by Joshua Arthur | Dec 31, 2024 | Articles
It is likely that you’ve heard the old Christian adage that we should “love the sinner and hate the sin”. It is also likely, if you’ve spent much time in Calvinistic circles, that you’ve heard this statement criticised.[1] The main concern seems to be that the sinner...
by Joshua Arthur | Dec 23, 2024 | Science and the Christian Faith
In the 19th Psalm, we read: The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. How do the heavens declare to us God’s glory? We could consider the astonishing beauty; the order and the variety. The heavens are also...
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...