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In the last few years, many Christians had said that all Christians need to be winsome at ALL times. Now, of course, Christians should always have the fruit of the Spirit in their lives and that absolutely must govern our conversations. But it is not that simple. Some Christian apologists are so nice and so accepting when talking with those who have rejected the truths of Christianity that the non-Christian they were talking to might not realize that their eternal destination is at stake. Also, believers need to be careful that winsome doesn't become a cloak for cowardice. The word winsome is defined by Merriam-Webster as “1: generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence….: CHEERFUL, LIGHTHEARTED” (capitalization in original). The Cambridge Dictionary defines it as “attractive and pleasing, with simple qualities, sometimes like those a child has.” Princeton Writes defines winsome as “pleasing or attractive in appearance, handsome, comely; of attractive nature or disposition, of winning character or manners.” Now Jesus may have evinced a “winning character or manners,” but “attractive in appearance, handsome, comely” perhaps isn't true because we read in Isaiah, “he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him” (53:2). And did Jesus always come across with an “attractive nature or disposition”? There is a great difference between Jesus' ministry and much Christian public discourse today. Namely, Jesus wasn't concerned about scoring political gains, except indirectly as He changed the hearts of those in power. Since Jesus was not trying to win the Pharisees over, He was laying out plain truth for the audience's sake. Jesus was letting the crowd know that the Pharisees were evil and that their counsel should be rejected. This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Clay Jones about his online article, “Jesus Wasn't Always Winsome“. When you support the Journal, you join the team of to help provide the resources at equip.org that minister to people worldwide. These resources include our ever growing database of over 1,500 articles, as well as our free Postmodern Realities podcast.Another way you can support our online articles is by leaving us a tip. A tip is just a small amount, like $3, $5, or $10 which is the cost for some of a latte, lunch out, or coffee drink. To leave a tip, click here Other articles and podcasts featuring this author: Episode 333 A Question Mormons Can't AnswerA Question Mormons Can't AnswerEpisode 270 The Divine Hiddenness of GodFour Types of Divine Hiddenness of God. For a special limited preview of this print article please click here! To read the article in it's entirety please please click here to purchase this issue. Postmodern Realities Episode 247: Is It True That There Are Good Non-Christians?Is It true That There Are Good Non-Christians?Postmodern Realities Episode 233 You Probably Aren't Saved If…(This Is about Sex)You Probably Aren't Saved If…(This Is about Sex)Postmodern Realities Episode 202 Symbolic Immortality Projects Can't Save YouSymbolic Immortality Projects Can't Save YouPostmodern Realities Episode 183 Immortal: How the Fear of Death Drives Us and What We Can Do About ItImmortal—Epicurus, Sam Harris, and Bart Ehrman Are Wrong: Death Is SomethingPostmodern Realities Episode 176 Our Fallen WorldHank Unplugged: Why God Permits Evil with Clay JonesPostmodern Realities: Episode 114 Why Did God Let that Child Die?Why Did God Let That Child Die?Postmodern Realities: Episode 068: Something Made: The Role of Form in ApologeticsSomething Made : The Role of Form in Apologetics Postmodern Realities: Episode 030: Evangelizing the Cultural Christian Evangelizing the Cultural ChristianKilling the Canaanites: A Response to the New Atheism's “Divine Genocide” Claims

Dr. Jones' Blog: http://clayjones.net/ Dr. Jones' Books - “Why Does God Allow Evil?” https://amzn.to/3UK6Ysa - “Immortal: How the Fear of Death Drives Us…” https://amzn.to/3VLSjhM

