Is Salvation Really a Free Gift?
The Bible talks a lot about grace, the unmerited favor God shows us when he saves us from our sins and grants us salvation. But our material, visual world encourages us to observe and measure our...
View ArticleWhy Is Christianity So “Exclusive”?
Easily the most well-known Bible verse in America today is John 3:16, “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal...
View ArticleHow (and Why) Some Early (and Current) Christians Held (and Still Hold)...
In the nearly 2000 years since the death of Christ several religious ideas have emerged about Jesus. Many religious movements include competing beliefs about the nature of Jesus and his relationship...
View ArticleHow to Respond to: “Why would God punish Jesus for what I did?”
You’re in a conversation and someone says, “Why would God punish Jesus for what I did? It’s barbaric and abusive that He would require a blood sacrifice from his own son for sins Jesus didn’t even...
View ArticleRapid Response: “Can Belief, Alone, Save You?”
In our Rapid Response series, we tackle common concerns about (and objections to) the Christian worldview by providing short, conversational responses. These posts are designed to model what our...
View ArticleWhat is the Nature and Strategy of Satan?
I’ve written previously about the reasonable existence and reality of the personal being that we, as Christians, call “Satan”. You can examine the philosophical and Biblical evidence for his existence...
View ArticleDoes Objective Truth Exist, and How Can It Be Defined?
For some of us, it might seem ridiculous to say that truth does not exist, because we have simply assumed the reality and existence of ‘truth’ since we were very small. But others out there have...
View ArticleEthical Behavior: Does Motive Matter When Considering “Good Works”?
Imagine the following scenario: While standing next to a young man on a street corner, you both watch as an elderly woman cautiously attempts to cross the street. She stumbles at one point and falls to...
View ArticleWhy Is the Trinity An Essential Christian Doctrine?
I recently received an email question from a listener who wrote: “I have studied quite a few different translations of the bible and have full faith in what it says. I also believe that Jesus is my...
View ArticleNatural Explanations and A Supernatural God
I get lots of email from skeptics. Much of this email is related to miracles. People want to know why Christians are so quick to attribute an event (or healing) to the miraculous intervention of a...
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