If you were to force people to do something against their free choice, you would be dehumanizing them. The option of forcing everyone to go to heaven is immoral, because it's dehumanizing; it strips them of the dignity of making their own decision; it denies them their freedom of choice; and it treats them as a means to an end. When God allows people to say 'no' to him, he actually respects and dignifies them.
If we are going to be wise, spiritual people prepared to meet the crises of our age, we must be a studying, learning community that values the life o… - J.P. Moreland
If we are going to be wise, spiritual people prepared to meet the crises of our age, we must be a studying, learning community that values the life o…
- J.P. Moreland
Anti-intellectualism has spawned an irrelevant gospel. Today, we share the gospel primarily as a means of addressing felt needs. - J.P. Moreland
Anti-intellectualism has spawned an irrelevant gospel. Today, we share the gospel primarily as a means of addressing felt needs.
The soul is the ego, the ‘I,’ or the self, and it contains our consciousness. It also animates our body. That’s why when the soul leaves the body, th… - J.P. Moreland
The soul is the ego, the ‘I,’ or the self, and it contains our consciousness. It also animates our body. That’s why when the soul leaves the body, th…
We need to admit the mind into Christian fellowship again. We need the mind disciplined in Christ, enlightened by faith, passionate for God and his c… - J.P. Moreland
We need to admit the mind into Christian fellowship again. We need the mind disciplined in Christ, enlightened by faith, passionate for God and his c…
God maintains a delicate balance between keeping his existence sufficiently evident so people will know he's there and yet hiding his presence enough… - J.P. Moreland
God maintains a delicate balance between keeping his existence sufficiently evident so people will know he's there and yet hiding his presence enough…
I would rather commit a sin of commission than a sin of omission, and the evangelical community is exactly the opposite. The evangelical community wo… - J.P. Moreland
I would rather commit a sin of commission than a sin of omission, and the evangelical community is exactly the opposite. The evangelical community wo…
Religion is now viewed by many as a placebo or emotional crutch precisely because that is how we often pitch the gospel to unbelievers - J.P. Moreland
Religion is now viewed by many as a placebo or emotional crutch precisely because that is how we often pitch the gospel to unbelievers
In Scripture, faith involves placing trust in what you have reason to believe is true. Faith is not a blind, irrational leap into the dark. So faith … - J.P. Moreland
In Scripture, faith involves placing trust in what you have reason to believe is true. Faith is not a blind, irrational leap into the dark. So faith …
The proper thing to do is to admit that hell is real and to allow our feelings of discomfort to motivate us to action. - J.P. Moreland
The proper thing to do is to admit that hell is real and to allow our feelings of discomfort to motivate us to action.
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