Does the Bible Allow Tattoos?
January 25, 2019
I recently received a question about tattoos and Leviticus 19:28. He asked if this prohibition is still in effect. My response is below:
Tag: Christianity
Embryonic Stem Cell Research and Moral Reasoning
March 15, 2018
There are a few moral issues surrounding embryonic stem cell research that should be confronted from the Christian perspective. The fundamental worldview in place is a compassionate utilitarianism or “spiritualistic naturalism” as Dennis Hollinger describes. On this view the ultimate virtue of compassion is exercised in the pursuit of greater well-being for the greatest number of people, which then … More Embryonic Stem Cell Research and Moral Reasoning
Has Hawking buried God?
March 6, 2018
I was surprised by the article on Fox News, “Stephen Hawking says he knows what happened before the dawn of time.” As news stories go, the article did not live up to the headline. It seemed to be based on an article by Stephen Hawking entitled, “The Beginning of Time.” In that article Hawking does … More Has Hawking buried God?
Theistic Evolution and Evil
December 18, 2017
William Dembski writes about the response to the problem of evil known as theistic evolution. [1] Theistic evolution in general tries to reconcile evolutionary theory with theistic belief. The position holds that God engineered the origin of species utilizing the evolutionary process. Gerald Rau further breaks down theistic evolution into two categories: planned evolution and … More Theistic Evolution and Evil
The Evidential Problem of Evil
November 20, 2017
Ganssle and Lee discuss the probabilistic version of the problem of evil in their essay, “Evidential Problems of Evil.” [1] This argument is much more modest than the logical problem, as it does not argue that it is logically impossible that God should exist but that it is improbable in the face of evil and … More The Evidential Problem of Evil
The Logical Problem of Evil
November 6, 2017
James Dew Jr. reviews the logical form of the problem of evil in his essay, “The Logical Problem of Evil.” In this essay he interacts with various attempts to demonstrate a logical contradiction within the classical theist doctrines of God’s omnibenevolence and omnipotence with the existence of evil. The common theme among the various proponents … More The Logical Problem of Evil
A New Model for Apologetics
October 16, 2017
Norman Geisler reviews the arguments against miracles from David Hume and Antony Flew in Geisler’s essay “Miracles & the Modern Mind”.[1] Both Hume and Flew’s arguments have the common characteristic of moving from common or uniform experience to incredulity against exceptions to that experience. In short they argue that we have never experienced a miracle, … More A New Model for Apologetics
Twisting Scripture
October 3, 2017
How do we settle disputes over scripture? How can we determine which interpretation is better? In order to work through these sorts of issues, we need to know what we are looking for. Let’s use the different interpretations of James 2 between Mormons and Historical Christianity as our example. The Mormon will point out that … More Twisting Scripture
Genocide in Joshua (Part 4)
August 10, 2017
If God does not exist, then neither the holocaust nor the conquest in Canaan has the potential of being evil. This is because of the grounding problem of objective morality. If God does not exist, then objective moral values and duties do not exist. There simply is no foundation for objective morality. Not only do … More Genocide in Joshua (Part 4)
Genocide in Joshua (Part 3)
August 9, 2017
In considering God’s right to order conquest, we need to first understand God’s prerogative as it pertains to life. Life is a gift from God (see Ecclesiastes 12:7) and everyone in the world belongs to God because they are his creation (see Psalm 24:1). Christians also believe that God is the sustaining cause who keeps … More Genocide in Joshua (Part 3)
