Tag: God
Three Ethical Principles that I Gleaned from Proverbs
Prasha Maharjan. The book of Proverbs looks more like a handbook that is well documented about the experiences of others to offer…
Read More“Fear of the LORD” and Its Role in the Hebrew Wisdom Literature
The Hebrew wisdom literature is about the art of success, and Proverbs is a guidebook for successful living (Lasor, 460). The Old…
Read MoreSabbatum Excerpt: John Hick on Evil
"In the Christian scriptures, the climax of this history of evil is the crucifixion of Jesus, which is presented not only as…
Read MoreBiblical Nuggets: Communion
Communion: Generally, a term most closely related to the biblical idea of fellowship (from Greek *koinania). It can refer to either the relational…
Read MoreWilbur M. Smith on the Ignorance of Ancient Greece
Wilbur M. Smith 1894 - 1976 "Athens knew about everything that was knowable, except the most important things: she did not know…
Read MoreSunday Terminology: Immaterialism
Immaterialism: Berkeley's philosophical theory, known as "Immaterialism" is a notion that everything we perceive is an idea that belongs to minds and…
Read MoreSaturday Quote: Patrick Glynn on God Hypothesis
Today, the concrete data point strongly in the direction of the God hypothesis.... Those who wish to oppose it have no testable…
Read MoreSunday Terminology: Sadism
Sadism is the belief that God is not concerned of evil - pain and suffering - that is inflicted upon his creation.…
Read MoreSaturday Quote: William L Craig on Objective Moral Values
"By contrast God is a natural stopping point as a foundation for objective moral values and duties. For unless we are moral…
Read MoreSaturday Quote: C.S. Lewis on the Deity of Jesus
"A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher.…
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