I recently asked Steve Hays his thoughts on Eternal Justification because a friend of mine was denying the doctrine of Sola Fide because of it. Here were his thoughts about it: There’s a qualified sense in which eternal justification is … Continue reading Eternal Justification
It is sometimes asked if God could include one less or more persons in the Godhead. The obvious answer is in the negative but interesting metaphysical reasons may be behind why. Sufficient meditation on the above observations yields the conclusion that God cannot be any more or any less than three divine persons, without being reduced to a common class with those finite “impersonally-contained” deities mentioned earlier. Any other number of divine persons would create a disparity between the personal contexts and the personal relationships; between the “one” and the “many” of the Godhead. For example, if God were bi-personal— … Continue reading Trinity and Personality
We recently had in Florida a school shooting in which 17 people were murdered and others were injured. It shows us in times of darkness what true evil is. We often miss that because we usually get sucked into a political debate about gun control that probably would’ve done nothing to stop shootings like this. The problem is people assume that the government can change hearts and minds. We have this hope that the state can save us from the wickedness of other humans. This, of course, was a breakdown of the system. The FBI and PD were aware that the boy was … Continue reading Times of Darkness
I’ll post a recent conversation between Jimmy and an atheist that recently occurred: Ledouche said: How do you know god isn’t an infinite deceiver? Jimmy said: I don’t consider infinite deceivers a possibility. Given the Christian worldview, the existence of the Christian God and His revelation rule out the possibility that there is such a deceiver floating about. God Himself is the original archetype of truth: his perfect self-coherence, self-reflection, and self-containment (by which I mean that all universals about God exhaust the particulars, and all particulars exemplify universals). And God determines the truths of the cosmos; His word is … Continue reading Cartesian Demons and Christianity
The book of Hebrews is a profound book with a life-changing message. The superiority of Christ is the message of the book. These should help you understand that message. Dr. James White: Holiness Code for Today Study in Hebrews Dr. Michael Kruger: RTS Charlotte: Hebrews Bible Study Introduction to the Catholic Epistles and Authorship of Hebrews Revelation: Background and Genre Hebrews: Background and Structure Hebrews: Typology and Covenant Themes Hebrews: Priesthood of Christ and the Issue of Apostasy Hebrews: Jesus as Superior Revelation Hebrews: Israel and Sabbath Rest Hebrews: The Priesthood of Melchizedek D. A. Carson: Hebrews lectures Getting Excited … Continue reading Lectures on Hebrews
Molinism is extremely popular amongst Christian philosophers. I don’t know why other than for their commitment to autonomy: Paul Helm: Natural and Free Knowledge Middle Knowledge Turretinfan: Molinism with TF Grounding objection Triablogue: How does God get the world he … Continue reading Molinism
This is a collection of the case that Jesus is the risen Lord. You should note that it has a collection from different apologist with different methods. Some prefer the minimal facts argument and other prefer the maximal data argument. Here is a collection of materials on the resurrection argument: Dr. Timothyy McGrew: The Resurrection of Jesus Predictive Prophecy Dr. Lydia McGrew: A Cumulative Case for the Resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth Minimal Facts vs. Maximal Data Approaches to the Resurrection Six Bad Habits of New Testament Scholars (and how to avoid them) Inspiringphilosophy: 1. The Resurrection of Jesus (Introduction) … Continue reading The Resurrection argument
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