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apostate Randal Rauser makes some good general points. However, I disagree with him on one or two issues:
i) I think the reported miracles of Sathya Sai Baba lack credibility, not because those claims are inconsistent with other things I believe about the world, but for the specific reason that there's evidence that he was a fraud:
ii) I don't think non-Christian miracles are inconsistent with the nature of reality. Indeed, Scripture acknowledges the power of witchcraft (e. g. Deut 13:1-5; Mt 24:24; Acts 16;16-18; 2 Thes 2:9; Rev 13:13-15).
I am unfamiliar with Rauser, but a quick google search indicates that he is a Christian. Why do you call him an apostate?
ReplyDeleteBecause he thinks Jesus was a child of his times who unwittingly taught falsehood. For instance, that Jesus reaffirmed things about the OT which Rauser regards as erroneous. Rauser operates with a Kenotic Christology in that regard. Rauser used to be theologically conservative, but he's drifted to the point where he views Jesus as a false teacher. I'd classify that as textbook apostasy.
DeleteI see. Thanks.
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