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Christians Helping to Restore the Importance of Scriptural Teachings
by Providing Affordable Literature and Scripture

C.H.R.I.S.T. P.A.L.S. is a not-for-profit group of Christians who are interested in spreading God’s word by inexpensive means making it easier for churches and ministries to educate their people.

RESOURCES FOR CHURCHES

BIBLES

Inexpensive "The GIFT - New Testament Bible" available at http://www.holmanbibleoutreach.org/ )
For $0.99 each (plus shipping). Good for new believers with a 30 day devotional, teaching what it means to be a Christian plus other helpful sections.

ARTICLES

These informational and inspirational articles, compiled by Dr. Brooks A. Harris, will help people build a solid Christian foundation - first by showing them overwhelming evidence for the existence of God and the reliability of the Bible - to restore trust in the Bible, then by teaching them Biblical lessons on how we should live.

BLOGSITE- Read over 150 articles on several topics at http://biblicalreliability.blogspot.com./

FREE CD - Read over 150 articles on several topics & a PowerPoint Presentation on Dr. Harris’ "Evidence for Biblical Reliability & A Christian World View" CD

FREE CD - Listen to an Audio Presentation on the overwhelming amount of evidence for the reliability of the Bible, for God’s existence, for God as the Creator, for why Christianity versus other religions, to explain why God allows suffering and supposed contradictions in the Bible, etc. See Dr. Harris’ "Evidence For Biblical Reliability & Why To Believe" CD.

PAMPHLETS

Brochures & Tracts discussing Christian World View topics for display to make available, free of charge, to the general public and / or to church congregations. For a list of available (free or inexpensive) pamphlets, sample packets, and other resources, contact the organizations below:

By Gospel Tract and Bible Society, P.O. Box 700, Moundridge, Kansas 67107.

By James L. Melton @ Bible Baptist Church, 125 E. Maple, Sharon, TN 38255.

LIFE/DEATH card with Roman Road provided by Florida Baptist Convention
Call 1-800-226-8584 ext. 3098 for 10 cards free or 500 cards for $30

SCRIPTURES

Available on folded strips of paper in Blessing Jars for the general public to read & share. These Scriptures in Blessing Jars is an idea of "Blessing House Ministries" founded by Judy Groenke as a way to spread God’s word to the general public through churches and businesses.

To start your own Blessing Jars ministry, have someone type several Scriptures from the Bible. The Scriptures should go all the way across the page and have 1 or 2 spaces between Scriptures to leave room to cut the Scriptures into strips. ( Scripture from the King James Version can be copied without copyright infringements. Be creative - use Scriptures on different topics to be used in Jars for special people groups as teenagers, the elderly, mothers, men, teachers. These make great gifts, too. ) Use your original copy as your Master copy. Then offer to churches and businesses a copy of your Master copy to use as a Master copy for themselves. Either have the business owner or a representative from your organization be responsible to copy, cut, & fold Scriptures and keep the Blessing Jars full in churches and businesses.

Bible Tag!

Bible Tag!

*The Bible in
50 Words!
*God made
*Adam bit
*Noah arked
*Abraham split
*Jacob fooled
*Joseph ruled
*Bush talked
*Moses balked
*Pharaoh plagued
*People walked
*Sea divided
*Tablets guided
*Promise landed
*Saul freaked
*David peeked
*Prophets warned
*Jesus born
*God walked
*Love talked
*Anger crucified
*Hope died
*Love rose
*Spirit flamed
*Word spread
*God remained
*Tag - you’re it . .
. . . Consider
yourself hit by:
*The Love Of God!

