Hold Fast Apologetics
What Does Scripture Say?
Category: Apologetics
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“There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” Romans 8:1 Today we are told that “guilt” and “shame” are toxic thoughts which need to be replaced with positive thoughts. However, is this biblical? And, why do we often feel guilty? First, we need to revisit the definition of Guilty. Per…
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When we gaze upon creation, we are confronted with the reality (ironically) that what is beheld is not an illusion. Think about it with me… The earth spinning away from the sun at the perfect tilt, as to display a glorious sunset— this is an objective reality. It’s knowable truth. What is subjective is our…
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“But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect, having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior…
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Article: https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2024/08/13/falling-fertility-rates-childlessness-marriage-money-solutions/ “More than 80% of mothers aged 18-55 are happy with their lives today, compared to 68% of women without children. And women who are marriedwith children are the happiest group of women, according to the most recent data from the 2022 General Social Survey. Moreover, mothers report markedly higher levels of meaning in their lives…
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“The only hope for the world we live in is the Gospel.” –Nate Sala Here former atheist (now Christian Apologist, teacher, and speaker) Nate Sala shares a powerful message from pastor, author, and apologist Voddie Baucham which implores Christians to bring their/our worldviews into the public square. Hoping this encourages us all to be prayerfully…
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Friends, Science and Faith (placing one’s trust) in God are not mutually exclusive. Far from it, actually! 🧪🧬🔭 Mathematician Dr. John Lennox from England has three PhD’s in his area of expertise…and, he is a Christian. To Dr. Lennox, “asking people to choose between God and science is like asking people to choose between Henry…
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“The narration of the facts is history; the narration of the facts with the meaning of the facts is doctrine. ‘Suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried’ that is history.’ He loved me and gave Himself for me’ that was the Christianity of the primitive Church.” “In this the love of God was…
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Per historian Justo L. Gonzalez, “The early Christians did not believe that they were following a new religion (worldview). They were Jews, and their main difference with the rest of Judaism was that they were convinced that the Messiah (Christ) had come, whereas other Jews continued awaiting his advent.” (p. 41) In fact, early believers…
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Friends, we all need good news. When we look at history, examine our treatment of others, as well as peruse our media feeds, we should all agree that we need saved from ourselves. And while God doesn’t need us (God is perfect, sufficient, and lacks nothing), He demonstrated His love for us by coming down…
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“Even if you silenced the voices of the New Testament authors, you would still have a robust description of Jesus and his followers from ancient, hostile non-Christian voices in the fallout…There are more non-Christian voices in this extrabiblical collection (ninety-two historical figures) than Christian ones, and regardless of their social stature, ethnicity, motivation, or region,…
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“Even if you silenced the voices of the New Testament authors, you would still have a robust description of Jesus and his followers from ancient, hostile non-Christian voices in the fallout…There are more non-Christian voices in this extrabiblical collection (ninety-two historical figures) than Christian ones (figure-one), and regardless of their social stature, ethnicity, motivational, or…
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“And behold, Jesus met them and said, ‘Greetings!’ And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him.” Matthew 28:9 Any theology which proposes that Jesus’s claim to be God was a later development of the Church (invented by the Disciples) is not only dismissing the veracity of the Scriptures, but also…
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