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soteriology

Grace is Not Unique to Christianity, Even if a C.S. Lewis Anecdote Claims that It Is.

January 6, 2022 by Randal

Philip Yancey begins chapter four of his most popular book, What’s So Amazing About Grace? with this famous anecdote about C.S. Lewis: “During a British conference on comparative religions, experts from around the world debated what, if any, belief was unique to the Christian faith. They began eliminating possibilities. Incarnation? Other religions had different versions of […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: C.S. Lewis, comparative religion, grace, soteriology, theology

Would you indoctrinate your child to save their soul?

November 29, 2019 by Randal

This should be interesting. I just posted this Twitter survey. It seems to me that if you believe that the failure to be a Christian ensures eternal separation from God and the concomitant deprivation of the unimaginable goods of the new heavens and new earth, then in principle you would have excellent grounds to indoctrinate […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: education, indoctrination, soteriology

According to Christianity, serial killers can be saved. Is that a reason to think that Christianity is false?

November 26, 2019 by Randal

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, forgiveness, salvation, serial killers, soteriology, theology

The Top Three Worst Reasons to Reject Universalism

November 15, 2019 by Randal

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: eschatology, salvation, soteriology, universalism

Do All Children Go to Heaven? On the age of accountability

October 18, 2019 by Randal

This article is based on chapter 30 of my book What’s So Confusing About Grace? Parenthood opens you to new questions you never thought to ask before. For me, it initiated a new stage in my wrestling with salvation and the Gospel: what did it mean for my daughter to be saved? Did I agree that […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: age of accountability, salvation, soteriology, theology, What's So Confusing About Grace?

Formulating an Argument Against Christianity Based on Confusion About Salvation?

February 5, 2019 by Randal

About a year ago, I posted an article at Strange Notions titled “Answering the ‘Confusing Revelation’ Objection to Christianity.” In the article, I formulate an argument against Christianity based on the putatively confusing nature of Christian revelation. I then offer a rebuttal to the argument. (At a broader level, my entire book What’s So Confusing About […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Christianity, revelation, soteriology, What's So Confusing About Grace?

Do bad children go to hell?

November 26, 2018 by Randal

When I first became a father, I found myself facing a question that most Christian parents must confront at one time or another: when is my child responsible to make her own decision to follow Jesus? Were thirteen-year-olds in danger of going to hell? And what about a three-year-old? What was the point at which […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: damnation, hell, soteriology, theology, What's So Confusing About Grace?

If God wants to save us, why isn’t salvation simple?

May 12, 2018 by Randal

I know what you’re thinking: salvation is simple! After all, just look at John 3:16: God loved the world so much he sent his Son so that whoever believes in him will be saved. Surely that is simple, right? It might seem so, but the closer you look, the more that initial veneer of simplicity […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: salvation, soteriology, What's So Confusing About Grace?

What Happens to Those Who Have Never Heard the Gospel?

January 16, 2018 by Randal

I was recently interviewed by Cameron Bertuzzi of “Capturing Christianity” on the topic of salvation for those who have never heard the Gospel. You can listen to it here:

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Cameron Bertuzzi, exclusivism, inclusivism, interview, salvation, soteriology

Do all adherents to non-Christian religions go to hell?

November 22, 2017 by Randal

Let’s take a look at one of my recent, highly rigorous Twitter surveys: A question for Christians: Do all adherents to non-Christian religions go to hell? — Tentative Apologist (@RandalRauser) November 17, 2017 When I see results like this — and by “this” I’m referring specifically to that 53% — I wonder whether folks have […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: exclusivism, inclusivism, salvation, soteriology

In Search of Salvation

November 14, 2017 by Randal

My new video gives a twenty minute introduction to the themes of my book What’s So Confusing About Grace? Check it out!

Filed Under: Home Posts, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: discipleship, gospel, In Search of Salvation, salvation, soteriology, What's So Confusing About Grace?

If God wants us to be saved, why is grace so confusing?

November 4, 2017 by Randal

It’s a daunting question. If God wants all human beings to be saved — and surely he does — then why aren’t the requirements of that salvation clearer? This is a central theme woven through my book What’s So Confusing About Grace?,  a theological memoir spanning a forty-year journey trying to understand the nature of God’s […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: grace, salvation, soteriology, theology, What's So Confusing About Grace?

What’s So Confusing About Grace? My Interview with Bob Dutko

August 23, 2017 by Randal

I’ve been on The Bob Dutko Show several times now. In this twenty minute interview we talk about the theme of my new book, What’s So Confusing About Grace? https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/extras-tentativeapologist/Grace+on+Dutko+Show.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Bob Dutko, grace, interview, salvation, soteriology, What's So Confusing About Grace?

The Title of My New Book

July 12, 2017 by Randal

If you’ve ever driven the interstate through southern Wyoming, you’ll probably notice the billboards appearing at regular intervals touting the virtues of “Little America“, a motel/gas station/restaurant located midway on the long drive from Cheyenne to Salt Lake City. The purpose of each billboard is clear: gradually build up anticipation for the destination until the […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: grace, salvation, soteriology, What's So Confusing About Grace?

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