Faith Well Grounded

OK, I know I said that part three of the discussion on the double-standard between science and theology was next-- and I promise the blog concerning the Big Bang Theory is forthcoming. But I'm knee-deep in a very interesting read on all of these related subjects and I just wanted to jot down a stray point or two.

Quantum Electrodynamics.

This is part two of Higgs Boson and its Relevance to Christian Apologetics. A very brief summary of the standard scientific model is as follows:

There are many potential Christian Apologists out there who just choose to keep their mouths shut. In some cases, I think this is a good thing. No argument is actually better than a poor argument. But I think there are many out there who are more than capable of making great cases for God, but they choose not to. They feel that they are not equipped to. They don’t have all of the answers, and have been convinced that they therefore have nothing of value to add to meaningful discussion.

It shouldn't be amazing to any of us who have come into a relationship with God that all roads lead back to love with Him. When asked the greatest of commandments, Jesus listed the first two: Love God and love your neighbor. By implications of His other teachings, "neighbor" meant everyone-- even your most bitter enemy. And if you live up to the first two, the rest naturally come easier.

Boy, am I hestitant to put this entry in the "Science" category. It just proves that I need to create some more categories. But, since it loosely falls under Biblical Archaeology, I'll let this one slide.

I won't spend a lot of time commenting on this, because hopefully the content should speak for itself. The embedded video of Bill Oreilly's segment which hosted the leader of the new youth movement "BattleCry", and a representative from the "World Can't Wait Advisory Board", Sunsara Taylor, shows a shocking level of hate, bigotry, malice and narrow-mindedness-- and not from the Christians!. Irony is beautiful isn't it?

I was recently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. It’s painful. It sometimes keeps me from doing even the simplest of tasks, like tying my shoes, or playing ball with my son. At its worst, it keeps me from doing what I’m here to do—be a good father, husband, employee, etc… It’s so fierce and debilitating because it’s actually my body attacking itself. My immune system mistakes my joints and organs for intruders and attacks them.

Today, I thought I’d expand on the theme of yesterday’s blog, “How Much Does God Have to Do?” The subject in question for today is belief, and more specifically the essence of the knowledge.

This is an apologetics handbook. It breaks down the arguments for God by subject, ranging from phylosophical to logical to scriptural to scientific.

Author:

Norman L. Geisler, Ron Brooks

Publisher:

Baker Book House

Copyright:

Reissue edition (June 1995)

ISBN:

0801011418

Pages:

352

Price:

$16.95

Rating:

8

Synopsis:

This is an apologetics handbook. It breaks down the arguments for God by subject, ranging from phylosophical to logical to scriptural to scientific.

Table of contents:

Each broad subject area is divided by section, and subdivided by chapter. The table of contents can be viewed here < http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?item_no=61766&event... >

Review:

This was one of my first reads in apologetics, and it was what actually gave me such a desire to follow the field of study. Geisler is as well-spoken as ever, and the logical proofs used in the first section of the books were very well done. Not only did He use the many logical proofs of God and describe them, but He also combined them into a larger logical line of thought that defined God as the only Being capable of fulfilling the needed logical outcome. As an added bonus, he also followed his conclusion with responses to possible criticisms. He followed the logical opening with sections on competing worldviews, the questions concerning evil, Jesus Christ, the Bible, Archaeology, miracles, evolution, the afterlife, truth and morality. All were equally as well done and offered much introductory insight into the subject.

I rated the book a solid 8 due solely to its use as an introduction to apologetics. It will never take the place of in-depth studies in logic, critical thinking, archaeology, etc... The content for each subject is fairly brief, only offering enough to make the point and lead to the next. This is especially true of sections such as Bible difficulties and archaeology. But in all fairness, I'm quite sure that the authors prepared this as an introductory volume with an eye to covering as many subjects as possible. In this, they succeeded.

Related links:

Geisler's Website