HYMNS FOR ANY PROFESSION

HYMNS FOR ANY PROFESSION

The Dentist’s Hymn ...................Crown Him With Many Crowns

The Weatherman’s Hymn ...........There Shall Be Showers Of Blessing

The Contractor’s Hymn ..............The Church’s One Foundation

The Tailor’ Hymn .......................Holy, Holy, Holy

The Golfer’s Hymn .....................There Is A Green Hill Far Away

The Politician’s Hymn .................Standing On The Promises

The Optometrist’s Hymn .............Open My Eyes That I Might See

The IRS Agent’s Hymn ...............I Surrender All

The Gossip’s Hymn .....................Pass It On

The Electrician’s Hymn ................Send The Light

The Realtors Hymn ......................I’ve Got A Mansion Just Over The Hilltop

Now, for those who speed on the highway - a few hymns for you:

45 mph .............................God Will Take Care Of You
55 mph .............................Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
65 mph .............................Nearer My God To Thee
75 mph .............................Nearer Still Nearer
85 mph .............................This World Is Not My Home
95 mph .............................Lord, I’m Coming Home
Over 100 mph ...................Precious Memories

A minister told his congregation, "Next week I plan to preach about the sin of lying. To help you understand my sermon, I want you all to read Mark 17."

The following Sunday, as he prepared to deliver his sermon, the minister asked for a show of hands. He wanted to know how many had read Mark 17.

Every hand went up. The minister smiled and said, "Mark has only sixteen chapters. I will now proceed with my sermon on the sin of lying."

How To Use This Site

How To Use This Site

To read articles under the Topics, click on the corresponding Label to the right of this page.
See a complete list of articles (Table of Contents) under the Topic (Label) "Miscellaneous Materials" or below this list of Topics.

1) See How Reliable the Bible Really Is,

Read Articles Under the Topics:

Evidence For Biblical Reliability
Why Trust The Bible
More Reasons To Trust The Bible
Why Teach Evidences

2) See Why to Believe in God, Jesus Christ, and Christianity,

Read Articles Under the Topics:

Why Believe In God?
Why Christianity
Evidence For Christ

3) See How to Help Non-Believers to Believe,

Read Articles Under the Topics:

Helping Non-Believers To Believe
Teaching Evolution vs Creation
Consequences Of Teaching Evolution

4) See How Science Supports Creation,

Read Articles Under the Topics:

Scientific Foundation
Reasons To Doubt Evolution
Man’s Early History
Ancient History

5) See How I Went From Doubt To Understanding,

Read Articles Under the Topics:

My Testimony & Beliefs

6) See How to Grow in the Christian Faith,

Read Articles Under the Topics:

Christian Beliefs
Grow In Your Faith
Understanding The Bible
Understanding Jesus

7) See How to Live a Good Life,

Read Articles Under the Topics:

Communicate With God
More Prayers
A Christian’s Responsibility
Live A Good Christian Life
Develop Christ-like Character
Learn How To Love

8) See How to Handle Problems,

Read Articles Under the Topics:

Avoiding Problems In Our Society
Handling Problems In Our Society

9) See What Our Near Future & Eternal Life May Be Like,

Read Articles Under the Topics:

Living In The End Times
Life In The Future

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

(*) My favorite articles.

Evidence For Biblical Reliability

Evidence For Biblical Reliability *
Evidence For Biblical Accuracy
Websites For Biblical Reliability

Evidence For Bib. Rel. Audio CD Script *

Why Trust The Bible

MAPS Guide - Biblical Reliability
The Bible Stands Alone *
Archaeology and History Attest to the Reliability of the Bible
The Dead Sea Scrolls - "The greatest manuscript discovery of all times"
What Makes The Bible So Special?
Exacting Bible Copying Methods

More Reasons To Trust The Bible

Ten Reasons To Believe The Bible *
Contradictions in the Bible-Why Are They There?
How can you believe a Bible that is full of contradictions?
Why Are There So Many Different Religions?
Why Are There So Many Denominations?
There are so many different interpretations of the Bible, why should I believe yours?
Scientific Facts in the Bible
Science Confirms the Bible
Does the Bible contain statements that are at variance with science?
Arguments For A World-wide Flood
A Closer Look At The Evidence

Why Teach Evidences

Why Should We Teach Evidence for Biblical Reliability *
A Good Father’s Love
Is Jesus Really The Only Way?

Why Believe In God?

