Tag: apologetics
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C.S. Lewis – 60 years after his passing
C.S. Lewis died on this day 60 years ago. It was overshadowed at the time because he died on the same day as President Kennedy. Lewis is one of the most influential Christians of the past century. He was never a pastor nor a professional theologian. He had a distinguished career as a professor of…
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Apoloigst, theologian Norman Geisler dies at 86
Norman L. Geisler, a 20th century giant in Christian apologetics, theology, philosophy, and ethics passed away on Monday at the age of 86. He was an author, contributor, or editor of 127 books in his prolific academic career. He taught at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and Dallas Theological. He was part of the committee that…
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The Problem of Pain: C.S. Lewis and human suffering
Originally published November 14, 2012 as “The Problem of Pain and C.S. Lewis” Early in the book “The Problem of Pain,” in an analogy which is the epitome of the brilliance and humor of C.S. Lewis, he compares the relationship of God and man to that of a dog owner and his dog. It is…
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Couldn’t God just forgive us? Why was the cross necessary?
A person might look at the crucifixion, look at what the Lord did on the cross, and wonder “Why was that the only way? Why was that necessary? Couldn’t God simply forgive us?” No. This is an idea I’ve heard from Tim Keller before, and it’s an important idea on having a theology of forgiveness.
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Wrath and judgment – did God command genocide in the Old Testament
When the Lord your God brings you into the land that you are entering to take possession of it, and clears away many nations before you, the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations more numerous and mightier than you, and when the Lord your God…
Josh Benner 