Apologetics and Evidence

It seems to me that some Evangelical Christians have taken a certain biblical passage in the wrong direction. Perhaps I, considering myself to be an Evangelical Christian, am guilty of such as well. Romans 12:1-2 says, “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”  Verse 2 is where we get the phrase,  be in the world, but don’t be of the world . What this means is that we should know our place. Our place is in heaven. The Bible says that we are citizens of heaven, and that we should think and act as if we are. Philippians 3:20-21 says, “But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his gloriou...

Have you ever wondered why there are so many religions in the world? I frequently hear that number being estimated at over 4000. Over 4000 religions in the world today! Have you ever thought about why there are so many?  The answer to this question will take some unpacking, so bear with me and think about the following for a moment…  Objective beauty   is something that, as an object, is beautiful. It is not just beautiful to the subject (or, to the observer), but is something that is beautiful in and of itself. Objective beauty is something nearly all subjects find beautiful because the object itself is beautiful. It does not need subjects to confirm its beauty in order for it to be beautiful.    1. If objective beauty exists, then God exists. 2. Objective beauty exists. 3. Therefore, God exists.   If there is anything at all (even if it is only one thing) that is objectively beautiful, then objective beauty exists. If there are things in the universe that...

1. If objective beauty exists, then God exists.  2. Many things are objectively beautiful. 3. Therefore God exists.   1. If objective beauty exists, then God exists. If beauty is only subjective (as in beauty is in the eye of the beholder ), then beauty does not really exist. For one person might say that something is beautiful and another might think the same thing is ugly. For there would be no standard for what is beautiful. But many things are objectively beautiful, because the beauty is in the object . Think of the mountains or the ocean. A popular question for people to begin or continue conversations is “ Would you rather be at the ocean or at the mountains ?” Why is this a popular question? Because both are understood as being objectively beautiful! When asked such a question, no one says, “ Why would you ask such a question ?” They just answer it because they assume the objectively beautiful nature of the mountains and/or ocean automatically. This just goes to ...