From a post on my personal Facebook account: This article is especially troubling for two reasons. First, it implicitly establishes a religious test for a government appointment, which is unconstitutional. Second, Russell Vought is unable to flat-out say that you are lost without Jesus (although, in fairness to him, he does mention, multiple times, the…
Category: Logic
Disbelief Versus Unbelief
Yesterday I ran into a link to an article I think every Christian, especially budding theologians, should read: “Learning skepticism, an essential skill for citizenship in 21st century America” Contrary to what some might argue, doctrine is important. For instance, Jesus is the Son of God; if you do not believe that, you are not…
“Nonsense Remains Nonsense Even When We Talk it About God”
I started C.S. Lewis’ The Problem of Pain today on a flight to Honolulu. Now, before you get envious, it is for work. However, I sill stipulate that there are far worse places and things to do for work. 🙂 In either case, it is yet another thought-provoking work by him, and I am sure…
The Danger of Deductive Theological Reasoning
Before I loved the Lord I loved math…and one of the most difficult high school math courses I had dealt with logic and proofs. As such, it is also fair to say before I loved the Lord I loved logic. Which is good. Sound biblical interpretation and the formation of reliable doctrines require it. One…