Come Let Us Reason Podcast
364 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★ - 44 ratingsWelcome to Come Let Us Reason Together, the podcast from Lenny Esposito and Come Reason Ministries. Here, we dig deeply into ways Christianity shows itself as an intelligent and rational faith. Episodes include topics about faith, ethics, worldview, and philosophy from a distinctly Christian perspective. Join us each week and see just how rational faith can be!
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The Six Trials of Jesus
May 08, 2023 07:00 - 86.8 MBThe Six Trials of Jesus Luke chapter 20 records for us a point of history upon which the entire world turns. The trial, suffering and death of Jesus is simply the most important event in all of humankind. In this first message of a semi-regular series, Lenny explores the six different trials of Jesus of Nazareth and how it is the evil in the hearts of man that allowed them to condemn the only one who walked the earth without sin.
Conscience: Our Moral Compass
May 01, 2023 07:00 - 82.1 MBConscience: Our Moral Compass Right and wrong. Good and evil. Christianity teaches that these can be objectively known. In the book of Romans, the Apostle Paul tells us that even people who don't have God's revealed word can still stand guilty before Him because their consciences bear witness against them. What is the conscience and how does it help us to understand the concepts of good and evil? That's the discussion on this week's podcast.
Facing the Facts of the Resurrection
April 24, 2023 07:00 - 67.9 MBFacing the Facts of the Resurrection Have you ever wondered how the news of the resurrection would play out if they had social media in the first century? In this engaging Easter message, Lenny walks through a Facebook exchange between the Apostle Paul, himself, and various characters you typically run across on social platforms to show why the resurrection really does stand up as historical fact and how the skeptics' own arguments point to the validity of the resurrection accounts.
Balancing Predestination and Free Will (Part 2)
April 17, 2023 07:00 - 82.8 MBBalancing Predestination and Free Will (Part 2) The Bible holds that God predestines all things to work towards his ultimate goal but we're also told that we control our choices and those choices are real. Is this a contradiction? In this podcast, Lenny explores the apparent tensions between our free will and God's foreordination and shows how both can not only be true, but how a proper understanding helps us see theological questions in a different light. (Part 2 of 2)
Balancing Predestination and Free Will (Part 1)
April 10, 2023 07:00 - 65.8 MBBalancing PRedestination and Free Will (Part 1) The Bible holds that God predestines all things to work towards his ultimate goal but we're also told that we control our choices and those choices are real. Is this a contradiction? In this podcast, Lenny explores the apparent tensions between our free will and God's foreordination and shows how both can not only be true, but how a proper understanding helps us see theological questions in a different light. (Part 1 of 2)
How to Talk with Mormons
April 03, 2023 07:00How to Talk with Mormons Mormonism boasts over 12 million adherents, and it's still growing. What should we say when Mormon missionaries come to our door? How are Christian beliefs different than Mormon beliefs? In this podcast, Lenny teaches you how to engage Mormons in fruitful discussion.
A Culture Filled with Plastic People
March 27, 2023 07:00 - 78.5 MBA Culture Filled with Plastic People Lenny once again joins Dr. Harry Edwards and Dr. Jacob Daniel to discuss Carl Trueman's landmark book The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self. This discussion centers on how for the first time in history people define themselves primarily by their feelings instead of more objective standard and the dangers such subjective and ethereal measurements create.
Resurrection, Near Death Experiences, and the Shroud of Turin: Interview with Gary Habermas
March 20, 2023 07:00 - 87.6 MBResurrection, Near Death Experiences, and the Shroud of Turin: Interview with Gary Habermas Christians have centered their faith around the resurrection of Jesus, not simply as a tenet of belief, but as an historical fact. In this podcast, Lenny talks with Dr. Gary Habermas, one of the world's leading experts on the historical nature of the these accounts and why the evidence points to the resurrection as a real event of history. We also discuss Gary's research into the Shroud of Turin and...
