Russell Haffner
I am pleased to announce our new Christian Evidences Course. The course is an in-depth study on Christian Evidences and Apologetics designed to teach logical reasoning for God's existence, the Bible's inspiration, and the deity of Jesus. We were blessed to have Dr. Branyon May as the instructor. Dr. May has a B.S. in Physics and a Ph.D. in Astrophysics. Through his passion for teaching he combines scientific and biblical studies to help the Lord’s church.
The students will learn practical approaches for demonstrating positive evidence, defending negative attacks, and critiquing other worldviews. Through the variety of observations and aspects of life, the students will be encouraged to make application to their own interests and passions, by which their own defense will become more persuasive in its consistency.
The Overall Course Goals are:
- 1. To recognize how Christianity can be practically defended.
- 2. To identify reasonable arguments we can make, especially in application to our own unique interests in life.
- 3. To realize that the most persuasive evangelism is one that presents consistency in reason and application.
The Course Lessons will cover the following topics:
- 1. God's Existance
- a. Cosmological Argument
- b. Design Argument
- c. Moral Argument
- d. Evil, Pain, and Suffering
- e. Harmony of Faith and Science
- 2. Bible's Inspiration
- a. Revelation and Claims of Inspiration
- b. Internal Evidences
- c. External Evidences
- d. Alleged Contradictions
- 3. Christ's Deity
- a. Secular History
- b. Messianic Prophecy
- 4. Earth's Age and Creation Questions
If you have already started the previous Christian Evidences course you can continue by selecting the course listed on your dashboard. If you would like to take the new course you should select the course from the Course Schedule list (https://school.wvbs.org/course-schedule/). If you have any questions about this new course please let us know (https://school.wvbs.org/about/contact-us/).
The WVBS Online Bible School has no statement of faith, creed book or religious manual. The only statement of a Christian's faith which is needed is the Bible. If a statement of faith says less than the Bible it has left something out. If a statement of faith says more than the Bible it has added to God's word (Revelation 22:18-19). Let us abandon the opinions of men and seek to practice and teach only that which is found in God's word. The staff of the school is composed of Christians seeking to teach others about the Bible. The material produced is designed to be used by anybody seeking a greater understanding of God's word.
The goal of the school is to serve God and His people by doing His will to the best of our ability. We have a genuine desire to glorify the Father, His beloved Son, His word and His blood-bought church and not to glorify ourselves or any other men.