The basis of a Christian conviction of the truth of his faith is not that he has solved an intellectual riddle, but that he has come to know a living Person — the Person of Jesus Christ. It is his new relationship with God that makes the doctrine ring true, not the other way round. [...]
Continue Reading...Tyndale House has put together a series of three short films that show how evidence from some of the earliest biblical manuscripts confirm the events of Easter. An introduction to the work of Tyndale House featuring current and former residents including Dr Wayne Grudem and Professor J. I. Packer. Dr Dirk Jongkind, a Research Fellow [...]
Continue Reading...Philosopher Alvin Plantinga discusses properly basic beliefs, and why belief in God is itself properly basic. Alvin Carl Plantinga (born November 15, 1932) is an American analytic philosopher and the emeritus John A. O’Brien Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. He is known for his work in philosophy of religion, epistemology, metaphysics, [...]
Continue Reading...I’ve been having a discussion with skeptic Paul Baird of the Patient and Persistent blog. Here is Paul’s response to my response. And, without wanting to be silly, stated below is my response to his response to my response: Thanks Paul for taking the time to respond to my response to your stated ethical dilemma regarding God’s [...]
Continue Reading...Below is my response to skeptic Paul Baird who was recently featured on the British radio show Unbelievable with Justin Brierley. My previous post discusses the main subject covered in that show – Presuppositional Apologetics. Towards the end of this show there was a discussion about Paul Baird’s intuitional objection to the notion of God’s [...]
Continue Reading...The subject of presuppositional apologetics has again been discussed on the British radio show Unbelievable? with Justin Brierley. In Christian theology, presuppositionalism is a school of apologetics that aims to present a rational basis for the Christian faith and defend it against objections primarily by exposing the perceived flaws of other worldviews while the Bible, [...]
Continue Reading...There Is A God : How The World’s Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind Flew (Antony G. Flew) In There Is a God one of the world’s pre-eminent atheists discloses how his Socratic commitment to “follow the argument wherever it leads” led him to a belief in God as Creator. This is a compelling and [...]
Continue Reading...The Buddhist conception of happiness = freedom from suffering by overcoming and denying all forms of desire and craving. The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism: 1. Life as we know it ultimately is or leads to suffering/uneasiness (dukkha) in one way or another. 2. Suffering is caused by craving. This is often expressed as a deluded [...]
Continue Reading...In this message, Dr. Craig Hazen from Biola University in La Mirada, CA, teaches on Christian Apologetics and how we can know that our faith is a reasoned faith, not just a blind leap of faith into a religious system. This message was taught at Calvary Nexus in Camarillo, CA at the Mobil Campus. Find [...]
Continue Reading...Christian philosopher, Dr J.P. Moreland gives a presentation of the historical evidence for Jesus of Nazareth. Having a personal relationship with God is a matter of faith. Knowing God exists is not a matter of faith – it is a matter of knowledge. The existence of God is something we can know from supportive evidence. [...]
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