Archive for the 'God's existence' Category

Is God Unjust? 5

August 30, 2007

Here’s some more on God’s command to destroy the Canaanites. 

Pascal on the limits of reason

August 23, 2007

Here’s a Pascal quote from Alister McGrath’s Doubting. 
“Reason’s final step is to realize that there are an infinite number of things which lie beyond it.  It is simply if it does not get as far as realizing that.” 

Is God Unjust? 4

August 22, 2007

Here’s some more of my old sermon on God’s command for Israel to destroy the Canaanites. 

William Lane Craig on the destruction of the Canaanites

August 20, 2007

Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been posting on God’s command for Israel to destroy the Canaanites.  Here’s some material written by William Lane Craig on the subject. 

CS Lewis on Doubt

August 18, 2007

I ran across this quote in Alister McGrath’s Doubting. 
“I think the trouble with me is lack of faith.  I have no rational ground for going back on the arguments that convinced me of God’s existence: but the irrational deadweight of my old sceptical habits, and the spirit of this age, and the cares of the [...]

Is God Unjust? 3

August 17, 2007

Here’s more on God’s command for Israel to destroy the Canaanites.   
Quarantine
The Hebrew impression “herem” is very similar to our concept of quarantine. In a quarantine, a certain area is set aside for a special purpose. Usually, this is because this area has been contaminated by some sort of pollution. We quarantine an area making it [...]

Is God Unjust? 2

August 16, 2007

Last week I started to post some stuff that I wrote awhile back on God’s command for Israel to destroy the Canaanites.  Here’s some more on this difficult subject. 

Rick Warren debates with Sam Harris

April 2, 2007

Justin Taylor had a link to this Newsweek article on his blog.  I thought that Warren did a pretty good job.