When the Mormons (also known as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) come to my door, you should always ask them the same question because it's a question Mormons can't answer. You should do this because this question is essential to their beliefs. The question to ask regards why Mormons believe Mormonism is true, which they believe to be true because they had a subjective personal inward witness of the truth of it. The book of Moroni encourages seeking this inward witness (what follows is on the first page of one of my copies of the Book of Mormon): “Behold, I would exhort you that when ye shall read these things….that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost” (Moroni 10:3–5). This is also known as the “burning in the bosom.” In their Doctrine and Covenants, which Mormons also consider to be inspired scripture, it says, “But, behold, I say unto you, that you must study it out in your mind; then you must ask me if it be right, and if it is right I will cause that your bosom shall burn within you; therefore, you shall feel that it is right” (9:8). Now obviously if any person believes that they have received a personal revelation — directly from God — that something is true, then that can trump just about any other arguments about the truth of whatever they believe. Therefore, if a Christian chooses to argue with a Mormon about any other doctrine, it's unlikely to change their minds because they have received what they believe is a subjective personal assurance directly from God that Mormonism is true. Therefore, the question concerns the trustworthiness of their subjective personal experience. This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Clay Jones about his online-exclusive article, "A Question Mormons Can't Answer." When you to subscribe to the Journal, you join the team of print subscribers whose paid subscriptions help provide the resources at equip.org that minister to people worldwide. These resources include our ever growing database of over 1,500 articles, as well as our free Postmodern Realities podcast.Another way you can support our online articles is by leaving us a tip. A tip is just a small amount, like $3, $5, or $10 which is the cost for some of a latte, lunch out, or coffee drink. To leave a tip, click hereOther articles podcasts featuring this author:Episode 270 The Divine Hiddenness of GodFour Types of Divine Hiddenness of God. For a special limited preview of this print article please click here! To read the article in it's entirety please please click here to purchase this issue. Postmodern Realities Episode 247: Is It True That There Are Good Non-Christians?Is It true That There Are Good Non-Christians?Postmodern Realities Episode 233 You Probably Aren't Saved If…(This Is about Sex)You Probably Aren't Saved If…(This Is about Sex)Postmodern Realities Episode 202 Symbolic Immortality Projects Can't Save YouSymbolic Immortality Projects Can't Save YouPostmodern Realities Episode 183 Immortal: How the Fear of Death Drives Us and What We Can Do About ItImmortal—Epicurus, Sam Harris, and Bart Ehrman Are Wrong: Death Is SomethingPostmodern Realities Episode 176 Our Fallen WorldHank Unplugged: Why God Permits Evil with Clay JonesPostmodern Realities: Episode 114 Why Did God Let that Child Die?Why Did God Let That Child Die?Postmodern Realities: Episode 068: Something Made: The Role of Form in ApologeticsSomething Made : The Role of Form in Apologetics Postmodern Realities: Episode 030: Evangelizing the Cultural Christian Evangelizing the Cultural ChristianKilling the Canaanites: A Response to the New Atheism's “Divine Genocide” Claims

Please make an end-of-year donation to Ap315!https://apologetics315.com/donate/In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Clay Jones on the topic “Why Does God Allow Evil?”1:53 - What is the best Christmas movie? 3:43 - Intro about Clay Jones4:56 - Interview begins5:03 - Clay's history reteaching and teaching the subject7:55 - How do we define evil?9:00 - Evil is not a “thing”10:30 - Is the curse of the ground a punishment or a limitation?12:15 - God using things to teach people13:28 - Which God are we defending?15:53 - Getting too philosophical when defending the faith?17:22 - Why is evil man's problem (not God's)?22:18 - Genocide is something that people do24:13 - Who does God allow humans?28:09 - God is not done with the story yet, judgment and learning lessons31:32 - How having an eternal perspective will illuminate the issue35:00 - What about natural evils in the world?41:15 - Why would God instruct Israel to slaughter the Canaanites?38:12 - What about those carrying out the punishments?51:58 - Can evil be used in an argument for the existence of God?54:58 - Encouragement for those struggling ================================*Helpful links:*Clay Jones Biohttps://clayjones.net/#aboutWe Don't Hate Sin So We Don't Understand What Happened to the Canaanites - https://a315.co/WeDontHateSinClay Jones' blog:https://clayjones.net/blog/BOOKS:Why Does God Allow Evil?: Compelling Answers for Life's Toughest Questions - https://a315.co/3UHCB5OImmortal: How the Fear of Death Drives Us and What We Can Do About It - https://a315.co/3UMSQi2Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland by Christopher Browning - https://a315.co/3iSQDo2The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang - https://a315.co/3YbtBsG================================We appreciate your feedback.If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at podcast@apologetics315.com

Our fear of death is the greatest driving force in our lifetime. Everyone is on a quest for immortality and live on eternally. How do we attempt to attain immortality? Can we ever overcome our fear of death? Join Pat as he interviews Dr. Clay Jones on man's greatest fear and the quest for immortality.

Our fear of death is the greatest driving force in our lifetime. Everyone is on a quest for immortality and live on eternally. How do we attempt to attain immortality? Can we ever overcome our fear of death? Join Pat as he interviews Dr. Clay Jones on man's greatest fear and the quest for immortality.

