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How Do I Know I Will Persevere?
I have been having doubts about my faith. Here is my concern. How do I know I will always remain in faith in Christ, and I won't discover some argument/fact that destroys my faith? I read about stories of Christians who for some reason or another fall away...
assurance, christian faith, doubt, gospel, properly basic beliefs, salvation
The Fate of Those Who Reject Christ
Dear Dr. Craig, Thank you for all the work you do. It is a huge blessing. I am writing to you out of a very dark and difficult place in my life. I am really struggling with different issues concerning Christianity. One of the issues that has really been both...
christian particularism, free will, freedom to disbelieve, gospel, holy spirit witness, libertarian freedom
The Fate of Those Who Lived Long before Christ
Hello Dr. Criag, I am a Christian but I have been struggling with what to do about Adam and Eve. I believe that God created the world, since the idea that reality just happens to exist seems to me to be an absurdity. I believe your theory, and honestly a sort...
Vicarious Liability and the Imputation of Sins
Dr. Craig, In your work on the atonement, you noted that vicarious liability is a useful analog in modern criminal justice systems to what occurred when our sin was imputed to Jesus. If this is approximately what occurred and if it is true that the imputation...
atonement, divine justice, forgiveness, pardon, penal substitution, salvation
Will There Be Cavemen in Heaven?
How did people make it to heaven before the Ten Commandments and before Christ? Particularly, very early man, cavemen per se. We have ancient artifacts from around the world from early man such as spears and pottery, but how were these people saved and how did...
anthropology, natural theology, people prior to the time of christ, salvation
A Second Chance after Death
Hi, Dr Craig, thanks for the work you do for "mere Christianity." I follow your books, debates, and your Defender's Podcast. My question has to do with an issue I read in the book by Jerry Walls entitled "Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory." It is an interesting...
afterlife, middle knowledge, molinism, purgatory, salvation, universal salvation
God’s Pardon: Who Needs It?
I'm reading your Cambridge Elements "The Atonement" and have a question regarding divine pardon. In section 3.3.2.2.3, you explain that to be "guilty" means "liable for punishment". You then end that section with ". . . a person who was once guilty may, i...
atonement, death of christ, forgiveness, pardon, salvation, substitutionary atonement
Objections to Christian Particularism
I read with great interest your discussion of Christian particularism and how/if/why Christ is the only way to God, and my question deals with something I feel is missing (I could be wrong). If we accept that there is no reason to support religious pluralism j...
christian particularism, evidence for god, omniscience, salvation
Why Doesn’t God Simply Forgive Everyone?
Hello Dr. Craig, My question concerns the necessity of faith for salvation. Specifically, if God is perfectly loving and Christ's atonement for the sins of the world is sufficient for the justification of all human beings, how can it be that God requires ...
How to Find Christ
Hi Dr. Craig. I'll try and make this brief. In my own search for truth, I find that the evidence for God and Christianity that you (and other apologists) present seems very cogent, well-structured, and intelligent. After many months of watching your debat...
christian faith, christian living, faith, forgiveness, jesus christ, salvation
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Baptism a Cardinal Doctrine?
Hello Dr. Craig. I am a Christian and enjoy your work very much. The other day I listened to your video, "What About Baptism?" This is a great video and the different beliefs concerning baptism are very well explained. I just have a problem with the very en...
baptism, cardinal doctrines, fellowship, sacrament, salvation
Can Frankenstein Be Saved?
Thank you for considering my question! I find it very fun and engaging to listen to your podcast and it always is edifying to my Christian faith! God bless you and your organization may many more souls be blessed and edified through the ministry. ...
artificial intelligence, atonement, human nature, incarnation, redemption, salvation
Why Would God Create People He Knew Would Go to Hell?
Dear Dr. Craig, I am a man in my twenties living in Korea, and although I have not yet come to faith, I believe that Christianity is true and that the God of Christianity truly exists. I also have a clear understanding of the gospel as Christianity presents i...
Arguments and Compassion
Dear Dr. Craig: For nearly 20 years ago I have ruminated on a personal experience I had with you and your wonderful wife, Jan, in San Francisco. In an act of kindness, you agreed to have dinner with me during a theology conference you were attending. I...
arguments for the existence of god, atheism, epistemology, evidentialism, properly basic beliefs, salvation
A Dispirited Christian
I have never once in my life seen any evidence of supernatural involvement in anything. Despite fervent prayer I have never once seen any evidence of my prayers having any effect on anything. In fact, though I've been a faithful Christian for over 40 years...
divine-human relationship, faith, prayer, salvation, sanctification