Introduction to Christian Apologetics
 

In 1943 I became hooked on Christian Apologetics by a series of articles that came out in the Sunday newspaper. I looked forward to each article with great anticipation, not knowing at the time that they would have such an impact upon my life, a life devoted to preaching the gospel of Christ over a long 56 year ministry. Those articles were entitled, "The Faith of Great Scientists". Let me share a great scientific discovery that gave me complete confidence that the Bible truly is the word of God. An astronomer shared that in the oldest book of the Bible, Job, was a statement made that no human could ever have known. Only the Creator could make such a declaration. In Job, chapter 38 and verse 32 of the King James Version, God asks Job if he was able to "guide Arcturus", one of the brightest stars in the sky. What impressed him was that with our largest telescope, scientists discovered that Arcturus travels at such a tremendous speed that astronomers nick named it "the run-a-way star of our galaxy". Think about it. Only God could have known such a fact. Now consider this. Did you ever try to count the stars above? With the naked eye you might be able to see a thousand or so. But look through a powerful telescope and you'll discover millions of stars in one galaxy and millions of galaxies alone. Therefore, the Bible is totally accurate when it compares the "stars of heaven to sands of the sea". They are innumerable! And for centuries men scoffed at the Bible for making such a comparison! Ralph Eichelberger saw an email in 2003 that Featherstone Camp burned in the Cedar Fire. He flew to San Diego to investigate and then decided to do something about it by organizing teams of workers to also help rebuild our camp. He inspired three teams from Ohio, totaling 51, to come and spend a week at Featherstone, getting big blisters on hands and muscles terribly sore. Each one paid $500 for food and air fare out of their own pocket. God bless em! Click here to see how God blessed our camp through people from Ohio. Both Ralph and Carolyn Eichelberger serve the Lord at Round Lake Christian Assembly. He is Coordinator and she works in the office.