Happy Thanksgiving from Evangelist Daniel King
What are you thankful for today? I am thankful for friends and family, breath and health, food and provision, purpose and passion. I am thankful that you are in my life! “I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy.” (Phil. 1:3-4) The Pilgrims […]
Do Atheists Believe in One Fewer God than Christianity?
Every society believes in the supernatural. Ancient Egypt worshiped Isis, Ra, Anubis, and Horus. Hindus bow before Shiva, Krishna, Vishnu, Kali, and believe in three hundred million other gods. The Buddha sought enlightenment as a mechanism for dealing with human suffering. The Greeks believed in Zeus, Athena, Aphrodite, Dionysus, Prometheus, and Apollo. The Norsemen served […]
Are Atheists Fools?
The life of an atheist is sad because it is going nowhere. Once there was an atheist who died and was buried. On his tombstone was written, “Here lies an atheist – All dressed up and no place to go.” When atheist Christopher Hitchens died, I tweeted, “Either Hitchens knows that he was wrong, or […]
What Happens when You Choose to Follow Jesus?
There are several things that happen when you choose to follow Jesus: 1. You are saved from sin. God’s Word promises, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved” (Romans 10:13). The problem of evil in the world will in a measure be solved, because you are choosing to let God […]
Is there a God Shaped Hole in Your Life?
The God-shaped hole There is a great gap, a chasm, between God and humanity. When God created Adam and Eve, He walked and talked with them every day. But, when they sinned, the link between God and man was broken. Because of this there is a God-shaped hole in every human heart. The biblical book […]
Will You Dare to Follow Christ?
Joshua 24:15 “Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve…But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” As a child, I read Choose Your Own Adventure books. If you read them too, you will remember that, at crucial points in the story, the books gave the reader a choice concerning how the hero or heroine will respond. How […]
What is Pascal’s Wager?
I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life. — Deuteronomy 30:19 Imagine a conversation between a Christian and an atheist. The Christian begins by asking, “Do you believe in God?” The Atheist replies, “I don’t believe there is a god.” The Christian says, “But, what if you are wrong? If you are wrong, […]
Will You Take a Leap of Faith?
Once there was a man holding onto a rope dangling off the edge of a tall cliff. He cried out, “Help! Please! Can someone help me?” Suddenly, he heard the voice of God say, “Let go, and I will catch you.” The man, looking down, saw nothing but jagged rocks hundreds of feet below. He […]
Does Doubt Prove God is Real?
It is not wrong to have doubts about God’s existence. The truth is that everyone deals with doubts from time to time. But even while experiencing doubt, one can still have faith in God. It is wonderful that you doubt. The capacity that you doubt is the equivalent capacity that you have for faith. If […]
Is Christianity a Reasonable Faith?
There is much in the Christian faith that appears unreasonable: a baby born to a virgin, a man comes back from the dead, a giant flood covers the whole earth, an angel shuts the mouths of lions. All these miraculous events stand contrary to observed phenomena. But, the faith of the Bible is not antithetical […]
What is Faith?
Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God.” — Mark 11:22 Atheists often ridicule Christians for their faith. Atheists ask, “Is faith a reliable guide to truth?” They answer by saying, “No!” This is because atheists define “religious faith” as “believing without evidence” or “pretending to know things you don’t know.” Richard Dawkins wrote: “Faith is […]
How Can I Know Truth?
According to one apologist, there are three tests for truth: The first test for truth is logical consistency. Are there any contradictions? Logical consistency means the truth must be logical, it must make sense. An object cannot be both A and not-A at the same time. Truth must be internally consistent. A fact is either […]
Is Science the Ultimate Source of Truth?
Medieval theologian Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) described theology as “the queen of the sciences.” In his day, all scientific study was subordinated to the theologian’s higher research into the nature of God. The temporal natural world was of a lower order than the eternal and supernatural. Theology was queen because it sought to discover ultimate truth. […]
What is Truth?
You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. — John 8:32 Pontius Pilate, the Roman Governor presiding over the trial of Jesus, asked the question, “What is truth?” (John 18:38). Philosophers throughout time have asked and debated the same question. Perhaps you have asked yourself this question too? What is truth? Philosophically, there are two different approaches […]
How Does God Respond to Suffering?
The good news is that God does not leave the people he created alone in the midst of pain and suffering. God is the answer to the problem of evil. The existence of evil should not turn us away from God; instead, it should make us turn toward him. And it should do so for […]
The Existence of Evil Proves That God Exists
While the existence of evil is a serious problem, it is an even more serious problem for atheists because the existence of evil is only further evidence for God’s existence. For atheists evil is a problem because their worldview doesn’t really allow it exist. They don’t believe in God and they certainly do not believe […]
If There is a God, Why Does Evil Exist in the World?
In the Christian worldview, God is good and He created everything to be good. “God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good” (Genesis 1:31). God is not the author of evil, rather evil is simply a corruption of God’s perfect plan. Saint Augustine, one of the Early Church Fathers, argued […]
Does Evil Prove God Does NOT Exist?
Premise A: If a good God does not exist, evil also does not exist. Premise B: Evil exists Conclusion: Therefore, a good God exists. The preceding chapters have provided several proofs for the existence of God, but I can understand not being ready to trust in God if all you know about Him is that […]
How Do We Know Jesus Rose from the Dead?
Atheists and non-believers object to the resurrection by asserting that dead people do not rise from the dead. Because dead people do not rise from the dead, then Jesus did not rise from the dead. This objection is based on a worldview that rejects the supernatural. But if one’s worldview rejects the possibility of miracles, […]
Did Jesus Rise from the Dead?
Premise A: People do not rise from the dead Premise B: God could rise from the dead Premise C: Jesus rose from the dead Conclusion: Therefore, Jesus is God. I love a popular hymn that Christians sing: I serve a risen Savior, he’s in the world today; I know that he is living, whatever […]
Jesus’ Impact Proves He is God
No one in all of history has had as much impact as Jesus. Napoleon, the conqueror of Europe, said, “I know men and I tell you that Jesus Christ is no mere man. Between Him and every other person in the world there is no possible term of comparison. Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have […]
Was Jesus a Liar, a Lunatic, or Lord?
Premise A: Jesus claimed to be God Premise B: Jesus is either a liar, a lunatic, or He is what He claimed to be: God Premise C: Jesus is not a liar or a lunatic Conclusion: Therefore, Jesus is God Jesus is either bad, mad, or God. C.S. Lewis, in Mere Christianity, proposes the liar, […]
Did Jesus Claim to be God?
In a Hindu context, it would not be notable for someone to claim to be a god because the Hindus have millions of gods in their pantheon. Likewise, the Greeks and the Romans worshiped many different gods, and the Roman emperors were worshiped as deities. But, Jesus was a Jew and He spoke in the […]
Did Jesus Really Exist?
Premise A: If Jesus existed, there would be historical records to support this. Premise B: The Gospels and other historical records of Jesus life exist. Conclusion: Therefore, Jesus existed. Was Jesus a real person? Did He really live in Israel approximately two thousand years ago? How do we know what Jesus really said and did? […]