Why do we suffer for Adams sin?
Reading Time: 10 minutesIf Adam and Eve messed up, why are we bearing their burden?
Why some people think there is no answer to the problem of evil
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhy people think there can be no answer to this problem
Properly basic beliefs
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhere am I going with this one? It doesn’t sound like the other arguments… Well it is and it isn’t. Many Christians have talked about the Holy Spirit that moment they knew when to become a Christian and to sceptics and Christians alike, this can sometimes feel vague or not Read more…
Self-Authenticating witness of God’s Holy Spirit
Reading Time: 3 minutesSo far we’ve talked about what properly basic beliefs are and that we are going to infer that the Holy Spirits witness to us is one of these properly basic beliefs. the Holy spirit is fundamentally how we know Christianity is true, but what do we mean by that? what Read more…
How does the Holy Spirit work in the lives of believers?
Reading Time: 6 minutesGalatians 3:26; 4:6 “So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith” Galatians 3:26 “ Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.” Galatians 4:6 When a person becomes a Christian, they automatically Read more…
How does the Holy spirit work in the lives of people who aren’t Christians?
Reading Time: 3 minutesSince the unbeliever is not indwelt with the Holy Spirit does that mean that he at least has to rely on arguments and evidence to know if Christianity is true? No, according to the scriptures, God has a special ministry of the Holy Spirit that is geared to the needs Read more…
Is it simply rational to believe in God and Christianity or does it simply mean this belief is warranted?
Reading Time: 9 minutesAdvanced Chapter (If you don’t get it, you’re free to skip!) Philosopher Alvin Plantinga argues that belief in God is not merely rational for someone on the basis of the Spirits witness, but that it is warranted for them so that they can know God exists. A belief can be Read more…
Holy Spirit case: In summary
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBelief that the biblical God exists may be rationally accepted as a basic belief not grounded on argument. And that properly basic belief is properly basic not only with regards to rationality but also with respect to warrant. Properly Basic Beliefs exist The Holy spirit is Properly Basic The Holy Read more…
Pascal’s Wager: Introduction
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis is a strengthened version of Pascal’s wager which typically has said that “even if there is the smallest chance Christianity is true, you should believe it”. This wager places the value that if Christianity is at least 50% true, you should follow it. The wager can be summed up Read more…
The Wager in action
Reading Time: 5 minutesNow to put the Wager into action: God vs No God, specifically naturalism