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Since God is rigorously self-consistent, the basic pattern of His thoughts can be described at least partly by exception-less, unchanging, universal laws.  We call these laws of logic.  For example, God never denies or contradicts Himself (2 Timothy 2:13).  Therefore, truth will never contradict truth.  We call this the law of non-contradiction.  In order for something to be true, it must correspond to the mind of God.  Therefore, truthful things will never violate laws of logic.  Truth always matches God’s thinking, with no exceptions.<ref>[https://biblicalscienceinstitute.com/logic/is-christianity-irrational/ Is Christianity Irrational?] by Dr. Lisle</ref>}}

Since God is rigorously self-consistent, the basic pattern of His thoughts can be described at least partly by exception-less, unchanging, universal laws.  We call these laws of logic.  For example, God never denies or contradicts Himself (2 Timothy 2:13).  Therefore, truth will never contradict truth.  We call this the law of non-contradiction.  In order for something to be true, it must correspond to the mind of God.  Therefore, truthful things will never violate laws of logic.  Truth always matches God’s thinking, with no exceptions.<ref>[https://biblicalscienceinstitute.com/logic/is-christianity-irrational/ Is Christianity Irrational?] by Dr. Lisle</ref>}}

J. Warner Waller of the Cold Case Christianity organization indicates:

J. Warner Wallace of the Cold Case Christianity organization indicates:

{{Cquote|If God exists, He is the absolute, objective, transcendent standard of truth. The Laws of Logic are simply a reflection of the nature of God.

{{Cquote|If God exists, He is the absolute, objective, transcendent standard of truth. The Laws of Logic are simply a reflection of the nature of God.

The Christian Worldview accounts for the existence of the transcendent Laws of Logic. If God exists, He is the absolute, objective, transcendent standard of truth. The Laws of Logic are simply a reflection of the nature of God. God did not create these laws. They are a reflection of His rational thinking, and for this reason, they are as eternal as God Himself. You and I, as humans, have the ability to discover these laws because we have been created in the image of God, but we don’t create or invent the laws. As an atheist, however, I rejected this conclusion and offered a number of alternative explanations related to the Laws of Logic. Is God Real? The Laws of Logic (much like the [https://coldcasechristianity.com/2014/is-god-real-the-case-from-cosmology/ appearance of our universe from nothing]) provide us with evidence establishing the most reasonable inference: God exists and has created a universe in which we can find and know Him.<ref>[https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/is-god-real-evidence-from-the-laws-of-logic/ Is God Real? Evidence from the Laws of Logic] by J. Warner Waller</ref>}}

The Christian Worldview accounts for the existence of the transcendent Laws of Logic. If God exists, He is the absolute, objective, transcendent standard of truth. The Laws of Logic are simply a reflection of the nature of God. God did not create these laws. They are a reflection of His rational thinking, and for this reason, they are as eternal as God Himself. You and I, as humans, have the ability to discover these laws because we have been created in the image of God, but we don’t create or invent the laws. As an atheist, however, I rejected this conclusion and offered a number of alternative explanations related to the Laws of Logic. Is God Real? The Laws of Logic (much like the [https://coldcasechristianity.com/2014/is-god-real-the-case-from-cosmology/ appearance of our universe from nothing]) provide us with evidence establishing the most reasonable inference: God exists and has created a universe in which we can find and know Him.<ref>[https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/is-god-real-evidence-from-the-laws-of-logic/ Is God Real? Evidence from the Laws of Logic] by J. Warner Wallace</ref>}}

Dr. Lisle also wrote:

Dr. Lisle also wrote:

However, sometimes the critic asserts that the Bible has actually violated a law of logic; he claims that two passages in the Scriptures are contradictory. This is a more serious challenge, because two contradictory statements cannot both be true—even in principle. If the Bible actually endorsed two contradictory statements, then necessarily one of them would have to be false, and the Bible could not be totally inerrant. In reality, most alleged contradictions turn out to be nothing of the kind. They simply reveal that the critic does not truly understand what a contradiction is. A contradiction is “A and not A at the same time and in the same relationship” where A is any proposition. To contradict is to both affirm and deny the same proposition. And this is not the nature of most alleged biblical contradictions.<ref>[https://answersingenesis.org/logic/is-the-christian-worldview-logical/ Is the Christian Worldview Logical?] by Dr. Jason Lisle</ref>}}   

However, sometimes the critic asserts that the Bible has actually violated a law of logic; he claims that two passages in the Scriptures are contradictory. This is a more serious challenge, because two contradictory statements cannot both be true—even in principle. If the Bible actually endorsed two contradictory statements, then necessarily one of them would have to be false, and the Bible could not be totally inerrant. In reality, most alleged contradictions turn out to be nothing of the kind. They simply reveal that the critic does not truly understand what a contradiction is. A contradiction is “A and not A at the same time and in the same relationship” where A is any proposition. To contradict is to both affirm and deny the same proposition. And this is not the nature of most alleged biblical contradictions.<ref>[https://answersingenesis.org/logic/is-the-christian-worldview-logical/ Is the Christian Worldview Logical?] by Dr. Jason Lisle</ref>}}   

== See also ==

== See also ==