by Matt Slick | Oct 31, 2014 | Dialogues, Apologetics
This chat occurred on a Muslim helpline where people could ask questions and receive answers from a qualified Muslim authority. This allowed me to take my time in answering him and forming my statements. Following is the chat. Ihsan: Hello. Welcome to xxxxxxxx.com....
by Matt Slick | Oct 31, 2014 | Questions, Other
Yes, Christians are free to use the Christmas tree and mistletoe even though the traditions regarding them are of pagan origin. Before I get into why the Christian is free to use them during the time of Christmas, I would like to discuss their origin and why they were...
by Matt Slick | Oct 30, 2014 | Questions, Other
Was religion invented in order to control the population of nations? Some believe it is true. But, if it is, how could we know? Where is the evidence? We need something more than just an assertion. After all, such an unverifiable and easy-to-parrot allegation...
by Matt Slick | Oct 29, 2014 | Cut and Paste, Apologetics
Salvation by grace alone through faith alone, without works Eternal Security Hebrews James 2:24 The doctrine of salvation found in the Bible is that the forgiveness of our sins is by faith alone in Christ alone. Many people add works to their salvation and in...
by Matt Slick | Oct 28, 2014 | Questions, Salvation
CARM’s position is that a Christian cannot lose his/her salvation. Let’s take a look at scripture to see why. Jesus said in John 8:29, “And He who sent Me is with Me; He has not left Me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to...
by Matt Slick | Oct 27, 2014 | Questions, The Bible
Verbal plenary inspiration means that every word found in the Bible is given to us by God (verbal), everything in the Bible is authoritative (plenary), and every word is also divinely directed (inspired). But, this does not mean that everything referenced in the Bible...
by Matt Slick | Oct 26, 2014 | Atheism, Secular Issues
When a person says that he does not see any convincing evidence for God’s existence, he is appealing to his subjective experience and opinions for validating God’s existence. Think about it. Whatever someone might present as evidence for God’s...
by Matt Slick | Oct 25, 2014 | Jesus, Questions
There is evidence of Jesus outside of the Bible. But critics often disregard the evidence because it was not written by an eyewitness. Instead, we have comments from people after the death of Christ who wrote about him. But again, critics usually don’t accept...
by Matt Slick | Oct 24, 2014 | Questions, Philosophy
Solipsism is the philosophical idea that the only thing that can be known to exist is one’s own mind, and everything outside of one’s own mind cannot be verified. It means that a person can not know anything exists except for himself. Therefore, solipsism...
by Matt Slick | Oct 23, 2014 | Questions, Other
Is a Christian free to celebrate Christmas, a holiday that not only has pagan origins but also is used by the unbelieving world as a promotion of commercialism? In my opinion, it depends on the person and his convictions before God. First of all, we are to hold our...
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