Cultural anthropologist Ernest Becker writes, “the idea of death, the fear of it, haunts the human animal like nothing else; it is the mainspring of human activity…” How does the fear of death affect us individually and how does it affect societies? How do men and women seek to overcome death? What is the Christian's answer to the fear of death? Join Pat as he interviews Dr. Clay Jones on man's greatest fear and how we seek to overcome our fear of death.

Cultural anthropologist Ernest Becker writes, “the idea of death, the fear of it, haunts the human animal like nothing else; it is the mainspring of human activity…” How does the fear of death affect us individually and how does it affect societies? How do men and women seek to overcome death? What is the Christian's answer to the fear of death? Join Pat as he interviews Dr. Clay Jones on man's greatest fear and how we seek to overcome our fear of death.

In this episode Brian Auten & Chad Gross interview Clay Jones on evil, immortality, and the fear of death. Check out Clay's website here: https://clayjones.net1:03 - Intro to Clay Jones2:52 - Why is Clay thinking about evil so much?!6:11 - Why does God allow things like school shootings?9:55 - Making sense of evil, thinking about God's perspective12:08 - Eternal perspective are often overlooked13:47 - What's the goal in writing the book Immortal?18:02 - How does the fear of death drive everyone?21:04 - What are these literal immortality projects?24:39 - What the symbolic immortality projects?29:47 - How do people try to “mitigate” their mortality?35:32 - How can Christian get it wrong when they think about things like leaving a legacy?39:26 - Pleasing Jesus or pleasing people?41:20 - How can we use this information to reach unbelievers?50:31 - Where to find further resources…Check out Clay's books: Immortal: How the Fear of Death Drives Us and What We Can Do About Ithttps://a315.co/3MeIq6AWhy Does God Allow Evil?: Compelling Answers for Life's Toughest Questionshttps://a315.co/3mjw0Q8Don't forget to fill out the PODCAST SURVEY for a chance to win a prize!https://airtable.com/shr14Kl8px7izEcanWe welcome your feedback!If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at podcast@apologetics315.com

Hey Friend! Today I'm excited to welcome my friend and author of five award-winning Bible studies, Jean E. Jones, on the show. Jean E. shares her journey of coming to Christ after being taught by her family that Jesus was not to be trusted. We explore the struggle with accepting God as your Father when you don't have a great relationship with your own earthly father, and Jean E offers great insight on what she did to overcome that gap. We also discuss how studying the Bible was a key in her personal and spiritual transformation and how studying the Bible can be part of your routine, too. Her story of redemption is just amazing!  Remember friends, you are loved! Xo, Donna   In today's episode, we discuss: When you have been led to believe that Jesus is a bad guy How to have a good relationship with your Heavenly Father when you don't have a great relationship with your earthly one.  Freeing advice for the person who isn't reading their Bible and how to start   Jean E. Jones enjoys writing Bible study guides that help people put God's words into action. Along with best-selling author Pam Farrel and popular artist Karla Dornacher, she wrote Discovering Good News in John (July 5, 2022), the ECPA finalist Discovering Jesus in the Old Testament (2019), Discovering Joy in Philippians (2019), and Discovering Hope in the Psalms (2017). Jean is a member of the Women in Apologetics (WIA) and the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association (AWSA). Besides writing, Jean speaks at conferences and women's events in both keynote and breakout sessions. She also was a contributing writer for Crosswalk.com and has written for Today's Christian Woman and Home Life. Additionally, she has served on women's ministry leadership teams for over 20 years. Jean E. Jones is happily married to her high school sweetheart, Clay, who teaches apologetics at Talbot Seminary. He's the author of Why Does God Allow Evil? and Immortal: How the Fear of Death Drives Us and What We Can Do About It.   Resources: For into on Jean E's Bible studies or to ask her any of your Bible questions, contact: www.jeanejones.net For a copy of “15 Things Jesus Would Say to You if You Met Him for Coffee,” go to www.donnajones.org/blog  Pick up a copy of Donna's book : Seek: A Woman's Guide to Meeting God  https://www.amazon.com/Seek-Womans-Guide-Meeting-God/dp/0800725328/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3QOGM9DLB01MK&keywords=seek+a+womans+guide&qid=1644959052&s=books&sprefix=Seek+a+woman%2Cstripbooks%2C190&sr=1-2   Connect with Jean E. Jones :  https://www.jeanejones.net/  Connect with Donna: Instagram: @donnaajones Website: www.donnajones.org Twitter:@donnajonesspeak Vimeo: @DonnaJones

