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So what happens in such a system when the king hates God and doesn't care about following the law?

First, I should start by giving a brief explanation of what redshift is... Instead of merely looking at the bare light coming from distant objects through telescopes, one of the main techniques astronomers use to study distant celestial objects is to spread that light out into a spectrum. This...

I took a bunch of pictures of the lunar eclipse last night. Here's a few of them. (Click on the images for a larger view.) First one was taken at 02:35 UT (8:35 central time) and is the moment when the Moon first entered the Earth's penumbral shadow. You cannot tell at all! It just looks like...

The question, "What is the Gospel?" has come up a few times in various recent conversations I've had both here on TOL and elsewhere and I've been somewhat surprised by the degree of confusion that exists around what seems like ought to be a simple thing. Of course the confusion surrounding all...

Every Christian on the planet should be made to read the following post! Thank you so much Pastor Hill! You have no idea how big an impact this single article had on my life! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Here's a [MODERATOR NOTE: The following link is currently broken. Sorry for the...

I've recently noticed a contradiction, or perhaps I should say another contradiction inherent within the Calvinist system but I've not found a good opportunity to mention it in other discussions and so I thought I'd give it it's own thread. It has to do with the two Calvinist concepts that are...

I'm hoping that there is an evolutionist here on TOL who would be willing to give a reasonably brief while still conceptually detailed explanation of how legs evolved. That might sound like a weirdly specific request but I have a reason for asking it. It isn't a trick question. I really do want...

Lately, I've mentioned the Electric Universe Theory in several of my posts and I've been thinking about starting a thread to introduce the theory to more people and to discuss the topic in more detail but haven't been able to decide how best to start. Then the folks over at The Thunderbolts...

Well, I finally found something written by a Calvinist with which I can agree, at least mostly anyway.... The Ethics of Ayn Rand Appreciation and Critique by John Piper June 1, 1979 Revised October 9, 2007 In the late seventies, I went on an Ayn Rand craze. I read most of her works...

I bought a bird feeder. I hung It on my back porch and filled It with seed. What a beauty of a bird feeder it was, as I filled it, lovingly with seed. Within a week we had hundreds of birds taking advantage of the continuous flow of free and easily accessible food. But then the birds started...

Everyone who even claims to be a Christian will tell you that God is just and kind and righteous and loving. But I'd venture to say that most of them do not actually believe this. Of course, they wholeheartedly and sincerely insist that they do believe it and would perhaps even be willing to die...

I've posted the following syllogism a few times in recent weeks and each time I've received no response at all to it. In fact, over the years I've posted this syllogism dozens of times and if I've ever seen anyone attempt to refute it, it's been so long ago that I cannot remember it and so I...

If the second coming happened in 70 AD, why isn't there any record of it? There were lots of believers who would have lived through the second coming of Christ but none, and I mean NONE, of the writers during the late first and early second centuries mention it. In fact, not only do they not...

Is Preterism Christianity? Of course all Preterists would defend their doctrine as being fully consistent with the bible and therefore the Christian faith but since there seems to be more preterists around lately I thought I'd ask the question in a more detailed way and see what sort of...

Is God moral? Sounds like a simple enough question. I'm always amazed at the squirming it causes! Please click "Yes" or "No" and then explain your answer. Notice there are only two answers. That's on purpose. Resting in Him, Clete ------------------------------------------ The following was...

How is it not different? I invite you to answer the questions I just posed to LA. They illustrate just two of the differences between Paul and the twelve but to give you a direct answer, the difference is the Gospel of Grace. No one other than Paul preached the gospel of grace - no one. Not...

Do you believe the following statement to be true of false? Contradictions do not exist (ontologically). If you think you've found one, check your premises. You'll find that at least one of them is wrong. If you don't mind doing so, please post how you answered and indicate whether you're an...

Many of the arguments concerning public education have to do with religious issues. The following is the single best argument I have ever heard on the topic and it is offered by an atheist and it is anything but religiously based. I invite those of you who support the public education system...

Of course anyone can offer an answer but I want to hear from the Calvinists in particular on the following question.... If someone sets your house on fire in the middle of the night and then, once the house is fully engulfed in flames, rushes in to rescue you and your 2nd child but decides to...

Our Moral God The question of God's morality might, to some, seem a ridiculous question. To some the idea that God might not be moral is so ludicrous a thought that it would be down right blasphemous to even utter it aloud. After all, they say, if God is amoral (i.e. non-moral) then there can...