Post Author: Bill Pratt In Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion, there is a section entitled “If there is no God, why be good?” I eagerly devoured this section as I sincerely wanted to see what answer Dawkins would give. After all, he is the most prominent intellectual atheist in the world today, right? What did … Continue reading If There Is No God, Why Be Good? Part 1
Post Author: Bill Pratt Between AD 1258 and 1264, Thomas Aquinas wrote Summa contra Gentiles, a book at least partially aimed at arguing for the truth of Christianity against the falsehood of Islam. Recall that Islam was founded and spread in the seventh century, about 600 years before Thomas wrote. In an interesting section of … Continue reading What Did Thomas Aquinas Have to Say about Islam?
Post Author: Bill Pratt Some Christians seem to think so, based on John 14:26, John 15:26, and John 16:12-13. Here are each of these passages: “But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.” … Continue reading Has God Promised You New Revelation?
Post Author: Bill Pratt Almost one year ago, I wrote a short blog post asking our readers to sign a document called the Manhattan Declaration. Why am I back again asking you to sign? Because we need more of you to participate. So far, the declaration has gathered 476,000 signatures – impressive, but not enough. … Continue reading Have You Signed the Manhattan Declaration Yet?
Post Author: Bill Pratt Clearly, yes He does. Many people express shock over the fact that God took human life in the great flood or that He commanded Israel to kill Canaanites. There are many other instances in the Bible where God either directly or indirectly takes lives. There is no getting around this fact. It makes us … Continue reading Does God Take People’s Lives? – #9 Post of 2009
Post Author: Bill Pratt Certainly the appearance of design in the natural world makes a strong case for the existence of a super-intelligent being, but I’m getting ahead of myself. Many people look at the world around them and marvel at its functionality and complexity. A common reaction to the functionality and complexity of the … Continue reading Does the Appearance of Design Prove God's Existence?
Post Author: Bill Pratt Apologist and author Bill Foster has just written a new book entitled Meet the Skeptic. I was unfamiliar with Bill before reading this book, which was given to me by one of our church staff. I have read a truckload of books on apologetics, so I was a little bit dubious that there … Continue reading Why Are You a Skeptic of Christianity?
Post Author: Bill Pratt There are two difficult passages in 1 Peter (3:19 and 4:6) that seem to indicate that this may be possible. I have read a number of interpretations of these verses, but there seems to be no consensus. However, almost every commentator I read agrees that these verses are not teaching that … Continue reading Can a Person Be Saved After He Dies?
Many of my evangelical friends have fretted over how Obama received support from Christians in the recent election. One of our blog readers, Kay, has mentioned her dismay about this many times and asked how we, as Christians, should respond. Before I say just a few words about our response, I wanted to give you … Continue reading Christians and Obama
Post Author: Bill Pratt Young earth creation organizations have written many books and published numerous articles over the years presenting scientific evidence to prove that the earth is young (6,000 – 10,000 years old). Several years ago, when I read these books and articles, I found many of them to be convincing. But, I wanted to … Continue reading Are Scientists Persuaded by Evidence for a Young Earth?