Today is September 7, 2010, 8:51 pm. Day 249 of 365
Knowledge articles
March 3, 2007
Proofs of the Resurrection
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is central
to the
Christian faith. The Bible teaches that we are united with Christ in
His death and resurrection. Our sins are killed in Christ's death, and
His bodily resurrection enables Him to give life to us.
If Christ is not raised from the dead He has not cannot conquer the
power of death that operates in the body. we would still be separated
from God, and without divine resources to deal with sin and do the work
of God. 1 Corinthians 15 present several proofs of the resurrection
Postmodernism
Today people are increasing rejecting belief in the Truth in an
increasingly open fashion.This is a result of developments in
philosophy that began with Descartes. When man begins with himself as
the reference point for knowledge he will always come to the conclusion
that he cannot know anything. Read
article
Postmodernism Answered
Whereas Descartes said 'I think, therefore I am' he should
have said 'I think, therefore thoughts must exist'. The Bible answers
postmodernism. The Bible begins with the reality of thoughts,
perceptions and language and reveals that only a Personal God who is
Absolute truth can accounts for thoughts, perceptions, and language in
people. Read
article
Fundamental knowledge
God has embedded into man certain fundamental, hardwired knowledge.
This knowledge includes, among other things, the knowledge of the law
of non-contradiction. This fundamental knowledge can be used to gain
other knowledge. Read article
Intelligent Design
The universe, and particularly the human brain and DNA, shows evidence
of intelligent design. Scientists now know that the human brain comes
preprogrammed with a cognitive structure that supports language. This
structure was designed with information embedded in DNA Read article
Absolute Truth
A key difference between Judeo-Christian thought and the philosophies
of the rest of the world is the belief that there exists Absolute
Truth. Four properties of Absolute Truth are Self-Existence/reference
frame, Universal Truth, Infallible truth, and Eternal
truth. Read article.
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references
Creation
God created the universe by speaking it into existence. Every positive
category existed in God before it was duplicated in created things. Read article
Created
in Gods image
God created man to enter into a love relationship with Him. To
this end God created man in His Image. This means that man
has most of the same categories as God. this include
intellectual categories necessary to understand the world and the
things of God but also intimately personal categories that are needed
for personal relationships including a personal relationship with
God. Read article
Evolution
Violates the Establishment Clause
Darwinistic evolution is riddles with gaping holes in logic and
requires numerous leaps of faith. Read
this article to discover the logical and legal problems with
Darwinistic evolution
The
Fall of Man
Mankind was created in harmony with God. He was also created with the
power to freely choose to remain in harmony or to rebel. Man chose
rebellion.Read this
article to discover how man's rebellion brough emptiness and
turmoil to both mankind and the natural order.
The
God of Ethics
The moral dimension of the reality is that God must be holy. He is not
able to do wrong or wickedness. God must be consistent with
himself in all spheres including the moral sphere. Read article
God's
Dilemma
God's Love demands that both fallen man be saved and that he
freely enters into relationship with God. God's justice demands that
corrupt human nature be destroyed. How does God reconcile these
seemingly contradictory objectives.
Read article
Jesus
is
the Answer
God fulfills both His Love and Justice through Jesus Christ. Jesus
Christ came with an UNTAINTED human nature. By uniting with Christ
through His death on the Cross and His resurrection from the dead we
can escape the corrupt human nature and recieve Christ's untainted
human nature. Read article
