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TAG Christianity Is It – Ep. 138 – Dr. James Anderson Interview
August 23, 2021 09:05 - 1 hour - 68.9 MBTAG! Christianity Is It! We have the absolute pleasure of welcoming Dr. James Anderson to the show. We recently went through his book "Why Should I Believe Christianity" which was a presuppositional take on taking seriously the claims of the worldview of Christianity. We also said it was a good give-away book in that it was one you could give to someone asking questions about Christianity or someone who recently became a Christian. You can find all the episodes of that book on our website. TA...
Prelude To Evil – Ep. 137 – What About Evil?
August 16, 2021 09:05 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBPrelude To Evil We introduce the next book we're going over. The book is What About Evil? A Defense of God's Sovereign Glory by Scott Christensen. In this episode, we just go over the prelude to evil. From the Amazon description: "Reconciling the existence of God and evil has been a long-standing conundrum in Christian theology, yet a philosophical approach--rather than a theological one--dominates the discussion. Turning to the Bible's grand storyline, Scott Christensen examines how sin, ev...
Prayer Help – Ep. 136 – Interview With A Pastor – Pastor Jim Li
August 09, 2021 09:05 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBPrayer Help This week we welcome Pastor Jim Li onto the show for some prayer help. Pastor Li pastors in California but is very active in teaching in the Asian churches. As a result, his identity will be hidden today. And with Tony on vacation, you're stuck looking at Patrick. Good thing we make an audio-only version of the show. Patrick invited Pastor Jim on to discuss prayer. As Patrick struggles with prayer, Pastor Jim was gracious enough to sit down and have a conversation about how to ha...
If Christianity’s True – Ep. 135 – Why Should I Believe Christianity? – Defying Death & What Now?
August 02, 2021 09:05 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBIf Christianity's True We conclude Dr. James Anderson's book by looking at what if Christianity's true. We discuss alternative explanations to the Resurrection and see that they don't rise to the occasion. Did Jesus swoon? Have His body stolen? By the disciples? By the Romans/Jewish leaders? Was it all an illusion? There are good reasons to believe Jesus was raised from the dead. In the conclusion, we look at what to do now. We summarize what we looked at in the book and what we didn't see i...
Resurrection Proofs – Ep. 134 – Why Should I Believe Christianity? – Defying Death – Part 1
July 26, 2021 09:05 - 34 minutes - 32.1 MBResurrection Proofs The ultimate moment in history for Christians is the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. If Christianity is true, this event is the most important event for every person who lived, living, or will ever live. Where do Resurrection proofs fit in the Christian worldview then? Through the anticipation of Old Testament prophecy, the testimony of friends and foes that would become followers, and the actions of Jesus Himself we have a great confidence that the Resurrection took place ...
Jesus Is God – Ep. 133 – Why Should I Believe Christianity? – God With Us – Part 2
July 19, 2021 09:05 - 28 minutes - 26 MBJesus Is God After looking at the claims made by others about who Jesus is, we turn to Jesus and see what He says about Himself. We can conclude that Jesus is God by His own testimony and the events surrounding His life. We look at Jesus accepting worship, approving the use of the title "Messiah", calling Himself the Son of God, forgiving sins, associating Himself with the Father as one, living a perfect life, fulfilling prophecies, and culminating in rising from the dead. While it may be d...
Who Is Jesus? – Ep. 132 – Why Should I Believe Christianity? – God With Us – Part 1
July 12, 2021 09:05 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBWho Is Jesus? "Who is Jesus?" is a question that has not only been asked of by Christians and skeptics. That question is an important one to many other world religions, people seeking understanding, people of today and yesterday. A big part of the Christian worldview revolves around the centrality of - Christ, Jesus. We cover what's been said about Jesus according to the main sources and what that means that informs the Christian understanding of the world and the lens through which Christia...
Old Testament Christianity – Ep. 131 – Interview With A Pastor – Dr. Tiberius Rata
July 05, 2021 09:05 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBOld Testament Christianity Is Old Testament Christianity an oxymoron or do we Christians still have a lot to learn from the Tanakh? Dr. Tiberius Rata is Associate Dean of the School of Ministry Studies and Professor of Old Testament Studies at Grace Theological Seminary. He is the author of several Old Testament commentaries as well. Dr. Rata joins us to talk about what it was like growing up in communist Romania before coming to America and taking to the pulpit. Then we discuss the importan...