Talking with Jehovah's Witnesses
March 13, 2023 07:00 - 112 MBTalking with Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses have made a name for themselves by traveling door to door and converting people. But how can we defend our beliefs against their objections? In this podcast, Lenny teaches you how to dialogue with the Jehovah's Witnesses.
Five Questions to Ask Skeptics
March 06, 2023 08:00 - 106 MBFive Questions to Ask Skeptics Usually, Christians feel that they are on the hot seat--having to defend their faith and prove that Jesus is true. But skeptics shouldn't get a free pass; they must also account for their view of the world and how it works. In this week's podcast, Lenny gives you five questions to ask non-believers that show why Christianity offers the best answers in understanding reality.
Of Locusts and Love: Why A Loving God Would Bring Calamity
February 27, 2023 08:00 - 86.2 MBOf Locusts and Love: Why A Loving God Would Bring Calamity The Bible is frequently caricatured as displaying contradictory concepts of God. Critics claim that while the God of the New Testament is a filled with love and forgiveness while the Old Testament God is a God of vengeful wrath. Of course, nothing is further from the truth. In this podcast, Lenny looks at the book of Joel, when God calls judgment upon wayward Israel, and shows how God's actions truly reflect his love and concern for...
The War Against the Family
February 20, 2023 08:00 - 83.1 MBThe War Against the Family Our culture is obviously fragmenting today. We've seen many concerns from parents and others, especially Christian parents who see the society that they grew up in slipping away. Nowhere is this more transparent than in the tensions that are showing up in households. What does it mean that the new sexual politics, these new identity concepts which are being introduced to our children and to our nation are starting to pull apart the very building block of society t...
Divine Love as the Basis for Morality - Interview with Adam Johnson
February 13, 2023 08:00 - 75.4 MBDivine Love as the Basis for Morality - Interview with Adam Johnson C.S. Lewis famously wrote how it was the argument from morality that set him on a path of abandoning atheism and believing in God. The fact that moral values and duties really exist is difficult to square with an atheistic understanding of the world. If there are at least some moral precepts that stand above all humanity, where do they come from and how can we explain why we are beholden to them? Here, Lenny interviews ...
Starting Your New Year Strong
February 06, 2023 08:00 - 87 MBStarting Your New Year Strong A new year has begun and everyone is busy hoping to better themselves by making various resolutions. But so many times, we begins with good intentions but abandon our goals before the snow thaws. How can we draw closer to God? In this episode, Lenny explains that instead of resolving to do (or not do) things, we can better focus our efforts on character formation, making changes that will stick.
Imagining People As Products: EctoLife and our Brave New World
December 19, 2022 08:00 - 94.3 MBImagining People As Products: EctoLife and our Brave New World The EctoLife artificial womb facility video has taken the internet by storm. The video, produced by science popularizer Hashem Al-Ghaili, shows what may be possible in our near future: baby-making factories where fetuses are grown and hatched instead of birthed from their mother's uteruses. While this is still conceptual, it says quite a bit about the existing trends in reproductive technologies and just how dangerous and inhu...
Answering Atheist Arguments On Twitter: Where Does Matter Come From?
December 05, 2022 08:00 - 85 MBAnswering Atheist Arguments On Twitter: Where Does Matter Come From? Engaging atheists on social media platforms like Twitter can be tricky. Many such enounters devolve into not much more tha trading insults. However, in this podcast, Lenny uses a reent conversation with two atheists on Twitter to show ow Christians can better defend their faith while keeping the tone respectful. In this exchange, the atheists sought to disprove the Gospel concepton narrative, but when faced with the problem...
Reviving the Sacred in a Secular World
November 27, 2022 08:00 - 82.6 MBReviving the Sacred in a Secular World Throughout history, humans have seen themselves as part of a larger world, one where God or gods and the supernatural were fundamental. In western societies today, that is no longer true. Our secular culture ignores the supernatural as a way of understanding the way things are. Is it possible to re-sensitize modern society to the sacred? Listen as Lenny joins the Apologetics.com radio panel to discuss how we have become callous to the things of God.
