Hold Fast Apologetics
What Does Scripture Say?
Category: Apologetics
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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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You see, when Jesus told his disciples, “unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven,” he wasn’t promoting blind faith, nor was he suggesting they follow mindlessly. Instead, Jesus was instructing his disciples to come to Him with humility. “Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest…
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Written approximately 700 years before Jesus was born in Bethlehem (~4BC), Isaiah prophesied of the promised Messiah, God incarnate. ‘Unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given.’As Jesus Christ is a child in his human nature,he is born, begotten of the Holy Spirit, born ofthe Virgin Mary. He is as truly-born,…
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Numerous scholars of historical documents view Philippians 2 as containing a hymn which was sung by Christians several years before it was recorded by Paul (to the Church in Philippi ~AD 62). What stands-out is the very early acknowledgement that Jesus was both Messiah and God. Notable points to recognize: ✔️ God’s love for humanity.✔️…
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Two years ago, I was watching an interview on YouTube featuring respected author and celebrated Christian apologist Nancy Pearcey discussing the importance of recognizing counterfeit gospels. During this 50-minute dialogue, the interviewer shared an analogy which had impacted her: [When Banks want to train their employees how to recognize counterfeit bills], they never let them…
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“After they were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, ‘Get up! Take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. For Herod is about to search for the child to kill him.’ 14 So he got up, took the child and his mother…
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“And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, ‘Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ 18 And Jesus said to him, ‘Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. 19 You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not…
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Here are the main points of this clip: ✔️Jesus was a Jew. “The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 3 and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez…
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“First, if he claims to be God and yet in fact is not, he has to be a madman or a lunatic. Second, if he is neither God nor a lunatic, he has to be a liar, deceiving others by his lie. Third, if he is neither of these, he must be God. You can…
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Erik Manning from Testify and Is Jesus Alive explains that prior to the words recorded in John 10:34 (quoting Psalm 82:6), Jesus was “clearly claiming divine authority,” and the Jews demonstrated awareness of this because they picked up stones to kill Jesus for blasphemy (v33). Manning points out that Jesus doesn’t correct these men, but…
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