Are Miracles Possible? A Christian Answer
Miracles are possible if the personal God who created and sustains nature exists; the crucial question is not whether nature can be violated, but whether God has acted for a revelatory and saving purpose.
Does the Bible Condone Slavery?
The Bible regulates forms of servitude in fallen societies, condemns kidnapping and exploitation, and plants gospel principles that undermine human ownership; it must not be used to defend race-based chattel slavery.
Why Did God Command the Conquest of Canaan?
The conquest texts present a unique act of divine judgment in Israel's covenant history, not permission for ethnic hatred or modern holy war. They are morally weighty: readers should face the judgment claims, ancient war language, God's patience, and the Bible's final movement toward Christ.
Why Is There So Much Violence in the Old Testament?
The Old Testament reports violence honestly, condemns human bloodshed, and sometimes describes unique acts of divine judgment; these texts must be read within covenant history and the Bible’s movement toward Christ’s cross and final justice.
Does the Bible Mention Dinosaurs?
The Bible does not use the modern scientific category “dinosaur,” but it teaches that God created every land animal and celebrates great creatures without giving a paleontology timeline.
Can Christians Believe in Evolution?
Christians can hold several views about biological evolution while confessing God as Creator, humanity in God's image, the goodness and order of creation, the reality of sin, and salvation in Christ. The key is defining both 'evolution' and the theological claims at stake.
What Do the Creation Days in Genesis 1 Mean?
Genesis 1 presents God creating and ordering everything in six days and resting on the seventh; faithful Christians agree on the Creator and goodness of creation while differing about the days’ precise length and literary function.
Are Faith and Science Enemies?
Biblical faith and responsible science are not natural enemies: Scripture identifies the Creator and creation’s meaning, while science investigates patterns in the created world; conflicts require careful examination of interpretations on both sides.
Why Christianity Instead of Another Religion?
Christianity centers on the unique claim that God has acted decisively in Jesus' incarnation, atoning death, and bodily resurrection. Christians should commend that claim with reasons, humility, and love, not by caricaturing other religions or coercing belief.
Can All Religions Be True?
All religions cannot be true in the same sense because they make incompatible claims about God, humanity, salvation, and history; Christianity invites respectful comparison centered on Jesus’ identity and resurrection.
Can We Trust the New Testament Documents?
The New Testament documents deserve historical and theological trust: they arise from early apostolic testimony, were widely transmitted, invite examination, and coherently proclaim Jesus’ death and resurrection.
Was Jesus a Real Historical Person?
Jesus of Nazareth was a real first-century Jewish person. The New Testament presents named rulers, places, eyewitness testimony, crucifixion under Roman authority, and early resurrection proclamation; even disagreement about his identity presupposes his historical existence.
What Is the Evidence for Jesus’ Resurrection?
The case for Jesus’ resurrection rests on his death, the early empty-tomb tradition, multiple claimed appearances, and the sudden resurrection-centered witness of people and communities who believed they met the risen Jesus.
Who Created God? Why the Creator Does Not Need a Creator
No one created God: the biblical God is the eternal, self-existent Creator on whom all created reality depends, so asking for his creator treats him as one more finite object.
Does God Exist? A Biblical and Rational Case
Christians believe God exists because he has made himself known in creation, conscience, covenant history, and supremely Jesus Christ. Rational arguments can show belief is coherent and point toward a necessary Creator, but biblical faith is trust in the God who speaks and acts.