5 Mistakes Richard Dawkins Has Made

Some atheist laymen regard Richard Dawkins as a very sophisticated thinker and a very good apologist for atheism. In fact many will say that Dawkins’ body of work persuaded them to cross over from being backslidden into outright atheism. Despite the high regard in which laymen hold him, academics tend to view him as a joke figure, shaking his fists at sky fairies. That is why the philosopher, Doctor Alvin Plantinga said, “Dawkins’ forays into philosophy are at best sophomoric. But that would be unfair to sophomores.” I think there…

5 Common Debate Mistakes Christians Make

As Christians engage with non-believers and attempt to share their faith, they certainly come across a bit of resistance. People often do not want to hear the gospel message. They are gospel-hardened. So they will raise several objections to Christianity, and we just find ourselves in a debate. In such a scenario, Christians are often found raising a number of bad points, which people find less than persuasive. I think there are at least 5 common debate mistakes Christians make. 1 – They ask, “why are there still monkeys?” When…

5 Reasons The Flying Spaghetti Monster Parody Doesn’t Make Sense

In an attempt to mock and ridicule religion (as is the great commission of the atheist as prescribed by Richard Dawkins at last years’ Reason Rally), atheists will compare belief in God to something ridiculous, that anybody would regard as false, like Santa Claus, or the Tooth Fairy, or even what they call the Flying Spaghetti Monster. The Flying Spaghetti Monster came as a response to the advocacy of Intelligent Design being taught in schools. The very concept is as ridiculous as teaching students about the Flying Spaghetti Monster. However…

5 Examples Of Bad Evangelism

Jesus commissioned those who are his followers to share their faith with men. Those Christians who say that they are not the type of share their faith, are essentially saying that they have a light, but they hide it under a bushel (Matthew 5:15). When Jesus told us to go and make disciples (Matthew 28:19), he was not giving a good piece of advice for our lives or an optional statement. It was a command. This is why it is called the Great Commission. The word translated into commission means,…

5 Reasons That God Is Mad At You

There is a lie being spread in modern evangelism which attempts to tell people comforting truths that will draw them to Christian belief. This is something that causes so many people to fall away. This is something that causes so many false conversions. They are lied to and given false hopes, not presented with a gospel of repentance and truth. Specifically, they are told, “God is not mad at you,” and therefore, we ought to come to the Christian faith. But that concept really has no biblical precedent. It is…

5 Reasons Atheism Is A Crutch

Often we will hear atheists say that belief in God is just a crutch for those who cannot bear reality. It is something that some pathetic loser chooses to employ so that they do not have to bear the fact that they are eventually going to die, that they have to live alone in this universe, and so forth. In this way, atheism is thought of as the brave alternative. It is something for only those who are strong enough to bear it, something for only those who are smart…

5 Reasons The Days In Genesis 1 Are Not 24 Hours

The church as split over the issue over whether the days in Genesis 1 are 24 hour periods or long but finite periods of time, or even complete metaphors. Of course, this split is unjustified, because this is wholly a secondary doctrinal issue. One can take any of these stances and be a true Christian. People do not need to have absolutely perfect theology before they can be qualified to be a true Christian. People are often emotionally committed to the view that the days are 24 hours, and as…

5 Reasons Abortion Is Evil

Often the proposition that abortion is good and just is regarded as self-evidently true. How anybody could disagree, and how anybody could slow down the progress of human abortion, is bewildering, to many people. Human abortion is regarded as one of the treasures of human society. Women do not have to be condemned to have a baby, even if they are pregnant. The idea of choice has been elevated above the very life of a human being. This is a manifestation of absolute human depravity and social declination. I think…

5 Reasons You Shouldn’t Commit Suicide

There is trouble in this world, and it is full of turmoil and anguish. We are overcome by injustice and people who can steal from the needy and the poor. There are people in the world who will mock the widow and ridicule the orphan. There are broken hearts, ruined marriages, and lives left in absolute desolation. This is pervasive, across everybody in our world, no matter what religion or nationality or social stature or wealth. Everybody in this world encounters trouble and acknowledges that things are not the way…

5 Reasons Christians Should Share Their Faith

I sometimes hear Christians represent an Oprahian faith, in which they may say something like, “Jesus works for me, but that’s just my personal opinion.” They subscribe to this ‘true for you, but not for me,’ mentality; this view that all truth is relative (except for that truth, of course). As a consequence of that, they feel no need to evangelize or share their faith. They feel as though it is a redeemable quality, that they are Christians without telling others about their faith. After all, telling people about your…