For us to have a robust free will, there must be an amount of divine hiddenness, or what John Hick called “epistemic distance.” Divine hiddenness is the teaching that for humans to act out of free will, God's existence (or presence) can't be too obvious. Not surprisingly, this is a doctrine that many Christians misunderstand and over which skeptics howl. Many Christians ask, and even sometimes complain, that God should make His presence more apparent. Skeptics complain that if God really loved us (in other words, if God were really a good God), He would make His existence unmistakable.But the Lord absolutely doesn't want to do that. Why? Because the Lord doesn't want us to feign loyalty. As Clay Jones wrote in his book, Why Does God Allow Evil?, God could have designed the universe so that when we looked up, even if we were indoors, we would always see a Giant Flaming Sword, and if anyone rebelled against God, that Giant Flaming Sword would immediately cut him in half! Omnipotence could easily do such a thing. But how many people would be Christian in such a world? All of them! Everyone would, at the very least, feign loyalty. But how many true worshippers would you get in such a world? You don't get true worshippers in that world. Worship, like love, must be uncoerced.This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with Journal author Clay Jones about his article in the 44:4 issue, entitled, “Four Types of Divine Hiddenness of God”.For a special limited preview of this print article please click here! https://www.equip.org/article/four-types-of-divine-hiddenness-of-god-special-limited-preview/To read the article in it's entirety please subscribe to the print subscription and get it as your first issue now. (December 2021-March 2022) please click here. https://www.equip.org/product/crj-subscription/When you to subscribe to the Journal, you join the team of print subscribers whose paid subscriptions help provide the resources at equip.org that minister to people worldwide. These resources include our ever growing database of over 1,500 articles, as well as our free Postmodern Realities podcast.Another way you can support our online articles is by leaving us a tip. A tip is just a small amount, like $3, $5, or $10 which is the cost for some of a latte, lunch out, or coffee drink. To leave a tip, click here https://www.equip.org/product/pmr-jnl-tip/Other articles and podcasts featuring this author:Postmodern Realities Episode 247: Is It True That There Are Good Non-Christians?Is It true That There Are Good Non-Christians?Postmodern Realities Episode 233 You Probably Aren't Saved If…(This Is about Sex)You Probably Aren't Saved If…(This Is about Sex)Postmodern Realities Episode 202 Symbolic Immortality Projects Can't Save YouSymbolic Immortality Projects Can't Save YouPostmodern Realities Episode 183 Immortal: How the Fear of Death Drives Us and What We Can Do About ItImmortal—Epicurus, Sam Harris, and Bart Ehrman Are Wrong: Death Is SomethingPostmodern Realities Episode 176 Our Fallen WorldHank Unplugged: Why God Permits Evil with Clay JonesPostmodern Realities: Episode 114 Why Did God Let that Child Die?Why Did God Let That Child Die?Postmodern Realities: Episode 068: Something Made: The Role of Form in ApologeticsSomething Made : The Role of Form in Apologetics Postmodern Realities: Episode 030: Evangelizing the Cultural Christian Evangelizing the Cultural ChristianKilling the Canaanites: A Response to the New Atheism's “Divine Genocide” Claims Don't miss an episode; please subscribe to the Postmodern Realities podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts. Please help spread the word about Postmodern Realities by giving us a rating and review when you subscribe to the podcast. The more ratings and reviews we have, the more new listeners can discover our content.

Most of us don't think about death all that much, at least until we experience it near us. And yet, when we examine our behaviour, we will find that almost everything we do is driven by our fear of death at some level. How does the gospel change the framework on this? Andy and Steve invited a friend and teacher, Dr. Clay Jones, to discuss his newest book, Immortal: How the Fear of Death Drives Us and What We Can Do About It.

