Category: God

We are told that Hell is a place of punishment for those who do not serve God. Yet we’re also told that we are God’s children, and he wants us all to be saved. After I had spent some time as a father, I began to realize that there are some deep logical problems with… Continue reading The Problem of Hell Part 2: Logical Issues

In the Old Testament, it’s interesting to note that eternity is almost never dealt with. Instead, the Israelites were told that if they went after other gods, or didn’t follow the law God gave them, then he would drive them out of their land, cut them off from their people, or they would be put… Continue reading The Problem of Hell Part 1: Textual Issues

Christianity says that there is a God who created us, loves us, and wants us all to be with him one day in Heaven. He doesn't want a single person to go to Hell. In fact, God's relationship with us is often compared to that of a father with his children. In other words, unconditional… Continue reading The Importance of Hell

Throughout our recent deconversion, my wife and I have been asked about our children many times. How have they been affected by our loss of faith? Aren't we concerned with their souls? How will we teach them about morality? They're all very good questions, and they were the first things that rolled through our minds… Continue reading What About My Children?

Over the last year, I've had many Christians tell me that I only stopped believing because I wanted to. I think this is primarily used to deflect the conversation away from the actual issues I've brought up (like the ones I've been posting about). But maybe these people really believe that. Is it true that… Continue reading What Have I Gained?

I thought it might be helpful to take a break in my current vein of posts to talk about why I'm actually doing this at all. A lot of people have been bothered by my recent posts, and I can understand that. I currently hold a much different position than I used to, and that's… Continue reading Why Do I Blog?

The first post in this series can be found here. For those of us who were raised to believe that the Bible is God’s inerrant word, trying to consider the possibility that the Bible could be false is very difficult. We approach any other religion with the attitude that it should be proven to us… Continue reading Contradictions Part 10: Conclusion

The first post in this series can be found here. A couple of years ago, I was teaching a high school Bible class on the life of Christ. Throughout the study, I had trouble reconciling the different versions of some of the stories in the gospels, but nothing was more difficult to piece together than… Continue reading Contradictions Part 9: The Resurrection