Fear and Trembling

I’m taking some time off from blogging for a while. I am enrolled in a very demanding school. I’ll be back when I finish my next MBA class. Here are some links to past posts that may prove to be helpful. Apologetics My favorite philosophical arguments for God’s existence are summarized here , here and here . A series that features both philosophical arguments and personal anecdote is here . The are many reasons to accept Christianity which are personal and not philosophical. Richard Dawkins’ arguments are treated here , here and here . Christopher Hitchens’ argument from wish fulfillment is treated here . Some of Victor Stenger’s arguments are treated here and here . My personal testimony is told here and here . The problem of evil is treated here , here and here . The veracity of the Bible is partly addressed here . Theology Christ’s sacrifice and salvation are treated in many places, but the posts here , here and here are a start. Good works...

"I once heard the president of a Presbyterian seminary declare, 'I am not a Calvinist because I do not believe that God brings some people, kicking and screaming against their wills, into the kingdom, while he excludes others from his kingdom who desperately want to be there.' I was astonished when I heard these words. I did not think it possible that the president of a Presbyterian seminary could have such a gross misconception of his own church's theology. He was reciting a caricature which was as far away from Calvinism as one could get. Calvinism does not teach and never has taught that God bring people kicking and screaming into the kingdom or has ever excluded anyone who wanted to be there. Remember that the cardinal point of the Reformed doctrine of predestination rests on the biblical teaching of man's spiritual death. Natural man does not want Christ. He will only want Christ if God plants a desire for Christ in his heart. Once that desire is plante...

Great book and article here . The Second Law of Thermodynamics ,that entropy is increasing, points to increases in disorganization and decreases in usable energy in the universe. How does evolution explain that organized entities arise from disorganized matter? The arguments at the link are detailed and show that evolutionary explanations are inadequate.

See the video here .

See the chart here .

How does a Calvinist know he is on the way to heaven? This post is about how one Calvinist sees things. We can know that we are on the way to heaven if we have faith in Christ ( John 6:47 ). This faith has two parts. The first part of this faith is a confident assurance that what Jesus says about how to live life is true ( John 3:12 ). This assurance brings us knowledge that we have not, even for one moment, lived free from sin. We have done things that Christ tells us not to do or failed to do things that Christ tells us to do. This knowledge of the right path leads to repentance, turning from our sins to God and His way of living. This faith is also an assurance that Christ paid the penalty for our sins. Not just for sins in general, but for our sins in particular. Christ is God who became a man. He laid aside His rights and abilities and came to earth. He lived a perfect life. This life is an example to us, but it also gives Him credit for a life lived in perfect obedience ...

See the interesting discussion here .