SPECIAL REVELATION We previously said that the term “revelation” can be understood in its broad sense as a “communication from God” or its narrow sense as the “disclosure of something previously unknown.” The most important of these is the revelation of Jesus Christ. This includes the understanding that Jesus of Nazareth was more than a good man or wise teacher: … Read More
Resurrection (Part 4): There Was No Existing Tradition In The Jewish Culture Of That Day About An Individual Resurrection
SPECIAL REVELATION We previously said that the term “revelation” can be understood in its broad sense as a “communication from God” or its narrow sense as the “disclosure of something previously unknown.” The most important of these is the revelation of Jesus Christ. This includes the understanding that Jesus of Nazareth was more than a good man or wise teacher: … Read More
Resurrection (Part 3): Were There Post-mortem Appearances Of Jesus To Various Groups Of Witnesses?
SPECIAL REVELATION We previously said that the term “revelation” can be understood in its broad sense as a “communication from God” or its narrow sense as the “disclosure of something previously unknown.” The most important of these is the revelation of Jesus Christ. This includes the understanding that Jesus of Nazareth was more than a good man or wise teacher: … Read More
Resurrection (Part 2): Did A Group Of Women Discover Jesus’ Empty Tomb?
SPECIAL REVELATION We previously said that the term “revelation” can be understood in its broad sense as a “communication from God” or its narrow sense as the “disclosure of something previously unknown.” The most important of these is the revelation of Jesus Christ. This includes the understanding that Jesus of Nazareth was more than a good man or wise teacher: … Read More
Resurrection (Part 1): Did Jesus Die, And Was He Buried In Joseph Of Arimathea’s Tomb?
REVIEW SPECIAL REVELATION In our last blog, we said that the term “revelation” can be understood in its broad sense as a “communication from God” or its narrow sense as the “disclosure of something previously unknown.” Now we want to talk about what theologians call “special revelation.” This is revelation about God that is not generally available to all people … Read More
Exclusivity: How Can You Legitimately Claim That Jesus Is The Only Way To God?
REVIEW We’ve presented five arguments for the existence of God and answered atheism’s objections about suffering in the world, God’s origin and his hiddenness. As Christians, we’ve already borne the burden of proof in presenting five arguments for God. In raising their objection about Jesus’ claim to exclusivity, it is atheism’s turn to bear the burden of proof and make … Read More
Properly Basic Belief: Is It Possible To Know That God Exists Without Any Of These Arguments?
REVIEW INTRODUCTION This blog does NOT present an argument for God’s existence. Rather, we now want to find out if it’s possible to know that God exists through direct experience and reason, without having any arguments available to us. Throughout history, most Christians came to believe in God through an entirely different and yet very legitimate, rational means: the inner … Read More
General Revelation (Part 2): What Happens To Those Who Have Never Heard The Gospel?
REVELATION General Revelation: In our last blog, we said that general revelation is the dual witness of nature and conscience that helps us understand there is a personal creator God (rather than a pantheistic God) who has embedded a moral sense in every person. Through general revelation, we obtain a general understanding about a personal, infinite God, we obtain a … Read More