“What is the Cosmological argument for the existence of God?”……The cosmological argument derives its title from observing the world around us (the cosmos). It begins with what is most obvious in reality: things exist. It is then argued that the cause of those things' existence had to be a “God-type” thing. These types of arguments […]
“What is the transcendental argument for the existence of God?”……Answer: The transcendental argument for the existence of God is the argument which attempts to prove God's existence by arguing that logic, morals, and science ultimately presuppose the Christian worldview and that God's transcendent character is the source of logic and morals. The transcendental argument for […]
“What is the Ontological argument for the existence of God?”……Answer: The ontological argument is an argument based not on observation of the world (like the cosmological and teleological arguments) but rather from reason alone. Specifically, the ontological argument reasons from the study of being (ontology). The first and most popular form goes back to St. […]
“What does it mean that God is holy, holy, holy?”……Answer: The phrase "holy, holy, holy" appears twice in the Bible, once in the Old Testament (Isaiah 6:3) and once in the New (Revelation 4:8). Both times, the phrase is spoken or sung by heavenly creatures and both times, it is revealed to us in the […]
“Is God fair?”……Answer: Fortunately for us, God is not fair. Fairness would mean that everyone got exactly as he or she deserved and everyone would be treated the same. If God were completely fair, we would all spend eternity in hell paying for our sin, which is exactly what we deserve. We have all sinned […]
Does God have a physical body? …Both the Bible and good philosophy report that God is non-physical – spirit. In John 4:24 it is said that God is spirit (see also Luke 24:39Romans 1:20Colossians 1:151 Timothy 1:17). This is why no material thing was to be used to represent God (Exodus 20:4). But this can […]
“What does it mean that God is Almighty?”……Answer: In Hebrew, the title “God Almighty” is written as El Shaddai and probably means "God, the All-powerful One" or "The Mighty One of Jacob" (Genesis 49:24Psalm 132:2,5), although there is a question among most Bible scholars as to its precise meaning. The title speaks to God's ultimate […]