Many Christians believe that there are good non-Christians. After all, if you actually know some good non-Christians, then there must be good non-Christians, right? Now, it is true there are many apparently good non-Christians, but we must not confuse outward goodness with inward goodness. For Jesus, evil is always, first and foremost, a matter of the heart. Still, Christians wonder: Is it possible for a person to be a good person outside of a relationship with Christ? This is not to say that Christians don't sin. They do, often, and sometimes grievously. Of course, Christians sin! I do. But true Christians — those who have been born again, those who have been filled with the Holy Spirit — are changed from within. They become “obedient from the heart” and “slaves of righteousness” (Rom. 6:17–18). In other words, the Christian's inner person wants to do God's will even if sometimes they choose not to.This episode is a discussion about human “goodness” apart from Christ with contributing Christian Research Journal writer Clay Jones and his Viewpoint article, “Is It True That There Are Good Non-Christians?” in the print edition Volume 44 No. 2. https://www.equip.org/christian-research-journal/what-scientific-materialism-fails-to-explain/Available as your first issue (July 2021) when you subscribe, click here to find out more. https://www.equip.org/product/crj-subscription/When you to subscribe to the Journal, you join the team of print subscribers whose paid subscriptions help provide the resources at equip.org that minister to people worldwide. These resources include our ever growing database of over 1,500 articles, as well as our free Postmodern Realities podcast.Another way you can support our online articles is by leaving us a tip. A tip is just a small amount, like $3, $5, or $10 which is the cost for some of a latte, lunch out, or coffee drink. To leave a tip, click hereOther articles and Postmodern Realities podcasts featuring this author:Original Sin: Its Importance & FairnessEpisode 183 Immortal: How the Fear of Death Drives Us and What We Can Do About ItEpisode 202 Symbolic Immortality Projects Can't Save YouDon't miss an episode; please subscribe to the Postmodern Realities podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts. Please help spread the word about Postmodern Realities by giving us a rating and review when you subscribe to the podcast. The more ratings and reviews we have, the more new listeners can discover our content.

Clay Jones joins the podcast to discuss how evil and suffering can exist in a world where God exists. Clay is a visiting Scholar for the MA in Christian Apologetics program at Talbot Seminary and the chairman of the board of Ratio Christi, a university apologetics ministry. He holds a Doctor of Ministry from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is also the author of the books, Why Does God Allow Evil? Compelling Answers to Life's Toughest Questions (Harvest House, 2017); Immortal: How the Fear of Death Drives Us and What We Can Do About It (Harvest House, 2020). Purchase Clay's books: https://clayjones.net/books-resources Partner with indie Thinker: https://deka.gives/indiethinker Follow Indie Thinker: Instagram @theindiethinker Facebook @theindiethink

Abraham Piper, son of Pastor John Piper, goes viral on TikTok blaspheming God and then proclaiming that life has no ultimate meaning therefore you can have meaning. Hawk Nelson's John Steingard Walks Away From Faith https://youtu.be/XUqe5avk9vA Immortal - How the Fear of Death Drives Us with Dr. Clay Jones https://tinyurl.com/45ht9rzd 

On today's episode we speak with special guest Dr. Clay Jones, who holds a doctor of ministry from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and is a Visiting Scholar for the Master of Arts in Christian apologetics at Talbot School of Theology. Clay is also the Chairman of the Board of the university apologetics ministry Ratio Christi, is a contributing writer for the Christian Research Journal and specializes in issues related to why God allows evil. Immortal - How the Fear of Death Drives Us and What We Can Do About It https://amzn.to/38osuh8 Book by Clay Jones, Amazon Why Does God Allow Evil? https://amzn.to/3v6wQD3 Book by Clay Jones, Amazon Official Website https://clayjones.net Clay Jones

On today's episode we speak with special guest Dr. Clay Jones, who holds a doctor of ministry from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and is a Visiting Scholar for the Master of Arts in Christian apologetics at Talbot School of Theology. Clay is also the Chairman of the Board of the university apologetics ministry Ratio Christi, is a contributing writer for the Christian Research Journal and specializes in issues related to why God allows evil. Why Does God Allow Evil? https://amzn.to/3v6wQD3 Book by Clay Jones, Amazon Immortal - How the Fear of Death Drives Us and What We Can Do About It https://amzn.to/3kTnczf Book by Clay Jones, Amazon Official Website https://clayjones.net Clay Jones Why Did God Let That Child Die? https://tinyurl.com/y9ph9aew Article by Clay Jones, Aug 15, 2016 Sci Fi, Free Will, and the Problem of Evil? https://tinyurl.com/y86ke8sw Article by Clay Jones, Jul 8, 2015

This is the SECOND PART of our two part series with our very first guest: Dr Clay Jones! - check out part one here. Doctor Clay Jones holds a doctor of ministry from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and is a Visiting Scholar for the Master of Arts in Christian Apologetics at Talbot School of Theology. Clay has written two books we highly recommend: Why Does God Allow Evil?: Compelling Answers for Life's Toughest Questions (2017) and Immortal: How the Fear of Death Drives Us and What We Can Do About It (2020). Please head over to our website and get in contact. ThriveToday.tv

On today's Bible Answer Man broadcast, we present an episode of the Hank Unplugged podcast. Hank's guest is Dr. Clay Jones, author of Immortal: How the Fear of Death Drives Us and What We Can Do About It. https://www.equip.org/product/cri-resource-cri2009wa/Hank and Dr. Jones discuss different ways that people avoid the fear of death, if the average person is afraid of death, why Jones wasn't afraid to die when he received a terminal cancer diagnosis, what would happen if we found a cure to cancer, and what happens when you die.

