Apologetics (Page 2)

Apologetics (Page 2)

Communion: Rome v Reformed?

This is always an interesting area of debate, particularly in such a staunch Catholic stronghold such as ours in Niddrie. People may not go to church but they do hold on to their Catholicism. One topic that there tends to be a lot of confusion around is communion. There is an informative article here on some of the main points of difference. Consider the following…

Something From Nothing?

Continuing my apologetics weekend, here is a great link to a brilliant article by Peter. S. Williams on the “Bethinking” website. Take your time and enjoy it here. Who Designed the Designer? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=vV0_nZvJfeI#!] If you’re really into this stuff – here’s 2 hours of debate!…

Atheism: An Opiate For The Masses?

“The atheist’s argument goes like this: you want there to be a God.  So you invent him.  Your religious views are invented to correspond to what you want.  But this line of argument works just as well against atheism.  Imagine an extermination camp commandant during the Second World War.  Would there not be excellent reasons for supposing that he might hope that God does…

Shalom in our Schemes: Impossible Ideal or Gospel Soaked Reality?

The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern (Prov. 29:7). Shalom has become a popular buzzword in certain evangelical circles, particularly around the whole ‘justice for the oppressed’ debate. What do we exactly mean by the word Shalom? Tim Keller…

Amazing Manuscript Discoveries!

There is an exciting article on the discovery of some fragments of Mark’s gospel, thought to be from the First Century. If verified, it could make them some of the oldest gospel manuscripts in existence. See here for a short post on this find (scroll down to 10th February 2010). New Testment Scholar, Daniel Wallace, gave an interview on the discovery of these…

What Should Christians Really Think About the Homosexual Marriage Debate?

The issue, as per usual, is all over the media once again. Hats off to the homosexual lobby for keeping this issue alive. I read somewhere that there are less homosexuals in our country than evangelicals, but whilst we all waste time fighting about hymn books and the use of drums in worship, they…