This post is the Series Index for answering the questions presented by Stewart from Insulted. Aaron’s first response danielg’s 10 Questions That Atheists Can’t Answer Well 1. How could an all-knowing God be all-loving, since He would create people that He knows for a fact...
I am in the process of applying to seminary, and my application essay is causing some pause at one college. Check out the question they asked and my response. Thank you very much for your response to the questions of the Admissions Committee. The committee...
The problem of evil is one of the top five, maybe even the top intellectual and practical objection to the goodness and existence of God. I find the Christian answers incomplete and not really intellectually satisfying, but they are interesting to investigate.
Jesus Creed has posted the content of Chapter 5 of Jim Elliff’s Wasted Faith, and I found the text of it both convicting and instructive. This subject is often referred to in evangelical circles as making sure you have "saving faith", not just some other...
One of the frustrating things about the debates over homosexuality is the constant accusation of "hate" from the pro-gay side of the debate. I previously wrote a post discussing the various types of disagreement that are often misunderstood as hate (see What is Hate). Just...
Rich over at God and Science has a nice post entitled Does God Approve of Slavery According to the Bible? I have not delved into this topic much, but I do like this one bit: In fact, the slavery described in the Old Testament was...
This is the most important essay in the entire series, primarily because it outlines the assumptions upon which the rest of the series depends. Just as a house is only as good as its foundation, so philosophical, moralistic, and religious arguments are only as good...
In Part I of this series, I introduced this book. In this post, I summarize the author’s points in the topic of Doctrine. The author covers these topics: Christianity is not just a lifestyle, but a lifestyle rooted in a doctrine Doctrine is rooted in...