Is There Really A God? How would you answer? *
Is There A God?
How Do We Know God Exists?
The Case For A Creator
Suffering - Why? *

Why Christianity

Choosin’ My Religion
Christianity is a Credible Faith
What are some of the differences between Christianity and the Eastern Religions?
What distinguishes Christianity from Other Religions?
Comparing Christianity to Other Religions
Many Infallible Proofs

Evidence For Christ

History Validates the Resurrection
That’s One Body That Will Never Be Found
The Deity Of Jesus Christ *
The Deity Of Jesus
The Case For Christ

Helping Non-Believers To Believe

What Keeps People From Believing?
Why We’re Not Going To Church *
How To Reach Non-Believers Today!
Do You Have Faith?
Proof
What If?

Teaching Evolution vs Creation

Teaching Science Through Wisdom *
Teach. Creation as Comparative Religion
"Good Morning Students"
Evolution: A Bankrupt Philosophy

Consequences Of Teaching Evolution

Theistic Evolution-Curse of the Church
It Does Matter How God Created
Consequences Of Believing In Evolution
Consequences Of Teaching Evolution
Compromising Creation with Evolution

Scientific Foundation

Creative Views Of Science - Origins Lecture (Article, Slides & PowerPoint Presentation)*
Power Point Notes (Notes to be used with PowerPoint Presentation)
Comparison Of Origins Theories *
Summary Of Origins Theories
Radiometric Dating Inaccuracies
Evidence For A Young World

Reasons To Doubt Evolution

25 Reasons To Doubt Evolution *
The Intelligent Design Revolution
Evolution Is Based on Modern Myths
Turn On Your Baloney Detector
The Eyes Have It - Creation is Reality
Difficult Questions for Evolutionists To Answer

Man’s Early History

Man’s Early History *
Early Intelligence of Man
Human History
Meaning of Ancient Names

Adams' Chart of History

Ancient History

How Much Time? *
Six 24-Hour Days?
Evidence for Recent Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs With Man

My Testimony & Beliefs

Learn to Share Your Personal Testimony
My Walk With God - From Doubt To Understanding (A Testimony)
My Walk With God - Continued
My Quick Testimony
My World View *
My World View - Study Guide

Christian Beliefs

What Is A True Christian? *
Common Christian Beliefs
Decoding A Christmas Carol
Only God Can Form a Basis for Truth
What Is Grace?
Spiritual Green Card
3 Steps To Salvation

Grow In Your Faith

The Ultimate Purpose & Goal Of Man
What Does It Mean To Be Saved?
Ye Must Be Born Again
Spiritual Maturity
The Compromising Christian
Resources For Spiritual Growth

Understanding The Bible

The Story Of The Bible
Chapters of Pure Gold *
Emergency Phone Numbers - A Handy Reference List of Emergency Numbers
1001 Handy Scripture References
God’s Plan

Understanding Jesus

Our Daily Bread
He Understands *
The Four Gospels

Communicate With God

Teach Us To Pray *
A Lesson In Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer with God’s Response
The Parts Of Prayer
A Sample Prayer

More Prayers

Thank You God (Prayer) *
Lord Thank You (Prayer)
Use Me Lord (Prayer)
Kansas Senate Prayer
America, UNITE In Prayer
A Boy Scout’s Prayer
What Is An Eagle Scout?

A Christian’s Responsibility

Fulfilling The Greatest Commandment *
The Sin Of Omission
The Disciples Cross *

Live A Good Christian Life

Trust is Faith Acted Out in Obedience
7 Difficult Sins To Avoid
The Subconscious Mind
Should I Go To Church?
Learn 10 Commandments in 10 Minutes *
Points To Ponder
21 Suggestions For Success

Develop Christ-like Character

What If We’re Wrong *
I’m My Father’s Son
An Old Cherokee Is Teaching His Grandson About Life
Attitude

Learn How To Love

How To Love Your Spouse *
How To Love Your Neighbor
How To Love Your Lord *

How To Love
Do You Really Love God
Relationships

Avoiding Problems In Our Society

The Parent’s Role of Preparing Children for a Relationship With God *
Raising Men
No Stopping on the Slippery Slope
What Does The Bible Say About:
Drinking
Homosexuality
Government Authority

Handling Problems In Our Society

Handling Problems In Our Society
Prayer in School Affects all of Society
CARE Program Letter
CARE Program Church Survey
CARE Interest Survey

Living In The End Times

Our Present Situation *
End Time Prophecies - CAUTION
Signs Of The End Times
Are We Approaching Armageddon?

