I stumbled upon this article – a review of sorts – of “The God Delusion” by Richard Dawkins on Christianity today. If you don’t know Alvin Plantinga, his considered by many to be one of the smartest philosophers alive today. And it happens that he is a Christian. So, it is very interesting to read …
We studied creation last night, as we are starting an overview or a survey of the Old Testament in our home group. When preparing for the study, I looked in depth at some arguments for an old earth in Genesis 1. One of the interesting threads I looked at was this one. I have no …
I’ve just finished reading the story of Samson in Judges, if you haven’t read it, it is a good read and it really highlights the grace of God and the fact that leaders (spiritual or otherwise) get their positions not by their skills or any other thing they have but by the grace of God. …
Dom and I have been discussing atonement. Its been an interesting and exhilarating way to grow… This post serves as a continuation to the discussion that started here, was followed up here and which Dom has continued here. The final issue that Dom raises is regarding my comment: Salvation is offered to all – the …
Finding Old Testament evidence of Christ is not quite as trivial as finding it in the New Testament, however it is there and its not hard to see. Firstly, we often see what is called a theophany – a visible manifestation of God in the old testament . We also see what is called a Christophany …
If we were to ask any adherent to Islam or even new age philosophies if they loved God, they would say yes. Of course their understanding of God is completely different to the Christian, but this question still yields the same answer. Were we to ask them “Do you love Jesus Christ?” the answer would …
We’ve seen the first valid reason for divorce in scripture – when an unbeliever leaves a believer because they reject Christ. The second valid reason for divorce is adultery, however there are lots of variations and these can make the issue complex in some circumstances. I’ll try and cut this as straight as I can, …
Our study on marriage turned to the topic of divorce this week. The goal was to understand Gods intention for marriage, to examine the biblical reasons for divorce understand why divorce happens. We start with the design of God for marriage – which is really a no-brainer. Firstly according to several very clear texts in …