Topic
Creation, Evil, and Science
Christian answers to skeptical objections about God's existence, moral order, suffering, science, miracles, judgment, and difficult Old Testament texts.
More than one objection
Challenges about evil, science, miracles, and morality are often lumped into one argument against Christianity. Separate them; each asks a different question about reality, evidence, moral judgment, and God’s purposes.
Move from theism to Christ
Arguments from creation and morality matter, but they do not stop at generic theism. Bring the conversation toward the God who speaks, enters suffering in Christ, judges evil, and raises the dead.
Reference map
Arguments
3- Contingency and Creation
A foundational argument that contingent reality points beyond itself to a necessary Creator.
- Fine-Tuning and Ordered Creation
A careful argument that life-friendly order in the universe is consistent with, and plausibly points toward, a purposeful Creator.
- Objective Morality and God
Objective moral obligation and human dignity fit best within a theistic account of reality.
Objections
8- The Bible Condones Slavery
A concise response to the claim that biblical slavery laws endorse modern race-based chattel slavery.
- The Canaanite Conquest Was Genocide
A sober answer to the objection that the conquest narratives make God morally monstrous.
- Evil and Suffering Disprove God
A serious answer to the objection that evil and suffering make belief in a good, powerful God irrational.
- God Is Hidden
A response to the objection that a loving God would make his existence more obvious to sincere seekers.
- Hell Is Unjust
A measured answer to the objection that hell is incompatible with God's justice, goodness, and love.
- Miracles Are Impossible
A concise answer to the objection that miracles cannot happen because they would violate natural law.
- Science Has Disproved Christianity
A response to the claim that modern science makes Christian belief irrational.
- Who Created God?
A response to the objection that arguments for God merely move the need for explanation back one step.
Scripture
2- 1 Peter 3:15
The site's guiding Scripture for giving a reasoned answer with gentleness and respect.
- Hebrews 1:1-2
Hebrews contrasts earlier prophetic revelation with God's climactic speech in the Son.
Sources
12- Isn't Science in Conflict with Christianity?
BioLogos forum reprint of Tim Keller's response to the claim that science has disproved Christianity.
- Hell
Academic reference article surveying philosophical issues around hell, justice, freedom, annihilationism, and universalism.
- Cosmological Argument
Academic reference article surveying cosmological arguments from contingency, causation, sufficient reason, and beginnings.
- Hiddenness of God
Academic reference article introducing divine hiddenness, divine silence, and the argument from nonresistant nonbelief.
- Fine-Tuning
Academic reference article surveying fine-tuning in physics, life-friendly conditions, design inferences, and multiverse replies.
- Heaven and Hell in Christian Thought
Academic reference article surveying Christian thought about heaven, hell, justice, freedom, and final destiny.
- Moral Arguments for the Existence of God
Academic reference article surveying arguments that reason from morality, obligation, dignity, or moral knowledge to God.
- The Problem of Evil
Academic reference article distinguishing logical, evidential, abstract, and concrete forms of the argument from evil.
- Why a Good God Commanded the Israelites to Destroy the Canaanites
Popular apologetics article addressing divine judgment, patience, protection, and the conquest narratives.
- Is the Bible Pro-Slavery?
Popular apologetics article answering the objection that the Bible endorses slavery.
- Why Science Does Not Disprove Miracles
Popular apologetics article distinguishing repeatable natural processes from unique miracle claims.
- Wes Huff Challenged On Christianity's Toughest Question
Apologetics video focused on the problem of evil, moral objectivity, the cross, and the already-not-yet shape of Christian hope.
Religions
1- Atheism
A worldview profile for answering atheist and secular skeptical objections to Christian belief.