Way, Truth, & Life – Ep. 130 – Why Should I Believe Christianity? – God Is Not Silent – Part 2
June 28, 2021 09:05 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBWay, Truth, & Life Christianity declares that it is the sole way, truth, & life. But it is not the only origin truth claim in town. Eastern religions, Islam, and Judaism are competing truth claims. They are all mutually exclusive - contradict each other and can't all be true. So examining what we've covered so far, we see if Christianity or the other systems offered a better explanatory position that still coheres with itself. And of course, we cover everything in this 36-minute video fully a...
Written Bible – Ep. 129 – Why Should I Believe Christianity? – God Is Not Silent – Part 1
June 21, 2021 09:05 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBWritten Bible A written Bible is expected and should be wanted. Following the logic that just as we are created beings who communicate in a personal way with language to convey information; we would expect the Creator God to also communicate in a personal way. So not only should we understand that something like the Bible is expected to come from this personal God but it's also something we should desire out of all the different ways God can communicate to us. Timeline Breakdown: 00:00 - Intr...
Youth And Apologetics – Ep. 128 – Interview With A Pastor – Justin McCoy
June 14, 2021 09:05 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBYouth And Apologetics Are today's youth and apologetics connecting each other to answers and growth in their Christian faith? We welcome Youth Pastor Justin McCoy from Calvary Bible Church in Kalamazoo, MI. Pastor McCoy works with kids and students from birth through college. He gives his take on the role of seminary today and the preparation he had to lead the Christian youth today. He also discusses the role apologetics plays in his ministry. He also provides a message to parents, would-be ...
Ep. 127 – Why Should I Believe Christianity? – God Is There – Part 3
June 06, 2021 09:05 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBGod Is There God is there and there are things in the world that point to him. We finish the chapter covering how reason, the mind, and science all point to God's existence. While atheists try and make themselves solely about science, we see their lack of grounding a bigger deal than they seem. As Dr. Mitch Stokes has said, "Many skeptics aren't skeptical enough." The skeptics that decry the trust Christians have display the blind faith in Nothing, the creator of everything, or some future ex...
Ep. 126 – Why Should I Believe Christianity? – God Is There – Part 2
May 31, 2021 09:05 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBMoral Meaning Moral meaning values come up when we talk about politics, society, business practices, and other interactions between people and the world. However, when we say that the world isn't as it should be or that we should do something or we ought not to do something, we are declaring that we believe there's an idea of perfection to strive towards, the existence of objective value & standards, and objective morality. Where does that ideal and idea come from and which worldview actually...
Ep. 125 – Why Should I Believe Christianity – God Is There – Part 1
May 24, 2021 09:05 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBGod Is There God is real and there are real implications from that truth. When critics attempt to end the discussion of asking for proof that God is real they look for only one type of proof. What they look for is evidential, physical proof. But because of the nature of God, that's the wrong evidence to ask for. Instead, one could look at one of the six reasons the biblical, Christian God must exist. In this episode, we cover the existence of existence for proof of God's existence to exist. T...
Ep. 124 – Andreas Köstenberger Interview
May 17, 2021 09:05 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBHe’s Written On Everything! We are beyond delighted and honored to sit down and interview Andreas Köstenberger. Dr. Köstenberger was a co-author in one of our recent chosen books, “Truth In A Culture Of Doubt” which was a response to many of Bart Ehrman’s writings and showing that Christianity provides answers to the critical historians’ [...] The post Ep. 124 – Andreas Köstenberger Interview appeared first on Cave To The Cross Apologetics.
Andreas Köstenberger Interview – Ep. 124 – Andreas Köstenberger Interview
May 17, 2021 09:05 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBHe's Written On Everything! We are beyond delighted and honored to sit down and interview Andreas Köstenberger. Dr. Köstenberger was a co-author in one of our recent chosen books, "Truth In A Culture Of Doubt" which was a response to many of Bart Ehrman's writings and showing that Christianity provides answers to the critical historians' claims. Dr. Köstenberger is also a prolific author of over 50 books. We talk about his work ethic, his life, and where he sees the direction of Christian sch...
