I am an Orangeman first and a politician and member of this parliament [Stormont] afterwards.
WILLIAM LANE CRAIGI am an Orangeman first and a politician and member of this parliament [Stormont] afterwards.
WILLIAM LANE CRAIGCertainty is an unrealistic and unattainable ideal.
WILLIAM LANE CRAIGThe Christian faith does not call for us to put our minds on the shelf, to fly in the face of common sense and history, or to make a leap of faith into the dark. The rational person, fully apprised of the evidence, can confidently believe.
WILLIAM LANE CRAIGSuccessful evangelism involves not only harvesting, but sowing and watering, too. We must never think that because a nonbeliever remained unconvinced by our case that our apologetic has failed. For one encounter is not the end of the story.
WILLIAM LANE CRAIGShould a conflict arise between the witness of the Holy Spirit to the fundamental truth of the Christian faith and beliefs based on argument and evidence, then it is the former which must take precedence over the latter.
WILLIAM LANE CRAIGI do plan my study day. I think that prioritizing is absolutely critical. It is so critical that you understand what is important and what can be left undone. Then you will base your schedule on your priorities. You’ve got to be single-minded about your priorities.
WILLIAM LANE CRAIGThe renaissance of Christian philosophy has been accompanied by a resurgence of interest in natural theology, that branch of theology that seeks to prove God’s existence apart from divine revelation.
WILLIAM LANE CRAIGThe point is that if there is no God, then objective right and wrong do not exist. As Dostoyevsky said, “All things are permitted.
WILLIAM LANE CRAIGCatching the apple doesn’t overturn the law of gravity or the formulation of a new law. It’s merely an intervention of a person with freewill who overrides the natural causes operative in that particular circumstance. And that is, essentially, is what God does when he causes a miracle to occur.
WILLIAM LANE CRAIGNo one in the final analysis really fails to become a Christian because of lack of arguments; he fails to become a Christian because he loves darkness rather than light and wants nothing to do with God.
WILLIAM LANE CRAIGThe person who follows the pursuit of reason unflinchingly toward its end will be atheistic or, at best, agnostic.
WILLIAM LANE CRAIGPart of the broader task of Christian scholarship is to help create and sustain a cultural milieu in which the gospel can be heard as an intellectually viable option for thinking men and women.
WILLIAM LANE CRAIGFor the assertion that “There is no God” is just as much a claim to knowledge as is the assertion that “There is a God.” Therefore, the former assertion requires justification just as the latter does.
WILLIAM LANE CRAIGFaith is trust or commitment to what you think is true.
WILLIAM LANE CRAIGThe simple fact that the Christian fellowship, founded on belief in Jesus’ resurrection, came into existence and flourished in the very city where he was executed and buried is powerful evidence for the historicity of the empty tomb.
WILLIAM LANE CRAIGReason is a tool to help us better understand and defend our faith; as Anselm put it, ours is a faith that seeks understanding.
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