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Studying ... Economics?

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  • Cameron Dobbie

If economics is the study of resource allocation, how should Christians approach this study? This article explains the challenges and benefits of studying economics as Christian.

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No God? No Good

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  • William Lane Craig

What is the source of objective moral values and objective moral duties? This article evaluates the claims of evolution, atheism, and naturalism and argues that the only way to speak about objective morality is through acknowledging the existence of God.

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The Absurdity of Life without God

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  • William Lane Craig

What is the meaning of life? This question can only be answered by adhering to the truth of theism. This article argues that atheism gives no answer to the purpose of life. The author points to the reality that for life to have meaning God must exist.

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The Problem of Evil

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  • William Lane Craig

Does the existence of evil nullify the existence of the good and all-powerful God? This is the problem that the existence of evil poses. To answer this question this article looks at the objections raised from the intellectual and emotional side of the problem of evil. The author points to God as the solution.

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The Roots of Our Gender Identity Crisis

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  • Vaughan Roberts

What is the cause of the gender identity crisis? This article argues that the concept of self-expression can be traced to individualism. The author discusses how Christians should answer this crisis.

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Gender Identity and the Body

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  • Vaughan Roberts

What is the Christian view on transgenderism? This article argues that the question of gender identity can only be answered by the truth of creation.

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The Resurrection of Jesus and the Witness of Paul

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  • Peter May

Was the resurrection of Jesus a historical event? This article answers this question by looking at 1 Corinthians 15 to show that it was a real historical event.

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Seven Reasons Why Apologetics Might Be Good

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  • Paul Coulter

Is apologetics good? This article gives seven reasons why the discipline is good.

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Are We Just Naked Apes?

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  • Paul Coulter

Did evolution and naturalism explain away the uniqueness of man? This article looks at the physical and social evidence that explain the uniqueness of man in order to argue that it is the biblical story that explains the truth about man, as distinct from animals since man is created in the image of God.

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An Introduction to Christian Apologetics

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  • Paul Coulter

What is apologetics? This article gives an introduction to apologetics by looking at its origin and purpose, as well as approaches to it, and then answers some objections to apologetics.

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Old Testament Mass Killings

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  • Paul Coulter

Are the mass killings recorded in the Old Testament to be deemed as genocide or massacre? Does their reality suggest that the OT God is a bloodthirsty God and thus different than the NT God? The mass killings attest to the reality of God's judgment of sin, and call us to repentance.

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The Need for Apologetics

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  • Norman L. Geisler

If apologetics is the discipline that deals with a rational defence of the Christian faith, then Christians must engage in it. For as the article explains, God commands it, the world needs it, and reason demands it. The article also answers objections to apologetics.

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The Uniqueness of Jesus Christ

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  • Norman L. Geisler

Christianity stands or falls with Christ. This is so because of the uniqueness of Christ, in his nature, character, and teaching.

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The Dating of the New Testament

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  • Norman L. Geisler

What should be the dating of the New Testament? This article looks at the book of Luke, Acts, 1 Corinthians, and some external evidence to demonstrate that the dating of the New Testament should be early.

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Do We Need to Believe in Adam and Eve?

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  • Michael Reeves

Does it matter if Adam and Eve were historical or not? This article argues for the theological necessity of the historical Adam.

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"Thou Shalt Not Be Certain"

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  • Mike Ovey

Is it a sin to be certain of Jesus? This article looks at the so-called sin of certainty, and explains that while it is not a virtue when attached to extremism and fundamentalism, it is not a sin to be certain of Jesus.

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The Early Church Fathers on Jesus

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  • Mike Licona

Is Jesus God? The Watchtower claims that Jesus is not God and that this is what the early church fathers taught also. This article examines the teaching of Ignatius, Polycarp, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Clement of Alexandria, Tertullian, Hippolytus, and Origen to show that they believed the deity of Christ.

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Have You Got the Whole Story?

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  • Mike Cain

In apologetics, it is important to show how Christ fits within the unfolding story of salvation from creation to new creation. This article gives an overview of the story from creation to the new creation, and explains how this story puts into perspective issues such as the reliability of the Bible, suffering, and pluralism.

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Ancient Evidence for Jesus from Non-Christian Sources

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  • Michael Gleghorn

Is the claim of the historical Jesus real? While we have enough proof in the Bible about Jesus, this article looks at external evidence to show the historicity of Jesus. The article looks at the claims of Tacitus, Pliny, Josephus, and the Babylonian Talmud.

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Is Jesus the Only Way?

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  • Mark Pickering, Peter Saunders

Do all religions lead to God? If Jesus is not the only way then Christians should stop evangelizing. However, the truth is that Jesus is the only way. This article discusses three things that distinguish Christianity from other religions, making it the only way to God.

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Isn't the Bible Full of Errors?

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  • Mark Pickering, Peter Saunders

Is the Bible full of errors? This question is raised to object to the authority of Scripture. This article looks at four claims regarding errors in the Bible: errors of fact, errors of verbal transmission, errors of written transmission, and contradictions.

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Can We Believe the Bible's Miracles?

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  • Mark Pickering, Peter Saunders

Should we believe in biblical miracles? Were they real? This article evaluates how deism and naturalism impacted the belief in miracles. It looks at the objections given for miracles. The article argues that at the heart of biblical miracles is the resurrection of Christ.

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How Should Christians Vote?

