No matter what group you are dealing with in your apologetic exploits (including atheists, Muslims, Jehovah’s witnesses and Unitarians), you are almost guaranteed to encounter some of these misconceptions. For this reason, it is important for Christians to study and learn church history, so that they might correct common myths and falsehoods.
What Really Happened at the Council of Nicea? Read More »
In the church, we have often talked about the same sex marriage controversy and how it poses a threat to both religious liberty and the family unit. However, the elephant in the room that is rarely publicly discussed in evangelical circles is pornography, an evil that arguably poses just as much threat (if not a bigger threat) to the family unit.
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The Sirens present a powerful metaphor for the temptation faced by Christians. Like the Sirens, the temptation to fall into sin can be highly enticing and seductive. It may offer you pleasure here and now, but remember that the island is littered with the bones of previous victims.
Avoiding the Siren Temptation Trap: A Lesson from Homer Read More »
Throughout the Scriptures, we see numerous examples of men who learned to be content and rest in God’s providence through the most challenging of trials and tribulations.
Principles of Godly Contentment Read More »
So many people in our modern evangelical culture assent to a set of propositional truths about God but in their hearts are practical atheists. I believe that Scripture gives us examples of people of this category — people who were doctrinally sound but whose lifestyles did not bear out their professed beliefs.
The Art of Biblical Integrity for the Christian Intellectual Read More »
Mattick himself is no proponent of intelligent design. But his willingness to state upfront that a common argument against ID has been “threatened in the face of growing functional indices of noncoding regions of the genome” deserves commendation.
Biologist John Mattick on Junk DNA, ENCODE, and Intelligent Design Read More »
Without having intellectual grounding for belief, one is left with nothing to differentiate truth from falsehood.
On the Dangers of Fideism Read More »
In this article, I want to provide a definition of this important doctrine, explaining what exactly the Trinity is, as well as what is isn’t. I shall then examine the Scriptures to see whether they provide adequate substantiation of this concept.
The Trinity Defended Read More »
In this article, I want to draw attention to yet another old testament parallel to Christ. This one occurs in the book of Ruth.
Christ in the Story of Ruth Read More »
In this article, I want to consider yet another remarkable Old Testament foreshadowing of Christ, this time from the book of Zechariah.
Jesus Foreshadowed by Joshua the High Priest Read More »