Fearing God When Perfect Love Casts Out Fear

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“Moses alternates between the two often, with the word ‘fear’ occurring 34 times and the word ‘love’ occurring 20 times in the book of Deuteronomy. Fear God. Love God…. this will raise a question in the minds of some thoughtful Christians.” - P&D

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On Genesis 15, That Ancient Near Eastern Tough Mudder

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“It is, admittedly, quite weird…. But just because it’s unfamiliar to us doesn’t mean it’s nonsense. Imagine if we somehow plopped Abram down into this year’s Kentucky Derby. Or at the starting line of a Tough Mudder.

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Materialism, Magic, & Miracles

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“The materialist would simply dismiss my friend’s story saying such things are impossible. This is David Hume’s not-so-clever argument: ‘Miracles are impossible therefore miracles do not happen.’ … Human experience tells us otherwise. Inexplicable things happen.” - Imaginative Conservative

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Yes, Jesus Was Crucified With Nails

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“There are several problems with García’s claims. The most obvious is that the Bible indeed says that Jesus was crucified with nails. Thomas reasonably expected to see nail imprints on Jesus’ hands and feet, and Jesus showed them to Thomas: ‘look at my hands’ (John 20:27).” - C.Leaders

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Will Heaven Ever Grow Boring?

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“The point here is to emphasize that in the resurrection we are going to be embodied persons, and yet embodied in a way that is like, yet incomprehensibly unlike, our present bodies. He describes it as imperishable, glorious, powerful, and spiritual.” - John Piper

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Rethinking the Pre-Flood World

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“If the pre-flood humans were biologically superior, then it is likely to assume that their cognitive functions were superior as well. They had higher I.Q.’s, which means that they had better problem-solving skills than we have today.” - P&D

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What Did God Foreknow? A Biblical Approach to Foreknowledge

When we examine the relationship between God’s foreknowledge and His predestining, one might wonder if one precedes the other, and how that impacts metaphysical realities. As part of this line of reasoning, it is important to examine the Scriptures to discover what God foreknew. There are at least six explicit Biblical references to God having prior knowledge: Psalm 139:4, Jeremiah 1:5, Acts 2:23, Romans 8:29, Romans 11:2, and 1 Peter 1:2. Interestingly, there is another passage that speaks of believers also having prior knowledge—2 Peter 3:17.

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