God's Sovereignty and Man's Freedom (Part 2)
October 17, 2022 05:20 - 95.2 MBGod's Sovereignty and Man's Freedom (Part 2) The Bible holds that God predestines certain people to be saved, but we're also told that we must choose to follow Jesus. Is this a contradiction? Are our choices real? In this video, Lenny explores the apparent tensions between our free will and God's foreordination and looks at possible solutions offered in theological systems like Calvinism, Arminianism and Molinism. (Part 2 of 2)
God's Sovereignty and Man's Freedom (Part 1)
October 03, 2022 07:00 - 75.9 MBGod's Sovereignty and Man's Freedom (Part 1) The Bible holds that God predestines certain people to be saved, but we're also told that we must choose to follow Jesus. Is this a contradiction? Are our choices real? In this video, Lenny explores the apparent tensions between our free will and God's foreordination and looks at possible solutions offered in theological systems like Calvinism, Arminianism and Molinism. (Part 1 of 2)
We're Devolving: Losing Our Humanity in a Secular Age
September 18, 2022 07:00 - 117 MBWe're Devolving: Losing Our Humanity in a Secular Age What does it mean to be human? How do we order our lives in such a way that we are being the best human beings we can be? While our modern society seeks the answer by following our feelings and our appetites, it has proven highly unsatisfying. Instead, we must see ourselves as God’s image bearers and recognize that our fallen nature will deceive us.
How Can I Know God's Will for My Life?
September 12, 2022 07:00 - 78.6 MBHow Can I Know God's Will for My Life? Have you ever wondered what God has for your life? How can you know that you're in God's will? In this teaching, Lenny takes a fresh look at four famous figures from the Bible and uses their examples to show how God can use the little things placed before us right now to ultimately accomplish miraculous achievements.
When Did Transgenderism Become Normalized?
August 29, 2022 07:00 - 81.2 MBWhen Did Transgenderism Become Normalized? In just a few years it seems our culture went from holding natural marriage in high regard to not only accepting concepts like being born in the "wrong" body, but to advocating for them. This podcast recording captures a recent Apologetics.com radio program where Lenny, Dr. Harry Edwards, and Dr. Jacob Daniel discuss the first chapter of Carl Trueman’s book “The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self.” Specifically, they cover Philip Rieff’s cultural...
Should We Allow Public Displays of Faith in Government Settings?
August 15, 2022 05:00 - 107 MBShould We Allow Public Displays of Faith in Government Settings? Recently, a US Supreme Court decision stated that a high school football coach was within his constitutional rights to pray at the 50 yard line after school football games. The ruling quickly became controversial, adding to a growing tension between expressions of faith in public, especially when government entities are involved. Crosses on hilltops, Christmas nativity scenes on city hall lawns, and even the ten commandm...
Examining Jordan Peterson's Message to the Christian Churches
August 08, 2022 07:00 - 93.2 MBJordan Peterson has offered a message to Christian Churches, instructing them to begin engaging young men in order to save the culture. Is he right? How should we understand Peterson's call or should we bother with it at all? We will examine his message a bit more closely in this week's discussion. Examining Jordan Peterson's Message to the Christian Churches.
After Roe: How the Dobbs Decision Changed the Abortion Debate
July 24, 2022 07:01 - 70.7 MBAfter Roe: How the Dobbs Decision Changed the Abortion Debate The overturning of Roe vs. Wade sent shockwaves through our culture. Yet, this isn’t the end of the abortion debate. It is only the end of the first chapter. In this newly restructured podcast, Lenny is joined by Raymond Gregory and Dominique Aguiar to discuss the impact of the Dobbs decision, what it really means to be pro-life, and how Christians should approach the objections of pro-abortion activists.
Debunking "Bible Secrets" Television Shows (Part 4)
July 17, 2022 07:00 - 7.78 MBDebunking "Bible Secrets" Television Shows (Part 4) YouTube, as well as cable channels like The History Channel or Discovery love to hype programs where they air supposed secret findings about the Bible. Even PBS produced "The Bible's Buried Secrets" – the latest in a list of documentaries that tries to undermine the Bible's credibility. How should we understand these shows and what are we to o with the charges from some very significant scholars? In this series, Lenny shows some of the...
