The Problem with Simplicity

by | Aug 19, 2017 | Logic and Argumentation, Theology

Zartman is not concerned with simplicity of life, but with simplicity of thought. Read “Against Being Simple.” One of the reactions to sophisticated doctrinal debates that provokes me is this cry of simplicity. “Why must we be philosophical?” The...

Minor Differences, Big Rivalries

by | Aug 19, 2017 | Christianity, Manliness

Ever notice how some of the most bitter conflict occur between groups that are almost indistinguishable, but that differ in minor ways? Brett and Kate McKay address this phenomenon at The Art of Manliness. They aren’t writing about fundamentalism, but they could...

The Logical Problem with Arminianism

by | Aug 18, 2017 | Soteriology

If God decides to create the world where, at a certain point in time, I freely cooperate with his grace and grasp Christ by faith, am I free not to do that at the same point in time? Apparently not, as that alternative world has already been excluded by an act of...