Life In The Future

Genesis vs Revelation
Building The Ultimate Community
Pre-Eternity Events
Our Everlasting Home
HEAVEN - Your Future Home?
The Best King Ever & His Kingdom

Miscellaneous Materials

CHRIST PALS Resources For Churches
Support ACLJ Poster
Bible Tag!
Keys To Bible Numbers
Hymns For Any Profession

Christian Giving (Poem)
Questions For Christians
Table of Contents

How To Use This Site *

Keys To Bible Numbers

Keys To Bible Numbers
from http://www.bibleuniverse.com/
See Articles > Keys To Bible Numbers

Many of the numbers in the Bible have deeper prophetic or spiritual significance. Both in the Old and New Testaments, numbers reveal hidden concepts and meanings that commonly escape the casual reader. And throughout history, men with great minds, like Augustine, Isaac Newton, and Leonardo Di Vinci, showed more than just a passing curiosity regarding the importance of biblical numbers. Once more, Jesus said, "The very hairs of your head are numbered" (Matthew 10:30). So obviously, Bible numbers should be carefully considered.

At least 12 numbers in the Bible stand out in this regard: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 40, 50, and 70. In order to express this truth, one or two biblical examples have been given below. However, much more can be said on this subject, so these examples serve merely as an introduction and are not exhaustive by any means.

1 - represents absolute singleness and unity (Ephesians 4:4-6; John 17:21, 22). We presume readers need no more than these two citations, as most of the biblical information regarding unity and singleness is common knowledge.)

2 - represents the truth of God’s Word; for example, the law and prophets (John 1:45), two or three witnesses (2 Corinthians 13:1), and a sword with two edges (Hebrews 4:12). See Mark 6:7 and Revelation 11:3. It is also used 21 times in the books of Daniel and Revelation.

3 - represents the Godhead / Trinity. The angels cry "Holy" three times to the triune God (Isaiah 6:3). See also Matthew 28:19 and 1 John 5:7, 8.

4 - represents universal truth, as in the four directions (north, south, east, west) and the four winds (Matthew 24:31; Revelation 7:1; Revelation 20:8). In Acts 10:11, a sheet with four corners symbolizes the gospel going to all the gentiles.

5 - represents teaching. First, there are the five books of Moses. Second, Jesus taught about the five wise virgins and used five barley loaves used to feed the 5,000.

6 - represents the worship of man, and is the number of man, signifying his rebellion, imperfection, works, and disobedience. It is used 273 times in the Bible, including its derivatives (e.g., sixth) and another 91 times as "threescore" or "60." Man was created on the sixth day (Genesis 1:26, 31). See also Exodus 31:15 and Daniel 3:1.
The number is especially significant in the book Revelation, as "666" identifies the beast. "Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six" (Revelation 13:18).

7 - represents perfection, and is the sign of God, divine worship, completions, obedience, and rest. The "prince" of Bible numbers, it is used 562 times, including its derivatives ( e.g., seventh, sevens). (See Genesis 2:1-4, Psalm 119:164, and Exodus 20:8-11 for just a few of the examples.)
The number seven is also the most common in biblical prophecy, occurring 42 times in Daniel and Revelation alone. In Revelation there are seven churches, seven spirits, seven golden candlesticks, seven stars, seven lamps, seven seals, seven horns, seven eyes, seven angels, seven trumpets, seven thunders, seven thousand slain in a great earthquake, seven heads, seven crowns, seven last plagues, seven golden vials, seven mountains, and seven kings.

10 - represents law and restoration. Of course, this includes the Ten Commandments found in Exodus 20. See also Matthew 25:1 (ten virgins); Luke 17:17 (ten lepers); Luke 15:8 (healing, ten silver coins).

