Category: Objections

  • Responses to Atheist Objections

    I received the following comments on my earlier post, “Away with the Atheists!” I assume that the person commenting is an atheist, and I am going to use “A” to designate his comments below, but whether he is an atheist or not is not central to the matter: Objection 1 – Atheism Misclassified as FaithA:…

  • Responses to Three Common Objections to Calvinism

    The following is a response to three common objections to Calvinism that are made by non-Calvinists. As mentioned below, these are not objections that everyone could make (for example, one calls into question the doctrine of original sin), but they are objections that frequently are made, and to which an answer should be ready. There…

  • 2 Thessalonians 2:15 – Responding to "Orthodox"’s Counter-Objections

    One reader of the blog, “Orthodox,” has provided some counter-objections to the rebuttals I’ve presented so far on the abuse of 2 Thessalonians 2:15. I think “Orthodox” is a bit confused, as some of his objections have already been answered in earlier posts. For example, “Orthodox” seems to think that he can use a verse…

  • Objections Regarding Original Sin Answered

    An anonymous poster provided some comments regarding this earlier post on the natural depravity of children (link). The comments by the anonymous commenter are in italics, with all the typos being as submitted. “I think some thoughts are being omitted from your interpretation of Psalms 58. First off, they go astray after they are born.…