TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Preface	1
Chapter 1	The Case for the Existence of God [Part I]: The Cosmo- logical Argument	3
	Cause and Effect—The Cosmological Argument	4
	Is the Universe Eternal?	7
	Did the Universe Create Itself Out of Nothing?	13
	Was the Universe Created?	24
	Our Fine-Tuned, Tailor-     Made Universe	30
Chapter 2	The Case for the Existence of God [Part II]: The Teleo- logical Argument	39
	Design of the Universe	42
	Design of the Human Body	48
	The Body's Cells	50
	The Genetic Code- Its Design and Function	54
	The Body's Tissues	59
	The Body's Organs	63
	The Skin	63
	The Eye	62
	The Ear	70
	The Body's Systems	72
	The Skeletal System	72
	The Circulatory System	76
	The Nervous System	80
Chapter 3	The Case for the Existence of God [Part III]: The Anthro- pological Argument	97
	Morality and Ethics	99
	Relativism	100
	Utilitarianism	101
	Situationism	102
	Determinism	102
	The Practical Impact of Morals and Ethics Without God	103
	Morality, Ethics, and the Existence of God	104
	Conclusion	108
Chapter 4	What about Evil, Pain, and Suffering?	111
	Why does God Allow Suffering?	113
Chapter 5	Is the Bible from God?	125
	What does the Bible Contain?	126
	The Bible's Claims for Its Own Inspiration	128
	Evidences of the Bible's Inspiration.	134
	The Unity of the Bible	134
	The Factual Accuracy     of the Bible	137
	Conclusion	141
Chapter 6	Scientific Foreknowledge in the Bible	145
	From the Field of Astronomy	146
	From the Field of Oceanography	148
	From the Field of Physics	150
	From the Field of Medicine	152
	From the Field of Biology	157
	From the Field of Archaeology	158
Chapter 7	Jesus Christ-Lord and Savior	161
	Christ as a Historical Figure	162
	Christ in the Old Testament	163
	Christ in the New Testament	165
	Christ as a Man	166
	Christ as God	167
	Choices Regarding Christ's Deity	169
	Was Christ a Liar?	169
	Was Christ a Lunatic?	171
	Was Christ Deity?	172
	Evidence for the Deity of Christ	172
	Fulfillment of Old     Testament Prophecies	173
	Performance of     Genuine Miracles	173
	The Resurrection and Post-     Resurrection Appearances	174
	Conclusion	175
Chapter 8	Genesis 1-11: Mythical or Historical?	177
	Is Genesis 1-11 Literal and Historical?	180
	Can a Faithful Christian Believe in both Creation and Evolution?	185
	Did Man Fall or Rise?	186
	The Problem with Eve	187
	Turning the Savior into a Liar	188
	"Either or," not "Both and"	189
	Conclusion.	194
Chapter 9	Walking Amidst the Dinosaurs	197
	Did Dinosaurs Really Exist?	199
	When did Dinosaurs Exist?	201
	Evidence that Humans and Dinosaurs Coexisted.	204
	The Doheny Expedition	204
	Ica Burial Stories	206
	Natural Bridges National     Monument Petroglyph	209
	The Acambaro Figurines	210
	Dinosaur Bones Only     Thousands of Years Old?	213
	The Monster of Troy	214
	Human Footprints with     Dinosaur Tracks?	215
	Historical Records     of Flying Reptiles	215
	Dinosaurs and the Bible	217
	Conclusion	225
Chapter 10	Evolutionary Arguments Answered [Part I]	227
	Is Evolution a "Fact of Science"?	228
	Evolutionary Arguments Answered	232
	Genetic Mutations	232
	Comparative Arguments and     the Case from Homology	245
	The Creationist Re-     sponse to Homology	248
	Homology and the     "Rest of the Story"	251
	Homology, Genes,     and Chromosomes	256
	A Word about Compar-     ative Embryology	261
Chapter 11	Evolutionary Arguments Answered [Part II]	271
	The Fossil Record	271
	The Fossil Record and Human Evolution	283
	The Geologic Timetable and the Age of the Earth	289
	Old Earth/Young Earth	291
	Ont-of-Place Fossils	292
	Polystrate Fossils	300
	The Bible and the     Age of the Earth	301
	Time Before the Creation     Week: The Gap Theory	302
	Time During the Creation     Week: The Day-Age Theory	304
	Time After the Creation Week	307
	Conclusion	310
Chapter 12	What Must One do to be Saved?	317
	Man's Predicament: Disobedience and Death	318
	The Reality of Sin	319
	God's Remedy for Sin	320
	God's Plan in Preparation	321
	God's Plan in Action	322
	Mankind's Appropriation of God's Gift of Salvation	324
	The Road Home: Salvation Through "Obedience of Faith"	326
	Objections to God's Plan of Salvation	329
	Is Salvation the Result of     "Baptismal Regeneration"?	330
	Is Baptism a Human Work?	332
	Is the Baptism Associated with     Salvation Holy Spirit Baptism?	333
	Conclusion	335
Chapter 13	The Essentiality and Singu- larity of Christ's Church	337
	Christ's Church-His     Singular, Unique Body     of Saved Believers	339
	Christ's Church-His Divinely     Designed, Blood-Bought,     Spirit-Filled Kingdom	344
	Christ's Triumphant Church	346
	Conclusion: How Humanity     Should Serve God.	348
	References	355