Tag Archives: God’s nature

when is a lie not a sin

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

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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answering Calvinists redux

A strong theme surrounding questions that Calvinists ask is that they do not reference the Bible, ask for answers concerning Bible verses, or have anything to do with the written word of God. It is almost like Calvinism is a pagan religion. Continue reading

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answering Calvinists

Perfect knowledge is not a pre-requisite for being God. It is not even something desirable. Continue reading

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is it immoral for God to kill people?

We generally do not have the authority to transition people between states of existence. God alone reserves that right, which he delegates to the government (Rom 13:4) in certain situations (executions, war) and even to individuals in certain situations (self defense, blood-revenge killings). Continue reading

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paper-rock-God

But God prefers human actors, he prefers allowing free agents to act for him, he prefers not to force himself on his creation. Continue reading

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