Sunni Muslim Dr. Emir Caner, now president of a Christian university, he defines what he calls an even greater danger: “To me the, the greatest danger in, in this earth is, is not radical Islam.…

What You’ll Learn: The news from the Middle East often seems to be only bad. Is God at work in the midst of today’s global chaos? In my interview with retired 3-star General William Boykin, he shares: “There is a tremendous revival, Christians in the church in America and around the world need to be…

What You’ll Learn: Can you know for certain you will spend eternity with God in heaven? Not in the teachings of Islam. In my interview with former Sunni Muslim Dr. Emir Caner, he explains: “Mohammad in, in Bukhari’s hadith volume 5, number 266 says, ‘What Allah would do with me I do not know.’ So…

What You’ll Learn: Do Islam and Christianity follow the same God? A close look at the teachings of the two religions reveals the answer. In my interview with former Sunni Muslim Dr. Emir Caner, he notes: “There is a key difference in chapter 2 of Qur’an where it says, ‘Allah loves those who do righteous…

What You’ll Learn: In Matthew 22:37, Jesus taught the Greatest Commandment was, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” What does it mean to love the Lord with all your mind? To love God with our mind emphasizes growing in our knowledge of…