Was the Tomb Empty? I will use the Bible, not as the Word of God, but as reliable historical documents. I will primarily use the account from an eyewitness Matthew, who was one of the disciples of Jesus. Some believe the Resurrection of Jesus is a story, myth, or legend. Others believe it is the […] Read more
Additional problems with relativism to share in a conversation I will continue the story of my walk with Hito that I introduced in part 2. You will get to peak in on the actual conversation and by doing so I hope you continue to learn how to expose major weaknesses of moral relativism. Before we went […] Read more
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Arguments against Moral Relativism 1. Not an ethical system Herein lies the first problem; moral relativism is not an ethical system. Why? The reason is best summed up with these questions; what is the difference between a moral relativist and a person without morals? How does a relativist make moral decisions? He decides whatever he thinks […] Read more
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I will now answer a couple of popular objections. Remember how I started this series, quoting two of the New Atheists as they attacked religious beliefs. Christopher Hitchens titled one the chapters in his book “Religion Kills” and Richard Dawkins chose to name a chapter “Childhood, Abuse, and the Escaped from Religion.” These men and […] Read more
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The moral relativist says all morality originates with people; either the individual decides or society creates the moral rules. Let’s look at each one: Pleasure as ethics – Other names this can go by is “I say relativism” or “individual ethical relativism” or “ethical subjectivism.” The basic belief is that individual preferences offer the only […] Read more
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In my previous post we looked at examples of faith and how it is supported by evidence. Here we’ll see the importance of a faith lived out. Exercising Biblical faith leads to action We have a natural faith we use all the time. By natural faith you sat down today on chairs without giving it […] Read more
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Modalism and Arianism distorted the truth of the Trinity. Prior to the council of Nicea in AD 325, the early church had soundly rejected modalism. At Nicea the church bishops were gathering to try to establish what the Bible taught concerning the Trinity and deal with the issue of Arianism. These bishops came to this […] Read more
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The more I thought about Chris Tse and his YouTube video [see my post: I am Sorry He Calls Himself a Christian] the angrier I got. However, I calmed down and then fashioned a response to his poem. I looked more to the positive aspects of Christianity. What belief system in the world can match […] Read more
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I watched this Youtube video of a professing Christian “slam” his so called beliefs. On Facebook I made a response and decided to post it here. PoetrySlamVancouver — February 08, 2010 — Chris Tse was the 1st place winner on the 21st of December with a score of 57.3 with his poem I’m Sorry I’m […] Read more
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I will begin a new series where I take on questions that either Christians have given me or I’ve been challenged to answer in spiritual discussions. These will be café type answers; ones where I won’t go into great depth and can be employed in the public square. Question: Christians today are way too reactionary […] Read more
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