Debunking "Bible Secrets" Television Shows (Part 3)
July 10, 2022 07:00 - 7.78 MBDebunking "Bible Secrets" Television Shows (Part 3) YouTube, as well as cable channels like The History Channel or Discovery love to hype programs where they air supposed secret findings about the Bible. Even PBS produced "The Bible's Buried Secrets" – the latest in a list of documentaries that tries to undermine the Bible's credibility. How should we understand these shows and what are we to o with the charges from some very significant scholars? In this series, Lenny shows some of the...
Debunking "Bible Secrets" Television Shows (Part 2)
July 03, 2022 07:00 - 7.81 MBDebunking "Bible Secrets" Television Shows (Part 2) YouTube, as well as cable channels like The History Channel or Discovery love to hype programs where they air supposed secret findings about the Bible. Even PBS produced "The Bible's Buried Secrets" – the latest in a list of documentaries that tries to undermine the Bible's credibility. How should we understand these shows and what are we to o with the charges from some very significant scholars? In this series, Lenny shows som...
Debunking "Bible Secrets" Television Shows (Part 1)
June 26, 2022 07:00 - 14.3 MBDebunking "Bible Secrets" Television Shows (Part 1) YouTube, as well as cable channels like The History Channel or Discovery love to hype programs where they air supposed secret findings about the Bible. Even PBS produced "The Bible's Buried Secrets" – the latest in a list of documentaries that tries to undermine the Bible's credibility. How should we understand these shows and what are we to o with the charges from some very significant scholars? In this series, Lenny shows some of the...
Confronting Counterfeit Christianity (Part 2)
June 19, 2022 07:01 - 27.3 MBConfronting Counterfeit Christianity (Part 2) Is Christianity in the west dying? With deconversion stories and scandals making the headlines, some pundits think so. However, God’s plan was always to use imperfect people to grow his kingdom. Using Acts 13 as a backdrop, Lenny draws a distinction between the true church and the counterfeits that give Christianity a bad name. He then explores how many who claim the faith today are actually mistaking spirituality for true holiness. Part 2 of 2
Confronting Counterfeit Christianity (Part 1)
June 12, 2022 07:01 - 23.6 MBConfronting Counterfeit Christianity (Part 1) Is Christianity in the west dying? With deconversion stories and scandals making the headlines, some pundits think so. However, God’s plan was always to use imperfect people to grow his kingdom. Using Acts 13 as a backdrop, Lenny draws a distinction between the true church and the counterfeits that give Christianity a bad name. He then explores how many who claim the faith today are actually mistaking spirituality for true holiness. Part 1 of 2
Acts: From Heritage to Mission (Part 2)
June 05, 2022 07:01 - 19.4 MBActs: From Heritage to Mission (Part 2) So often, people point to the book of Acts and say that it is the model of what the Christian church should be today. That’s both right and wrong, for too many people look at the structures of the early church instead of the motivations and what consequences they bring. In this introduction to the book, Lenny offers a bit of a different perspective: that Acts serves as the tale of Jesus’s ministry through his church, a program that should continue even...
Acts: From Heritage to Mission (Part 1)
May 30, 2022 04:13 - 22.8 MBActs: From Heritage to Mission (Part 1) So often, people point to the book of Acts and say that it is the model of what the Christian church should be today. That’s both right and wrong, for too many people look at the structures of the early church instead of the motivations and what consequences they bring. In this introduction to the book, Lenny offers a bit of a different perspective: that Acts serves as the tale of Jesus’s ministry through his church, a program that should continue even...
