St. Ambrose explains that in the Eucharist we receive the true body and blood of Christ. Yet, while the nature of the Eucharist is truly transformed into His body and blood, what we see (the accidents) remains in appearance bread and wine. This is transubstantiation.
All through out history there have been these “blood feuds” over God’s people. Even Jesus Himself was no stranger to controversy, and you wonder how many Christians today would have been on the Pharisees’ side condemning Him for “breaking the law” and “being a friend of sinners” and “lo, he deceives the people”, and “are…
James Matthew Wilson: Jewish and Christian interpretations of Scripture have traditionally and consistently been both literal and spiritual, as they should.
Comparison of covenant theology and dispensationalism
Will Anderson reflects on our tendency to make excuses for sin and avoid true repentance. He shares five common ways we avoid owning our sin.
I don’t blame people for rejecting the case for the mythological gods of history. But make no mistake about it, the case for the God of the Bible is dramatically different and considerably more reliable.
To deny the triune nature of God is to deny the claim of Christianity and to redefine oneself as something other than Christian.
Cornelius Van Til is a theologian, apologist and philosopher that I appreciate since he tried to be biblically driven during his life time and academic career (Years ago I posted A SYLLABUS ON CORNELIUS VAN TIL’S HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONTRIBUTION TO PRESUPPOSITIONAL APOLOGETICS). His writings are not always easy to read but it is always…
Modus Ponens: the logical form of the Ontological Argument for the existence of God
The Teleological Argument (From Intelligence)
Two World Views, Two Choices
The Kalam Cosmological Argument
What do the cosmological, teleological, and moral arguments tell us about God?
Faith has been falsely defined as "belief in spite of a lack of evidence.” However, even even an atheist is forced to take things on faith.
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Can a human person survive the destruction of his body? This is a question I struggled with as I tried to merge my theology with my philosophy, backed up with logic and sound reasoning. No, these are not mutually exclusive topics! G.K. Chesterton said that theology is that part of a religion that requires brains. John…
By David Baggett
Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case For Biblical Faith by Dr. Douglas Groothius has been one of my favorite go-to apologetics books for many years (2011). Dr. Groothius and IVP Academic released a second edition last year (2022) and I highly recommend it to you. Whether you have the first edition or have never read the…
