Tag: christianity
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Marcus Tullius Cicero was not a Christian; he lived from 106 BC to 43 BC, long before Christianity emerged. He was a Roman statesman, lawyer, philosopher, and orator who adhered to the religious and philosophical beliefs of ancient, pagan Rome. He is famous for characterizing religion as either “nothing at…
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There is an interesting article here entitled “Engineers For The Gospel.” It’s worth reading in entirety. Engineers tend to make good apologists. They think logically, are practical and deal with certainty. They can self-teach new things. They know what they believe and why they believe it. They know that ideas…
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+ bayes theorem, bible, christianity, engineers, faith, mathematics, Occam’s Razor, philosophy, reason, religion+
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There is a well-written, insightful article here on the sexual chaos spreading like a cancer throughout our culture. The observation that “she was made for it” is a clear reference to the Natural Law (Romans 2:14-15). The Natural Law is an increasingly important element today of apologetics; defying it is…
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Is it possible that evil actually presents a powerful argument for the very existence of God? Can the existence of evil be used, in the words of Anselm, “to shatter the rigid resistance of unbelievers?” Philosopher Gregory Ganssle acknowledges that evil seems to supply evidence against the existence of God,…
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+ Abductive Argument, Anselm, Athenagoras, christianity, Christus Victor, CS Lewis, Dualism, Evidential Problem of Evil, Evil, Existential Problem of Evil, god, Good, Gustav Aulen, Logical Problem of Evil, Materialism, natural law, Naturalism, Skeptical Theism, Theodicy, worldview+
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The book Jesus, The Great Philosopher: Rediscovering the Wisdom Needed for the Good Life by Jonathan Pennington, is a worthwhile read—especially for young people who are struggling with the philosophical meaning of life and are attracted to other philosophies. In that book, Pennington asserts that “Only humans die by suicide”…
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I was asked to reply to this post entitled “My reply to “Five Reasons to Doubt the Resurrection by Matthew Hartke, Debunked”. This is the first and last time I will respond to anyone that does not have the respect and integrity to identify themselves and provide some background information.…
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A worldview represents one’s understanding of reality. This understanding can either correspond to reality or deny reality. False worldviews have an inevitable tendency to either collide (sometimes violently) with other worldviews, or implode. Some of the major conflicts in our culture represent worldviews in collision: i.e., between naturalism and supernaturalism,…
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“Using the problem of evil as an argument against God is dangerous for the skeptic, since, ironically, this problem can turn into an argument in favor of God’s existence.” — The Comprehensive Guide to Apologetics by Joseph M. Holden Scripture teaches 4 truths simultaneously: Scripture teaches 5 truths simultaneously with…
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+ christianity, Christus Victor, Evidential Evil, Evil, Existential Evil, faith, Free Will Defense, god, jesus, Logical Problem of Evil, Sovereignty, Theodicy+
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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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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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Christian Apologetics 