Category Archives: Theology

Answering a few Atheist questions

Posted on August 14, 2011 by christopher fisher

Recently I came across a challenge put forward by an atheist blog for Christians to answer atheist questions. I wrote up a series of answers, with no expectation it would ever be published by this site. Political correctness will never … Continue reading →

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Jesus on contract law, minimum wage, and discrimination

Posted on July 7, 2011 by christopher fisher

A good Christian can apply these concepts to a whole host of evil government laws: minimum wage laws, affirmative action laws, equal pay acts, government enforced CEO pay caps, and anything else involving other parties telling a second party what prices are “fair” and “right” to pay certain people. Continue reading →

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was Jesus sent to the Jews only

Posted on June 27, 2011 by christopher fisher

The Bible, despite inferences in Luke 4, seems to be of an unanimous position that Jesus was sent only to the Jews. Even the one person who has the most stake in the Gospel to the Gentiles, Paul, claims that Jesus was sent to the Jews. Jesus was sent to the Jews alone. Continue reading →

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was Canaan the child of Ham and Noah’s wife

Posted on May 29, 2011 by christopher fisher

In short, those who claim that Ham merely saw his father naked, have no explanation for Canaan’s curse and end up claiming that God curses children for the sins of their fathers. They also end up believing that multi-generational curses can be levied for mere sight of something that naturally occurs in human beings (nakedness). They also violate their own interpretation rules with candor. The facts point to Canaan being the result of an incestuous relationship between Noah’s wife and Canaan. Continue reading →

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God’s omniscience – a rope of sand

Posted on May 20, 2011 by christopher fisher

…to be actual evidence these verses must demonstrate not only that God knows the future but that he does so in such a way distinguishable from me knowing that I will go to work tomorrow. [They]..must demonstrate that God knows the future in a way distinguishable from the way Austrian economists knew the price of gold would skyrocket after price controls were lifted. Continue reading →

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what is a lie

Posted on November 24, 2010 by christopher fisher

A lie is a statement with intent to deceive. Continue reading →

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when is a lie not a sin

Posted on November 24, 2010 by christopher fisher

If one believes the Bible. If one believes that God does not sin. Then lying cannot possibly be always a sin. It is not wrong to lie to God’s enemies. It is not wrong to lie to those wishing to hurt you. It is wrong to lie to your neighbor. Continue reading →

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Calvinism defeated in two verses

Posted on November 10, 2010 by christopher fisher

The Calvinists are at a dilemma. Either they need now to explain away the plain reading of these two verses, endorse an illogical view, or reject Calvinism. Continue reading →

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95 Open Theism verses

Posted on November 9, 2010 by christopher fisher

95 verses on Open Theism or on Free Will Continue reading →

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Christian cliches – is it a sin to drink wine

Posted on November 8, 2010 by christopher fisher

Alcohol is not a sin, but being a drunkard is a sin. All the quotes in the Bible concerning alcohol and sinning deals with drunkenness, not the rare drunken night or drinking to drown sorrow, but the wanton gluttony that characterized drunkards. Continue reading →

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