Considering answers to those faith-questions we all ask…
Tag: Christian Apologetics
Perhaps the most complex and even unfathomable part of the universe is the human mind. It's my observation that the human mind-and I include my own in this indictment-is susceptible to delusion and illness in multiple forms. Our thinking can become warped or may have always been warped depending on our background and our influences.
Feelings are not faith, and as Paul declared, "Everything that does not come from faith is sin" (Romans 14:23). That's not to say that all feelings are sinful, but depending on them is. Feelings can be sensual, physical, temporal and fallible. They can be useful and wonderful tools and a great blessing, but they can also regularly get us into trouble. The antidote to this uncertainty is the Word of God.
John begins by describing, "That which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched...". Just as he opened his gospel-in extreme reverence and worship, not of a group or movement of disciples or followers, but of one person only- so John lifts up the name of Jesus.
Every time I'm tempted to tell myself I'm getting too hyped up about the possibility of end-times events I hear or read rantings of demonic hatred against the nation of Israel from political commentators and even professing Christians...
What we have is ape-like Australopithecines before and human-like Australopithecines after. There are no fossils documenting the supposed transition between the two. Instead, he says, we have "a transition based strictly upon the assumption of evolution".
