Category: apologetics
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By Bob Pratico Ironically, one of the charges against the early church during the multiple persecutions by the Roman Empire was that of “atheism” because the Christians had abandoned the pagan gods. In 112 A.D., Pliny the Younger, then Roman governor of Bithynia, wrote the Emperor Trajan seeking counsel on…
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Cultures will eventually begin to inevitably exhibit the logical consequences of their dominant worldview(s). Christian theism is in the minority in our culture today. The worldviews that reign today in our culture are deism (especially moralistic therapeutic deism which I will explain in a later blog post), naturalism, nihilism and…
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All 4 gospels are apologies.Matthew defends Jesus to Jews as fulfillment of the OT and the Jewish Messiah.Mark defends Jesus to Gentiles as the God-Man and suffering servant of Isa 53.Luke defends Jesus as the Son of Man (Dan 7:13) and Davidic son.John defends Jesus as the Son of God,…
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10 May 2025 Pontius Pilate asked the right question when he queried Jesus – What is truth? (John 18:38). Ironically he was staring truth incarnate in the face. So what is truth? While some might offer a convoluted philosophical response, the answer is simple. Truth is whatever accords with reality.…
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06 May 2025 What kind of man repeatedly says that he is coming back from the dead on the third day after his execution? In response, CS Lewis offered his famous trilemma: such a man must either be a (1) liar, a (2) lunatic . . . or (3) the…
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05 May 2025 So far, we have considered 19 known facts surrounding the empty tomb of Jesus that was found on the Sunday after Passover sometime between 30-33 AD. Most skeptics should should be able to agree with these facts. While the resurrection is not the only theory that can…
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04 May 2025 As noted in part 1, the tomb of Jesus Christ was found empty on Sunday morning. On that fact, there is no disagreement. Everyone present agreed that the tomb was empty: the Romans who executed Jesus, the Jewish Sanhedrin who condemned him, the entire populace of Jerusalem…
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May 3, 2025 As noted in part 1, the tomb of Jesus Christ was found empty on Sunday morning. On that fact, there is no disagreement. Everyone present agreed that the tomb was empty: the Romans who executed Jesus, the Jewish Sanhedrin who condemned him, the entire populace of Jerusalem…
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01 May 2025 The resurrection of Jesus Christ was the most significant and far-reaching event (incredibly decreed from eternity past [1 Pet 1:19-20]) to detonate within the space-time universe. It ruptured the very fabric of reality, sending shockwaves to the furthest reaches of the cosmos. The effect transcended the speed…
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Classical apologetics reasons from general revelation to the existence of God. It seeks to prove the existence of God through empirical reflection (what we discern through our senses) and observation. It involves a two-step approach: 1) Appealing to nature & reason, and 2) Moving into defending special revelation. God gives…
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Christian Apologetics 