Posts Tagged ‘gerhardt’
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July 25th, 2014 | Current Affairs, Politics & Contemporary Issues, Rick Gerhardt, Science & The Bible
“The scientific viewpoint begins by assuming macro-evolution to be true,” responds Rick Gerhardt, Biologist and Christian Apologist. When you read any science article on Lucy it’s going to assume macro-evolution to be true, without first justifying this view. “I find no real evidence that supports a macro-evolutionary view, particularly without the involvement of God.”
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July 25th, 2014 | Current Affairs, Politics & Contemporary Issues, Rick Gerhardt, Science & The Bible
“Ken Ham does not represent Christianity, he represents a very out-dated but popular interpretation of the Creation narrative of Genesis,” states Rick Gerhardt, Biologist and Christian Apologist. Ken Ham’s interpretation of Genesis is not necessarily founded in Scripture, and relies heavily on human interpretation. “It’s not the Christian belief [his interpretation of Genesis], it’s Ken […]
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July 25th, 2014 | Church & Community, Current Affairs, Politics & Contemporary Issues, Rick Gerhardt
“We do have a corporate responsibility to repent for the sins of our ancestors,” replies Rick Gerhardt, Biologist and Christian Apologist. There are times when the prophet of Israel is asked by God to repent for the sins of his ancestors, likewise “the white Christian church in America today still has to deal with repenting […]
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July 25th, 2014 | Church & Community, God & Christianity, Rick Gerhardt
“The local church is God’s plan A for how to spread the good news and how to redeem the world, and he doesn’t have a plan B,” responds Rick Gerhardt, Biologist and Christian Apologist. To allow Christians to stay out of the local church “would be like rescuing an orphan from an abusive family relationship […]
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July 25th, 2014 | God & Christianity, Rick Gerhardt
“It’s very true that someone can be a good person and not believe in God,” asserts Rick Gerhardt, Biologist and Christian Apologist. However, what is good if there is no universal moral standard? “The real issue is: does God exist? Whether you’re a nice person or not doesn’t have any bearing on the existence of […]
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January 29th, 2014 | Christian Living, God & Christianity, Rick Gerhardt, Science & The Bible
“If we face death more fearlessly because God has us covered…that would be an apologetic, a difference from the way the world around us faces death – that would be startling and powerful,” says Rick Gerhardt, Biologist and Christian Apologist. While choosing how to meet death and make difficult medical decisions is a very personal […]
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January 29th, 2014 | Current Affairs, Politics & Contemporary Issues, God & Christianity, Rick Gerhardt, Science & The Bible
“This transhumanist idea depends upon a metaphysics that says there is no God…but more importantly, it also involves a denial of the human soul,” explains Rick Gerhardt, Biologist and Christian Apologist. Transhumanism seeks to prolong human life indefinitely (through a variety of ways). However, the moral perspective behind transhumanism is questionable, the possibility of reaching […]
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January 29th, 2014 | Christian Living, God & Christianity, Rick Gerhardt, Theology & the Bible
“I do think that as individual Christians, when faced with the suffering that comes to all humans…that we are called to go to God first,” answers Rick Gerhardt, Biologist and Christian Apologist. However, God has the authority to answer yes – or no – and it is a difficult issue of faith to accept that […]
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January 29th, 2014 | Doubt & Questions on Faith, Featured Videos, God & Christianity, Rick Gerhardt, Theology & the Bible
“We are confined to the dimensions of this universe…for now,” answers Rick Gerhardt, Biologist and Christian Apologist. God, however, is not. But when explaining infinite concepts like heaven to finite creatures like us, metaphor and symbolism is necessary. This means that explanations are not literal…and can sometimes be confusing. “God is trying to indicate to […]
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January 29th, 2014 | God & Christianity, Jesus, Apostles & the Early Church, Rick Gerhardt, Theology & the Bible
“There really is a sense that much of the miracles Jesus did during that time period were more based in God the Father’s program and power,” says Rick Gerhardt, Biologist and Christian Apologist. This question strikes at the question of Christ’s power as God vs. Christ’s faith in God the Father. While Christ as Deity […]
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