Category: Apologetics
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God → to man → through man → for man → recognized (not made) as God’s Word → Scripture. “To him (Jesus), what Scripture says, God says.”John W. Wenham, Christ and the Bible, 3rd ed., p. 44. Scripture was given by God—who created humanity with the ability to communicate—to humanity, through humanity, and for humanity.…
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When Aristotle sat down to write his Categories, he wasn’t trying to map the absolute limits of the universe. Instead, he was cataloging something much closer to home: the fundamental ways we talk about things that are—substances, quantities, qualities, relations, time, and space. It was a brilliant, structural look at ontology (being) and the basic…
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“So Pilate said to them, ‘Take Him yourselves, and judge Him according to your law.’ The Jews said to him, ‘It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death,’ 32 in order that the word of Jesus which He spoke would be fulfilled, signifying by what kind of death He was about to…
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Henny Penny (or Chicken Little) tells the story of a well-meaning hen who mistakes a single falling acorn for a falling sky. Swept up in panic, she gathers a group of loyal friends to warn the king. Yet because those friends mistook passive agreement for true loyalty, no one stopped to check the facts—and their…
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“You matter because you are more than matter.” Wes Huff Joe Rogan Experience #2252 ✔️Something cannot come from nothing. ✔️ Life cannot come from non-life (biogenesis). ✔️ Consciousness cannot come from unconsciousness. ✔️ Personal cannot come from impersonal. ✔️ Love, communication, and a desire for community cannot come from an impersonal and distant unitarian God.…
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How do you know you’re getting the truth about a claim (via an advertisement, the news, an author, or a podcaster) unless you examine the claims for yourself? Regarding the prominent assertions made about our beginning, design/purpose, brokenness, and salvation, why wouldn’t we research these — by examining the various major worldviews who claim to…
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The problem of evil is something every worldview needs to answer. Buddhism blames desire for our suffering and says to work harder (karma is coming). Islam teaches to endure every hardship by working harder, knowing there’s no promise of salvation (judgement is coming). Christianity acknowledges that self-righteousness work cannot save us, but the righteous work…
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On December 16, 2023, Christian author Reagan Rose wiped every one of his social media accounts. In an age where digital presence is practically required, the move looked bold—maybe even reckless—for someone leading an online ministry such as Redeeming Productivity. Publishers routinely ask for an author’s social media metrics, and those platforms are typically considered…
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A Biblical Perspective of the Body: Diminishing the soul = Atheism. Diminishing the body = Gnosticism. Deification of the soul = New Age and New Thought. Both body and soul are essential components of our created design = Christianity. Every major worldview provides a unique perspective of what it means to be human. The question…
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“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” Genesis 1:1📕 “Then God said, ‘Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that…
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“The Christian message does not begin with ‘accept Christ as your Savior;’ it begins with ‘in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.’”— Nancy Pearcey [1] “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” — Genesis 1:1 📕 “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and…
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“To him (Jesus), what Scripture says, God says.” John Wenham; Christ and the Bible, p.14 “If God verified Jesus’ message by raising Him from the dead, then perhaps the chief issue concerns whether Jesus taught the inspiration of Scripture.” Dr. Gary Habermas “To him [Jesus], what Scripture says, God says.” John Wenhan; Christ and the…
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