Ep. 123 – Why Should I Believe Christianity – Christianity As A Worldview – Part 3
May 10, 2021 09:05 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBSalvation – The Relationship Of God & Man Salvation is the third and final aspect of the Christian worldview to cover to set the stage for why one should believe Christianity. We see that God is able to speak and does speak to His creation. And what He says echoes in eternity. Even while being [...] The post Ep. 123 – Why Should I Believe Christianity – Christianity As A Worldview – Part 3 appeared first on Cave To The Cross Apologetics.
Salvation – Ep. 123 – Why Should I Believe Christianity – Christianity As A Worldview – Part 3
May 10, 2021 09:05 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBSalvation - The Relationship Of God & Man Salvation is the third and final aspect of the Christian worldview to cover to set the stage for why one should believe Christianity. We see that God is able to speak and does speak to His creation. And what He says echoes in eternity. Even while being the author of our salvation in His incarnation, atonement, and resurrection; God still works in relationship to us so that we might respond in faith and with repentance. He does so that all who will co...
Ep. 122 – Why Should I Believe Christianity – Christianity As A Worldview – Part 2
May 03, 2021 09:05 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBThe Origin Of Orginal Sin We go from perfect sinlessness to the original sin. But hey, at least we enter the picture finally! One of the things that all worldviews attempt to answer is, “Why are we here?” and “How are things the way they are?” The Christian worldview speaks to both of those things [...] The post Ep. 122 – Why Should I Believe Christianity – Christianity As A Worldview – Part 2 appeared first on Cave To The Cross Apologetics.
Original Sin – Ep. 122 – Why Should I Believe Christianity – Christianity As A Worldview – Part 2
May 03, 2021 09:05 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBThe Origin Of Original Sin We go from perfect sinlessness to the original sin. But hey, at least we enter the picture finally! One of the things that all worldviews attempt to answer is, "Why are we here?" and "How are things the way they are?" The Christian worldview speaks to both of those things as well. There's more to the story of course. However, you need to be able to know where you stand before you know which way to go. Timeline Breakdown: 00:00 - Introduction 01:25 - Who Is Man? Made...
Who Is God? – Ep. 121 – Why Should I Believe Christianity? – Christianity As A Worldview – Part 1
April 25, 2021 09:05 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBWho Is God? Who is God? Since Christianity is a worldview, we have to understand what that worldview says and where it comes from. Both questions' answers are found in the revealed nature of who is God. God has the ability and right to be the source of the revelation of Himself. It is found in the nature of Scripture we call The Bible. And we fly through all of Genesis 1:1 in this episode (and just a tad bit of the end of Genesis 1) to present qualities of the Christian worldview as grounded ...
Ep. 121 – Why Should I Believe Christianity? – Christianity As A Worldview – Part 1
April 25, 2021 09:05 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBWho Is God? Who is God? Since Christianity is a worldview, we have to understand what that worldview says and where it comes from. Both questions’ answers are found in the revealed nature of who is God. God has the ability and right to be the source of the revelation of Himself. It is found [...] The post Ep. 121 – Why Should I Believe Christianity? – Christianity As A Worldview – Part 1 appeared first on Cave To The Cross Apologetics.
Ep. 120 – Why Should I Believe Christianity – The Big Picture – Part 2
April 19, 2021 09:05 - 22 minutes - 21 MBA Faith Test Is it possible to put truth claims of a faith to a test? Dr. James Anderson showcases a four-fold test for seeing if the whole worldview system of a religion or belief system can be shown to be believable. Not only can this be done in isolation of another belief system but [...] The post Ep. 120 – Why Should I Believe Christianity – The Big Picture – Part 2 appeared first on Cave To The Cross Apologetics.
A Faith Test – Ep. 120 – Why Should I Believe Christianity – The Big Picture – Part 2
April 19, 2021 09:05 - 22 minutes - 21 MBA Faith Test Is it possible to put truth claims of a faith to a test? Dr. James Anderson showcases a four-fold test for seeing if the whole worldview system of a religion or belief system can be shown to be believable. Not only can this be done in isolation of another belief system but can be done with competing belief systems. A faith test is possible. Timeline Breakdown: 00:00 - Introduction 01:01 - How To Evaluate Worldviews 03:33 - Four Tests To Evaluate Worldview Truth Claims 03:56 - Tes...
