Category: apologetics
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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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Meet your son’s physics college professor. He is a postmodern naturalist atheist who excels in deconstructing Christian worldviews. Geroge Barna concludes the following from his extensive research here: “The firm’s studies have also pointed out that a person’s worldview is primarily shaped and is firmly in place by the time…
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Effective Apologetics is like combined arms. Combined arms are critical for success in combat because no single weapon can be decisive against a determined and adaptive enemy. Combined arms involves blending differing weapons with diverse capabilities in a simultaneous manner to prevail on the battlefield. It involves the combination of…
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“And he (Jesus) answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind” (Luke 10:27) What is Apologetics? In a nutshell, it is a rational defense of the Christian faith against unjust accusations.…
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