by R. K. McGregor Wright – Some Background The recent appearance on the Evangelical scene of a view of God much reduced from that of historical Christian orthodoxy, may seem to be a new phenomenon, but it is only a resurgence of ideas first developed by generic paganism, and more recently, by the Socinians after … Read More
by A. B. Caneday – God reveals his likeness to us through his image, which we reflect. So, everyone has an innate concept of God. But sin inclines us toward inversion – measuring the Creator’s likeness by our own reflection. Scripture sets right this idolatrous inversion. The Bible is God’s authoritative revelation from which we … Read More
by Bruce A. Ware – Open theism, as it is of ten called, derives its name from the idea central to its entire model: the future is “open” and not “closed.” By this, open theists wish to avoid the notion that God actually knows in advance the future decisions and actions of his moral creatures, … Read More
by Craig Branch – The Veritas Introduction to Areopagus Journal Vol. 4 No. 2 March-April 2004 Theological controversy has always been a part of the Church’s experience and will continue to be until Christ returns. It is something that we cannot ignore. Scripture explicitly and repeatedly warns us about false teachers who are either unlearned … Read More
by Clete Hux – Solomon wrote, “There’s nothing new under the sun,” but he wasn’t familiar with Raelians. Granted, the increased attention in the last several years over UFO mania isn’t new. Just when we thought we had seen it all with the “Heaven’s Gate” UFO cult, here come the Raelians, telling us that human … Read More
An Epistemic Cosmological Argument If the universe can be explained, then God exists Everything can be explained The universe is a thing Therefore, the universe can be explained Therefore, God exists (Stephen T Davis) A Transcendental Argument If God does not exist, then human rational faculties are not trustworthy instruments for acquiring knowledge. Human … Read More
by Brandon Robbins and Steven B. Cowan- On October 3, 2007 there was a debate in Birmingham Alabama titled , “The God Delusion Debate.” Fixed Point Foundation brought together two Oxford professors, one a bestselling atheist author, Professor Richard Dawkins, and the other, Dr. John Lennox, a mathematician and philosopher of science. Richard Dawkins is … Read More
By Raymond J. VanArragon – There is no doubt that one of the most significant matters of human concern is the existence of God. If an omnipotent, omniscient, perfectly good being created the world and everything in it, that is a fact of enormous importance for how we understand ourselves and how we live our … Read More
by Steven B. Cowan – This is the apologetics question. Every other question that someone might ask regarding the defense of the faith is related in some way to this bottom-line query: How do we know that Christianity is true? Elsewhere in this issue, James Beilby and David Clark have outlined for us a general … Read More
by J. P. Moreland There is a very important cultural fact that Christians must face when they undertake the task of apologetics: There simply is no established, widely recognized body of ethical or religious knowledge now operative in the institutions of knowledge in our culture, e.g., the universities. Indeed, ethical and religious claims are frequently … Read More
Point: Puzzling Over Climate Change Skepticism by David P. Gushee I am puzzled about the vociferous opposition among some evangelicals to doing anything about the problem of climate change. Actually, t he issue is not fundamentally the opposition to doing something about climate change – it is the opposition to even acknowledging the reality of … Read More
Counterpoint: Puzzling Over Global Warming Alarmism by Paul A. Cleveland It puzzles me why so many people, often very well educated, have bought into global warming alarmism hook, line, and sinker. As an economist, I have been skeptical of such doom – saying throughout my career and I see nothing in the current campaign to … Read More
By Mark Coppenger The current choir of atheists has taken up an old refrain, singing of their own moral superiority to those who follow the Bible. Not content to fault particular Christians for their shortcomings and hypocrisies, they presume to criticize the Bible itself, and even Jesus, for unsavory teachings and behavior. In this article, … Read More
By Richard G. Howe The Bible is a book of history. Certainly it is more – poetry, theology, prophecy – but it is also history. This is so because Judaism and Christianity are religions grounded in history. While it is true that Judaism and Christianity contain a philosophy of life, they are not mere philosophies … Read More
by Dr. Peter Jones -The latest critics of the Christian faith accuse Christians of being selfish, out-of-date, non-constitutional “Christian nationalists” who would impose all the Christian rules on everyone around them. Think Ku Klux Klanners parading through Washington, DC in the 1920s to defend “Protestant America.”[1] Or the The Handmaid’s Tale or a Christian version of 1984. Christians will, … Read More