Ep. 119 – Why Should I Believe Christianity – The Big Picture – Part 1
April 12, 2021 09:05 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBChristianity As A Worldview Everyone has a worldview but not everyone realizes it. When considering Christianity, breaking it up into its components allows critics to misconstrue the whole system of Christianity. Since Christianity is an entire worldview outlook, we must look at the belief system as the entire system in total lest we create straw [...] The post Ep. 119 – Why Should I Believe Christianity – The Big Picture – Part 1 appeared first on Cave To The Cross Apologetics.
Worldview Of Christianity – Ep. 119 – Why Should I Believe Christianity – The Big Picture – Part 1
April 12, 2021 09:05 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBChristianity As A Worldview Everyone has a worldview but not everyone realizes it. When considering Christianity, breaking it up into its components allows critics to misconstrue the whole system of Christianity. Since Christianity is an entire worldview outlook, we must look at the belief system as the entire system in total lest we create straw men. But first, we must figure out what a worldview is and what it does for people. Timeline Breakdown: 00:00 - Introduction 00:29 - You Can't Break...
Skepticism – Ep. 118 – Why Should I Believe Christianity – Introduction – Why Believe? – Part 2
April 05, 2021 09:05 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBSkepticism As Default Approach? Should we approach all claims with skepticism? While it seems like this is the smartest approach it's not how we approach most truth claims. So when it comes to Christianity we should have an understanding of our beliefs and our ability to know true things. Finally, it's important to understand that Christianity is more than just a series of events but that it entails a complete worldview and it should be approached as such. Timeline Breakdown: 00:00 - Introd...
Ep. 118 – Why Should I Believe Christianity – Introduction – Why Believe? – Part 2
April 05, 2021 09:05 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBSkepticism As Default Approach? Should we approach all claims with skepticism? While it seems like this is the smartest approach it’s not how we approach most truth claims. So when it comes to Christianity we should have an understanding of our beliefs and our ability to know true things. Finally, it’s important to understand that [...] The post Ep. 118 – Why Should I Believe Christianity – Introduction – Why Believe? – Part 2 appeared first on Cave To The Cross Apologetics.
Prove Christianity – Ep. 117 – Why Should I Believe Christianity? – Introduction – Why Believe?
March 29, 2021 09:05 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBHow Can I Prove Christianity? If one were to go about trying to prove Christianity, how would one do that? The first question to ask is really, "Why should anyone believe anything at all?". In the introduction to James Anderson's book, we look at that and why believe Christianity in particular. Is all truth relative? How about religious claims? Those seem to be particularly relative - or does our society try and dismiss them as such so we can get along? Timeline Breakdown: 00:00 - Introdu...
Ep. 117 – Why Should I Believe Christianity? – Introduction – Why Believe?
March 29, 2021 09:05 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBHow Can I Prove Christianity? If one were to go about trying to prove Christianity, how would one do that? The first question to ask is really, “Why should anyone believe anything at all?”. In the introduction to James Anderson‘s book, we look at that and why believe Christianity in particular. Is all truth relative? [...] The post Ep. 117 – Why Should I Believe Christianity? – Introduction – Why Believe? appeared first on Cave To The Cross Apologetics.
ANNOUCEMENT – Book 6 Reveal
March 27, 2021 09:21 - 3 minutes - 2.93 MBTranscend- Whatsit?! Transcendental Argument. Starting March 29, we'll be starting this book - https://amzn.to/2PzTp2U This book simply lays out the arguments backing up the beliefs of Christianity and explores what Christianity really claims, and shows the underlying reason and consistency behind these claims. If you've looked into getting into presuppositionalism or try to understand the transcendental argument, this will be one to pick up. Grab the book and join us in our book club as...
Ep. 116 – Truth In A Culture Of Doubt – Reasons To Believe
March 22, 2021 09:05 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBRose From The Dead? Rose From The Dead! Jesus rose from the dead. That's the claim of The New Testament. We close our book with a look at the response to this claim from Bart Ehrman's challenges to it. Was Jesus even buried? Did the disciples hallucinate the resurrected Jesus? Did the disciples just make it up? The historic and archaeological evidence seems to better support Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection than any alternative claim. Then we end with a great challenge from Bart Ehrma...
Ep. 115 – Truth In A Culture Of Doubt – Are Many New Testament Documents Forged? – Part 3
March 15, 2021 09:05 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBApocryphal Books Of The Bible? Are there lost, Apocryphal books that should have been included in The Bible? Finishing the chapter on how the New Testament should include the authentic books that are there, we look at why not other books. Why do we include only the 27 books and not 12 others or Gnostic ones? Why four Gospels and not six? Why not include every book written? If not everything, then clearly the Canon arises just from that fact alone. The Canon is not a stick used to beat...
