Naturalism in Theological Dress
Historical evidence and ordinary providence are Christian goods. Naturalism enters when revealed promise is excluded and an autonomous process is made sufficient to account for the text.
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When “God Lied” Means “There Is No God”
Within Christian theism, a lying god is not a damaged version of the true God. He is another being. A doctrine which requires divine falsehood denies the only…
Open record →An Atheistic Argument and an Inconsistent Christian
A doctrine may deny the God of Scripture in its necessary consequence while its advocate sincerely professes Christian faith. The contradiction must be described without concealment or slander.
Open record →Who Drew the Flight Path?
A grave doctrinal conclusion is only as sound as the route used to reach it. Exact entailment requires the proposition, definitions, premises, warrants, and possible exits to be…
Open record →A Claim Cannot Disown What It Entails
Necessary consequences belong to a claim even when its advocate has never intended or welcomed them. Careful argument separates entailment from tendency, association, and rhetoric.
Open record →The Wheels on the Bus, the Plane, and the End of the Argument
A premise has consequences whether its advocate welcomes them or not. The opening article distinguishes professed intention from the fixed destination of a sound argument.
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