Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko on Pexels.com A Christian nationalist event at the Frisco Convention Center in Texas some months ago provides the reason for this post. I’m…… Read more ““God Has Not Given Us The Spirit Of Fear”: Misinterpreting 2 Timothy 1:7 And COVID-19″
Category: Defending The Scriptures
Control Without Controlling: Rethinking Divine Sovereignty
Photo by Skyler Ewing on Pexels.com As we’ve seen in Part 2, Luke 13 poses a problem for those who assume that “everything happens for a [divine]…… Read more “Control Without Controlling: Rethinking Divine Sovereignty”
Everything Happens For A Reason, Part 2: Two Examples Without Divine Reason
Photo by Palo Cech on Pexels.com Part 1 of this mini-series ended with a discussion of God not being the only agent of choice in the world.…… Read more “Everything Happens For A Reason, Part 2: Two Examples Without Divine Reason”
Everything Happens For A Reason, Part 1: Divine Purpose Revisited
Photo by Ravi Roshan on Pexels.com “Everything happens for a reason” is a statement I’m sure you’ve heard dozens if not hundreds of times in your life.…… Read more “Everything Happens For A Reason, Part 1: Divine Purpose Revisited”
Why Jesus Is Not A Black Man, Part 2: The Sub-Saharan African Distinction
Jesus and the disciples at The Last Supper. Hulis & Suleyman Mavruk, 1997. In Part 1 of this topic, written several months ago, I made the claim…… Read more “Why Jesus Is Not A Black Man, Part 2: The Sub-Saharan African Distinction”
Pot, Meet Kettle: Pro-Trump Christians And Same-Sex Marriage (Faith And Politics)
A case of the pot calling the kettle black.
Can We Trust The Bible’s Divine Origin And Human Form? (Answering Atheism)
In my last post, I asked the question “Can we trust the Bible’s Divine Author and human writers?” I made the case there that sources we trust…… Read more “Can We Trust The Bible’s Divine Origin And Human Form? (Answering Atheism)”
Forgiveness Comes At A Cost: Why God Cannot Forgive Sin Without Death (Answering Atheism)
Q: “If God can do anything, can’t he forgive without someone dying? I mean, my parents taught me to forgive people – nobody dies in that scenario.”…… Read more “Forgiveness Comes At A Cost: Why God Cannot Forgive Sin Without Death (Answering Atheism)”
Why A Good God Allows Bad Things To Happen (Answering Atheism)
Photo by Kelly Lacy on Pexels.com Why does a Good God allow bad things to happen? This is a question that some, but particularly many atheists, find…… Read more “Why A Good God Allows Bad Things To Happen (Answering Atheism)”
Why Jesus Is Not A Black Man
Photo by Thgusstavo Santana on Pexels.com I watched George Floyd’s funeral this summer, sad about the death of a man who didn’t deserve death for giving a…… Read more “Why Jesus Is Not A Black Man”
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