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Category Archives: Death
Is “Natural Evil” Evil?
The next chapter in the recent book Old-Earth or Evolutionary Creation? Discussing Origins with Reasons to Believe and BioLogos addresses the question of so-called natural evil, the presence of death and suffering, or natural disasters and predation before the Fall. … Continue reading
Posted in Creation, Death, Eschatology
Tagged Hugh Ross, J.B. Stump
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The Promise of Life and Curse of Death
It is not uncommon for those who hold to a specific view of young earth creationism to claim that rejection of this view is rejection of the gospel itself. In particular, the acceptance of animal death before Adam sinned makes … Continue reading
Suffering and the Plan of God
Suffering is an undeniable part of life on this planet. Accident, natural disaster, predators, and old age. If the earth is 4.5 billion years old all of these are part of God’s creation independent of any sin of Adam and … Continue reading
Jesus Ate Fish and Other Thoughts on Death
To dig a little deeper into the problem of animal suffering Ronald Osborn (Death Before the Fall) turns to C. S. Lewis and The Problem of Pain. There are two ideas that are offered up for consideration. All Death is … Continue reading
Posted in Creation, Death, Problems for Faith
Tagged Ronald E. Osborn
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And it Was Good … But Red in Tooth and Claw?
One of the more common arguments against evolution is the requirement of death before the fall. Not just death as a fact, but death as a mechanism of creation. It is often suggested that evolution is inconsistent with the notion … Continue reading
Posted in Creation, Death, Evolution
Tagged Ronald E. Osborn
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Death Before the Fall
I recently received a copy of a new book Death Before the Fall: Biblical Literalism and the Problem of Animal Suffering by Ronald Osborn courtesy of the publisher (IVP). This is not your typical coffee table book, although the imagery … Continue reading
Once Again: Immortality is a Divine Gift!
The picture to the right is of a hawk that landed with its fresh caught meal outside the window on campus a couple of weeks ago. It was mesmerizing to watch (I’ve got some video clips as well). I was … Continue reading
Evolution, Death, Adam, Wright
Back in July I put up a post Adam, Adam, Adam, Wright that discussed a range of views on the topic of Adam. In the post I quoted from an interview between Andrew Wilson and N.T. Wright where the question … Continue reading
Wait! No Sea?
Consider the opening chapter of Genesis. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the … Continue reading
Being Drawn Toward the Future
Daniel Harrell wraps up his book, Nature’s Witness: How Evolution Can Inspire Faith, with a reflection and a perspective that I don’t think we consider seriously enough. Christians have always believed all truth to be God’s truth, implying that science … Continue reading
Posted in Creation, Death, Eschatology, Evolution
Tagged Daniel Harrell
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