This article may result lengthy and arduous for the reader not used to read philosophical material. INTRODUCTION A few days ago I encountered, thanks to the Facebook page “Capturing Christianity”, a Youtube video showing the popular atheist Aron Ra discussing the nature of evidence with Christian philosopher Blake Giunta (also the author of the…
Month: July 2018
What is Grace?
The word “Grace” is probably one of the most used words in the Christian world, but probably one of the terms that people understand the least. I’ve heard people who have been going to church since more than 20 years ask me “what does it means that Jesus died for us”, or “I believe in…
God’s Love in Temporal Punishment and the Catholic Teaching of Indulgences
The first way to address the issue of indulgences is to understand the nature of sin. What is sin? What are the consequences of sin? How does God react towards it? And how does the biblical text show God’s pedagogy towards His sons and daughters? The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines sin as “an…