In Defense of the Christian Faith

Welcome to the first in the new series, Objections 101, where we will take a look at some misconceptions and objections commonly brought up by the skeptics. Today, we will take a look at the question, "Can God make a rock so big He can't lift it?" -------- Q . Can God Make A Rock So Big He Can't Lift It? A . This is a common question that that skeptics bring up in order to suppress the idea that God may actually exist as the Theist claims and believes. It questions God's omnipotence by claiming that if He were all-powerful He could do anything -- even make a rock so large He couldn't lift it. However, it is important to realize that there are some things that God cannot do : He can’t do anything contrary to His nature. Greg Koukl from Stand To Reason explains it very simply in the following video: D. James Kennedy summed it up well in his book S keptics Answered  when he stated, "To me, this is like asking, 'Did you drive to wor...

Welcome to part four of the Resurrection series. Please see part 1 , part 2 , and part 3 of the series for a better understanding of what is being discussed. In this post, we will look at four opposing theories to the Resurrection.  Despite the evidence for the Resurrection, there are numerous opposing theories. The first of these is the theory that the disciples’ claims to the Resurrection are all legendary; legends crept in over time and distorted the truth. However, the Resurrection story originated from the disciples. If skeptics wish to accuse them of lying or hallucinating, they may since the disciples themselves made the claim. But there is no evidence for the assumption that legend crept in after the disciples. But even if we suppose that legend did creep in to the Resurrection account, it is important to realize that Paul believed in Jesus separate from the disciples’ testimonies (as a matter of fact, he didn’t go up to Jerusalem for three years after his conversion, d...

"It is...idle to pretend, as many do, that there is no contradiction between religion and science. Science contradicts religion as surely as Judaism contradicts Islam - they are absolutely and irresolvably conflicting views. Unless, that is, science is obliged to change it's fundamental nature."  ~ Brian Appleyard ("Science and the Soul of Modern Man") I recently read a simple, yet powerful, book called Men of Science, Men of God by Henry M. Morris, showing that many of the great scientists of the eighteenth century were Christians -- directly the opposite of what atheists will tell you, that science and religion don't mix and that virtually everyone believes in Darwinian evolution. In fact, many of the early scientists advocated for creationism and against evolution. Since today is Question Evolution Day, and International Atheists Day/April Fool's Day (see Psalm 14:1), I would like to share some of the things these men stood for. This is no...

With the secular Reason Rally only a few days away, I am featuring a guest post today from Tom Gilson titled, " REASON RALLY ORGANIZER TO REASONING CHRISTIANS: WE WANT NO DIALOGUE ." Tom is a leader in the True Reason initiative to take Christian apologists down to the Reason Rally for respectful dialogue should anyone there be interested. I have received a few comments from atheists expressing their concern that the True Reason initiative is nothing more than an attempt to disturb -- or proselytize, as it is stated in the article below -- atheists. This is not true, and I encourage anyone wondering about that, to read the article below, to peruse the True Reason website where the mission is clearly stated, and to take a look at Tom's site at Thinking Christian for more. -------------- On March 12 I wrote an email to David Silverman, president of American Atheists. It was a message from the leader of one organization to another, on behalf of both our organizations....