This category is about showing the reasonableness of the Christian faith and the Bible, in spite of the efforts of all dishonest scholars who seek to undermine it.
This site does not pretend to be a complete resource on the subject of apologetics, which is virtually endless in its scope. It is hoped however that it will be of benefit to enquiring minds who seek to know the truth.
On Atheism
Atheism denies even the existence of God, and therefore seeks to put the question of eternal salvation totally off the agenda for all thinking people. Not as many people even in the west are atheists as people suppose. But there are some very militant atheists who have seized control of much of the media and academia in western culture today. Militant atheists have a special opposition to the God of the Bible. Very few atheists bother to attack belief in Krishna for example. Very few have the courage to step up and preach their atheism openly in an islamic society. No, it is Yahweh, the God of the Bible, that is the target of militant atheists. I contend that this is because militant atheists are actually driven by God-hating evil spirits who are motivating the atheists to use their talents for the spiritual destruction of mankind.
Some people, though not militantly atheistic, are confident that there is NO God. They honestly believe that darwinistic evolution has been proven beyond reasonable doubt. They were taught this as children in schools and they know that many people in Universities also think this way. Most scientists who believe in darwinism assume that those in other scientific disciplines have proven it - they can't point to solid proof in their own.
And just calling Darwinism a "FACT" does not make it so. Naturalism is a philosophical preference for those who choose to believe that the Universe has no designer, not a "fact".
The world certainly doesn't look like it came by accident, with everything that exists coming about by random trial and error. But darwinist philosophers are asking us to believe that. Its the only alternative if you want to deny the existence of an intelligent designer.
For more on this important subject, see this article I wrote some time ago. For a more scientific and in depth site on this theme for those who are more intellectually inclined, see Uncommon Descent by philosopher and mathematician William Dembski.The Resurrection of Jesus Christ - a well supported FACT of history, if anything historical can be called a fact, and a powerful reason for FAITH.
If the resurrection of Jesus Christ is true, most of the world's population is ignoring the most vital fact of human history, and the ONLY hope that actually exists to escape the wrath of God, which comes upon people PRECISELY because they choose to suppress the truth of what God has already shown them and prefer to go off into the lies that are more popular in their demon infested culture.
But some want to deny the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The facts are hard to explain away, but some don't feel they need to even look at them - they have ASSUMED or TAKEN ON a philosophy which says that things like resurrections can't happen. I hope that you, dear reader, will get informed on this subject as your eternal destiny certainly hangs on what you believe on this issue.
This site does not even attempt to be the best at answering all questions on apologetics. But please do check out some of the various articles below all of which address important issues.Does Christianity give good answers to the questions of philosophers?
Philosophy deals with at least these three main questions:
1. What is it that really exists?
2. What should we do?
3. How can we really know anything for sure?
Philosophies that answer the first question are dealing in something called "metaphysics". The second question is dealt with in the area called "ethics" and the third in the area called "epistomology".
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Expelled - No Intelligence Allowed - a new movie challenging Darwinism
A new documentary movie has come out which exposes how people in the halls of Academia who dare to even slightly question Darwinism can be blackballed, refused tenure, lose their careers and be maliciously attacked by their colleagues.
You can see the cool trailers and get more information about Expelled - No Intelligence Allowed here.
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New Testament Manuscripts
Bible Query - NT Manuscripts
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Q: For the NT, just how many manuscripts exist today?
A: Here are the counts of just the Greek according to three scholars.
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Hugh Ross on Suffering
The problem under discussion is basically this: If God is all powerful, all wise, and yet good and loving - how is it that so much suffering and evil is permitted in God's world? Why does God not do more to intervene if He is so powerful and loving?
I have begun to answer this question in another article.
Here are the elements of the answer given by the astrophysicist Dr.
Hugh Ross in his excellent book, "The Fingerprint of God". Elements in
italics
are my additions. I myself may not agree with every single point
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Is God Evil?
"If there is a God,
he must be evil"
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Suffering and the Problem of Pain
Suffering is real. How can we make sense of it? What can we learn from it? Can we overcome it?
People have different ideas about what is wrong with our world. Obviously economic injustice, political factors, racism, religious hatred and greed are factors in the existence of suffering. But they are not the only ones. They all point to a far more insidious source - one which is in fact not at all far from our human hearts.
Suffering and pain tell us that something is wrong. If it wan't for
the fact that we suffer and experience pain, we might become totally detached
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Hamornization of the Resurrection Accounts
The events following the resurrection of Christ are recorded in each of the four gospels - Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Like any report of anything, each contains only a partial report of the events. We are seeing a story reported by four different people. Looking at them, it is very hard to believe that they consulted together about what to put in the New Testament. This in fact, can be a good reason to believe the whole thing was not just cooked up for the deception of the masses. read more »
How do you know God is real?
We can know God is real when we experience His reality. God wants us to know that He is real. One way you can find out for sure is through an experimental approach. Pray a prayer like this:
"God, if you are real, show me. If you really exist, I want to know before it is too late."
No one else needs to know if you prayed such a prayer. If there is no God, then He can't respond to any prayer. If He exists, He will show you in a way that is convincing to you.
But really, people who suppress the truth about God are without excuse. read more »
Answer to a young person
I thought it good to answer on this website to some good questions that someone recently wrote:
I am a young person, who is currently confused. I have not been brought up in a particularly religious household so I do not have a certain religion that I follow, so to speak. I have friends from a variety of religious backgrounds who are all telling me about their own religion. My grandparents are Christians but parents are Pagan.
I was wondering what was it that made you certain there is, as you say an 'Almighty God'. Have you never thought that it is a load of rubbish?
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Evidence for Resurrection of Jesus Christ
Could Jesus Christ really have risen from the dead?
The truth of Christianity stands or falls with one central issue: the
physical resurrection of Jesus Christ from death. Christians traditionally celebrate this event on Easter, but it is relevant for every day actually. If this really
happened, then everyone should listen carefully to all that He
taught. If not, then no one should trust the New Testament,
because the New Testament repeatedly says that Jesus did rise
from the dead. Not only did each of the gospel writers give major
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