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Pacifism and Politics: The Tank and the Letter
Dieser Artikel auf Deutch One has to be careful not to project onto the past what is known to have occurred later, as if, in those days, people had before them two alternatives, with full knowledge of their consequences. We have to admit...
The Significance of the Virgin Birth
A high school student recently asked this question: What’s the point of the virgin birth? It doesn’t really add anything to the story. Everything could have happened as it did. There just doesn’t seem to be a point. And wasn’t the point...
How should Christians approach thinking about tradition?
It is difficult to be neutral about the idea of tradition. Either you are attracted to it, or you are repelled by it. This is especially true when it comes to the Christian faith. Many Christians are attracted by the idea of being part of...
Studying Theology at a Secular University
Studying theology in a secular institution can be challenging to the faith of a young Christian. You are taught about a wide range of theological beliefs, some of which are outside the bounds of orthodox Christianity. Your teachers know...
How Should We Do Apologetics?
Throughout my life I’ve been simultaneously fascinated and repulsed by apologetics. As a teenager I wanted to help people (including myself) who had sincere questions about the Christian faith. But many of the apologetics books I read...
Why is the Bible Authoritative?
The Bible is the primary authority for all Christians. But this causes a problem when we are asked “why do you trust what the Bible says?” Whatever reason we have must be a higher authority still, because we trust that when it tells us to...
The Love of God and the Unforgivable Sin
How do we rightly understand Jesus’ saying that blasphemy against the Holy Spirit cannot be forgiven? Especially, how do we understand it in the context of the rest of the Bible, which proclaims forgiveness of ALL our sins?
How Can Jesus Have All Power?
A Reflection on Ephesians 1:17-23.
Is ‘Suffering’ Still the Greatest Objection to Christianity?
I want to suggest that over the last few decades there has been a slow decline in objections to Christianity taking the form: “How could an all-powerful, loving God allow so much evil and suffering in the world?” The question itself comes...