Years ago, I read a couple of Muslim theologians who argued strenuously that God’s “hand” in the Bible was truly a physical hand. At the time, I found the debate to be ridiculous and absurdly literalist. But I’m reconsidering that opinion. Christianity believes in a God incarnate, and Judaism initially believed in a physical God. …
Do you need to be a Christian to go to heaven? No. Christianity is a creedal religion, meaning that membership in the group “Christianity” is determined by profession of a creed. The thief on the cross did not profess a belief in the resurrection or the Trinity, so he was not a creedal Christian, yet …
Many theists reject materialism, believing that only dualism is compatible with theism. Very few seem to realize that Christianity has been the primary defender of a material-based soul for 2,000 years. The Apostle’s Creed and the Nicene Creed, which are the definitive statements of faith for virtually all of the world’s Christians, profess belief in …
Atheists are almost all materialists, asserting that everything in the universe is wholly reducible to the physical. For the atheist, this includes the mind — all of our memories, dreams, and intentions. The orthodox atheist position is that the mind is like a computer program running on the physical substrate of the brain (the computer). …
A well-documented cause of underachievement in black students is the “acting white” phenomenon. Black students who excel at academics are considered to be traitors who are trying to “act white”. I’ve witnessed this first-hand multiple times, and it’s a real tragedy. Interestingly, the evidence shows that this phenomenon started right when black separatism began to …
William has a good post, challenging the idea that God irresistibly decrees some to condemnation: I believe that God loves everyone, but it is clear from the Bible that He also hates some people. The whole issue seems irrelevant to the Calvinism vs. Arminianism debate. I just don’t see any point at all in speaking …