Thinking to Believe

This is part 1 of 2 parts addressing the OT teaching regarding divorce. I cover Gen 21:9-12, Ex 21:7-11, Dt 22:13-19,28-29, and Dt 24:1-4. Most of my time is dedicated to an examination of Dt 24 give…

What better place to begin my extended series on divorce and remarriage than by examining the nature of marriage itself. 

Whether divorce and remarriage is ever permissible depends, in part, on one's …

In this 1-N-Done episode, I summarize my research on the Biblical teaching regarding divorce and remarriage. I’ve structured the episode around four principles:

1.       Marriage was intended to be a …

In part 2 of how to test religious claims, I start by offering some ad hoc thoughts on the intellectual life. Then, I finish up the test of observation, specifically looking at whether religious clai…

In the prior series I argued that religious truth can be known and religious claims are testable. In this first installment of a two-part series, I explain how we can test religious claims to find re…

I complete my critique of religious relativism and deconstruct two popular metaphors of religious relativism: all roads lead to Rome, the blind men and the elephant. This concludes not only my sub-se…

I finish my discussion of why people subscribe to religious relativism, pointing to pragmatic concerns and the desire to be inclusivistic. Then I begin my critique of religious relativism, detailing …

This episode begins our final sub-series in the relativism series, focusing in on religious relativism; a.k.a. religious pluralism. I lay out the three main forms of religious relativism and discuss …

Is it wrong to judge? That depends on what you mean by judging. Given most people's (false) understanding of judging, it is absolutely right to judge people. In fact, it is both imperative that we do…

In this episode, I discuss tactics for talking with moral relativists, respond to several objections and catchphrases, and expose what's wrong with the modern concept of tolerance. 

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I deconstruct three forms of moral relativism: Society Does, Society Says, and I Say. This is the heart of the series, both explaining the various forms moral relativism takes, as well as what is wro…

The existence of moral truth seems so obvious that it may be difficult to comprehend why anyone would deny it in favor of moral relativism. I argue that there are at least four reasons people subscri…

There are only two options when it comes to morality: some form of moral realism or some form of moral relativism. I explain the differences between these views, clarify the difference between moral …

In this miscellany episode, I cover a wide variety of unrelated topics. I start by arguing that many segments of the church are being influenced by the culture to change their theology rather than re…

Skepticism is the fuel of relativism, so I tackle this issue by exposing why hyper skepticism regarding truth and reality is not justified. I also address the idea that it is arrogant to claim you kn…

Relativism is a popular notion in our culture – the idea that truth can’t be known. “THE truth” has been replaced with “my truth” and “your truth.” I detail four problems with relativism: (1) Self-re…

In this 1-N-Done episode, I explain the meaning of the atonement in a concise, simple manner, devoid of all the details provided in the 4-part series. It's easy to get lost in the details of the seri…

We know the benefits of the atonement, but how exactly did Jesus' death accomplish those benefits and how do they accrue to us? It was because Jesus was both our substitute and our representative. I …

This episode focuses on the benefits/results of the atonement. The atonement results in the cleansing of sin, the satisfaction of God's wrath, a new covenant, redemption/ransom, and justification/rec…

I plumb the depths of Isaiah 53 to show how it predicted the various facets of Jesus’ work on the cross: unjust penalty, substitution, representation, and justification. In the process, I address the…