I follow a lot of discussions and debates on the internet. People are continuously attacking each other over which theological principle is the right one, whether God exists, the age of the earth, the merits of the theory of evolution etc. Evident in these discussions for the most part is a focus on who is [...]
Archive for March, 2009
The Small Matter of Eternity
Posted in General Christian, Theology on March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A Biblical Worldview
Posted in General Christian on March 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In a recent survey, it was found that only 9% of American adults hold to a Biblical worldview.
I quote from the survey:
“For the purposes of the survey, a “biblical worldview” was defined as believing that absolute moral truth exists; the Bible is totally accurate in all of the principles it teaches; Satan is considered to [...]
Random killings – does no-one value life anymore?
Posted in General Christian on March 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Since Sunday there has been numerous tragic murders, apparently random. A pastor was shot on the pulpit, a man killed his family and then went on a random shooting spree in Alabama, killing 12 people, and a 17 year-old killed 16 people in and around a German school. Locally, here in Dallas, a man apparently [...]
Atheist faith
Posted in Apologetics, Evolution on March 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I am involved in a small discussion with the resident atheist over at our team blog. The discussion has moved to what atheists hold to by faith, among other things. Feel free to drop by.
Christian Skepticism
Doctrinal Snobbery
Posted in Theology on March 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Following on from my previous post, and also having read a newspaper column that give some grudging credit to Calvin for at least having some concern for church unity, I wonder about the doctrinal snobbery that has become so commonplace. On one political forum I frequent the mere mention that Romanist doctrine may be in [...]
A simple faith
Posted in General Christian on March 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Sometimes I wonder whether we needlessly complicate things when it comes to faith. After all, it isn’t really that hard. It’s when we try to overextend for the wrong reasons that we end up in polemics that serve pride, not the Heavenly Father.
That’s not to say that sound scholarship isn’t needed. It is, because it [...]
