by CARM STAFF | Sep 20, 2011
Radiation is a form of energy, such as waves and rays, that travels from a source through space and/or through some material. It is radiated energy. It is also a form of energy given off by radioactive materials.
by CARM STAFF | Oct 19, 2020
The ransom theory of the atonement of Jesus is the teaching that the death of Christ on the cross was a ransom paid to Satan. In Mark 10:45, Jesus said, “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”...
by CARM STAFF | Jan 30, 2010
The rapture is an eschatological (end times) event whereupon the return of Christ the true believers who are “alive and remain shall be caught up together with them [those who already died as Christians] in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air . . . ” (1...
by CARM STAFF | Feb 3, 2010
Rationalism is a branch of philosophy where truth is determined by reason. Therefore, reason is considered the source of knowledge through which all experience is interpreted and that such knowledge can be obtained through reason alone. It would mean that spiritual...
by CARM STAFF | Oct 24, 2011
Realism is the position that universals have actual existence and that materiality has actual existence apart from our awareness and perception. It is also the position that a person holds who sees things in practical, realistic terms.
by CARM STAFF | Oct 24, 2011
Reality is the state or condition of having actual existence, of being real. In philosophy, it is the position that things exist independent of the ideas used to describe them. That which is real is not fictional, is not imaginary,...
by CARM STAFF | Oct 24, 2011
Reason is that part of the human mind where mental faculties are used to examine phenomena, think through them, and draw proper conclusions about them. It is the capacity of logical thought. Reason can also be a statement offered to explain...
by CARM STAFF | Oct 19, 2020
The recapitulation theory of the atonement states that Christ experienced all the phases of Adam’s life including the experience of sin. This theory maintains that Christ succeeded where Adam failed. The problem here is that the Bible tells us that Jesus never...
by CARM STAFF | Sep 18, 2011
A recessive gene is a gene that is not dominant but only manifests when a gene of both parents is the same, i.e., homozygous (where both genes are the same as in two genes for blue eyes). When there is both a dominant gene (brown eyes) and a recessive gene (blue eyes)...
by CARM STAFF | Feb 3, 2010
Reconciliation is mainly a New Testament concept. It is the change for the better a relationship between two or more persons. Theologically it refers to the change of the relationship between God and man. We are naturally children of wrath (Eph. 2:3) and are at...
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