Objection: A loving God wouldn’t send people to hell

July 31, 2011 by Joel Radford

For the last few weeks we’ve been looking at the answers for common objections to Christianity. This week I want to look at the objection that a loving God wouldn’t send people to hell. When people say that God shouldn’t send people to hell, it reflects a presupposition that humans are too good for God […]

Objection: Christianity is too narrow

July 24, 2011 by Joel Radford

Last week I started a new series of articles on answers to common objections to Christianity. This week I want to look at the objection that Christianity is too narrow. Christianity is often accused of being too exclusive. People claim Christianity is offensive when it claims that it is the only true religion. Instead they […]

Objection: I believe in science, not Christianity

July 18, 2011 by Joel Radford

This week I want to begin a new series on answers to common objections to Christianity. One of the common objections to Christianity from non-Christians is that they believe in science, not Christianity. A first problem with believing in science instead of Christianity is that it assumes that science is always right. Scientists draw their […]

Abortion is a sin, so oppose it

July 10, 2011 by Joel Radford

Today we conclude our series of bulletin articles on abortion. My articles initially focused on the Biblical evidence against abortion. Then we saw that God’s people have usually understood abortion to be a sin, including first century Jews, the early church fathers and the Reformers. Last week we saw that two of the common reasons […]

Abortion due to rape and incest is still a sin

July 4, 2011 by Joel Radford

Today we continue our series of bulletin articles looking at why abortion is wrong. My articles initially focused on the Biblical evidence against abortion. Then we saw that God’s people have usually understood abortion to be a sin, including first century Jews, early church fathers and Reformers. This week I want to begin to draw […]