This article serves as a cursory introduction to a series of articles I will be doing on the reliability of the Gospel. Through this series, I will be taking a theological, philosophical, and historical look at the reliability of the Gospel. I will also answer objections to the authenticity and reliability of the Gospel as […]
Talmud: Offerings Rejected after Jesus’ Death
In the Talmud, it is recorded that after Jesus’ death the sin offerings offered on Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) were not accepted by God. In this article, I will explain what the Talmud says and I will respond to counter arguments from anti missionaries that do not accept Jesus as their Messiah. Yom […]
Did Kenneth Hagin Plagiarize E.W. Kenyon?
Preliminary Considerations Regardless of what we think of differing theological systems, one thing that we should all agree on as believers is that accurate representation and characterization of other people is important. The Bible tells us not to lie and not to bear false witness (Leviticus 19:11, Exodus 20:16). In this article, I will address […]
Did Steven Furtick say God is a Concept?
Recently, there was a reformed website that claimed that Steven Furtick said God was only a concept.[ref] The article then drew an erroneous and disturbing implication based on the author’s interpretation of Furtick’s words, “Steven Furtick Says Without Us, God is Not Real, Just a Concept, an Abstract Theory!” This article was written by Jeff […]
Would the World be Better Off Without Religion?
A World Without Religion? Often, people will say that religion is poison, or they will say that the world would be better off without religion. In this article, ‘religion’ will simply be defined as ‘Christianity.’ When we examine the typical atheist’s positions and compare their own beliefs to their argument, we find that their worldview […]
Branches of Apologetics
Written by Jason L. Petersen The word ‘apologetics’ comes from the Greek word, ἀπολογία (Apologia), and it means ‘speaking in defense of a position.’ You may have heard of different types of apologetics such as evidential, classical, or presuppositional apologetics. Some have preferences for how they approach apologetics, but unfortunately, some have wrongly assumed that […]
Who Created God?
Written by Jason Petersen The question “Who Created God?” is often asked in response to the Argument from Motion, the Teleological Argument, and the Kalam Cosmological Argument. This article will be addressing this question. Factors to Take into Consideration When we are talking about the Christian God, it is important that we take God’s properties […]
Which God?
Written by Jason Petersen A common objection by atheists to any first-cause argument is asking, “Which God?” Oftentimes, when an argument is presented, such as the Kalam Cosmological Argument, or the Argument from Motion, the atheist will say: “Well, you haven’t proven that it was your god that created everything.” This article will be addressing […]
Falsifying The Flying Spaghetti Monster
Written by Jason Petersen Could the Flying Spaghetti Monster have created the universe? There is a fundamental distinction between the way that Christian apologists approach proving a negative and the way that atheists approach proving a negative. The distinction is that Christian apologists give good reasons to accept that something doesn’t exist or isn’t true, […]
The Existential Argument against Atheism
The Existential Argument is an argument that I developed, and it focuses on how the atheist must borrow from the Christian worldview in order live their own lives. Before I explain the Existential Argument against Atheism, we should be clear on the differences between The Transcendental Argument and The Existential Argument. The Transcendental Argument for […]