Encounter God's Truth

Do you know who qualifies as "the worst missionary in the history of the world"? According to Dr. John Whitcomb, it was the prophet Jonah—the prophet that God sent to warn the nation of Assyria in the eighth century before Christ.

Is it not amazing that Jonah—who had even tried to escape from the call of God and run away—had no love at all for the Assyrian people, "the most horribly cruel nation in the ancient world, the Nazis of the ancient world"? And yet he delivered the message that the Lord had given him for the city of Nineveh.

Dr. Whitcomb views this as an example of speaking the truth—without love. It is still powerful, but it is not God's ideal, nor is it the most effective way that we can minister the gospel, or any of God's Word, which is true from the beginning to the end!

With host Wayne Shepherd, Whitcomb Ministries thanks you for listening to this message called, "Truth is Greater Than Love," from our series on "Basic Biblical Distinctions." It comes from a series of sermons that Dr. Whitcomb recorded at Grace Bible Church in Elkhart, Indiana. We are so glad to have their permission to present them to a wider audience here on "Encounter God's Truth."

Remember that you can always listen to all the past broadcasts from this entire series in our library at SermonAudio.com/Whitcomb, where you’ll find more than 1,500 sermons and messages that you can access and learn from at any time.

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Our purpose on "Encounter God's Truth" is to proclaim boldly that God's Word is true from the beginning to the end!

Our teacher, Dr. John Whitcomb, is doing that currently in a series called "Basic Biblical Distinctions." It was recorded live at Grace Bible Church in Elkhart, Ind., and we thank them for allowing us to broadcast it to you here on radio and the Internet.

We are in the middle of a sermon called "Truth is Greater Than Love." We are dealing with questions that will have a profound effect upon our Christian lives and ministries—such as how we are to find the balance between truth and love, and how we can truly show love to those we seek to serve.

Today, we also consider the issue of Christians who practice truth without love—as opposed to those who seek to exhibit love, but compromise the truth.

With host Wayne Shepherd, Whitcomb Ministries thanks you for listening to this broadcast, and encourages you to share all that you have learned from it with a friend.

Remember that you can always listen to all the past broadcasts from this entire series in our library at SermonAudio.com/Whitcomb, where you’ll find more than 1,500 sermons and messages that you can access and learn from at any time.

Then to obtain the latest news from our ministry, join us on Facebook at Facebook.com/WhitcombMinistries.

For more information and resources visit our website at WhitcombMinistries.org.

Which is greater—truth or love? And how are we to handle the balance between truth and love in our Christian lives and ministries? How do we demonstrate love Biblically?

Dr. John Whitcomb will present the case that "Truth is Greater Than Love"—beginning this week on "Encounter God's Truth."

Host Wayne Shepherd is guiding us through this series called "Basic Biblical Distinctions." It has a theme that is right in line with the message that you hear us present each and every week on this program—that God's Word is true from the beginning to the end!

This series is drawn from sermons that Dr. Whitcomb delivered at Grace Bible Church in Elkhart, Ind. We are very grateful for their partnership in allowing us to bring them to you here via radio and the Internet.

We trust that you will listen carefully, be blessed—and then share what you learn with a friend!

Remember that you can always listen to all the past broadcasts from this entire series in our library at SermonAudio.com/Whitcomb, where you’ll find more than 1,500 sermons and messages that you can access and learn from at any time.

Then to obtain the latest news from our ministry, join us on Facebook at Facebook.com/WhitcombMinistries.

For more information and resources visit our website at WhitcombMinistries.org. 

Dr. John Whitcomb concludes his presentation of a concept that he calls "God's Truth Circles" this week on "Encounter God's Truth."

These messages are helping us to understand more about how Jesus and the apostles dealt with people who were at various levels of learning and belief in the truths of Scripture. This gives us a model for knowing how we should approach people today, and it also informs us as to how we are to handle and teach the treasures found in Scripture—or, as Dr. Whitcomb refers to them, "the deep things of God's precious book, the Bible."

This is part of our series called "Basic Biblical Distinctions." It builds upon the foundational principle that God's Word is true from the beginning to the end.

Host Wayne Shepherd expresses our appreciation to Grace Bible Church in Elkhart, Ind. Dr. Whitcomb preached these messages to that congregation, and we greatly value their help in broadcasting them here on "Encounter God's Truth."

Remember that you can always listen to all the past broadcasts from this entire series in our library at SermonAudio.com/Whitcomb, where you’ll find more than 1,500 sermons and messages that you can access and learn from at any time.

Then to obtain the latest news from our ministry, join us on Facebook at Facebook.com/WhitcombMinistries.

For more information and resources visit our website at WhitcombMinistries.org.

How are we to minister and teach the Bible in a world filled with error, confusion and compromise—a world of unbelief? With whom should we identify ourselves in Christian ministry, and how do we handle the rejection of the gospel? How can we be involved in both protecting and perpetuating the revelation that God has given to us in His Word? And how does God expect us to handle His Word in a world of professing believers who do not all agree on the Bible's meaning? How can we genuinely help people that we love?

Dr. John Whitcomb begins to answer those questions today on "Encounter God's Truth" with a message on "God's Truth Circles." It is from our series called "Basic Biblical Distinctions."

This theme of "God's Truth Circles" is a paradigm that Dr. Whitcomb developed and taught over many years to help his students cultivate a greater understanding of both theology and its proper application in practical ministry. Of course, it is based in the reality that God's Word is true from the beginning to the end.

With host Wayne Shepherd, we thank Grace Bible Church in Elkhart, Ind., where Dr. Whitcomb first delivered these messages, that we are able to bring them to you here on "Encounter God's Truth."