Clay Jones holds a doctor of ministry degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and is an associate professor in the Master of Arts in Christian Apologetics Program at Talbot Seminary. Formerly, Clay hosted Contend for Truth, a nationally syndicated call-in, talk-radio program where he debated professors, radio talk show hosts, cultists, religious leaders, and representatives from animal rights, abortion rights, gay rights, and atheist organizations. Clay was the CEO of Simon Greenleaf University (now Trinity Law and Graduate Schools) and was on the pastoral staff of two large churches. Clay is the Chairman of the Board of the university apologetics ministry Ratio Christi, is a contributing writer for the Christian Research Journal and specializes in issues related to why God allows evil. You can read his blog at clayjones.net, find him on Facebook, and follow him on Twitter at ClayBJones. Clay has authored Why Does God Allow Evil?: Compelling Answers for Life's Toughest Questions and the forthcoming Immortal: How the Fear of Death Drives Us and What to Do About It. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/biblicalwisdompodcast/support

On today's Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank highlights an article in the brand new edition of the Christian Research Journal titledhttps://www.equip.org/product/crj-subscription/ , “Symbolic Immortality Projects Can't Save You” by Clay Jones, who is also the author of the featured resource of the month, Immortal: How the Fear of Death Drives Us and What We Can Do About It. https://www.equip.org/product/cri-resource-cri2009wa/ In the article, Jones explains what symbolic immortality projects are—humankind's attempts to avoid the finality of death through various activities such as having children, writing a book, or creating a work of art—and why they all ultimately fail. “After all,” says Jones, “symbolic immortality is only symbolic—when you die, you're still dead.”Hank also answers the following questions:I've been struggling with something that happened to me a few years ago and came across 2 Thessalonians 2:11. Did I experience this strong delusion?Abortion on the one hand is murder, but on the other hand, abortion has saved millions from eternal perdition. Your thoughts?

On today's Bible Answer Man broadcast (09/25/20), we pick up where we ended on our previous broadcast and present more of an episode of the Hank Unplugged podcast. Hank is talking with Dr. Clay Jones, author of Immortal: How the Fear of Death Drives Us and What We Can Do About It. Hank and Dr. Jones discuss if science will make immortality a reality, what it means when fewer Americans believe in God or religion while more people believe in an afterlife, artificial intelligence and immortality, and why so many Christians fear death.https://www.equip.org/product/cri-resource-cri2009wa/

A very special two part series with our very first guest: Dr Clay Jones! Doctor Clay Jones holds a doctor of ministry from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and is a Visiting Scholar for the Master of Arts in Christian Apologetics at Talbot School of Theology. Clay has written two books we highly recommend: Why Does God Allow Evil?: Compelling Answers for Life's Toughest Questions (2017) and Immortal: How the Fear of Death Drives Us and What We Can Do About It (2020). Please head over to our website and get in contact. ThriveToday.tv

On today's Bible Answer Man broadcast (09/24/20), we pick up where we ended on our previous broadcast and present more of an episode of the Hank Unplugged podcast. Hank is talking with Dr. Clay Jones, author of Immortal: How the Fear of Death Drives Us and What We Can Do About It. Hank and Dr. Jones discuss why we should focus more on our eternal lives than our lives on earth, ways that atheists attempt to answer questions about death, the correlation between a decrease in belief in eternal life and an increase in suicide, thinking of death as an upgrade from life, those who do the most for this world are those who are thinking most of the world to come, and why most atheists actually wish that they believed that Christianity was true. https://www.equip.org/product/cri-resource-cri2009wa/

On today's Bible Answer Man broadcast (09/23/20), we pick up where we ended on our previous broadcast and present more of an episode of the Hank Unplugged podcast. Hank is talking with Dr. Clay Jones, author of Immortal: How the Fear of Death Drives Us and What We Can Do About It. Hank and Dr. Jones discuss what happens when you die, if heaven will be boring, immortality projects—different ways that people try to live forever, why celebrities die earlier on average, mortality mitigation projects, why the Buddhist idea of detachment actually deadens life, if carpe diem is a good maxim, and why we should focus more on our eternal lives than our lives on earth. https://www.equip.org/product/cri-resource-cri2009wa/

On today's Bible Answer Man broadcast (09/22/20), we present an episode of the Hank Unplugged podcast. Hank's guest is Dr. Clay Jones, author of Immortal: How the Fear of Death Drives Us and What We Can Do About It. https://www.equip.org/product/cri-resource-cri2009wa/Hank and Dr. Jones discuss different ways that people avoid the fear of death, if the average person is afraid of death, why Jones wasn't afraid to die when he received a terminal cancer diagnosis, what would happen if we found a cure to cancer, and what happens when you die.

