Suffering does not call into question the "big picture" of the Christian faith. It reminds us that we do not see the whole picture, and are thus unable to fit all of the pieces neatly into place.
The true believer is not someone who disengages from this world in order to focus on heaven, but rather the one who tries to make this world more lik… - Alister E. Mcgrath
The true believer is not someone who disengages from this world in order to focus on heaven, but rather the one who tries to make this world more lik…
- Alister E. Mcgrath
The Christian faith allows us to see further and deeper, to appreciate that nature is studded with signs, radiant with reminders, and emblazoned with… - Alister E. Mcgrath
The Christian faith allows us to see further and deeper, to appreciate that nature is studded with signs, radiant with reminders, and emblazoned with…
Rational argument does not create belief, but it maintains a climate in which belief may flourish. - Alister E. Mcgrath
Rational argument does not create belief, but it maintains a climate in which belief may flourish.
Atheism, I began to realize, rested on a less-than-satisfactory evidential basis. The arguments that had once seemed bold, decisive, and conclusive i… - Alister E. Mcgrath
Atheism, I began to realize, rested on a less-than-satisfactory evidential basis. The arguments that had once seemed bold, decisive, and conclusive i…
The state is concerned with the promotion of outward righteousness arising from the individual being constrained to keep the law. The Gospel alters h… - Alister E. Mcgrath
The state is concerned with the promotion of outward righteousness arising from the individual being constrained to keep the law. The Gospel alters h…
Hope is a settled state of mind, in which we see the world in its true light, and look forward to our final homecoming in heaven. - Alister E. Mcgrath
Hope is a settled state of mind, in which we see the world in its true light, and look forward to our final homecoming in heaven.
Our present world contains clues...to another world-a world which we can begin to experience now, but will only know in all its fullness at the end o… - Alister E. Mcgrath
Our present world contains clues...to another world-a world which we can begin to experience now, but will only know in all its fullness at the end o…
For Calvin, the creation reflects its Creator at every point. Image after images flashed in front of our eyes, as Calvin attempts to convey the multi… - Alister E. Mcgrath
For Calvin, the creation reflects its Creator at every point. Image after images flashed in front of our eyes, as Calvin attempts to convey the multi…
Faith is not something that goes against the evidence, it goes beyond it. The evidence is saying to us, 'There is another country. There is something… - Alister E. Mcgrath
Faith is not something that goes against the evidence, it goes beyond it. The evidence is saying to us, 'There is another country. There is something…
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