Lessons In Apologetics #3: Experientialism & Evidentialism

The next methodology is experientialism. Though fideism strives to make faith alone the justification for religious knowledge or belief, Geisler observes that this faith is ultimately justified in terms of an experience had by…

The Gift of the Discerning of Spirits

“…to another discerning of spirits…” (I Corinthians 12:10)

The Gift of Prophecy

“…to another prophecy…” (I Corinthians 12:10)

Is Christian Truth Universal Truth? 

Some Thoughts

 Intellectually Excavating Indiana Jones Unearths Epistemological Artifacts 

As a discipline, archaeology examines the artistic and technological remains of various cultures in the attempt to learn more about them. Often from these objects, students learn about more than the…

Contemporary Epistles

What if an epistle of Paul or James were written to a church today somewhere in…

The Gift of the Word of Knowledge

“…to one is given by the Spirit…the word of knowledge…” (I…

The grave error of asserting ourselves to die to self

Although the religious zealots and enthusiasts for God are particularly prone to this error, we must all be on our guard not to commit the same mistake. The problem is that we are frequently tempted to use our own strength, our own…

Gnats, camels, and a new creation!

I have just been reading a series of questions and answers on a blogging platform asking whether the bible should be taken literally or not. The question is important certainly, and the answers, from whatever camp, were interesting and informative, most of the time…