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Destiny’s child (part 3): What does the text say?
In my ongoing thinking through the issue of infants (and the mentally handicapped) who die, and their eternal destiny, I have thus far sought to set forth the overriding argument as I understanding it, and to deal with some objections and other issues relating to the...
Straw man theology
In a sermon titled “How to Meet the Doctrine of Election,”[1. Charles Haddon Spurgeon, “How to Meet the Doctrine of Election,” http://goo.gl/LerOn, retrieved on 22 August 2012.] Charles Spurgeon sought to give a biblical defence of the doctrine of election. In his...
Destiny’s child (part two): Objections and other considerations
Previously, I outlined my basic assertion that those who die in infancy, or who are too severely handicapped to wrestle intellectually with the implications of the gospel, experience God’s salvific grace. It appears to me that, by his own decree, God’s judgement is...
Destiny’s child (part one): The overriding argument
The Bible teaches in no uncertain terms that everyone has sinned and has consequently fallen short of God’s divine standard. Sin separates us from God, and God’s just decree is that sin is punishable by death. But Jesus Christ took the penalty for our sins upon...
The transforming power of biblical Christianity
In my previous post, I made reference to a piece on MyNews24, in which the writer expressed his opinion that biblical Christianity “causes many of the negative aspects of our society, and I would far rather have reason, critical thinking and scientific knowledge...
The “immorality” of Christianity
The technological landscape is an ever-changing one. One of the more obvious areas in which this is true is in the world of Facebook. Those who are subscribers are all-too-familiar with the frequent alterations to the way the social media site works. Sometimes the...