Category: apologetics
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I was asked to respond to two posts by Scott Bignell. Here is the first post. The first thing I would note is that the author, Scott Bignell, claims to have been “studying Judeo-Christian Origins” as a “passionate hobby”. Scott provides nothing on his background so the reader literally has…
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by Bob Pratico, submitted at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Mar 2023 IntroductionIn the 680s a monk called John Bar Penkāyē was working on a summary of world history in his remote monastery by the swift-flowing River Tigris, in the mountains of what is now south-east Turkey. When he came…
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There are different categories of ethical actions: Ethics are essential because Orthopraxy (right conduct) determines Orthodoxy (right belief.) Your ethical behavior will have tremendous impact on your theology. We shape our theology to justify our behavior. Bad ethics will ultimately manifest in bad theology. Your worldview is foundational to your…
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+ Antinomianism, Conflicting Absolutism, ethics, faith, Graded Absolutism, Justification, Legalism, Moral Reasoning, Nonconflicting Absolutism, Obedience, Old Testament, sanctification, Situationalism, Works+
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There are differing positions on adherence to Ethics (Moral Law) as depicted in the following figure. You want to be in the middle where true freedom exists. Here are the characteristics of Christian Ethics: The ultimate goal of Ethics is enabling us to live for the glory of God (1…
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We mentioned in part 1 that moral reasoning is an acquired skill. Why is that since we are made in the image of God? The answer is the noetic effect of sin which distorts the mind so that evil appears as good and good is seen to be evil (Isaiah…
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Hernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador who led the expedition that ultimately caused the fall of the Aztec Empire. The Aztec Empire was renown for its barbarism which included human sacrifice. The gods of the Aztecs along with those in the remainder of Mexico demanded cruel and regular sacrifices. Thousands were offered up…
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I’ve always marveled at how Christ precisely fulfills the Old Testament Jewish feast days. Consider . . . 1) Passover (Leviticus 23:5) – Pointed to the Messiah as our Passover lamb (1 Corinthians 5:7) whose blood would be shed for our sins. Jesus was crucified on the day of preparation…
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by Bob Pratico Submitted July 09, 2022 at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary In my experience many Southern Baptist churches, apparently fearful of an “overreaction”, observe Pentecost Sunday with deafening silence refusing to even acknowledge the momentous significance of that historic day on the liturgical calendar. Some seem to fear the…
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+ Baptism in the Holy Spirit, bible, christianity, faith, Glossolalia, Holy Spirit, jesus, Spiritual Gifts, tongues+
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Christian Apologetics 