In this episode of The Tent Making Christianity Podcast, the team discusses Satan-Con, and how Christians should respond. Listen to our Weekly Podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music or Stitcher. Look for new episodes every Tuesday. Don’t see your podcast listening platform? Email us and we will add them to our distribution list. You can also listen directly from the sidebar […]
Continue ReadingThe Tent Making Christianity QCQ Podcast #535: What Is Sheol?
In this episode of The Tent Making Christianity Podcast, the team answers the question “What is Sheol?”. Listen to our Weekly Quick Challenge Question Podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music or Stitcher. New episodes are released every Thursday. Don’t see your podcast listening platform? Email us and we will add them to our distribution list. You can also listen directly from […]
Continue ReadingQuick Challenge Answer: Why did God Create Satan?
Why would God allow such an evil and dangerous being to exist in the first place, knowing the problems he would cause? Why did God create Satan?
Continue ReadingDoes Infant Baptism Conflict with the Age of Accountability?
Is God merciful to all children, or only those who have been baptized? Does infant baptism conflict with the age of accountability?
Continue ReadingQuick Challenge Answer: Do Babies Go to Heaven?
What happens when we die? Christians believe in Heaven and Hell, and where we end up depends on whether or not we believed that Jesus died for our salvation. There is no third option for humans that we are told of. But that begs a follow up question: what happens to those not yet capable […]
Continue ReadingIs It Child Abuse To Teach Children About Hell?
Is it child abuse to teach children about hell? Richard Dawkins has often repeated this claim about Christianity. How can parents subject their children to the horror stories about hell? Isn’t this just psychological manipulation to get them to behave? Here is one quote from Dawkins on the subject: “”It was a very unpleasant and embarrassing experience, but the […]
Continue ReadingBelieving Doesn’t Make It True
Believing Doesn’t make it true. When I first became a Christian, I had no idea what I had just gotten myself into. While I had become convinced of the truth of Christianity, I didn’t know what it meant to be a Christian. I also had several misconceptions about what Christians ought to think or believe. And I was […]
Continue ReadingAre Jehovah’s Witnesses Christians?
“Oh, we’re Christians too!”. This is the phrase I often here from Jehovah’s Witnesses when I engage them in conversation. “We believe in Jesus too!” is another claim that is often made. This makes it sound as if Jehovah’s Witnesses are just another denomination of Christianity. But are Jehovah’s Witnesses Christians? I’ve had many missionaries come to my […]
Continue ReadingReflections On Defections
Reflections on Defections. I had intended to write this post last week after the announcement by Joshua Harris that he had left Christianity. Before I could even begin, the announcement that another high-profile Christian was walking away hit the news. Marty Sampson of Hillsong United announced on social media that he too was done with Christianity. Since the […]
Continue ReadingGandhi In Hell?
Is Gandhi In Hell? It’s been a while since I took a reader’s email to answer. I found this challenge particularly interesting and wanted to share it with you. I received permission to share the story provided I kept the sender anonymous. The Dinner Conversation “I was with some people the other night and the topic of […]
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