Nearly a year ago, I published a series of three articles in which I reviewed sections of Bart Ehrman’s book Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible (And Why We Don’t Know About Them). If you have not read those articles already, you can...
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Book Review: Another Gospel? by Alisa Childers
By Timothy Fox In my last blog post, I shared some of the most important books regarding cultural issues that I read in the year since the COVID lockdowns began in March 2020. While those books dealt with the culture at large, my next two reads focused on cultural and...
Resurrection Defense Series: Reasons to Accept the Empty Tomb
By Brian Chilton Gary Habermas is no stranger to those who study the historicity of Jesus’s resurrection. He is a world-renowned scholar on the resurrection who serves as a Research Scholar teaching in the Ph.D. program in Theology and Apologetics at Liberty...
“Sanctification” and “Justification”… What’s the Difference and Why Does It Matter
By Andrew Cowley Defining and explaining the meaning of “sanctification” and “justification” can be a daunting task—yet a task that every believer should thoroughly dedicate themselves to. It is imperative that we understand what these two terms mean, how they apply...
5 Important Books I Read During 1 Year of COVID (That You Should Read Too)
By Timothy Fox I’ve always enjoyed reading. And when the COVID lockdowns began in March 2020, there wasn’t much else to do for a long time. I took full advantage of this, though, and over the next year, I read a lot of books over a wide range of topics. For instance,...
5 Ways Progressive Christianity and New Age Spirituality Are Kind of the Same Thing
By Alisa Childers Think about the phrase "New Age." What comes to mind? Old documentaries of hippies at Woodstock experimenting with LSD and yoga? Shirley MacLaine holding a cluster of crystals on the cover of Time Magazine back in the ‘80s? Deepak Chopra teaching...
Conversations with Jehovah’s Witnesses
By J. Brian Huffling “There are some Jehovah’s Witnesses in the neighborhood if you want to talk them,” my wife said. I was excited. I have had numerous and long-standing discussions with Mormons, but never anything meaningful with Jehovah’s Witnesses. After a while,...
What Every Apologist Needs to Know About 1 Peter 3:15
By Mikel Del Rosario Rules of Engagement 1 Peter 3 is about Apologetics and Cultural Engagement What should our interactions with people look like as ambassadors of Jesus? Peter talks about both apologetics and cultural engagement in 1 Peter 3—the chapter where you...
The Problem with Christian Celebrity
By Robby Hall The backlash against Lauren Daigle for her comments on homosexuality sparked debate amongst Christians who both defend and critique her. John Crist, a Christian comedian, recently posted a video on his Instagram feed condemning those who judged her for...
How Can God be Sovereign over Evil and not Morally Culpable for It?
By Ryan Leasure It’s not uncommon to hear those in the non-Reformed tradition make the claim that Reformed belief necessarily makes God blameworthy for evil. After all, if God has sovereignly decreed everything whatsoever to come to pass — including evil — how is he...
19 Essential Bible Verses and Passages on Apologetics
By Erik Manning Sometimes you gotta make an apologetic for apologetics. Often well-meaning Christians spout off pious-sounding platitudes like “faith isn’t based on reason, that’s why it’s called faith,” or “God doesn’t need us to defend him, just preach the gospel.”...
Who Was Jesus? God? Man? Or Both?
By Ryan Leasure Who was Jesus? Can you think of a more important question? After all, it’s hardly controversial to suggest that he’s the most significant figure in history. And, I dare say, it’s not even close. Yet much confusion exists over his nature. This...
33 Reasons Why We Need Apologetics
By Jeremy Linn I’ve written a bunch about what Apologetics is - a rational defense of the Christian faith - and what it all involves. But the “What” of Apologetics doesn’t matter if there are no reasons why we should use Apologetics or even have it on our minds. To...
Colossians 2:8 Does Not Condemn Philosophy
By Evan Minton Some well-meaning but very misinformed Christians discourage the study of philosophy on the basis of a verse in Colossians chapter 2. In Colossians 2:8, the apostle Paul wrote: "See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit,...
Why did God create Satan knowing that Satan would cause evil?
By Rajkumar Richard No one is spared of evil. We either reel under the effects of evil or feel the impact of evil upon our relatives, friends, and society at large. Some question God’s goodness on account of evil and a few others dispute God’s presence. Evil is real....
No Real Jesus Without The Trinity
By Marcia Montenegro The Trinity may be a rather neglected doctrine in the church today, even seen as secondary by many. In this article, we’ll consider some of the responses from Christians and non-Christians objecting to the importance of the necessary doctrine of...
Historic Heresies Related to the Nature of Jesus
Over the centuries, believers have sometimes struggled to understand the nature of God and the great mystery of Jesus. The Bible describes Jesus as having the nature and power of God, and the Gospel of John tells us that He existed before the universe began (He was,...
Why Is The Image of God So Important?
By Luke Nix Introduction Those who follow this blog are aware that I not only defend "mere" Christianity, but I also defend specifics in the Christian worldview. As I have written before, I believe that if a Christian is defending an incorrect detail of their...
Five Reasons We Know God Wants Christian Women to Do Apologetics
God has commanded us as women not only to share that we believe in Jesus Christ but also the reasons why. Here are some evidences in scripture that God has called women to learn and share the evidential reasons for believing in Christianity, which is the ministry of...