Once someone becomes committed to a belief there is a tendency to refuse to acknowledge any facts to the contrary. This selective sifting out of contrary realities is called willful ignorance. Often willful ignorance has disastrous consequences. Willful ignorance, for example, was at the heart of the space shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986. The report on this incident cited … Continue reading The Willful Ignorance of William Lane Craig
The Imminent Return of Jesus
Amillennialists see the return of Jesus as one single event at the end of history. In their view, Jesus arrives in a personal, visible, and physical way just in time for the end of the world. They reject the notion that His arrival is imminent since several "signs" or events must happen first. Lewis Berkhof contends, "According … Continue reading The Imminent Return of Jesus
Book Review: Evidence for the Rapture: A Biblical Case for Pretribulationism
Evidence for the Rapture: A Biblical Case for Pretribulationism is an excellent recent, work that goes beyond the promise of the title to argue for the necessity of a pretribulational Rapture of the church. If your not familiar with this end-times position, it is the view that the deceased who came to faith in Christ … Continue reading Book Review: Evidence for the Rapture: A Biblical Case for Pretribulationism
