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December 3, 2021
Title: Science and Faith: Science and Ethics Pose a Lot of Questions
Topic: Is God a Fraud?
Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)
Day 5
This week, Mark Lanier discusses some of the ethical issues we are facing today in regards to science and faith.
He offers three steps to help us determine if the issue should be acceptable to Christians.
If you have a prayer request, need Scripture encouragement, or would
like a copy of Mark’s lessons each week, email
wantmore@biblical-literacy.org
Questions/Issues Discussed:
NOTE: The following statements are Mark’s personal opinion based on his
study of the Bible. If you disagree with him, let him know!
He’d love to hear from you.
How to apply the principles and finish the process:
Artificial Intelligence: This is just weird stuff! Let’s leave it alone…
Animal Testing: This is more of a personal feeling...
Euthanasia: Listen close as Mark passionately discusses his personal view…
Gene transfer: Is the expense of life worth it?
IVF: Mark says: “Children are a gift from God, BUT so is science, as long as it upholds the dignity of human life.”
TAKE ACTION NOW STEPS:
Engage (Genesis 2:15)
Pray (Proverbs 2:6)
Live (Colossians 3:17)
For more information about Mark’s Class, click [here]
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December 2, 2021
Title: Science and Faith: Science and Ethics Pose a Lot of Questions
Topic: Is God a Fraud?
Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)
Day 4
This week, Mark Lanier discusses some of the ethical issues we are facing today in regards to science and faith.
He offers three steps to help us determine if the issue should be acceptable to Christians.
If you have a prayer request, need Scripture encouragement, or would like a copy of Mark’s lessons each week, email wantmore@biblical-literacy.org.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
NOTE: The following statements are Mark’s personal opinion based on his study of
the Bible. If you disagree with him, let him know!
He’d love to hear from you.
How to apply the principles and finish the process:
Stem Cells: What is the difference between nuclear transfer and embryonic stem cell research?
Cloning: No thanks!
Mood-altering drugs: Do some people need them? Is alcohol use and illegal drug use ever okay?
For more information about Mark’s Class, click [here]
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December 1, 2021
Title: Science and Faith: Science and Ethics Pose a Lot of Questions
Topic: Is God a Fraud?
Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)
Day 3
This week, Mark Lanier discusses some of the ethical issues we are facing today in regards to science and faith.
He offers three steps to help us determine if the issue should be acceptable to Christians.
If you have a prayer request, need Scripture encouragement, or would like a copy of Mark’s lessons each week, email
wantmore@biblical-literacy.org.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Principle #1: Science is God’s tool for humanity to learn and use to good ends.
Principle #2: All people are made in God’s image – not “gods images”.
Principle #3: God makes nature for humans to use, care, and nurture.
Principle #4: Humans exist walk with and glorify God.
Principle #5: We seek God’s best in the world.
The Process:
Work to understand the principles.
Prayerfully apply the principles.
Prayerfully examine the motives.
The next two will be discussed on Thursday:
Prayerfully seek godly counsel.
Prayerfully read the Scriptures.
For more information about Mark’s Class, click [here]
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November 30, 2021
Title: Science and Faith: Science and Ethics Pose a Lot of Questions
Topic: Is God a Fraud?
Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)
Day 2
This week, Mark Lanier discusses some of the ethical issues we are facing today in regards to science and faith.
He offers three steps to help us determine if the issue should be acceptable to Christians.
If you have a prayer request, need Scripture encouragement, or would like a copy of Mark’s lessons each week, email
wantmore@biblical-literacy.org.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Ethical Issue: Artificial Intelligence
Is AI more than “Alexa” in your living room?
Ethical Issue: Animal Testing
What’s the difference between a dog, rat, monkey, or human?
Ethical Issue: Euthanasia
What does euthanasia actually mean? Many people actually misunderstand this. Is it a “good death” or “mercy killing”? Is it “dying with dignity”? More on this on Friday…
Ethical Issue: Gene Transfer
Is tinkering with DNA okay? Example: Deciding what sex you want your baby to be…
Mark also discusses how the weed killer Round Up is made and distributed… This is important information to know!
Ethical Issue: Invitro-fertilization
Is this a “fake baby”? Don’t worry! Mark discusses this further on Friday…
How do Christians determine which ethical issue is acceptable? How do Christians determine “how far is too far” according to Scripture?
Mark offers three steps:
Review the principles.
Remember there is a process. And
apply this information to obtain an answer.
For more information about Mark’s Class, click [here]
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November 29, 2021
Title: Science and Faith: Science and Ethics Pose a Lot of Questions
Topic: Is God a Fraud?
Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)
Day 1
This week, Mark Lanier discusses some of the ethical issues we are facing today in regards to science and faith. He offers three steps to help us determine if the issue should be acceptable to Christians.
If you have a prayer request, need Scripture encouragement, or would like a copy of Mark’s lessons each week, email
wantmore@biblical-literacy.org.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Why do we have brains? What did Paul say about our brains/minds?
