Tag: faith
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
I did not know that Francis Schaeffer (of L’Abri) had a son until I saw this interview with him conducted by Sean McDowell. This was painful to watch. Frank claims to be an “atheist who believes in God.” Sean is very gracious in the interview. While it’s obvious that Frank…
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than…
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Anarchy, Art, faith, inspiration, Nihilism, Objective truth, photography, relative truth, Sovereign Citizen, truth+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
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,…
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ apologetics, bible, christianity, darkness, faith, gospel, implosion, light, reality, transgender, worldview+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
“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: God is absolutely sovereign, but his…
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ christianity, Christus Victor, Evidential Evil, Evil, Existential Evil, faith, Free Will Defense, god, jesus, Logical Problem of Evil, Sovereignty, Theodicy+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
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…
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
There are different categories of ethical actions: Forbidden – clear commands; no ethical difficulties Dubious – not explicitly condemned but appear problematic; require ethical investigation and analysis Obligatory – opposite of forbidden; morally right and good Permissible – acts that are morally neutral (most of your daily decisions) Supererogatos –…
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Antinomianism, Conflicting Absolutism, ethics, faith, Graded Absolutism, Justification, Legalism, Moral Reasoning, Nonconflicting Absolutism, Obedience, Old Testament, sanctification, Situationalism, Works+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
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: Jesus-centered Spirit-enabled Love-directed Oriented on Justice (rooted in the nature of God) Creational (moral law is…
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
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…
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
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…
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Baptism in the Holy Spirit, bible, christianity, faith, Glossolalia, Holy Spirit, jesus, Spiritual Gifts, tongues+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
By Bob Pratico Ironically, one of the charges against the early church during the multiple persecutions by the Roman Empire was that of “atheism” because the Christians had abandoned the pagan gods. In 112 A.D., Pliny the Younger, then Roman governor of Bithynia, wrote the Emperor Trajan seeking counsel on…
