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by Kyle Butt, M.A.
When a person tries to accurately assess an argument, underlying assumptions are often some of the most difficult concepts to identify. Once those underlying assumptions are discovered, however, it is much easier to see the merits or demerits of a particular line of reasoning. In Neil Shubin’s national bestseller, Your Inner Fish, a faulty foundational assumption underlies the entire text. Shubin correctly (sometimes) identifies similarities that humans share with certain other organisms, but asserts that all similarity necessarily signifies... | | 25% OFF
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by Caleb Colley, M.L.A.
In Paul’s discussion of the sins of the Gentiles, the apostle explained that those Gentiles who refused to acknowledge the existence of a higher power (one that is responsible for the origin of the natural order) had no excuse for their failure in this regard:
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because what may be known of God is manifest in... | |
by Eric Lyons, M.Min.
Before Solomon began building the “holy house” of God, his father David challenged
the Israelites to consecrate themselves by bringing an
offering to the Lord that would be used in the temple’s construction (1 Chronicles 29:3-5).
The text says that “the leaders of the fathers’
houses, leaders of the tribes of Israel, the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the
officers over the king’s work, offered willingly”
(29:6). They gave 5,000 talents of gold, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000 talents of bronze, and
100,000... |
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