Hold Fast Apologetics
What Does Scripture Say?
Category: Apologetics
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On Friday, the disciples fled. “All his disciples deserted him and ran away.” Mark 14:50 But 3 days later (according to the Jewish Calendar), they were beholding a bodily risen Jesus! “You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go,…
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Man is not God. Nor can men become God (Isaiah 44:6). But God became a man (Philippians 2). Let that sink in! It was God’s plan from eternity past (1 Peter 1:19-21). “but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot. 20 He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made…
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When we interview for a new job or fill out paperwork for a new home, we need to do more than say, “Just trust me, Bro.” Instead, it’s very reasonable for others to require verification of our identity. We need to show that we are who we say we are. During Jesus’s ministry, it was…
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Written nearly 500 years before Jesus’ earthly ministry, Daniel described a vision he had of someone “like a son of man” sitting next to the Ancient of Days and coming on the clouds. It was this title, the Son of Man, which Jesus used most frequently for himself! D.A. Carson unpacks Daniel 7:13-14 saying that…
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“It is necessary that the Son of Man suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, be killed, and be raised the third day.” – Jesus (Luke 9) 📕 “And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks were split. The…
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The identity of Isaiah 53’s Suffering Servant has been fervently debated by various scholars and theologians for centuries! Christians assert that proper exegesis of Isaiah 53 points to a person, Jesus of Nazareth, as the Suffering Servant who redeems Israel and the Gentile nations. Whereas others view Isaiah 53 as representing the (corporate) nation of…
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Made popular by Christian Apologist David Wood (dear friend of the late Nabeel Qureshi), the Islamic Dilemma provides a compelling case for the Quran’s deference to the Christian Scriptures as the straightedge for theological matters.
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Jesus, a Jew (monotheistic), accepted worship. Jesus received worship because he was and is more than a mere model of faith — He was and is the author and object of our faith! ✔️Claimed pre-existence before Abraham (John 8), ✔️Claimed the authority to forgive sin (Mark 2), ✔️Claimed that His words were/are equally authoritative as…
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The Bible is… “The Bible is a reliable collection of historical documents, written by eyewitnesses, during the time of other eyewitnesses,” “…who report supernatural events that took place in fulfillment of specific prophecies.” “…and claim their writings are divine, rather than human in origin.”
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What is the Trinity? And is this concept of God biblical? The 3-minute video provided here shows Wes Huff describing the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) for Andrew Schulz and Akaash Singh of the Flagrant Podcast. Wes demonstrates in a clear manner how the Trinitarian view of God was not only early (historically), but…
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D.A. Carson succinctly exegetes “the firstborn of all creation” from Colossians 1:15-16 for Lee Strobel: “The vast majority of commentators, whether conservative or liberal, recognize that in the Old Testament the firstborn, because of the laws of succession, normally received the lion’s share of the estate, or the firstborn would become king in the case…
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Educational quizzes and games created to equip Christians to share the historical reliability of Jesus’s existence, His claims to be God, the reality of God’s existence, and the trustworthiness of the Scriptures.
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