Author Archives: Dave Winstead

If you cannot attend your usual home church this coming Sunday, please use this Worship Service Plan to conduct and enjoy a service on your own. This Worship Service Plan is useful for anyone anywhere, whether individuals, shut-ins, your family gathered in the den, a nursing facility of sick & elderly, you and your neighbors sitting in the backyard, or any group of believers who share a need to gather and praise and worship The Lord God.

By Got Questions When most people think of something as “nominal,” they think of a thing that exists in name only. For example, some countries might have an official state religion and citizens are thus “nominal” members of that religion—they are members in name only. Another example could be that a certain economic factor isContinue reading “5/22/2024 What Is Nominalism?”

By Got Questions Nihilism is a non-Christian belief that, in the end, “nothingness” prevails in a world that is totally meaningless. Nihilism teaches that God does not exist or that He is dead. Nihilism says there is no higher purpose in life, that life is simply futile. The word nihilism comes from nihil, a Latin root meaning “nothing”Continue reading “5/20/2024 What Is Nihilism?”

By Got Questions Neoplatonism is a modern term used to describe a particular line of Greek philosophy, which was most prevalent in the third through sixth centuries. Through philosophers such as Plotinus, Porphyry, and Proclus, the general ideas of Plato were applied in an effort to respond to the strength and success of Christianity. Neoplatonism contains elements similar to Gnosticism,Continue reading “5/19/2024 What Is Neoplatonism?”

By Got Questions Naturalism is the belief that all that exists in the universe is physical, material matter. There is no soul; we are just a complex collection of neurons. There is no Creator; there is evolution. And experiences like pain, pleasure, beauty, and a sense of self do not really exist. They are merelyContinue reading “5/18/2024 What Is Naturalism?”

If you cannot attend your usual home church this coming Sunday, please use this Worship Service Plan to conduct and enjoy a service on your own. This Worship Service Plan is useful for anyone anywhere, whether individuals, shut-ins, your family gathered in the den, a nursing facility of sick & elderly, you and your neighbors sitting in the backyard, or any group of believers who share a need to gather and praise and worship The Lord God.

By Got Questions The term Moralistic Therapeutic Deism was first coined by sociologists Christian Smith and Melina Lundquist Denton in their 2005 book Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers (Oxford University Press). Based on extensive research, they identified the predominant beliefs of American teenagers, even those that claim to be Christians. They named the coreContinue reading “5/17/2024 What Is Moralistic Therapeutic Deism (MTD)?”

By Got Questions Moral relativism is more easily understood in comparison to moral absolutism. Absolutism claims that morality relies on universal principles (natural law, conscience). Christian absolutists believe that God is the ultimate source of our common morality, and that it is, therefore, as unchanging as He is. Moral relativism asserts that morality is not basedContinue reading “5/15/2024 What Is Moral Relativism?”

By Got Questions Moral absolutism is the philosophy that mankind is subject to absolute standards of conduct that do not change with circumstances, the intent of the acting agent, or the result of the act. These standards are universal to all humanity despite culture or era, and they maintain their relevance whether or not anContinue reading “5/14/2024 What Is Moral Absolutism?”

By Got Questions Misotheists are those who express misotheism, a dislike/hatred of God. The prefix mis- often refers to hatred or loathing. So, a misotheist despises God or religion in general, as a misanthropist (or misanthrope) hates mankind and a misogynist loathes women. The term misotheist is slightly out-of-date. The more common expression today would be antitheist, though misotheism technically implies aContinue reading “5/13/2024 What Is Misotheism?”