On today's Bible Answer Man broadcast (09/21/20), Hank highlights a chapter in Clay Jones' book, Immortal: How the Fear of Death Drives Us and What We Can Do About It.https://www.equip.org/product/cri-resource-cri2009wa/ The chapter came to mind when Hank received a call this weekend from his brother who informed him about a friend who recently passed away, seemingly out of nowhere. As laid out in the chapter, it doesn't matter how good your eating habits are or how meticulous you are about your health, because we all will die. Today, many people hope that if we keep our bodies healthy enough through proper diet and exercise, medical science will one day do what it was always supposed to do: find a cure to everything that might kill us, and then we can coast to immortality. Thus many obsess over exercise, eating enough healthy foods, and avoiding unhealthy foods. We have people who are telling you that coffee is bad for you, and then they say that coffee is good for you. There was a fad where people wouldn't eat eggs as they thought eggs were bad for you, now we're told that eggs are good for you. People will do just about anything to squeeze just a few more months or weeks or even days out of their life here. But our hope, says Hank, needs to be in an eternal life that is available through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.Hank also answers the following questions:I heard that first-century Jewish Christians continued to attend the Jewish temple years after the new covenant had been inaugurated. That seems like an abomination that the Apostles would not have permitted. What do you say about that?Shouldn't we pursue good health since our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit?

On today's Bible Answer Man broadcast (09/16/20), Hank highlights an article in the brand new edition of the Christian Research Journal https://www.equip.org/product/crj-subscription/ titled, “Symbolic Immortality Projects Can't Save You” by Clay Jones, who is also the author of the featured resource of the month, Immortal: How the Fear of Death Drives Us and What We Can Do About It. https://www.equip.org/product/cri-resource-cri2009wa/ In the article, Jones explains what symbolic immortality projects are—humankind's attempts to avoid the finality of death through various activities such as having children, writing a book, or creating a work of art—and why they all ultimately fail. “After all,” says Jones, “symbolic immortality is only symbolic—when you die, you're still dead.”Hank also answers the following questions:Can a Christian be demon controlled?In Romans chapter 11, the Apostle Paul says that all of Israel will be saved. Does this imply that Jews who do not accept Jesus will be saved?

Is there life after death? Yes! For many death is terrifying, leading us to try to live as long as possible while hoping that science will find a way for us to live longer—if not forever. However, most people are in denial about death. What if the solution is not denying death's reality, but recognizing it and relishing the reality that we will live fantastically forever? Clay Jones joins Hank to discuss his book Immortal: How the Fear of Death Drives Us and What We Can Do About It, https://www.equip.org/product/cri-resource-cri2009wa/ which explores the ways people face death and how you can conquer the fear of death by realizing the joyous reality of immortality. Topics discussed include: Different ways that people avoid the fear of death (2:45); is the average person afraid of death?(6:45); why Clay Jones wasn't afraid to die when he received a terminal cancer diagnosis (10:00); what would happen if we found a cure to cancer? (15:20); what happens when you die? (20:05); will heaven be boring? (21:25); immortality projects-different ways that people try to live forever (23:25); why do celebrities die earlier on average? (25:45); what is a mortality mitigation project? (29:15); why the Buddhist idea of detachment actually deadens life (32:25); is carpe diem a good maxim? (37:15); why should we focus more on our eternal lives than our lives on earth? (39:35); ways that atheists attempt to answer questions about death (42:05); was the Buddha a dead-beat dad? (45:30); the correlation between a decrease in belief in eternal life and an increase in suicide (46:30); anarchy in America (48:30); thinking of death as an upgrade from life (51:20); the Christians who do the most for this world are those who are thinking most of the world to come (56:25); why most atheists actually wish that they believed that Christianity was true (58:30); will science make immortality a reality? (1:01:35); what does it mean that less Americans believe in God or religion, while more people believe in an afterlife? (1:11:40); artificial intelligence and immortality—the rising popularity of the singularity (1:14:20); do all dogs go to heaven? (1:19:25); your soul will not experience death (1:23:00); why do so many Christians fear death? (1:25:30). To receive Immortal: How the Fear of Death Drives Us and What We Can Do About It, for your partnering gift please click here. https://www.equip.org/product/cri-resource-cri2009wa/Listen to Hank's podcast and follow Hank off the grid where he is joined by some of the brightest minds discussing topics you care about. Get equipped to be a cultural change agent.Archived episodes are on our Website and available at the additional channels listed below.You can help spread the word about Hank Unplugged by giving us a rating and review from the other channels we are listed on.

