How Genesis Truth Changed the Course of World History

[micah719]

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Biblical Apologetics for a Russian Viking King: How Genesis Truth Changed the Course of World History

Biblical Apologetics for a Russian Viking King: How Genesis Truth Changed the Course of World History
by James J. S. Johnson, J.D., Th.D. *

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear. (1 Peter 3:15)

Biblical apologetics, at its most basic, is the reasonable presentation of God's truth as a witness that glorifies the Creator. Such a testimony can have surprising--and long-lasting--results. A crisis in 986 A.D. changed the social and political history of Russia forever. Who would have guessed that the Russian empire's young Viking king Vladimir would be so impressed with the history of Genesis that he permanently changed Russia's course from West to East?
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[mattfivefour]

Fascinating story, brother. And an interesting conclusion:

Vladimir's reaction to Genesis' truths illustrates the importance of a Genesis-based apologetics. Decisions are like dominoes. More than 1,000 years later, Vladimir's reaction to Genesis is still felling dominoes in world politics today.


Not all applications of 1 Peter 3:15 lead to such geopolitical changes, but anyone who genuinely seeks the truth about life--and about God--should be given real answers, not detours and distractions of mere "churchianity." Knowing God means knowing who Jesus is--and knowing who Jesus is involves some basic truths that have their foundation in Genesis.


Biblical apologetics must be grounded in the creationist basics of Genesis. Unbelievers need to understand God's creatorship as it relates to His program of redemption. And believers need to understand how (and why) they must appreciate God as their Creator and understand His Word in that light.

Thanks for posting this.

[jesuschangesall]

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Biblical Apologetics for a Russian Viking King: How Genesis Truth Changed the Course of World History

GREAT ...PRAISE THE LORD!!!

[Topher]

Pull a thread in Genesis...and it puckers in Revelation! I think the bible is the only plausible way!

[mattfivefour]

Pull a thread in Genesis...and it puckers in Revelation!

I may have major issues with some of T.F. Tenney's Oneness Pentecostal beliefs, but I just love this quote of his. It is absolute truth! Indeed, the Bible is so marvelously woven that the threads of its tapestry run from beginning to end and from top to bottom. It is all of one cloth. Thanks for bringing up that quote, Topher.

[Meg]

Fabulous article, Micah!!! I hadn't heard this story, and I definitely love this testimony!

(Later, during Vladimir's lifetime, the "western" version of Christianity was adopted in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, Greenland, the Faeroes, the Shetlands, and the Orkneys.)

These guys are the ones who turned up on the beach in their warships, and destroyed the monasteries, killing the monks and looting the treasures that were dedicated to glorify God.

This snippet is telling...

Vladimir was impressed. Genesis and the New Testament provided a logically consistent explanation for all of life. Still, he hesitated. Vladimir needed time to think, but in the meantime he ordered spies to inspect the lands of the Christians, to see what difference their beliefs made in how they lived. The spies who visited Greece returned with reports that Greek worship emphasized God and His glory, whereas those reporting on the West said the emphasis there was on humans and their affairs.

The "West" in this case was what we now know as the Catholic Church.

This is an outstanding history! Thanks for sharing this!!

[Meg]

This point is just extremely serious. In my own way, I closely resembled Vladimir. I was a dedicated pagan, serious about new age, and very serious about getting the real truth about God, and if I could find that truth, I had every intention of embracing Him unconditionally. Ever since Jesus Christ answered that critical question, I have done exactly what I meant to do, and that is to serve Him unconditionally. It took some doing to learn to accept His point of view in some things, but I am learning.

Not all applications of 1 Peter 3:15 lead to such geopolitical changes, but anyone who genuinely seeks the truth about life--and about God--should be given real answers, not detours and distractions of mere "churchianity." Knowing God means knowing who Jesus is--and knowing who Jesus is involves some basic truths that have their foundation in Genesis.6

Those basic truths are found in much more than just Genesis... Those basic truths are consistently unfolded, illuminated and explained throughout the Bible.