Emmaus Road: Jesus Declared in Genesis (Part 4)
May 22, 2022 07:00 - 6.67 MBEmmaus Road: Jesus Declared in Genesis (Part 4) When Jesus walked with the disciples to Emmaus, He started from Moses and explained all the prophecies concerning Himself. Are there hidden prophecies about Jesus in Genesis? Here, we explore the writings of Moses and discover they're all about Jesus. Part 4 of 4
Emmaus Road: Jesus Declared in Genesis (Part 3)
May 15, 2022 07:00 - 6.67 MBEmmaus Road: Jesus Declared in Genesis (Part 3) When Jesus walked with the disciples to Emmaus, He started from Moses and explained all the prophecies concerning Himself. Are there hidden prophecies about Jesus in Genesis? Here, we explore the writings of Moses and discover they're all about Jesus. Part 3 of 4
Emmaus Road: Jesus Declared in Genesis (Part 2)
May 08, 2022 07:00 - 6.67 MBEmmaus Road: Jesus Declared in Genesis (Part 2) When Jesus walked with the disciples to Emmaus, He started from Moses and explained all the prophecies concerning Himself. Are there hidden prophecies about Jesus in Genesis? Here, we explore the writings of Moses and discover they're all about Jesus. Part 2 of 4
Emmaus Road: Jesus Declared in Genesis (Part 1)
May 01, 2022 07:00 - 6.67 MBEmmaus Road: Jesus Declared in Genesis (Part 1) When Jesus walked with the disciples to Emmaus, He started from Moses and explained all the prophecies concerning Himself. Are there hidden prophecies about Jesus in Genesis? Here, we explore the writings of Moses and discover they're all about Jesus. Part 1 of 4
Talking About Science and Faith Without Exploding (Part 3)
April 24, 2022 07:01 - 29.5 MBTalking About Science and Faith Without Exploding (Part 3) Talking about faith issues seems stressful enough, but how do Christians engage people who use science against their beliefs? In this closing set of teachings from our Christianity and Science series, Lenny explains how to open up conversations instead of fights, where to be cautious in making your claims, and why including ideas like love and justice are key to creating a fruitful dialog. This class is part of a full series of lect...
Talking About Science and Faith Without Exploding (Part 2)
April 17, 2022 07:01 - 24.3 MBTalking About Science and Faith Without Exploding (Part 2) Talking about faith issues seems stressful enough, but how do Christians engage people who use science against their beliefs? In this closing set of teachings from our Christianity and Science series, Lenny explains how to open up conversations instead of fights, where to be cautious in making your claims, and why including ideas like love and justice are key to creating a fruitful dialog. This class is part of a full series of lect...
Talking About Science and Faith Without Exploding (Part 1)
April 10, 2022 21:01 - 28.5 MBTalking About Science and Faith Without Exploding (Part 1) Talking about faith issues seems stressful enough, but how do Christians engage people who use science against their beliefs? In this closing set of teachings from our Christianity and Science series, Lenny explains how to open up conversations instead of fights, where to be cautious in making your claims, and why including ideas like love and justice are key to creating a fruitful dialog. This class is part of a full series of lect...
Your Mind is Not Your Brain: The Case for the Soul (Part 2)
April 03, 2022 07:01 - 27.5 MBYour Mind is Not Your Brain: The Case for the Soul (Part 2) Materialists and evolutionists believe the physical self is all there is; your consciousness is nothing more than a complex series of interacting electro-chemical processes in your brain. However, Christianity holds human beings are more than just matter. We have been created as body and soul. Here, Lenny explains the Christian concept of the soul and shows why materialism is insufficient to make sense of consciousness. This class i...
Your Mind is Not Your Brain: The Case for the Soul (Part 1)
March 27, 2022 07:01 - 29.1 MBYour Mind is Not Your Brain: The Case for the Soul (Part 1) Materialists and evolutionists believe the physical self is all there is; your consciousness is nothing more than a complex series of interacting electro-chemical processes in your brain. However, Christianity holds human beings are more than just matter. We have been created as body and soul. Here, Lenny explains the Christian concept of the soul and shows why materialism is insufficient to make sense of consciousness. This class i...
