by Mark Farnham | Oct 24, 2016 | Biblical Studies, Culture, Theology
Michael Kruger, a world-class scholar on the New Testament and the canon of Scripture, brings to our attention the decision by the Society of Biblical Literature to disallow the Christian publisher, InterVarsity Press, from displaying their books at the annual meeting...
by Mark Farnham | Jul 28, 2016 | Biblical Studies, Theology
Now I have to ask you: If Jesus Christ, the Son of God, did not presume to face the forces of evil in the world without a profound knowledge of the Bible in mind and heart, how could we try to face life any other way? It’s true that this takes a great deal of time and...
by Mark Farnham | Jul 22, 2016 | Apologetics, Philosophy, Theology
A Christian Answer to the Problem of Evil and Suffering The Christian answer to the problem of evil and suffering begins with God himself. When we have a proper view of God, the apparent problems begin to melt away. God’s Nature First, God is the standard for his...
by Mark Farnham | Jul 21, 2016 | Apologetics, Theology
Non-Christian Answers to the Problem of Evil and Suffering Several other attempts have been made to address evil and suffering in our world. Non-Reality of Evil View—Some Eastern religions, such as Hinduism and Buddhism, deny that evil and suffering are any more than...
by Mark Farnham | Jul 7, 2016 | Apologetics, Theology
The final segment in this topic deals with the fall into sin that corrupted all of God’s creation and plunged man into guilt and condemnation. 4. Because of sin, man is completely fallen In contrast to many worldviews and religions, Christianity believes that...
by Mark Farnham | Jul 5, 2016 | Apologetics, Theology
2. Man is different from God Many world religions, especially the Asian religions have a monistic view of the world. That is, they believe that all things that exist are the same at the core. All things participate in Being, and God or the gods possess more Being than...
