How I Can Believe in a God Who Sends People to Hell
The other day, a skeptic asked me, “How can you believe in a God who would command the slaughter of innocent people in the Old Testament?”
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The other day, a skeptic asked me, “How can you believe in a God who would command the slaughter of innocent people in the Old Testament?”
For nearly two millennia, creeds, confessions, and catechisms have provided the necessary constraints against ignorance and instability. But if they aren't infallible, why even use them?
Most of us who have enjoyed Bible studies know the richness of digging into the Scriptures directly with each other. But we rarely do it together. Do we believe that the gospel really has the power to create not only saved individuals but also a saved culture?
Death is not a benign friend, but a dreaded foe. How can we trust a God who lets death and tragedy constantly strike us?
Something has happened in history and we cannot wish it away.
According to Wall Street’s “Fear-Greed Index,” it is “Extreme Fear” that is driving the market right now in the wake of COVID-19.
Well, the most important thing here as elsewhere is to distinguish the law from the gospel. The law commands, but the gospel gives.
Making faith itself the object of faith is just another way of believing in yourself.