Tag: Faith
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Taking a Deeper Look at the Problem of Evil: The Cross
Finally, I end by covering the cross and our eschatological hope as Christians. Jesus agonized the nastiest evil that can be thrown at him: denial by his own adored people, in the streets of their capital city; abhorrence from the authorities in his own religion; unfairness at the hands of the Roman court; unfaithfulness…
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Taking a Deeper Look at the Problem of Evil: The Free Will Defense
My last post hinted at the one last, ethical, principle of Leibniz’s best-of-all-possible-worlds theodicy: God’s creation includes human free will (capacity of free will is shown in biblical examples like Deuteronomy 30:11-19, Isaiah 30:1 and Joshua 24:14-15). For Leibniz, this idea was just a principle of his theodicy. For Augustine, CS Lewis, and Alvin Plantinga…
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Salvation and Why it Matters
BRIEF STATEMENT ON SALVATION I believe that, due to worldwide sin, no one can enter the kingdom of God lest they be born again; and that no grade of improvement however countless, no accomplishments in goodness however great, no ethos however admirable, no ordinance of any kind, can bring the sinner one inch closer to…
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How the Ressurection Changed My Life
I want to stress what I came to understand – that I am a sinner, that Jesus Christ died for my sins and rose again, and I had to trust in Christ alone to save me, not my church attendance, good works, or Christian upbringing. As my boss, Dr. Ramesh Richard says, “You think about it.…
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Faith in Genesis
This post is on the study of faith in the book of Genesis. Although the word “faith” (and forms of it) is only found two times in the NASB, faith is a major theme. The reader sees the history of creation demonstrating God is the one Creator God, while man lacked faith in the Creator…
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How Can We as Christians Aid Lonely People?
Let’s talk about millennials (which includes me). We are the foremost generation exposed from juvenile to the postmodern worldview of standards, understandings, and detestations. Justice, for example, is defined as acceptance in which moral values have misplaced objectivity to the individual and reserved agreement. We live in a biosphere where community has been forgone to…
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Is the Abrahamic Covenant Unconditional?
Reasons why the Abrahamic Covenant is Unconditional Normally in a blood covenant the two parties would agree on the terms of the covenant, with each committing himself to the fulfillment of certain promises being covenanted, and they would walk hand in hand through the animal sacrificed pieces. In this case, Abraham fell asleep. J. Dwight…
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The Story of Scripture – Genesis to Revelation – Part 2: Sin, Rebellion, Separation from God, and Death
Sin, Rebellion, Separation from God, and Death[1] Why do we miss it? Because in Genesis chapter three, that tree of knowledge of good and evil comes into play. It is a unique chapter because we have a serpent that is present, and the text does not really tell us why, other than the fact that…
Surrendered and Free 