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Category Archives: Doubt Busters
Why do atheists and agnostics twist my words around?
Remember that atheists (and agnostics) do not have an experience with the spiritual, supernatural, or metaphysical spheres. As I remember in my days before Christ, when I did not understand these things nor comprehend their power, I reconciled them with … Continue reading
What does the Bible mean when it says that we are a new creation in Christ?
Here is the verse: Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new (2 Cor. 5:17).
Don’t the days of the creation week actually refer to millions of years?
Is it reasonable to assume that the six creation days in Genesis chapter one were actually extended periods of time, such as millions of years? Let’s step through the six days of creation, assuming that each day is actually an … Continue reading
Posted in Science and Evolution
Tagged creation, creationism, day/year, Doubt Busters, evolution, length of day, old earth, science, young earth
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Can a Christian fall into temptation and commit suicide?
All Christians can be tempted to sin; their history with God can help determine whether they’ll actually follow through with the temptation. For instance, if a person has been under depression off and on for many years, then accepts Jesus … Continue reading
Are there UFOs in the Bible?
Here is one of the most remarkable descriptive passages in scripture. If you believe in flying saucers, then you may think Ezekiel is describing one here. However, the other elements in the narrative rule out the idea of a flying … Continue reading
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What do you think about living as if you were to die tomorrow?
“Live as though you were going to die tomorrow.” Is it possible to make this saying a guide to living? From a practical perspective, I have problems with it. Suppose you were an employee in a dead-end retail job. If … Continue reading
Why do you keep ramming religion down our throats?
This is the information age. We are constantly being bombarded with Twitter tweets, blogs, websites, Facebook or MySpace trivia, email spam, RSS feeds, television and cable/satellite programs, radio programs, DVDs and Netflix, MP3s, MPGs and YouTube, mobile phones, junk mail, … Continue reading
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Don’t people believe in God simply to find comfort?
There’s a problem with that assumption. Although it is true that the Bible offers comfort to Christians, it contains much that is hard to hear, too. The Old Testament is full of stories of human evil and depravity, and they … Continue reading
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I am an honest atheist, who doesn’t drink or do drugs, doesn’t sleep around, and I try to be helpful to people, so what changes to my life are necessary?
You lack the righteousness which comes by faith, which is required in God’s kingdom. If I were to move to another country, I would have to leave the Bill of Rights behind. I would need to familiarize myself regarding the … Continue reading
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Why shouldn’t we believe Nostradamus and his prophecies?
To believe the television documentaries and books, you would think that the predictions of Nostradamus in the 16th Century mentioned Adolf Hitler, America, French president Charles De Gaulle, the moon landing, submarines, airplanes, space station, nuclear war, and the invention … Continue reading
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