This weekly radio program is aired on Wave 94.1 FM in Tallahassee, FL each Monday at 6:45 p.m.
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Let's begin our discussion by looking at the ancient Christian creeds and the basics of faith. This is episode 1.
Today we talk about the benefits and detriments of a belief system. Does life have any real meaning or purpose? What does your belief system say about this? Thoughtful examination concludes that atheism is self-defeating. It's time to look for a belief system that is not self-defeating. This is episode 2.
Which belief system will you choose? Today we begin to break down some of the differences in world religions. This is episode 3.
In the last episode I began sharing a list of 10 major distinctions between the God of Christianity (and Judaism), and the God of Islam. I will continue that list today. I will also talk about what some call a contradiction, and that is when we talk about the Trinity while only having one God in Christianity. This is episode 4.
Previously I demonstrated that atheism is self-defeating and offers no meaning or purpose to life. I also demonstrated the differences between Christianity and Islam. Today I want to talk about pantheism. This is episode 5.
We begin today by answering listener comments about philosophy. What is philosophy? Do you need to study and learn philosophy? Then we close the program by getting into our topic, Reasons for Apologetics. This is episode 6.
Four reasons for doing apologetics. Do we need to learn philosophy? We do need to learn to give a defense for our Christian faith. Christians need to be strong thinkers, to understand logic, and to reason well. We should also consider the field of comparative religions. This is episode 7.
Nascent Gnosticism was the erroneous doctrine leading the Colossians astray. Topics include Christian Liberalism, Rheinhold Niehbur's comment; Jesus Seminar a biased point of view. This is episode 8.
Exposition of Jude 3; 5 preconditions for understanding the Gospel; Reasonable questions deserve reasonable answers This is episode 9.
Subtitles: The Reformers said faith includes knowledge, assent, and trust. The New Testament says that saving faith is conditioned upon assent to 8 propositions listed. No one will believe in the Son of God, the Word of God, the miraculous acts of God, the salvation of God, and the people of God unless there is, in truth, a transcendent God who does miracles, who revealed Himself in the Word, the written word of the Bible and the Living Word of the Son of God, Jesus Christ. He is the only way to God, the one who procured salvation and now offers to you as. Gift so that we can become the people
3 definitions of saving faith. Austin Farrer, C. S. Lewis, Watchman Nee. Individuals are the focus of God’s redemptive work. God called out to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden (Gen. 3:9) and said, “Where are you?” Jesus asked His disciples, “Whom do YOU say that I am?” (Matt. 16:13-20). In speaking to the individual Zacchaeus, Jesus said, “Today salvation has come to THIS HOUSE . . . . For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:5-10). The apostle Paul said, “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief” (1 Tim. 1:15b-16). You can’t w
Speak for those who cannot speak for themselves (Proverbs 31:8). The Bible prohibits the shedding of innocent blood (Proverbs 6:16-19). The blood of the unborn is certainly innocent and in an abortion the baby’s blood is shed. Biblical evidence encourages and supports the practice of apologetics. The Bible is filled with exhortations to use our reason. Apologetics is derived from the Greek word apologia which means defense and occurs 8 times in the New Testament. On this program I present some important, Biblical voting guidelines, as the United States begins voting in our fall general electio
Encouragement to vote - for policies rather than personalities, including voting pro-life instead of pro-abortion, which is the shedding of innocent blood. Answering a listener's question, "Who is responsible for an open heart, God or man?" Dake's Annotated Reference Bible "Interpretation of the Scriptures" by Arthur W. Pink Vine's Expository Dictionary This is episode 13.
With election day being tomorrow in the United States, I start with a reminder of what to consider when voting. After that introduction, I spend the bulk of this episode discussing: Fideism Self-defeating Prism as Presuppositions I didn't record this reference, but it is pertinent: The Popular Encyclopedia of Apologetics by Ed Hindson and Ergun Cameron This is episode 14.
