The disciples had nothing to gain by lying and starting a new religion. They faced hardship, ridicule, hostility, and martyr's deaths. In light of this, they could never have sustained such unwavering motivation if they knew what they were preaching… — J.P. Moreland Copy Share Image
If we are going to be wise, spiritual people prepared to meet the crises of our age, we must be a studying, learning community… — J.P. Moreland Copy Share Image
“...the degree of someone's just punishment is not a function of how long it took to commit the deed; rather, it's a function of… — J.P. Moreland Copy Share Image
“The current understanding of happiness identifies it as a pleasurable feeling. Pleasant feelings are surely better than unpleasant ones, but the problem today is that people are obsessively concerned with feeling happiness; people are slaves to their feelings. Feelings are wonderful servants but terrible masters. When people make happiness their goal, they do not find it and, as a result,… — J.P. Moreland Copy Share
“When God is making these judgements, his purpose is not to keep as many people out of hell as possible. His goal is to… — J.P. Moreland Copy Share Image
The contemporary Christian mind is starved, and as a result we have small, impoverished souls. — J.P. Moreland Copy Share Image
Real life does not come naturally. It is counterintuitive. It is a skill we have to learn. That's because the way to real life… — J.P. Moreland Copy Share Image
Anti-intellectualism has spawned an irrelevant gospel. Today, we share the gospel primarily as a means of addressing felt needs. — J.P. Moreland Copy Share Image
“You must understand that in the afterlife, our personalities reflect an adult situation anyway, so we can say for sure that there will be… — J.P. Moreland Copy Share Image
“immortality of the soul is something of such vital importance to us that one must have lost all feeling not to care about knowing… — J.P. Moreland Copy Share Image
In Scripture, faith involves placing trust in what you have reason to believe is true. Faith is not a blind, irrational leap into the… — J.P. Moreland Copy Share Image
