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Norman Leo Geisler (born July 21, 1932) is a Christian systematic theologian and philosopher. He is the co-founder of two non-denominational Evangelical seminaries (Veritas Evangelical Seminary and Southern Evangelical Seminary). He holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from Loyola University and has made scholarly contributions to the subjects of classical Christian apologetics, systematic theology, the history of philosophy, philosophy of religion, Calvinism, Roman Catholicism, biblical inerrancy, Bible difficulties, ethics, and more. He is the author, coauthor, or editor of over 90 books and hundreds of articles.

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Satre found atheism 'cruel', Camus 'dreadful', and Nietzsche 'maddening'. Atheists who consistently try to live without God tend to commit suicide or go insane. Those who are inconsistent live on the ethical or aesthetic shadow of Christian truth while they deny the reality that made the shadow.

Atheism, Atheist, Christian, Inconsistent, Reality, Suicide

If the Resurrection had not occurred, why would the apostle Paul give such a list of supposed eyewitnesses? He would immediately lose all credibility with his Corinthian readers by lying so blatantly.

Lying, Giving, Lists, Apostle, Blatantly, Resurrection

It is a category mistake to ask, 'Who made the Unmade?' or 'Who created the Uncreated?' One may as well ask, 'Where is the bachelor's wife?'

Category, May, Mistake, Unmade, Wife

The age of the Earth is a hotly debated issue among evangelicals. Old Earthers believe, like most scientists, that the universe is billions of years old. Young Earthers measure the age of the universe in terms of thousands of years.

Believe, Billions, Debated, Issues, Old, Years

So I cast my lot with Him-not the one who claimed wisdom, Confucius; or the one who claimed enlightenment, Buddha; or the one who claimed to be a prophet, Muhammad, but with the one who claimed to be God in human flesh. The one who declared, 'Before Abraham was born, I am'-and proved it.

Abraham, Christian, Confucius, God, Human, Wisdom

While many have doubted the accuracy of the Bible, time and continued research have consistently demonstrated that the Word of God is better informed than its critics. In fact, while thousands of finds from the ancient world support in broad outline and often in detail the biblical picture, not one incontrovertible find has ever contradicted the Bible.

Biblical, Contradicted, Fact, Facts, God, Support

Evangelicals have largely misinterpreted Aquinas, and they have placed on him views that he did not hold.

Views, Misinterpreted, Evangelicals, Hold, Largely

Pluralism is denied logically; inclusivism is denied scripturally, and that leaves us with exclusivism. . . you have to know that Jesus died and believe in it in order to be saved.

Believe, Jesus, Leaves, Order, Saved

In my experience when critics raise these objections, they invariably violate one of seventeen principles for interpreting the Scriptures. . . . For example, assuming the unexplained is unexplainable. . . . failing to understand the context of the passage. . . . assuming a partial report is a false report. . . neglecting to interpret difficult passages in light of clear ones; basing a teaching on an obscure passage; forgetting that the Bible uses nontechnical, everyday language; failing to remember the Bible uses different literary devices.

Bible, Difficult, Example, Light, Teaching, Unexplained

In 1963 with Abington v. Schempp, The Court said that reading portions of the New Testament could be 'psychologically harmful' to the children.

Christian, Religious, Children, 1963, Abington, Court

Even Bertrand Russell, who fancied he saw flaws in Christ's character, confessed nonetheless that 'What the world needs is love, Christian love, or compassion. ' But this belies a belief in what most others acknowledge, namely, that Christ was the perfect manifestation of the virtue of love.

Character, Christ, Christian, Compassion, Jesus, Needs

The universe is specifically tweaked to enable life on earth-a planet with scores of improbable and interdependent life-supporting conditions that make it a tiny oasis in a vast and hostile universe.

Earth, Make, Oasis, Tiny, Tweaked, Vast

Everyone in heaven will be fully blessed, but not everyone will be equally blessed. Every believer's cup will be full and running over, but not everyone's cup will be the same size. We determine in time what our capacity for appreciating God will be in eternity.

Appreciate, Appreciating, Blessed, Full, Running, Same

Even Martin Luther and John Calvin believed that the Roman Catholic church, up to the Council of Trent, was basically orthodox - a true church with sound fundamental doctrines as well as significant error.

Catholic, Church, Error, Errors, Fundamental, Martin

I don't have enough faith to be an Atheist.

Atheist, Enough, Faith

Most relativists believe that relativism is absolutely true and that everyone should be a relativist. Therin lies the self-destructive nature of relativism. The relativist stands on the pinnacle of an absolute truth and wants to relativize everything else.

Believe, Everyone, Lying, Relativist, Self, Truth

One should never tie his faith to how old the earth is.

Ties, Earth, Should, Tie, Faith

Since the Court took God our of our schools, we've gotten exactly what we should expect: godless schools.

Christian, Expect, Gotten, Religious, School, Schools