When Skeptics Ask by Norman Geisler and Ronald M. Brooks 12 Points That Show Christianity is True by Norman Geisler and Doug Potter Sir William Ramsey Testing Christianity’s Truth Claims by Gordon R. Lewis Believe THAT Believe IN This is episode 15.
Noetic effects of sin on the human intellect J. Warner Wallace “Thinking About Christian Apologetics” by James K. Beilby It is entirely unreasonable to assume that the God of reason who created people with the capacity to reason would not use reason to touch the heart of an unbeliever. Logic can tell us something about God. This is episode 16.
Edward John Carnell; 4 R’s of Apoligetics; I Don’t Have Enough Faith by Norman Geisler and Frank Turek; Twelve Points That Show Christianity Is True by Norman Geisler This is episode 17.
Other references: Handbook of Christian Apologetics by Peter Kreeft and Ronald K. Tacelli; Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview by J. P. Moreland and William Lane Craig; A Shattered Visage by Ravi Zacharias; Immanuel Kant; David Hume; Religious pluralism; Theism. This is episode 18.
Basic implications of a theistic God’s existence. Friedich Schleiermacher, the father of modern liberal theology, reinterpreted the Christian faith to make it palatable to supernatural deniers. 2 definitions of miracles in theism: Weak sense according to Saint Augustine: a portent that is not contrary to nature but contrary to our knowledge of nature. Strong sense according to Thomas Acquinas: an event that is beyond nature’s power to produce that only a supernatural power (God) can do. Geisler’s definition: a miracle is a divine intervention in the natural world that produces an event that wo
Other References: Questions of Science and Faith by J. N. Hawthorne. 4 basic words to describe miracles: sign, wonder, work, and power. The New Testament manuscript scholar Bruce Metzger. New Testament critic Bart Ehrman. Honest to God by the New Testament critic John A. T. Robinson. C.S. Lewis. I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist by Norman Geisler and Frank Turek. Historical tests criteria. This is episode 20.
Additional references: The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel. Bruce Metzger. Who Made God by general editors Ravi Zacharias and Norman Geisler. The Historical Jesus by Gary Habermas. 12 Points that Show Christianity is True by Norman Geisler, YouTube video. Encyclopedia of Biblical Prophecy by Barton Payne. The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah by Alfred Ederscheim. When Skeptics Ask by Norman Geisler and Ronald Brooks. This is episode 21.
Additional references: Do you have hope? Handbook of Christian Apologetics by Peter Kreeft and Ronald K. Tacelli. Jesus is either a liar, a lunatic, a lama, or Lord. This is episode 22.
Additional references: Contrary to popular belief, all religions are essentially different and only superficially similar. All 3 persons of the Trinity are named in 5 passages in the New Testament. Every religion except Christianity promotes a works-oriented view as a way to obtain salvation, whereas the Bible says that salvation is a gift from God to those who trust in Jesus Christ alone, and not the result of works. The distinguishing and differentiating characteristic of Jesus’ message is that it is a gospel. All data requires interpretation. The Qur’an concurs with the New Testament teachi
Additional references: A. 3 fundamental pillars of Christian theology: (1) The cause of the universe is the God of the Bible. (2) Jesus is the Son of God. (3) The Bible is the word of God. B. The Dead Sea Scrolls. C. Rivers in the Desert, A History of the Negev by Nelson Glueck. D. Jesus came to tell us that God is an inviting God, a forgiving God, a seeking God, and a giving God. E. The resurrection of Jesus sharply distinguishes Christianity from all other religions. This is episode 24.
Cross References: 1. Myth 2. Contradiction 3. Answers to Tough Questions Skeptics Ask About the Christian Faith by Josh McDowell and Don Stewart 4. How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren 5. A World of Difference by Kenneth Richard Sample 6. Knowing God in the negative. 7. God is Christlike. 8. The acid proof of Christianity is whether or not Jesus Christ conquered death in the resurrection. 9. What makes life tolerable and what banishes the fear of death is the person of the risen Christ. This is episode 25.
