Multi-Valued Logic, Liar Paradox and Presuppositional Apologetics

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Reformation500

It is the 500th anniversary of the day Martin Luther is credited with accidentally starting the Reformation by producing his 95 theses. Ligionier: Reformation 500 Celebration Alpha and Omega Ministries: The Reformation Today, and Then The Lollards More Reformation history Reformation Conference: Dr. Michael Kruger: Sola Scriptura: The Foundation for the Reformation, the Church, and All of Life Kevin DeYoung: Sola Fide: Why the World Desperately Wants the Doctrine of Justification (But Doesn’t Realize It Yet) Dr. James Anderson: Sola Gratia: The Glorious Offense of God’s Gospel Grace Blair Smith: Solus Christus: Against the Idol Making Factory Dr. Derek Thomas: … Continue reading Reformation500

144,000

Who are the 144,000 in Revelation 7:1? Some would say they are Israel, Jehovah’s witnesses, or all of God’s people. The number of the sealed comes to 12,000 for each tribe. The balanced numbering suggests that 12 is a symbolic number for the fullness of the people of God. Dan is omitted, possibly because Dan was early associated with idolatry (Judges 18; cf. 22:15; 21:8). Instead, we find both the tribe of Joseph and the tribe of Manasseh. Now Manasseh and Ephraim were the two sons of Joseph. Hence, logically we should find either Manasseh and Ephraim as separate heads … Continue reading 144,000

Psychopaths and Morality

Steve Hays once said: “Most atheists are physicalists. The brain generates the mind. So morality is located in the brain. … Although psychos have abnormal brains, they don’t have defective brains, since–according to naturalism–there’s no way the brain is supposed to be. And psychopaths can be highly functional. On this view, morality is arbitrary. Morality is an artifact of brain structures. If you change the wiring, you change morality. In theory, evolution might have made psychopathic brains normal rather than abnormal. The majority might have psychopathic brains. Empathetic humans would be abnormal. From a naturalistic perspective, that’s all there is … Continue reading Psychopaths and Morality