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The Coherence of the Biblical Creation Account(s) It is sometimes argued that the Bible contains different creation accounts which contradict one another. The Psalms and the prophets sometimes speak of God establishing order by defeating a mythological chaos monster, Rahab or Leviathan (Job 26:7-13; Ps 74:12-17, 89:10-13; Isa 51:9-10); this resembles creation stories of other … Read more
In a previous apologetics series on this blog, I have defended the coherence of the Christian concept of God from a variety of criticisms and attacks. However, even if antichristian skeptics acknowledge that the Christian concept of God is coherent, they will often claim that the God of classical Christian theism is not actually the … Read more
One of the most common arguments made against Christianity is the argument from Christian immorality: the frequent failure of Christians to live according to their own moral teachings makes it hard to believe that Christianity is true. Throughout history, and down to the present day, many Christians have lived in ways that are seriously incompatible … Read more
It is an undeniable fact that there are many times when Christians ask God for things in prayer and do not receive them. This fact is often referred to as the problem of “unanswered” prayer. Antichristian skeptics try to use this problem to argue that the Christian God is not real. Why Are Many Prayers … Read more
Christians believe that one day Jesus will come again to judge the living and the dead. The righteous will experience eternal life in God’s new creation. The wicked, on the other hand, will experience eternal death away from God’s presence in “Hell.” The doctrine of Hell is by far one of the most disliked aspects … Read more