Historical Evidence For The Resurrection?
And if Christ has not been raised, then all our preaching is useless, and your faith is useless. -Paul (1 Corinthians 15:14) […]
Psalm 137. That’s In The Bible!?
Psalm 137 is a Psalm written in the context of the Babylonian captivity; the Jewish people had been attacked and taken to Babylon where they were enslaved by their enemies. When we read Psalm 137 today, especially the last verse, we wonder, “How can this be in the Bible?” Happy is the one who takes your babies and smashes them against the rocks! -Psalm 137:9Some important things to keep in mind: Understand the context of the Babylonian captivity and the promises […]
Apologetics With
In my work with college students I am continuously reminded how important it is to have explanations for the intellectual questions asked of me about my faith. Many college students are under the impression that there is zero evidence that God exists. They are wrong! There are actually very solid philosophical and scientific reasons to believe that God exists. Here are four of my favorites:God is the best explanation for:The beginning of the universeThe fine-tuning of the u […]
Following Jesus Into The One More – Apologetics with Pastor Steve
This Sunday we will be finishing our series, One More. BUT, we will never be done with doing One More because that is who we are called to be as Christians! Jesus was always about the One More! He called the twelve disciples and invited them to live their lives for the One More. He died for the One More. He rose from the dead for the One More. He commissioned his disciples to make disciples of all nations… all for the One More.You are a One More. I am a One More.&nbs […]
Noah And The Flood – Historically Accurate?
Was there really a worldwide flood? Many modern scientists would say ‘no’. The Bible says ‘yes’. For some people the Bible is just a bunch of made up stories. For a Christian, the Bible is accurate history.Apologetics is the branch of theology that answers the questions:What is the evidence that God exists?What is the evidence that the Bible is historically accurate?What is the evidence that Jesus really did walk the earth… and die on a cross… and rise again from the grave?In oth […]
In The Beginning…
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. -Genesis 1:1Scientists tell us that the universe has a beginning, confirming the very first verse of the Bible to be true. And when scientists say that the universe has a beginning, it is important to recognize that by ‘universe’ they mean: time, space and matter. (You might enjoy the video below from William Lane Craig on the Kalam Cosmological Arguement for the existence of God.)God is not part of the material uni […]
Truth & Tolerance
“You are entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts.” In our culture today there is much confusion about truth and tolerance. Jesus claimed to be The Truth, The world around us often rejects even the idea of there being truth at all. Does absolute truth actually exist? Or is it just relative to the person?If there is truth, how would we know what it is? What is our ultimate authority on what is true? Isn’t truth narrow and exclusive? Isn’t that hatefu […]
Remember Who He Is!
The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship.-Psalm 19:1 He is the creator of everything that exists: time, space and matter.In our life group studying apologetics, we recently watched this video from William Lane Craig. It is a great reminder that there is overwhelming scientific evidence that a creator exists.May we be reminded of these truths and be drawn to worship Him! Therefore, there exists a Personal Creator of the universe, who, sans the univ […]
Christmas, Archaeology, & Apologetics Come Together!
Was Luke a reliable eye-witness and historian?Can I trust Luke’s account of the Christmas story?Enjoy this short video from Lee Strobel, and may it encourage you this Christmas season that the birth of our savior is an historical event! […]
So… Can I Trust The Bible And Why Would I?
In the video below, Frank Turek gives a 4-point summary of how we can know that Christianity is true:Truth exists and can be known.God exists.Miracles are possible.The New Testament is historically reliable. If you’d like to dig deeper into the philosophical and scientific evidence, you might want to take a look at the book that Frank Turek wrote with Norm Geisler: I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist.You can find it on Amazon here.Interested in digging into apologetics with others from Co […]