Remember that you can always listen to all the past broadcasts from this entire series in our library at SermonAudio.com/Whitcomb, where you’ll find more than 1,500 sermons and messages that you can access and learn from at any time.

Then to obtain the latest news from our ministry, join us on Facebook at Facebook.com/WhitcombMinistries.

For more information and resources visit our website at WhitcombMinistries.org.

Dr. John Whitcomb concludes his life story, "The Conversion of an Evolutionist," on this week's edition of "Encounter God's Truth."

He will share more of the account of his own conversion—and principles that he has drawn from that experience that have guided him through the years, and can still encourage us today.

We will turn to Acts 17, where the Apostle Paul proclaimed the life-transforming gospel of Jesus Christ to the philosophers of Athens on Mars Hill—and to Acts 20, where we see the model that Paul gave us in the city of Ephesus for carrying out the Great Commission.

Dr. Whitcomb first brought this message to the people of Grace Bible Church in Elkhart, Indiana, and with host Wayne Shepherd we are thankful to them for being able to share it with you here on "Encounter God's Truth."

Remember that you can always listen to all the past broadcasts from this entire series in our library at SermonAudio.com/Whitcomb, where you’ll find more than 1,500 sermons and messages that you can access and learn from at any time.

Then to obtain the latest news from our ministry, join us on Facebook at Facebook.com/WhitcombMinistries.

For more information and resources visit our website at WhitcombMinistries.org.

Can you imagine how insights acquired in a field artillery battalion at the Battle of the Bulge can instruct us regarding the proper use of Biblical apologetics?

Dr. John Whitcomb takes us back to Belgium, in December of 1944, to make this connection for us in a simple yet profound way. It is Part Three of his testimony, called "The Conversion of an Evolutionist."

Dr. Whitcomb is using illustrations from his own life to show us how God's Word is true from the beginning to the end—and to teach presuppositional apologetics.

Host Wayne Shepherd sets the stage for the third part of this important message, as we continue our series on "Basic Biblical Distinctions."

Dr. Whitcomb first presented this sermon to the congregation at Grace Bible Church in Elkhart, Ind. Whitcomb Ministries thanks this church for allowing us to broadcast it through the radio ministry of "Encounter God's Truth."

Remember that you can always listen to all the past broadcasts from this entire series in our library at SermonAudio.com/Whitcomb, where you’ll find more than 1,500 sermons and messages that you can access and learn from at any time.

Then to obtain the latest news from our ministry, join us on Facebook at Facebook.com/WhitcombMinistries.

For more information and resources visit our website at WhitcombMinistries.org.

This week on "Encounter God's Truth," Dr. John Whitcomb tells the story of his conversion to the Christian faith—showing how numerous lessons that he has learned through the years since that time can be applied to our lives today.

It is a personal and practical look at what God has done in the life of our speaker over many decades—and what he has gained from those experiences that we can utilize in our attempts at evangelism and upholding a Biblical defense of the faith.

Host Wayne Shepherd reminds us that this insightful presentation also reinforces the reality that God's Word is true from the beginning to the end.

This is latest installment in our series called "Basic Biblical Distinctions," which was recorded live at Grace Bible Church in Elkhart, Ind. Whitcomb Ministries thanks that congregation for generously allowing us to present these talks here on the radio ministry of "Encounter God's Truth."

Remember that you can always listen to all the past broadcasts from this entire series in our library at SermonAudio.com/Whitcomb, where you’ll find more than 1,500 sermons and messages that you can access and learn from at any time.

Then to obtain the latest news from our ministry, join us on Facebook at Facebook.com/WhitcombMinistries.

For more information and resources visit our website at WhitcombMinistries.org. 

Can you imagine Dr. John Whitcomb—one of the founders of the modern Biblical creation movement—ever being an evolutionist?

Well, he was at one time—many years ago—an unconverted evolutionist! But God had a different plan, and our speaker begins to unfold that story today.

On this edition of "Encounter God's Truth," we begin a four-part look at how God worked providentially in the life of our speaker—first to bring him to faith in Christ and then to give him a foundation for a lifetime of study, service and teaching of creationism and apologetics.

We trust that you will be encouraged by our program this week. Whitcomb Ministries presents it with appreciation to Grace Bible Church in Elkhart, Indiana, where this message was first given. We also bring it to you in the hope that it will strengthen your conviction that God's Word is true from the beginning to the end.

Remember that you can always listen to all the past broadcasts from this entire series in our library at SermonAudio.com/Whitcomb, where you’ll find more than 1,500 sermons and messages that you can access and learn from at any time.

Then to obtain the latest news from our ministry, join us on Facebook at Facebook.com/WhitcombMinistries.

For more information and resources visit our website at WhitcombMinistries.org.

God's Word is true from the beginning to the end!

This week on "Encounter God's Truth," we continue to survey what the Word has to say about this world—from beginning to end—as we see it through history, science and prophecy.

Host Wayne Shepherd encourages you to listen and learn about "The Five Worlds of History, Science and Prophecy." We pick up this week by thinking about the third world system.

It is the second installment in a signal series from author and theologian Dr. John Whitcomb, called "Basic Biblical Distinctions." In it, we are looking at several issues involved in Biblical history and apologetics—and Dr. Whitcomb will show us what those topics really mean for us, and how they apply to our spiritual lives.

Whitcomb Ministries is thankful to Grace Bible Church in Elkhart, Indiana, for allowing us to bring these messages to you here on "Encounter God's Truth."

Remember that you can always listen to all the past broadcasts from this entire series in our library at SermonAudio.com/Whitcomb, where you’ll find more than 1,500 sermons and messages that you can access and learn from at any time.

Then to obtain the latest news from our ministry, join us on Facebook at Facebook.com/WhitcombMinistries.

For more information and resources visit our website at WhitcombMinistries.org.