5 Reasons To Remember Nicholas Of Myra (Saint Nick)

Perhaps one of the greatest crimes of the Christmas season is the crime against Saint Nicholar of Myra. Rather than holding a legacy as a theologian who stood for truth and gave gifts to needy children, it has been smeared by an elaborate myth. Nicholas of Myra will forever be remembered as Santa Claus – a jolly fat man who flies to the house of every child in the world on one night and giving them gifts. With this myth, the man of God, Nicolas of Myra has been forgotten.…

5 Reasons People Leave Christianity

Often people hear heartbreaking stories of apostasy, people leaving their faith in favor of some other worldview or something that they prefer. Of course, we can talk about what caused them to leave, but in truth, the only reason they leave is that they never knew the Lord and were never truly born again. They were false converts. Those who are truly saved remain in Christ forever (John 3:16). I made this point in my article, 5 Reasons It Is Impossible To Lose Salvation. So when I say that people…

5 Actions Of Christ You Would Call UnChristlike

It is interesting to see how people reinterpret the Bible based on what they personally think is right or wrong. We allow our culture to influence us and allow our culture to determine what the Bible says. Therefore, if Christ were to come into this culture, I think that a number of Christians would behave just as the Pharisees did. He contradicts their religious system and their beliefs. Many Christians would say that he is not being very Christlike. We can find this in the gospels as well. I think…

5 Contradicting Slogans Atheists Use

One common attack upon the infallible, inspired and authoritative word of God is that, people will say, that it is full of contradictions. Of course, these alleged contradictions often turn out of be proof-texted and completely isolated from the context. In contrast, there are a number of popular atheist slogans which are obviously contradictory. Atheists will say one thing, and then, out of the other side of their mouth, contradict it! They keep a slew of slogans, not realizing that these slogans are incompatible with each other. I think there…

5 Reasons Allah Is Not God

Despite that we, as Christians, can see through the charade because we have a whistleblower (the inerrant, inspired, and authoritative word of God) a third of human population has been thoroughly deceived by Islam. They have been taught falsehoods and the holiness of God, the nature of man, sin, Christ, and so forth. But, of course, they would say precisely the same thing about Christians. So what is the difference? Why should we believe in the Christian conception of God rather than the Islamic conception of God? I think there…

5 Reasons To Become A Christian

It is so unfortunate that so many Christians just do not know how to explain why they are Christians. Often the leaders of the congregation fail to even teach them sound doctrine. Instead we teach them only emotional experiences or how we can live good lives. We will seek after miracles and fun Bible stories and nice teachings about love for ones’ enemies, but really, Christians often do not know why they should believe Christianity. Of course, for unbelievers, this may be rather anticlimactic. After all, you may spend time…

5 Reasons We Shouldn’t Believe Atheists Unless They Can Disprove God’s Existence

When we talk to atheists, they will often say that they refuse to provide any sort of evidence against God’s existence. They will say that they do not have any burden of proof, and that atheism is just a default position. Therefore they have no need to provide any sort of evidence. However, it is my position that this is just a sign of cowardice. Atheists do not provide any evidence, despite that they need to provide evidence. There are at least 5 reasons we shouldn’t believe atheists unless they…

5 Bible Verses That Atheists Misinterpret

Many Christians are probably not aware of just how poorly atheists tend to interpret the Bible. This is so ironic because they often claim that they read the Bible frequently, that they have a sound understanding of theology, unlike us Christians who never read the Bible. They will say that reading the Bible is the quickest way to becoming an atheist. The problem, though, is that many of those who I encounter do not seem to read the Bible. They read memes, about the Bible. But these verses are spectacularly…

5 Reasons That It Is Impossible To Lose Salvation

There is a slur against the doctrine of eternal security known as ‘once saved, always saved.’ Most people think of the view that if somebody says the Sinner’s Prayer once in their life, that they are saved and that they can go out living a sinful life without reprieve. That is not the doctrine of eternal security. Instead, this is the view that for those who are truly born again, they will definitely continue on the narrow way. This is the view that he who began a good work in…

5 Questions All Christians Should Be Able To Answer

When engaged in dialogue with people out in the world, Christians will encounter certain common objections that they should be able to answer. These are usually based on misconceptions or just misinformation which they have received. They may also be general questions of curiosity that people have. When people find out that you are a Christian, they may want to know some facts about Christian belief. Therefore, I think there are at least 5 questions all Christians should be able to answer. 1 – How can I be saved? It…