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Category Archives: Apologetics
What Happens to Our Souls after Death?
What does the bible tell us about our destiny after death? Do our souls continue? What happens to our bodies? Is there a difference between what happens to believers and unbelievers at death? What about ghosts, do they exist?
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Posted in Apologetics, Eschatology, Ghosts, Heaven and Hell, The devil and demons
Tagged bodies, Death, demons, Devil, grave, heaven, Hell, resurrection, souls
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Are Christian Ethics Merely Reflections of the Primitive Beliefs of the Ancient Greco-Roman World?
It’s common to hear from people who believe that Conservative Christian attitudes towards ethical issues like abortion, euthanasia, fornication, homosexuality, and different religions are merely reflections of “ancient” backward cultural attitudes towards those subjects. In reality, nothing could actually be farther from the truth. Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Apologetics, Divorce, Ethics, History, Homosexuality
Tagged Abortion, Ethics, Euthanasia, Greco-Roman, Pornography, Slavery
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Dear Netflix…
Dear Netflix, We’ve been using your service virtually since it started, in fact just the other day I found one of the original DVD mailer sleeves from the 1990s that we were always losing track of. We enjoyed your service … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Apologetics, Compromise, Liberalism, Persecution
Tagged Abortion, ACLU, Christian, Conscience, Georgia, Netflix, Streaming, Video, Worldview
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Samuel Johnson On the Absurdity of Materialism
The pen of 18th century London journalist Samuel Johnson produced many memorable quotes, but this one is by far my favorite. If only the legions of 21st century materialists would take it to heart… A learned gentleman who holds a … Continue reading
A Reflection on the 21 Christian Martyrs Murdered by IS Who Died with the Name of their Savior, Jesus, on their Lips
Romans 8:28 assures us “that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” and so when I saw the way my Egyptian brothers in Christ were called upon … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Encouragement, God's Sovereignty, History, Islam, Reflections
Tagged Christianity, Coptic, Egyptian, ISIS, Islam, Islamism, Martyrs, Muhammad, Reconciliation, Sovereignty, Terrorism, Unity, Witness
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“But what will you do in the end?” (Jer. 5:31b) A Thought About the Nye/Ham Debate.
One of the things that struck me most profoundly during the Bill Nye/Ken Ham debate last night was Nye’s statement about how belief in a Creator would destroy “the joy of discovery.” It strikes me that exactly the opposite is … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Atheism
Tagged Absurdity, Bill Nye, Creation, Death, Debate, Decay, Evolution, Ken Ham, Materialism, Worldviews
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Dear Atheists, Actually it’s NOT a Bronze Age Book
If there is one popular phrase used by atheists to criticize the bible that I’m heartily tired of reading it’s calling the bible a “Bronze Age Book.” There are two reasons I’m tired of it: 1) It’s Grossly Inaccurate: The … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Atheism, History
Tagged Apologetics, Atheism, bible, Bronze Age, Dawkins, History, Iron Age, New Testament, Old Testament
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“Where was God when religious fanatics killed those 2,800 people?”
Why does God allow terrible events like 9/11 to happen? Some men contend that He’d like to stop them, but either He is powerless to do so, or that if He did, it would involve a violation of human free … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Disasters, God's Sovereignty
Tagged 9/11, Christianity, Crucifixion, Disasters, Islam, Joni Eareckson Tada, Sovereignty, Terrorism, Trusting God
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A Wonderful Quote by Dabney on Materialism and Atheism
With my preceding post on Neo-Darwinianism in mind, I wanted to share the following quote from R.L. Dabney. I hope it will be an encouragement to OSP pastors who are sometimes wearied by having to labor in the midst of … Continue reading
Refuting the Neo-Darwinian Faith
While I was on vacation last week my daughter and I went into NYC and one of the places we visited was the Museum of Natural History. As we were walking around, I couldn’t help but reflect that if Neo-Darwinians … Continue reading
Cultists on Your Doorstep
Intro: Over the years as I’ve spoken to members of Reformed churches, I’ve noticed that far too many don’t know what to do when the door-bell rings and they find themselves face to face with Jehovah’s Witnesses or Mormons. In … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Evangelism and Church Growth
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Building Old School Churches 