Ep. 114 – Are Many New Testament Documents Forged? – Part 2
March 08, 2021 10:05 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBWho Wrote The Bible? Who wrote The Bible? The next two claims of forgery against the New Testament are the allegations of illiterate authors & false attribution to authors. Were the NT writers too illiterate to write their documents & couldn't find another way to get their ideas down to be disseminated to others? Is there proof that the names of the authors were put onto the NT documents just to add some credibility to the forgeries? Once the evidence is evaluated, the claims of illiteracy & ...
Ep. 113 – Are Many New Testament Documents Forged? – Part 1
March 01, 2021 10:05 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBFraud In The Bible? Fraud in The Bible by the New Testament authors? Say it isn't so! Not really. The claim that anonymous authors, centuries after the life of Christ and the apostles were the real authors of the Christian Scriptures is false. In fact, without a full-on skeptical presuppositional worldview, one could see just how amazing the New Testament manuscripts really are. Timeline Breakdown: 00:00 - Introduction 01:39 - 5 Claims Of Proof Of NT Forgery 03:55 - Treating Ehrman's Writings...
Ep. 112 – Were There Many Christianities? – Part 3
February 22, 2021 10:05 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBWe look at the final two claims that later church councils formed Christian orthodoxy and that the Canon of the NT was a weapon used to keep out competing Christian communities.
Ep. 111 – Truth In A Culture Of Doubt – Were There Many Christianities – Part 2
February 15, 2021 10:05 - 30 minutes - 28 MBContinuing our look at the Walter Bauer hypothesis, we look at 3 more claims about early Christian orthodoxy. Were the leaders too biased to be good witnesses and chose what teachings made it in? Then the claim that central church leaders won by force of will what beliefs came out on top. Finally, moving into the 2nd/3rd century shows challenges & invasions of the church, but do we see those in the church just making up teachings? The claims are many but the proof is lacking. Timeline Breakdo...
Ep. 110 – Truth In A Culture Of Doubt – Were There Many Christianities? – Part 1
February 08, 2021 10:05 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBWe begin by looking at the theory of Walter Bauer. Bauer theorized that there were many early Christianities that existed at the start and each one had their own set of orthodoxy. The only real orthodoxy that rose to the surface was by those who used their collective might to assert their will and dominate the theological debate until only they were left standing. An interesting theory - if it wasn't all completely wrong. And yet it is one Bart Ehrman holds to and popularizes. Timeline Breakd...
Ep.109 – Truth In A Culture Of Doubt – Are The Biblical Manuscripts Corrupt? – Part 3
February 01, 2021 10:05 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBFinishing up the chapter on having confidence that we have The Bible as originally written, we cover the last three claims from Bart Ehrman. We show the complexity of early Christian scribes and the systems they developed. We see how hard it is to get in the mind of an actual scribe but see that claiming that they changed the text is very hard to have done let alone prove. Finally, we look at the claim that we only have the copies and not the original manuscripts so we can't claim to have the...
Ep.108 – Truth In A Culture Of Doubt – Are The Biblical Manuscripts Corrupt? – Part 2
January 25, 2021 10:05 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBCovering the first three claims Bart Ehrman makes about the corruption & untrustworthiness of the New Testament, we see that nuance is needed. Not having the original manuscripts, loss of original readings, and textual variants are claims that play well to a particular audience. Yet, when we look at the details we actually see a benefit to many of the alleged "issues".
Ep. 107 – Truth In A Culture Of Doubt – Are The Biblical Manuscripts Corrupt – Part 1
January 18, 2021 10:05 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBThe Bible was not beamed into the minds of robot authors and the copying of the original texts were not divinely protected so that no error could be made in the copy. Doesn't seem like that startling of a message. However, Bar Ehrman became popular on the message - which is quite odd. So we cover the topic of how the New Testament came to be and how scribes, manuscripts, and textual variants help us to have confidence that we have the Word of God preserved in the text of The Bible.
Ep. 106 – Battlefield Of The Mind by Joyce Meyers One Shot
January 11, 2021 10:05 - 1 hour - 65 MBEver since the inception of Christianity, Jesus & the Apostles warned against false teachers and the need to identify them. It is important to see what that looks and compare what's said to what God says. So Lauren from Tulips & Honey Podcast and Patrick from Cave To The Cross Apologetics slog through the entirety of Joyce Meyer's book "Battlefield Of The Mind". This...this was something.
