Most people who accuse someone of committing the god-of-the-gaps fallacy are mistaken. Here is the difference between a legit argument and a god-of-the-gaps argument.
Most people who accuse someone of committing the god-of-the-gaps fallacy are mistaken. Here is the difference between a legit argument and a god-of-the-gaps argument.
When people who appear to have been sincere Christians did things that were incompatible with the teachings of Jesus Christ, they often did so as a result of being led by the culture of the day, rather than by the teachings of Christ. This is why it is so vital to distinguish between a false, culture-led Christianity and an authentic, culturally-relevant, Christ-led Christianity.
There is a very real war within each human being to subjugate the essence of who you really are. We need to understand this internal war and how to win it. The stakes are enormous, going to the heart of what you are as a human being.
The sin of Sodom is often thought to be sexual immorality while others argue it was a failing of social justice. It appears it was not either/or, but both, plus the even greater sin of human pride. There are some striking parallels with our culture today which raises the obvious concern - is the destruction of Sodom a foreshadowing of what lies ahead for our civilization?
What is it that makes an action morally good and right? Solving Euthyphro’s dilemma.
We often ask questions about how or why God would do this or that. The assumption is that we should actually be able to understand how God does things. Maybe we vastly overestimate our cognitive abilities.