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  • Jonathan Chaplin

How should Christians vote? This article argues that Christians as citizens have the obligation to vote. It gives four common misconceptions, and discusses the need for assessing the stances of parties.

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Intuition: A Special Way of Knowing

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  • Greg Koukl

How do we know that we know? Amidst different ways of knowing, this article looks at intuition knowledge and how it points people to the reality that life has a purpose and goal.

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The Sexual Revolution's Long Shadow

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  • Glynn Harrison

How can Christians counter the sexual revolution shaping the culture? One has to realize that sexual revolution spreads through a story, so Christians can counter it by telling another story that points to true freedom, equality, and celebration of sex. This article explains that story.

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Hallucination Theories to Explain Jesus' Resurrection?

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  • Gary R. Habermas

Is the hallucination theory enough to explain the resurrection of Jesus? This article examines the claims of this theory and gives twenty reasons why it fails to explain the resurrection.

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Recent Perspectives on the Reliability of the Gospels

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  • Gary R. Habermas

Are the Gospel accounts reliable? Do they record historical events? This article looks at nine perspectives on the reliability of the Gospels.

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A Christian Engagement of Raunch Culture

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  • Florence Gildea

Biblical sexuality is the true answer to the raunch culture, because sex, in God's design, is never mechanical.

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What about Hell?

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  • Douglas Groothuis

Hell speaks about the reality of God's holiness and justice. Understanding the logic of hell, we are enabled to grasp the immensity of God's love. This has two implications for the church.

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Six Enemies of Apologetic Engagement

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  • Douglas Groothuis

What is it that hinders Christians from engaging in apologetics? This article identifies six reasons that hinder Christians from witnessing.

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Reincarnation and the Challenge of Jesus

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  • Douglas Groothuis

Does reincarnation serve and bring hope and justice? This article evaluates the claim that karma brings justice. It argues that true justice can only be found in Christ.

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What Is Truth? (On the Nature and Importance of Truth Today)

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  • Douglas Groothuis

If truth is what corresponds to reality, what should be the Christian answer to the claims of postmodernism, relativism, and pragmatism?

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Does Science Need God?

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  • David Hutchings

Does science need God? The article suggests that the answer is yes and no.

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Does Science Have Limits?

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  • David Hutchings

Does science have limits? This article argues that science provides us with natural explanations for natural things. Understanding this will help in seeing the limits of science.

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Are You Ready to Give an Answer?

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  • Dave Gobbett

Christians will be called to defend the faith. How do you defend your faith in public? How can you engage in evangelism? This article explains the temptations facing Christians when it comes to defending their faith, the reason for this defense, and the manner of defending the faith on the basis of 1 Peter 3:15.

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Is Christianity a Psychological Crutch?

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  • Daniel Rodger

Is Christianity a self-made religion? Is the idea of God a psychological crutch? This article examines the claims of atheism to shows that Christianity is not a psychological clutch.

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Studying ... Economics?

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  • Cameron Dobbie

If economics is the study of resource allocation, how should Christians approach this study? This article explains the challenges and benefits of studying economics as Christian.

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The Scandinavian Sceptic (Or Why Atheism Is a Belief System)

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  • Andy Bannister

Is atheism a belief system or not? Atheism makes a positive claim about its belief, and therefore it cannot be a non-belief. This article offers five characteristics of every belief system that proves atheism to be such.

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Thinking Christianly about Politics

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  • Andrew J. Goddard

Is there a Christian view of politics? This article looks at politics from a theological and biblical perspective, and how it relates to Christ.

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Has Science Eliminated God?

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  • Alister E. McGrath

Has science eliminated God? Richard Dawkins' claim is that science has made belief in God unnecessary, and atheism a rational conclusion. This article evaluates five of his claims and shows that his arguments cannot stand ground.

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Isn't Science More Rational Than Faith?

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  • Alister E. McGrath

Is faith irrational and is science the only explanation of reality? To answer this question one must understand the limits of science, which this article explains.

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Religious Pluralism

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  • Alister E. McGrath

In talking about religious pluralism one must learn to distinguish between pluralism as a fact of life and as ideology. This article considers how Christians should view the claims of pluralism?

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God as Wish Fulfilment?

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  • Alister E. McGrath

This article evaluates the claims of Ludwig Feuerbach and Sigmund Freud, who both claimed that God is a reflection of human desires.

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Suffering

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  • Alister E. McGrath

Does suffering prove that Christianity is logically incoherent? If God is omnipotent, omniscient, and completely good, why is there evil? Does the existence of suffering mean that God is either powerless or not good? This article tackles these questions.

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The Divinity of Christ

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  • Alister E. McGrath

Is it true that calling Jesus both God and man is logically contradictory? What will we lose if Jesus is not divine? This article looks at the divinity of Jesus and his incarnation. It shows why both the humanity of Christ and the divinity of Christ are essential to Christianity.

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The Myth of Secular Neutrality

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  • Alex Bunn

Can the practice of medicine be morally neutral? This article argues that the claim of secular neutrality is a myth. It does this by showing that the practice of medicine cannot be morally neutral, based on its history of development, the impact of a worldview, and the need for medical ethics.

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Did Jesus Think He Was God?

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  • Anonymous

Did Jesus think he was God? Jesus made both implicit and explicit claims to his divinity. This article explains that the divinity of Jesus is something that is clear from his claims, and it also discusses why this is important for Christianity, for salvation rests with the person of Christ.

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