Does the Bible condone slavery? Let’s get to the heart of this significant question by asking some questions of our own, revealing that a Biblical worldview—not an evolutionary one—provides a foundation for valuing all human life. With that in mind, we can start breaking down the slavery question using the 7 Checks of Critical Thinking.
Does the Bible condone slavery? Let’s apply Critical Thinking Check #4, Check the Definitions, to unpack what slavery in Old and New Testament cultures involved, how it compared to most Westerners’ concepts of slavery today, and how Scripture truly addresses the issue of human exploitation.
Biogeography, the study of living things’ geographic distributions, supposedly supports evolution. But is that true? Let’s apply some Critical Thinking Checks to the popular claim that marsupials (like kangaroos) live only on southern continents because their ancestors evolved there.
Apologetics is often called the defense of the Christian faith. But what does that really mean? What’s the point of “defending the faith?” And isn’t apologetics just a hobby for Christians who like to debate? Let’s think through these questions biblically to answer two popular lies about apologet...