Seeking Truth
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This blog was launched in order to provide "seekers of truth" and skeptics with a good source to learn about Christianity deeply and easily. By "deeply", I mean that I will aim to deliver in-depth content to satisfy inquiring minds. Since I am Catholic, my blog posts will be written from a Catholic perspective. However, I plan on putting out a lot of content that would benefit..
Seeking Truth
1y ago
One fascinating line of evidence for the reliability of the Gospels is undesigned coincidences. An undesigned coincidence is a notable connection between two or more accounts or texts that does not seem to have been planned by the individuals giving the account – it is when two or more accounts or texts interlock at a ..read more
Seeking Truth
1y ago
Skeptics hurl several objections to God and Christianity. You read and hear of them in social gatherings, on college campuses, on social media and the Internet, and in popular culture (Netflix, Hollywood, comedians, etc.). Skeptics who launch these, however, are not aware that there are good answers to these objections. Christianity has a rich intellectual ..read more
Seeking Truth
1y ago
A line of historical evidence for Christianity is Christian religious experiences. When it comes to these though, I am not focusing on vague, general, experiences like feelings of love, peace, euphoria, etc. I am talking about experiences that possess explicit Christian elements as well as extraordinary elements. These extraordinary elements in particular make a supernatural ..read more
Seeking Truth
2y ago
To return to part one of this series, click here. 1. Introduction In part one of this series, we examined the Gospels and Acts as historical sources about Jesus of Nazareth and the early Church. In particular, we examined multiple factors that influenced the contents of these texts (e.g. genre, time of writing, authorship, the ..read more
Seeking Truth
2y ago
1. Introduction If anyone wants to learn more about Jesus and the early Church, they open up the New Testament — but how reliable is it? Does it accurately recount Jesus’ life and teachings, as well as the history of the early Church? In this two-part series, we will look into the historical reliability of ..read more
Seeking Truth
2y ago
One thing that strengthens my conviction in the truth of Christianity is seeing the advances made in New Testament studies since its inception. I find these advancements particularly encouraging because the field is not even slanted towards Christianity. New Testament studies is a secular field with a liberal history.[1] Its pioneers viewed the New Testament texts ..read more
Seeking Truth
3y ago
A week ago, a friend of mine sent me this meme comparing “Colonizer Jesus” and “Historical Jesus” and told me that it was spreading among his friends. After hearing that, I felt like it was worth responding to and decided to write a blog post about it. So here it is! There’s a lot to ..read more
Seeking Truth
3y ago
To return to part 3 of this series, click here. VII. Ethics The most important way Christianity influenced our world is in terms of ethics (beliefs and theological assumptions). The ten commandments, the teachings and example of Christ and the Bible in general, would be taken in by Christians down the centuries — resulting in radical ..read more
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3y ago
To return to part 2 of this series, click here. VI. Law The Church made important contributions to law. She is credited with introducing the first modern legal system in Europe — canon law.[1] In the 12th century, a monk named Gratian produced the Decretum Gratiani (“A Concordance of Discordant Canons”), a prodigious work that took ..read more
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3y ago
To return to part 1 of this series, click here. IV. Reason and Education Another contribution of the Christian Church is that it cultivated a high regard for reason in medieval intellectual life and promoted education. To begin our discussion, let us look into the enshrinement of reason in the Middle Ages. A. The Medieval Enshrinement ..read more