by Joshua Arthur | Nov 2, 2024 | Articles, Science and the Christian Faith
The Scriptures tell us, ‘The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”’ (Psa. 14:1). By contrast, we find it is “The fear of the LORD” that is “the beginning of wisdom” (Psa. 111:10) and “the beginning of knowledge” (Prov. 1:7). Unbelief is folly, but to genuinely...
by Joshua Arthur | Nov 2, 2024 | Articles, Science and the Christian Faith
In my previous article, I discussed the nature of the “Christian Faith” and highlighted two different senses in which Faith could be said to be in conflict with science. So, what actually is science? The word is derived from the Latin scientia, meaning simply...
by Joshua Arthur | Nov 2, 2024 | Articles, Science and the Christian Faith
In the modern west, the supposed conflict between science and Christianity has great rhetorical power. The world in which we find ourselves is one of constant change, both technological and societal. The old, it is said, must make way for the new. The newest iPhone...
by Joshua Arthur | Feb 16, 2024 | Articles
A Response to “Pagan Christianity?” 4. Concluding Remarks The church has long endured criticism of the kind that authors Frank Viola and George Barna present in Pagan Christianity? A great many cults and sects have been established over the...
by Joshua Arthur | Feb 16, 2024 | Articles
A Response to “Pagan Christianity?” 3.14 Afterword Review I want to provide some short comments on the Afterword to Pagan Christianity? Viola and Barna ask “Will you act upon what you have read, or will you simply be informed by it?” The action they want us to take is...
by Joshua Arthur | Feb 16, 2024 | Articles
A Response to “Pagan Christianity?” 3.13 Chapter 12 Review – A Second Glance at the Saviour: Jesus, the Revolutionary In the final chapter of the book, Viola and Barna make an argument alarmingly familiar to anyone acquainted with liberals and...