Arguing Against Naturalism and Materialism (Part 2)
March 20, 2022 07:00 - 35.9 MBArguing Against Naturalism and Materialism (Part 2) The idea of the supernatural seems anathema to many in the scientific community today. Most of the hard sciences are taught from an exclusively naturalist point of view, where concepts such as God, the soul, or even an immaterial mind are at best ignored or outright rejected. However, the naturalist has a huge problem-—claiming naturalism means abandoning reason itself. Listen in as Lenny shows why believing in materialism means giving up o...
Arguing Against Naturalism and Materialism (Part 1)
March 13, 2022 08:00 - 37.1 MBArguing Against Naturalism and Materialism (Part 1) The idea of the supernatural seems anathema to many in the scientific community today. Most of the hard sciences are taught from an exclusively naturalist point of view, where concepts such as God, the soul, or even an immaterial mind are at best ignored or outright rejected. However, the naturalist has a huge problem-—claiming naturalism means abandoning reason itself. Listen in as Lenny shows why believing in materialism means giving up o...
Brave New World: Bioethics in the 21st Century (Part 2)
March 06, 2022 08:00 - 42.5 MBBrave New World: Bioethics in the 21st Century (Part 2) With life-saving treatments, artifical implants, and new techniques, humans are relying on medical science more than ever. But science without morality is dangerous and can lead us into real-world situations that were only nightmares in the past. Gene editing, human cloning, euthanasia, and abortion are just some of the real risks to the inherent dignity of human beings. In this podcast series, Lenny outlines the need for a transcendan...
Brave New World: Bioethics in the 21st Century (Part 1)
February 27, 2022 08:00 - 49.3 MBBrave New World: Bioethics in the 21st Century (Part 1) With life-saving treatments, artifical implants, and new techniques, humans are relying on medical science more than ever. But science without morality is dangerous and can lead us into real-world situations that were only nightmares in the past. Gene editing, human cloning, euthanasia, and abortion are just some of the real risks to the inherent dignity of human beings. In this podcast series, Lenny outlines the need for a transcendan...
The Dangers of New Reproductive Technologies (Part 2)
February 20, 2022 08:01 - 23.3 MBThe Dangers of New Reproductive Technologies (Part 2) Human reproduction is one of the most amazing areas of life we study. Scientific advancements can now allow people to become parents who would never have otherwise had the chance. But this area is fraught with dangers like those that exploit surrogates or treat embryos as disposable commodities. Listen in as Lenny cautions about the progress and the pitfalls of new reproductive technologies. This class is part of a full series of lecture...
The Dangers of New Reproductive Technologies (Part 1)
February 13, 2022 08:01 - 34.7 MBThe Dangers of New Reproductive Technologies (Part 1) Human reproduction is one of the most amazing areas of life we study. Scientific advancements can now allow people to become parents who would never have otherwise had the chance. But this area is fraught with dangers like those that exploit surrogates or treat embryos as disposable commodities. Listen in as Lenny cautions about the progress and the pitfalls of new reproductive technologies. This class is part of a full series of lecture...
Is It Anti-Science to Believe in Miracles? (Part 2)
February 06, 2022 08:01 - 32.5 MBIs It Anti-Science to Believe in Miracles? (Part 2) In early Christianity, miracles played a significant part in the Christian witness, but do miracles really happen? Science has shown us so much more about how the world works. Does it disprove miracles as confused thinking? Are we rational to reject miracle claims out of hand? In this podcast, Lenny will look at why holding to miracle accounts can be considered completely rational and how miracles can help you share with others. This cla...
Is It Anti-Science to Believe in Miracles? (Part 1)
January 30, 2022 08:01 - 27 MBIs It Anti-Science to Believe in Miracles? (Part 1) In early Christianity, miracles played a significant part in the Christian witness, but do miracles really happen? Science has shown us so much more about how the world works. Does it disprove miracles as confused thinking? Are we rational to reject miracle claims out of hand? In this podcast, Lenny will look at why holding to miracle accounts can be considered completely rational and how miracles can help you share with others. This cla...