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by Bob Pratico Submitted July 09, 2022 at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary In my experience many Southern Baptist churches, apparently fearful of an “overreaction”, observe Pentecost Sunday with deafening silence refusing to even acknowledge the momentous significance of that historic day on the liturgical calendar. Some seem to fear the…
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+ Baptism in the Holy Spirit, bible, christianity, faith, Glossolalia, Holy Spirit, jesus, Spiritual Gifts, tongues+
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Dr. Carrier’s post is here. I was asked to respond to Dr. Carrier’s post on “Why Did Mark Invent An Empty Tomb?” Before I comment on his post, I must take exception to his claim on his “about” page for his “ethical worldview of secular naturalism” (emphasis is mine.) Ethical…
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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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+ bible, church, crucifixion, Easter, evidence, eyewitness, gospel, Jesus Christ, Occam’s Razor, resurrection+
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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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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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“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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(Author: Bob Pratico; Originally submitted Mar 5, 2022 at Southern Seminary) Natural Law theory affirms that God embedded His moral law into creation such that rational creatures intuitively know of its existence and can comprehend good and evil to some degree. The natural law that is implanted in creation derives…
Christian Apologetics 