In recent years, the Bible and Christianity as a whole have come under attack. It seems as if there is a renewed effort on the part of those who lean towards agnosticism and atheism to give foundation to their unbelief. If they can disprove the authenticity of Scripture then they, of course, do not need to recognize or submit to its authority.Unfortunately for them, though, the accuracy and the au...  Read More

Surprisingly, American Christians are becoming increasingly more tolerant in their views on salvation. A 2007 survey by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life surveyed 35,000 Americans, and found that 70% of respondents agreed with the statement “Many religions can lead to eternal life.” Even more remarkable was the fact that 57% of Evangelical Christians were willing to accept theirs might not...  Read More

Of the ten questions in our theological survey, this one proved to be one of the most misunderstood.  The statement read: “A person obtains salvation by first taking the initiative to seek God and then God responds with grace.” A surprising 56% of the respondents agreed with that statement.In reality, the question is with whom does salvation begin? Does it begin with God or us?   Does God respond ...  Read More

The question of the future state of the wicked has caused considerable debate and controversy through the years.   Such discussion not only exists between Christians and nonbelievers, but surprisingly, there is considerable difference of opinion even within the evangelical community.   There are basically five major opinions. Let me clarify each position and give a biblical response.AnnihilationTh...  Read More

The final question in our HCC Theological survey involves church attendance. Is it really necessary to attend church services? In previous generations such a question would not have been asked, as faithful participation in Sunday services was the norm. In today’s post-modern generation, though, everything, even religious norms are up for grabs.Thom Rainer from Lifeway addressed this point in a rec...  Read More

I must confess that we were wrong.  For the past five years at HCC we have taught, preached and ministered with an imperfect objective. Now, please don’t get too alarmed! We haven’t promoted anything unbiblical, carnal or self-serving. We faithfully taught God’s Word and challenged our people to become disciples. We even dared them to become disciples. You may ask, “What is wrong with that? That c...  Read More