Ethical Issue: Stem Cells What are stem cells? What is the purpose of them? How do scientists create new stem cells?
Ethical Issue: Cloning Did former President Bill Clinton approve or deny finding for cloning research? What did Pope John Paul II say regarding cloning?
Ethical Issue: Mood-altering Drugs Whether they are legal or illegal, are they good or bad? (More on this on Thursday!)
Ethical Issue: Artificial Intelligence Is AI more than “Alexa” in your living room? More on this tomorrow!
For more information about Mark Lanier’s Biblical Literacy class, click
here.
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August 2, 2019
Title: Science and Faith: Science and Ethics Pose a Lot of Questions
Topic: Is God a Fraud?
Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)
Day 5
This week, Mark Lanier discusses some of the ethical issues we are facing today in regards to science and faith.
He offers three steps to help us determine if the issue should be acceptable to Christians.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
NOTE: The following statements are Mark’s personal opinion based on his
study of the Bible. If you disagree with him, let him know!
He’d love to hear from you.
How to apply the principles and finish the process:
Artificial Intelligence: This is just weird stuff! Let’s leave it alone…
Animal Testing: This is more of a personal feeling...
Euthanasia: Listen close as Mark passionately discusses his personal view…
Gene transfer: Is the expense of life worth it?
IVF: Mark says: “Children are a gift from God, BUT so is science, as long as it upholds the dignity of human life.”
TAKE ACTION NOW STEPS:
Engage (Genesis 2:15)
Pray (Proverbs 2:6)
Live (Colossians 3:17)
For more information about Mark’s Class, click [here]
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August 1, 2019
Title: Science and Faith: Science and Ethics Pose a Lot of Questions
Topic: Is God a Fraud?
Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)
Day 4
This week, Mark Lanier discusses some of the ethical issues we are facing today in regards to science and faith.
He offers three steps to help us determine if the issue should be acceptable to Christians.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
NOTE: The following statements are Mark’s personal opinion based on his study of
the Bible. If you disagree with him, let him know!
He’d love to hear from you.
How to apply the principles and finish the process:
Stem Cells: What is the difference between nuclear transfer and embryonic stem cell research?
Cloning: No thanks!
Mood-altering drugs: Do some people need them? Is alcohol use and illegal drug use ever okay?
For more information about Mark’s Class, click [here]
More from this Guest More on this Topic More from this Organization
July 31, 2019
Title: Science and Faith: Science and Ethics Pose a Lot of Questions
Topic: Is God a Fraud?
Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)
Day 3
This week, Mark Lanier discusses some of the ethical issues we are facing today in regards to science and faith.
He offers three steps to help us determine if the issue should be acceptable to Christians.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Principle #1: Science is God’s tool for humanity to learn and use to good ends.
Principle #2: All people are made in God’s image – not “gods images”.
Principle #3: God makes nature for humans to use, care, and nurture.
Principle #4: Humans exist walk with and glorify God.
Principle #5: We seek God’s best in the world.
The Process:
Work to understand the principles.
Prayerfully apply the principles.
Prayerfully examine the motives.
The next two will be discussed on Thursday:
Prayerfully seek godly counsel.
Prayerfully read the Scriptures.
For more information about Mark’s Class, click [here]
More from this Guest More on this Topic More from this Organization
July 30, 2019
Title: Science and Faith: Science and Ethics Pose a Lot of Questions
Topic: Is God a Fraud?
Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)
Day 2
This week, Mark Lanier discusses some of the ethical issues we are facing today in regards to science and faith.
He offers three steps to help us determine if the issue should be acceptable to Christians.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Ethical Issue: Artificial Intelligence
Is AI more than “Alexa” in your living room?
Ethical Issue: Animal Testing
What’s the difference between a dog, rat, monkey, or human?
Ethical Issue: Euthanasia
What does euthanasia actually mean? Many people actually misunderstand this. Is it a “good death” or “mercy killing”? Is it “dying with dignity”? More on this on Friday…
Ethical Issue: Gene Transfer
Is tinkering with DNA okay? Example: Deciding what sex you want your baby to be…
Mark also discusses how the weed killer Round Up is made and distributed… This is important information to know!
Ethical Issue: Invitro-fertilization
Is this a “fake baby”? Don’t worry! Mark discusses this further on Friday…
How do Christians determine which ethical issue is acceptable? How do Christians determine “how far is too far” according to Scripture?
Mark offers three steps:
Review the principles.
Remember there is a process. And
apply this information to obtain an answer.
For more information about Mark’s Class, click [here]
More from this Guest More on this Topic More from this Organization
July 29, 2019
Title: Science and Faith: Science and Ethics Pose a Lot of Questions
Topic: Is God a Fraud?
Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)
Day 1
This week, Mark Lanier discusses some of the ethical issues we are facing today in regards to science and faith.