12 - represents the church and God’s authority. Jesus had 12 disciples, and there were 12 tribes of Israel. In Revelation 12:1, the 24 elders and 144,000 are multiples of 12. The New Jerusalem city has 12 foundations, 12 gates, 12 thousand furlongs, a tree with 12 kinds of fruit 12 times a year eaten by 12 times 12,000 or the 144,000. (See Revelation 21.)

40 - represents a generation and times of testing. It rained for 40 days during the flood. Moses spent 40 years in the desert, as did the children of Israel. Jesus fasted for 40 days.

50 - represents power and celebration. The Jubilee came after the 49th year (Leviticus 25:10), and Pentecost occurred 50 days after Christ’s resurrection (Acts 2).

70 - represents human leadership and judgment. Moses appointed 70 elders (Exodus 24:1); The Sanhedrin was made up of 70 men. Jesus chose 70 disciples (Luke 10:1). Jesus told Peter to forgive 70 times 7.

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See "Appendix A - Numerical Designs in the Bible", In the book Many Infallible Truths - Evidences for the Christian Faith, by Henry M. Morris with Henry M. Morris III, for more lengthy discussions on numbers in the Bible.

Run a web search for: bible numbers meaning

See: www.spiritcommunity.com/dreams/bible_numbers.php for more lengthy explanations of the numbers 1-12.

Also see: http://www.spiritcommunity.com/dreams/bible_numbers.php for very short meanings of the numbers 1-100.

Questions For Christians

QUESTIONS FOR CHRISTIANS


1) What does it mean to you to be a Christian?
2) Is it important to be a Christian? Why?
3) What is a Christian’s purpose in life?
4) Does being a Christian affect your decisions? How?
5) How strong is your faith? Do you have doubts?
6) Do you let others know you are a Christian?
7) How do you show others that you are a Christian?
8) How do you approach non-Christians about Christianity?
9) Are you prepared to witness your faith in the gospel and why you believe in God and the Bible?
10) How do you convince others that the Bible is reliable, God exist, and the gospel is true?
11) Do you understand the entire gospel - from the origin of sin to its redemption through Christ?
12) Do you truly believe that the entire Bible is reliable and its stories are true?
13) Is it important to believe that the entire Bible is reliable including our origins and man’s early history as recorded in the first eleven chapters in Genesis? Why?
14) Do you believe the following events actually occurred as part of our history as recorded in the Bible or were such events just symbolic?
A) The creation story, Adam’s rib, Adam sin and God’s resultant curse, Cain and Able, Noah and his family, the ark and its animals, a world-wide flood, the rainbow, the confusion of tongues and the dispersion of families from Babel
B) Jesus Christ’s spiritual conception, birth story, ministry, miracles, death for our sins, bodily resurrection, ascension and promise to return
15) Do you believe that in the beginning:
A) God created all things in six literal days or in billions of years?
B) God created things in the order it is recorded in Genesis (as plants before the sun, and
birds before reptiles)?
C) God created all "kinds" of creatures as complete kinds or did he allow creatures to evolve from one kind to another?
16) Should a Christian trust the words of God in the Bible or the contradictory theories of man?
17) As a Christian does it really matter what you believe regarding our origins and early history?
18) Do you believe that heaven and hell will be real places?
19) If you died today, what do you believe would happen to your soul?
20) If life does not just cease (as an atheist must believe) are you prepared to enjoy heaven or are you willing to accept the eternal consequences of hell?

Christian Giving - Poem

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CHRISTIAN GIVING

God's precious gift to us,
was His only son - Jesus.

Jesus gave us His love and care,
so we could live not in despair.

For us Jesus paid the ultimate price,
to pardon our sins with His sacrifice.

His death on the cross was His way,
to lead us to an eternal life someday.

These gifts were for us to freely receive,
and all that God asks is that we believe.

Let the cross remind us how we should live,
to accept Jesus as Savior, repent and to give.

Go with God
Our ultimate Giver.