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And the Atheist Shall Lie Down with the Annihilationist

A growing number of Christians are abandoning the traditional Christian doctrine that the lost will suffer eternal torment in favor of the belief that after the Judgment, the lost will be annihilated. But annihilationism gives atheists (or naturalists—a naturalist is someone who believes that nature is all there is) exactly what they most desire: no …

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If I Can’t Trust Ravi, Then What Else Isn’t True?

I’ve seen some on social media go into a tailspin over the recent revelations about Ravi Zacharias. The revelations have hit many hard—they’ve hit me hard. The trouble is that this kind of disappointment in a renowned spiritual leader can make some wonder, if they can’t trust that leader, what else might they be wrong …

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Most “Christians” Aren’t: Crusaders, Premarital Sex, “Deconstruction.”

In a Facebook apologetics forum, an atheist recently asked if there was any objective evidence that Christianity actually makes people have better character. He said that if no one could present such evidence, then that would be a defeater of Christianity. Lately, some former “Christians” are telling their “deconstruction” stories explaining why they are no …

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Don’t Live in the Moment: It’s Spiritual Malformation

One way many strive to calm their fear of death is to “live in the moment,” or live in the present. The idea is simple: if you focus your awareness on the present moment then you won’t be thinking about the fact that you will one day die. Living in the moment and mindfulness meditation …

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Is It True that There Are Good Non-Christians?

Over the years I’ve learned that many Christians believe that there are many good non-Christians After all, if you actually know some good non-Christians, then there must be good non-Christians, right? That’s not what Jesus thought and that humans outside of Christ aren’t good is the second most untaught doctrine in American Christianity (second only …

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Christianity Is Not a “White Man’s Religion”

Today we often hear Christianity dismissed as a white, Western, male religion or “white man’s religion,” but this is uninformed. Look at a map you’ll find—shock and awe—that Christianity is a Middle-Eastern religion. Also, as Paul Marshall has pointed out, Christianity “was in Africa before Europe, India before England, China before America. Three-fourths of world …

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