He offers three steps to help us determine if the issue should be acceptable to Christians.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Why do we have brains? What did Paul say about our brains/minds?
Ethical Issue: Stem Cells
What are stem cells? What is the purpose of them? How do scientists create new stem cells?
Ethical Issue: Cloning
Did former President Bill Clinton approve or deny finding for cloning research? What did Pope John Paul II say regarding cloning?
Ethical Issue: Mood-altering Drugs
Whether they are legal or illegal, are they good or bad? (More on this on Thursday!)
Ethical Issue: Artificial Intelligence
Is AI more than “Alexa” in your living room? More on this tomorrow!
For more information about Mark’s Class, click [here]
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July 26, 2019
Title: Science and Faith: The Egyptian Book of the Dead
Topic: Is God a Fraud?
Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)
Day 5
This week, Mark
Lanier discusses something a bit different: The Egyptian Book of the Dead. He compares these stories about “gods” to the Bible’s truth about Creation in Genesis 1.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Mark Lanier shares a story about a man he met once who was Jewish, but didn’t believe!
Wisdom from Mark: If you’re scared about something, ask yourself: “Is God scared of this?” If the answer is NO (and it should be!), then don’t be scared!
TAKE ACTION NOW STEPS:
There is only one God.
You can’t have idols.
People were created in God’s image.
For more information about Mark’s Class, click [here]
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July 25, 2019
Title: Science and Faith: The Egyptian Book of the Dead
Topic: Is God a Fraud?
Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)
Day 4
This week, Mark
Lanier discusses something a bit different: The Egyptian Book of the Dead. He compares these stories about “gods” to the Bible’s truth about Creation in Genesis 1.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
What was the point of Moses “meeting God” on Mount Sinai?
Did Moses really go to Mount Sinai? Or was it a different mountain?
Does God care about the “science stuff”? Or is He more concerned with the “spiritual stuff”?
What was the Pharaoh’s excuse when things happened that he couldn’t understand?
Did the people listen to Moses? If not, why not?
When and why did Moses break the 10 Commandments tablet?
Does the Book of the Dead write that the gods were made in the image of God?
For more information about Mark’s Class, click [here]
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July 24, 2019
Title: Science and Faith: The Egyptian Book of the Dead
Topic: Is God a Fraud?
Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)
Day 3
This week, Mark
Lanier discusses something a bit different: The Egyptian Book of the Dead. He compares these stories about “gods” to the Bible’s truth about Creation in Genesis 1.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
What did Moses know before God’s revelation?
(continued from Tuesday)
Mark continues to review a few of the thousands of Egyptians gods from the Egyptian Book of the Dead…
Why did Moses demand the Pharaoh let the people go? Exodus 5:1-2
What was the Pharaoh’s response?
Who was the god Hapi? Have there been hymns written about Hapi?
How did Moses show the Pharaoh who God really was?
Who was the god Thoth? How much authority did he have over human life and the gods?
How did the ancient Israelites view the heart? Mark discusses the Underworld and the process of burying the dead…
When and why did God send His wrath against the gods and the Pharaoh?
For more information about Mark’s Class, click [here]
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July 23, 2019
Title: Science and Faith: The Egyptian Book of the Dead
Topic: Is God a Fraud?
Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)
Day 2
This week, Mark
Lanier discusses something a bit different: The Egyptian Book of the Dead. He compares these stories about “gods” to the Bible’s truth about Creation in Genesis 1.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
What is the historical context of Moses receiving the revelation from God?
(continued from Monday)
Mark continues to review the genealogy of Moses. (Click the link below to view the PowerPoint or video.)
Who was the Pharaoh Ramesses II?
What did Moses know before God’s revelation?
What did a throne room look like? Mark references Acts 7:22 to explain… (Click the link below to view the PowerPoint or video.)
Why was the Egyptian Book of the Dead significant to Moses?
How many gods did the Egyptians worship? Mark reviews a few of the thousands…
Who was the Pharaoh of Seti I?
Who was the goddess of Isis?
For more information about Mark’s Class, click [here]
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July 22, 2019
Title: Science and Faith: The Egyptian Book of the Dead
Topic: Is God a Fraud?
Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)
Day 1
This week, Mark
Lanier discusses something a bit different: The Egyptian Book of the Dead. He compares these stories about “gods” to the Bible’s truth about Creation in Genesis 1.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
NOTE: The Papyrus of Ani from the Egyptian Book of the dead
can be viewed at the Lanier
Theological Library.
What is a Biblical literalist? Is the Bible really a revelation from God or just stories?
What is the historical context of Moses receiving the revelation from God?
Mark shows a satellite view of modern-day Israel. (Click the link below to view the PowerPoint or video.)
Where was Abraham from? Where did he move? Did his family/tribe move a lot? Was Abraham’s family “super godly”?
Mark reviews the genealogy of Moses…
For more information about Mark’s Class, click [here]
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