Doctrinal Matters

Most believers in God have been challenged by those who don't believe in Him by this statement: "You can't prove God exists, therefore your beliefs are built on blind faith."  This is meant to put the burden of proof on the believer, who then has to admit that he cannot really prove that there is a God.  This implies that it is foolishness to believe in God when you cannot prove His existence. I think that this type of statement is really nothing more than a smokescreen atheists use in an attempt to free themselves from responsibility to God.  I have known a few atheists and have found that, at least with the ones I have known, they are really not unbelievers.  I theorize that the issue with my atheist acquaintances is not really that they don't believe in God (as they claim) but rather that they are mad at God.  They really do believe in God but are mad at Him because He doesn't meet their expectations.  They in turn ignore Him or deny that He eve...

The recent debate between Bill Nye and Ken Ham has certainly drawn its share of attention.  If you didn't watch it I encourage you to do so.  As of today, the debate is still available online for free. See the Answers in Genesis website for more information. The topic of the debate was, "Is creation a viable model of origins in today's modern scientific era?"  My intention is to not rehash all the points of the debate.  Instead, I want to talk about the most important point of the debate... the question of authority. If you watch the debate in its entirety, you will come to the understanding that the real debate between evolution and creation is not about science, but rather the real issue being debated was the issue of authority. The battle was between the naturalistic worldview and the biblical worldview. The line that divided the two men on the stage was not science .  Both men love science.  The dividing line was not evidence , both men share the s...

One of my favorite verses is Philippians 3:9.  The HCSB translates it like this: ...and be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own from the law, but one that is through faith in Christ- the righteousness from God based on faith. I would like to expound on this verse a little and explain why it is special to me.  First of all, it speaks of being found . The fact is that each one of us is found in either a good spiritual state or a bad spiritual state in God's eyes.  The Scripture says in Hebrews 4:13 that "No creature is hidden from Him, but all things are naked and exposed to the eyes of Him to whom we must give an account." The first thing that Adam did after he sinned was to try to cover his guilt with leaves and hide from God in the shadows.  The first thing God did was find Adam and call him to account for what he had done. Knowing that I am unable to hide myself from God's all-seeing eyes, and that I must give an account to Him causes me to be in a...