Quotes from J.P. Moreland

As former president of the United Nations General Assembly Charles Malik has said, "I must be frank with you: the greatest danger confronting American evangelical Christianity is the danger of anti-intellectualism. The mind in its greatest and deepest reaches is not cared for enough.

The Lord's Word is not only practically useful, it is also theoretically true (John 17:17).

We have been exhorted by Scripture to present habitually different "members" (e.g., body parts, organs) to God as instruments of righteousness, shalom, peace, flourishing

For some time, theological liberals have understood that whoever controls the thinking leadership of the church in a culture will eventually control the church itself.

Today, we share the gospel primarily as a means of addressing felt needs. We give testimonies of changed lives and say to people that if they want to become better parents or overcome depression or loneliness, then Christ is the answer for them. As true as this may be, such an approach to evangelism is inadequate for two reasons.

First, it does not reach people who may be out of touch with their feelings.

In my view, the Spirit does not help the believer understand the meaning of Scripture. Rather, He speaks to the believer's soul, convicting, comforting, opening up applications of His truth through His promptings.

Second, it invites the response, "Sorry, but I don't have a need.

Have you ever wondered why no one responded to the apostle Paul in this manner? If you look at his evangelistic approach in Acts 17:20, the answer becomes obvious. He based his preaching on the fact that the gospel is true and reasonable to believe. He reasoned with and tried to persuade people intelligently to accept Christ.

Religion is now viewed by many as a placebo or emotional crutch precisely because that is how we often pitch the gospel to unbelievers.

when people learn what they believe and why, they become bold in their witness and attractive in the way they engage others in debate or dialogue.

For many secularists, knowledge is obtained solely by means of the senses and science. Something is true and reasonable to believe to the degree that it can be tested by the five senses — it can be seen, heard, touched, tasted, or felt. Seeing is believing. Likewise, knowledge is identical to scientific knowledge. If you can prove something scientifically, then it is culturally permissible or even obligatory to believe it.

Science is the measure of all things, and when a scientist speaks about something, he or she speaks ex cathedra

What I do reject is the idea that science and science alone can claim to give us knowledge.

Religion is now viewed by many as a placebo or emotional crutch precisely because that is how we often pitch the gospel to unbelievers