Apologetics
Harmonising The Resurrection Accounts
Below is my attempt at harmonising all the reported events from Jesus’ resurrection to ascension. This is in response to the so-called Easter Challenge, which claims that such a harmonisation is impossible, proving the Bible’s errancy. Now I have no problems with minor errors in the Bible (and I believe that is the more likely […]
Faith And Doubt
Hear my prayer, Thou God who does not exist. How great Thou art, my God! Thou art so great That Thou art just idea. The fire behind these opening lines of Miguel de Unamuno’s “The Atheist’s Prayer” lies in his reduction of God to a mere idea. Ironically, it has always seemed to me that […]
Christian Evidences
D.Castles wrote in message . Rowland Croucher wrote: D.Castles wrote in message . Rowland Croucher wrote: When you open your life to God, God is able to inhabit the whole of your being. Maybe so, but terms like “open your life” etc. leave me perplexed. Is this the same as blind faith? Nope: God gives […]
Quote It Right
. One recent president (I forget which one, but I believe he had just signed or negotiated an international agreement) referred to the wisdom of Robert Frost in saying, “Good fences make good neighbors.” He clearly did not realize that Frost had quoted this remark from someone else as an example of a stupid saying […]
Infidel’s Statement
“If I firmly believe as millions say they do, that the knowledge and practice of Christianity in this life influence destiny in another world, Christianity would be to me, everything. I would cast aside earthly cares as follies and earthly thoughts and feelings as vanity. Christianity would be my first waking thought, and my last […]
Examples Of Negative Reasoning
1. Blaming You make someone or something else responsible for your pain. “My lousy boss is to blame for my job accident.” “My family demands so much from me, I can’t afford the time or money to take care of this pain.” Blaming is a natural outgrowth of being tired, frustrated, and angry. But blaming […]
Drugs
Darren R Middleton wrote: > > “Richard Kerr” wrote in message > . > | > | On the other hand it is abundantly clear to me that the current approach > | of criminalising people because of their addictions only makes things > | _worse_. > | We need to do something else. We […]
The Illusion Of Omniscience
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 1-114 (Apologetics) The Cry for a Reason in Suffering (Part 5) by Ravi Zacharias ————————— THE ILLUSION OF OMNISCIENCE ————————— God began to answer Job’s question. He had, in effect, listened in silence, waiting for this conversation to unfold and giving the best of minds an opportunity to try to untangle the […]
Satanism & Proctor And Gamble Vs. Amway
=================== NEW YORK TIMES March 27, 2001 Procter & Gamble Suit Over Satan Rumor Resurrected By GEANNE ROSENBERG For decades, Procter & Gamble has been dealing with a public relations nightmare: a false and harmful rumor that the company says was fueled in the 1980’s and 90’s by some Amway distributors who sell paper goods, […]
Sinners, Of Whom I Am Chief
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 1-115 (General) ‘SINNERS, OF WHOM I AM CHIEF’ by Terry Mattingly Every Sunday, countless Christians around the world recite an ancient prayer that begins: “I believe, O Lord, and I confess that You are truly the Christ, the Son of the living God, Who did come into the world to save sinners, […]
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