Tag Archives: Miracles
Rationality, Evidence and The Virgin Birth
Is it reasonable to believe in the Virgin Birth of Jesus?
Of all Christian beliefs, none is more likely to be ridiculed and dismissed as a legend than the virgin birth of Jesus. Saints and sceptics alike might be able to agree about certain aspects of Jesus’ life and even have a reasonable discussion about whether the facts relating to the aftermath of Jesus’ death support belief in the resurrection, but typically there is little or no common ground when it comes to the virgin birth.
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Tagged Faith and Reason, Jesus, Miracles, Revelation, The Bible Tells Me So!
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Six Poor Reasons for Rejecting the Miraculous
Christian theology affirms a number of miracles, most importantly the atonement, the resurrection, the incarnation and the virgin birth. The secular mind dismisses these as tall-tales and myths produced by superstitious, pre-modern minds. However, it seems to us that the modern prejudice against miracles is not very rational.
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Tagged Christianity and Science, ECREE, God and Science, Miracles, Myths of Secularism, The Bible Tells Me So!
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