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“God Has No Body” Part 3.2
The matter of what the Church Fathers believed is not a difficult question to answer. Clearly, the doctrine of a Trinitian God is evident again and again in their writings. It is also important to consider, though, what the beliefs of lay church members was in those vital first centuries. There is plentiful evidence that, as Dr. David Paulsen argues, “ordinary Christians for at least the first three centuries of the current era commonly (and perhaps generally) believed God to be corporeal.” Continue reading
“God Has No Body” Part 2.5
Originally, the fifth premise concluded that God was incorporeal. Even though the original conclusion has been significantly altered and weakened, I find it beneficial to show scriptural evidence that opposes it. Still, I find no need to be exhaustive in any manner, and sincere students will gain more benefit from their own dutiful searches. Continue reading
Faith and Philosophy
I’ve often thought about the continued role of philosophy for the Christian. What should be the relation between the gospel and philosophy? Continue reading
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The Problem of Evil Part 3 – The Mormon Solution
In Part 2, I introduced certain complications that enter into the question because of traditional Christian theology. The first doctrine that causes complications is the creation ex nihilo, which makes an omniscient God an “accessory before the fact” to all evil done in the universe. The second doctrine that causes complications is the idea that our post-mortal life will only be a rest. If man is only working towards an eternal rest, then it is hard to see the necessity in suffering here in mortality. Both of these Christian additions to the Problem of Evil make it rather impossible to answer the atheist’s charge that there is no God without help from restored truth. I also discussed Hick’s “soul-making” defense and Plantinga’s free-will defense. Both answer some questions, but neither are completely adequate. Continue reading
Outline – Early Christian Belief in a Corporeal Deity
This post serves as an outline for David L. Paulsen’s article, “Early Christian Belief in a Corporeal Deity: Origen and Augustine as Reluctant Witnesses.” Continue reading
