Relating to Pain

Tuesday, January 4th, 2011 by Dan Carrington posted in Christian Living, Sin | Comments Off

For some time now, there have been many responses to the concept of what is known as the "Problem of Evil." Sometimes this is also called the "Problem of Pain" or the "Problem of Suffering." It is an argument offered to challenge the idea that there exists a God who is all powerful and simultaneously all loving. This seems to come up occasionally in my writing as I have already written previous posts on different aspects ...

Substitutionary Atonement

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 by Dan Carrington posted in Sin | Comments Off

Recently I was listening to some atheists discussing their concerns regarding the idea of the substitutionary atonement of Christ. Basically, that's just a big, fancy term for the fact that Jesus died for our sins. Nothing more complicated than that. Here is the misunderstanding that I heard based on how the conversation went. They don't get how someone else can be punished in our place. If we are the ones who have sinned, then someone else ...

Why The ‘I Was Born Gay’ Argument Is So Wrong

Thursday, August 7th, 2008 by Ty Wallace posted in Sin | 17 Comments »

One of the core doctrines of pro-gay orthodoxy is that homosexuals are born gay. In other words, God made them that way so "gay must be okay." Even though science has failed to affirm or deny this, the vast majority of gays and their supporters are convinced of it. An article I recently read entitled "Five Logical Errors of Born Gay Ideology" got me thinking more about this. While I'm not going to comment on ...

As a Christian, Would You Attend a Gay Wedding?

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 by Ty Wallace posted in Sin | 26 Comments »

A post with a very interesting question caught my attention today. John Shore asked the question, "What would Jesus do if invited to a gay wedding?" While he didn't directly answer as to whether Jesus would attend, he did ponder as to whether he himself would attend or not. It is a very good question -- one that we as Christian are probably going to have to face more and more as our world continues to ...

Can Homosexuals Be Christians?

Friday, November 23rd, 2007 by Ty Wallace posted in Sin | 14 Comments »

This is a loaded question. The same could be asked of drug addicts, thieves, liars, murderers, even child molesters. So can someone who is homosexual be a Christina as well? I would say, "Yes," however, allow me to clarify that answer. A person who is a homosexual can become a Christian, however once a Christian, the person can no longer stay a homosexual. Of course this question comes down to the debate of whether homosexuality is ...