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October 2012

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Fitrah and the Noetic Effects of Sin

Written by Fisher, Posted in Apologetics, Christian, Christology, Elenctic Apologetics, Religion, Theology

I have made a significant observation over my years of debating with Muslims on the nature of God. Most Muslims, when arguing for the Islamic concept of God over against the Christian concept of God, will make some variation or another of the following argument: “Leave aside all revelation for a moment, and imagine you lived in an island without any prior exposure to any religion. You would reasonably conclude that God exists, since creation is evidence for a Creator. You would also reasonably conclude based on the fact that you have a conscience that this God has set standards of good and evil, and will reward those who are good and punish those who are evil. Most importantly, you would conclude that this God is totally other than His creation, and cannot change, and because of these facts He cannot enter His creation the way you Christians believe He [...]

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Friday

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December 2011

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Review of the White/Kunde Incarnation Debate

Written by Fisher, Posted in Apologetics, Christology, Ecumenical Dialogue, Elenctic Apologetics, Philosophy, Religion, Theology

I don’t often make reviews of debates, but when I do, it’s usually when I hear a debate that was exceptionally good and is worth commenting on. Perhaps one of the best debates I’ve heard this year was the one between Dr. James White and Abdullah Kunde on the doctrine of the incarnation. The debate took place in Australia back in September 17 of this year. The video of the debate can be viewed below:

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Thursday

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December 2011

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The Trinity in the Torah

Written by Fisher, Posted in Apologetics, Christology, Philosophy, Religion, Theology

God does not change. His nature is the same now as it as has ever been and will ever be throughout eternity. What this means is that the God who reveals Himself in the New Testament is the same God who reveals Himself in the Old. And while the New Testament gives a fuller explanation His nature, aspects of these revelations are nonetheless present in the Old Testament. This is particularly true of God’s triune nature. Even back in the time of Moses and his contemporaries, aspects of the Trinity are already partially revealed in the pages of the Torah.

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Thursday

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September 2011

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1 Kings 8:27 and the Incarnation

Written by Fisher, Posted in Christology, Elenctic Apologetics, Religion, Theology

One of the theological debates that takes place between orthodox Trinitarian Christians and heretical cultists and other non-Trinitarians of various stripes is whether the Old Testament confirms or contradicts Trinitarian doctrines such as the existence of plurality within the Godhead and the reality of the incarnation. A full treatment of this subject is outside the purview of this article, partly because there are already plenty of excellent articles that tackle this topic (Such as this and this), and partly because there are too many verses that are relevant to this, that we will only be focusing on one. In particular, there is one verse in 1 Kings that contains a statement by King Solomon which is sometimes cited by non-Trinitarians (particularly Muslims) against the idea that God could enter into His creation: But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you; how [...]

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Friday

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October 2010

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The Christology of Mark

Written by Fisher, Posted in Apologetics, Christology, Elenctic Apologetics, Religion, Theology

Every once in a while, those who deny the biblical witness concerning the nature of Jesus Christ (especially Liberals and Muslims) will try to appeal to the theory that the four Gospels reflect an evolution in the understanding of who Jesus was, and their authors did not view Him the same way. As the theory goes, Mark’s gospel, being the earliest, presents Jesus as a mere human being. Later authors embellish His story until we finally arrive at the Gospel of John, which affirms the full deity of Christ. While this theory sounds neat at first glance, it misses the mark at various points. First of all, there is an inherent anti-supernatural bias in its explanation. It denies the possibility that there is progressive revelation involved in the increasing understanding of who Jesus was, and reduces the progression of revelation to mere legendary development. It is particularly telling that some [...]

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Saturday

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August 2010

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Explaining and Defending the Incarnation

Written by Fisher, Posted in Apologetics, Christology, Elenctic Apologetics, Metaphysics, Religion, Soteriology, Theology

I recently ran into this video by a fellow named Farhan who attempts a response to David Wood’s video entitled How Can God Die? I have decided to post a video response of my own, so here it is: Please excuse the less than perfect video editing. I used a different editing program than I usually use for making this video.

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Monday

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July 2010

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The Deity of Christ: Ante-Nicene Beliefs

Written by Fisher, Posted in Apologetics, Christology, Church History, Religion, Theology

If you’ve read the Da Vinci Code or listened to Skeptics and Muslims giving objections to the Christian faith, one argument that you might hear is that doctrines such as the deity of Christ and the Holy Trinity were completely foreign to the New Testament Church and was an invention of Nicea. As an example of how this argument is frequently employed, a certain booklet published by the Islamic Circle of North America contains the following statement in one of its notes: It was in the ancient city of Nicea (which was located in modern-day Turkey approximately 700 miles or 1100 km NNW of Jerusalem near the eastern Roman capitol) that the First Council of Nicea convened, 325 years after the birth of Jesus. It was at this council that Jesus was declared by the majority of the council members to be divine rather than God’s Prophet and Messenger. The [...]

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