CENTRAL REFERENCES

When dealing with counter cult ministry and apologetics at some point you need to have some simple central references.

HOW can you discern truth from error if you do not have a reliable standard?

HOW can you raise the conversation above your opinion verses their opinion?

HOW can you deal with the argument that Christianity is just for Americans?

HOW can you deal with the fact that there are so many denominations?

that disagree so how can anyone know the truth?

WHERE can you point to that is a summary of what the Bible teaches?

WHAT are some summaries that have been used as central references

by many believers for many years?

Here are some resources for you to examine.

IFMA Confession of Faith (this statement is accepted by many missions agencies)

http://www.ifmamissions.org/doctrin.htm

Lausanne Covenant

http://www.gospelcom.net/lcwe/statements/covenant.html

For the following resources go to the link at the end of the list.

Apostles Creed

Nicene Creed

Westminster Confession of Faith with Scripture Proofs

Westminster Larger Catechism

Heidelberg Catechism

Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy

http://www.reformed.org/documents/index.html?mainframe=index_docu.html

At that same location there are MANY more creeds, confessions, catechisms and other related resources.

This includes

Martin Luther’s 95 Theses

Jonathan Edward’s Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

http://www.reformed.org/documents/index.html?mainframe=index_docu.html

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