Ep. 105 – Truth In A Culture Of Doubt – Is The Bible Full Of Irresolvable Contradictions – Part 4
January 04, 2021 10:05 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBLooking at the final three claims of Bart Ehrman when it comes to the Bible having contradictions that make it a non-trustworthy historical story. We look at the difference in chronology and details and see that Ehrman's claims don't really add up to contradictions. We also look at Ehrman's biggest claim in that Jesus was never thought of as being God or claimed to be God. It was only later, that His followers made those claims. We look at the internal critique which shows just the opposite.
Ep. 104 – Truth In A Culture Of Doubt – Is The Bible Full Of Irresolvable Contradictions – Part 3
December 28, 2020 10:05 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBFinishing the chapter dealing with alleged contradictions, we look at a few allegations Bart Ehrman makes. We look at the claim that Matthew & Paul contradict each other when it comes to salvation & The Law. We also look at the somewhat odd claim that there are some harmonizations that can't be made with certain events of the New Testament, one of them being the trial of Jesus.
Ep. 103 – Truth In A Culture Of Doubt – Is The Bible Full Of Irresolvable Contradictions – Part 2
December 21, 2020 10:03 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBWe look at Bart Ehrman's claim that the authors of the NT have contradictory points of view on major issues. We cover three test cases of the Gospel writers and show that the alleged contradictions have logical explanations when viewed historically and fairly. Timeline Breakdown: 00:00 - Introduction 01:06 - Claim 1 - The NT Authors Have Contradictory POVs On Major Issues 04:46 - Difference Between Christian & Skeptic Scholars Are Their Presuppositions 05:09 - Let The Authors Speak! 06:42 - L...
Ep. 102 – Truth In A Culture Of Doubt – Is The Bible Full Of Irresolvable Contradictions – Part 1
December 14, 2020 10:05 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBIntroducing the chapter on the subject Bart Ehrman is known for, we look at the presuppositions Ehrman has that comes at a price of exclusion of other Bible scholars. The circle Ehrman draws around the "correct understanding of the Bible" seems to come from a place of his own choosing. He also establishes his own criteria for infallibility and speaks out against The Bible when it fails to meet his standard. We cover just the introduction to the chapter before getting into the five claims addr...
Ep. 101 – Truth In A Culture Of Doubt – Is God Immoral Because Of Suffering – Part 2
December 07, 2020 10:05 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBCovering the second part of Bart Ehrman's critique of the Bible's explanation for the existence of evil and suffering, we cover a few critiques of the critiques. Ehrman doesn't seem to like the reasons the Bible gives and doesn't find them satisfying. He also finds them contradictory. There are answers there and hopefully, this gives Christians better motivation to understand the doctrines they hold to in order to be able to give answers to someone even if they are as prolific and impressive ...
Ep. 100 – Truth In A Culture Of Doubt – Is God Immoral Because Of Suffering – Part 1
November 30, 2020 10:05 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBResponding to one of Ehrman's lesser-known book, "God's Problem". We discuss the introduction to some of the problems Ehrman raises and dig into the first objection of is there a contradiction of God being sovereign and God being good with all the evil and suffering in the world. Ehrman is not much known for him being a theologian or a philosopher so an odd subject for him to tackle. However, this is a subject which everyone comes to ask themselves about and should ask if their worldview g...
Ep. 99 – Truth In A Culture Of Doubt – Introduction
November 23, 2020 10:05 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBCovering the introduction, we cover a bit more of Bart Ehrman and his work. Ehrman claims Christian scholarship has presuppositions going into the subject of New Testament scholarship. Ehrman, however, also has presuppositions whether he admits them or not. We also talk about the desired one should have to present alternative viewpoints in scholarship and present them in the best light to respond to them. Finally, we suggest a few additional free resources.
Ep. 98 – Truth In A Culture Of Doubt – Preface
November 16, 2020 10:05 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBA short episode to introduce our new book "Truth In A Culture Of Doubt" by Andreas Köstenberger, Darrell Bock, and Josh Chatraw. The Preface covers why the book is being written and why the critique is against Bart Ehrman, one of the most well known critical scholars of the New Testament.