St. Athanasius dedicated three chapters of his book On the Incarnation to refuting objections to the divinity of Christ by both Jews and Gentiles. He believes that the objections are fundamentally the same, as “in both cases, the points at issue are the 'unfittingness' or incongruity (as it seems to them) alike of the cross and of the Word becoming man at all." St.…
Numerous people are convinced that Christianity invented a part of the story of Christ in order to back up our faith. This raises the question of whether history stands behind our claims about who Jesus really was, and more importantly, what do non-Christian historians say about Jesus? Basically, the question is, "Are there historical accounts of Jesus other than the New Testament?" Prior to…
In the Gospel according to Matthew, an account is presented where Jesus, after cleansing the temple, finds a fig tree with no fruit and curses it, causing it to wither (Matthew 21:12-19). In the Gospel according to Mark, the events appear to happen in a different order. In Mark’s account, Jesus withers the fig tree while leaving Bethany before going to cleanse the Temple…
One of the most doubtful facts about the existence of God is the existence of evil and pain. If God is able to prevent evil but does not desire to do so, then he is an evil God who does not deserve to be worshiped, and if he desires to prevent evil but is not able to do so, then he is not omnipotent…