On today's Bible Answer Man broadcast (09/01/20), Hank recounts thinking many years ago about how impossible it would be to actually live in the year 2020, having no perspective on how this year would actually unfold. In reality, it has unfolded with a pandemic, and pandemics cause us to think about our own mortality and the fact that life is so very, very fragile. The book we are featuring this month, Immortal: How the Fear of Death Drives Us and What We Can Do About It by Clay Jones teaches us precisely what we can do about it. For millions of materialists, death is the absolute end of our conscious existence. And it's the prospect of that oblivion that drives so many to engage in life-long mortality mitigation projects, desperately trying to achieve symbolic immortality. The profound and utter folly, says Hank, is that millions upon millions of people will spend the entirety of their lives seeking to achieve an immortality that they actually already have—but it is not even remotely close to what they might imagine. That is, at death our bodies die, but never our souls. We are indeed immortal, but not in a way that the materialist mind can comprehend. This is why Clay Jones' new book Immortal is both timely and highly relevant, and not just for the secularist, but for you as a Christian. This book is important because it speaks to the resplendent glory that awaits all of us.https://www.equip.org/product/cri-resource-cri2009wa/

Clay Jones holds a doctor of ministry degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and is an associate professor in the Master of Arts in Christian Apologetics Program at Talbot Seminary. Formerly, Clay hosted Contend for Truth, a nationally syndicated call-in, talk-radio program where he debated professors, radio talk show hosts, cultists, religious leaders, and representatives from animal rights, abortion rights, gay rights, and atheist organizations. Clay was the CEO of Simon Greenleaf University (now Trinity Law and Graduate Schools) and was on the pastoral staff of two large churches. Clay is the Chairman of the Board of the university apologetics ministry Ratio Christi, is a contributing writer for the Christian Research Journal and specializes in issues related to why God allows evil. You can read his blog at clayjones.net, find him on Facebook, and follow him on Twitter at ClayBJones. Clay has authored Why Does God Allow Evil?: Compelling Answers for Life's Toughest Questions and the forthcoming Immortal: How the Fear of Death Drives Us and What to Do About It. Consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebiblicalwisdompodcast Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BiblicalWisdom1 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/biblicalwisdompodcast/support

In Dr. Clay Jones's new book, Immortal: How the Fear of Death Drives Us and What We Can Do About It (Harvest House, 2020), he writes about how all people cope with the fear of their own death. In the fourth chapter of Immortal, Jones examines what he calls atheist “mortality mitigation projects.” By that, he means the ways that atheists try to turn death into something good or, at least, not so bad. This episode's conversation examines a mortality mitigation project that has seen quite a revival of late in atheist circles—“death is nothing to us.” It is a mortality mitigating strategy that one tells oneself that death is no big deal. In fact, death is nothing. But death is indeed something.This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with Journal author Clay Jones about his online-exclusive article, “Epicurus, Sam Harris, and Bart Ehrman Are Wrong: Death Is Something” https://www.equip.org/article/epicurus-sam-harris-and-bart-ehrman-are-wrong-death-is-something/To partner with us and help us to continue to create free online exclusive content, we are offering a special promotion of Clay Jones new book Immortal: How the Fear of Death Drives Us and What We Can Do About It for your partnering gift, click here to learn more. https://www.equip.org/product/cri-resource-immortal-how-the-fear-of-death-drives-us-and-what-we-can-do-about-it/We'd also like to invite you to subscribe to the Journal. To subscribe to the Journal, please click here. When you to subscribe to the Journal, you join the team of print subscribers whose paid subscriptions help provide the resources at equip.org that minister to people worldwide. These resources include our free online-exclusive articles, such as this review, as well as our free Postmodern Realities podcast.Another way you can support keeping our resources free is by leaving us a tip. A tip is just a small amount, like $3 or $5, which is the cost for some of a latte, lunch out, or coffee drink. To leave a tip, click here.Other articles and Postmodern Realities podcasts featuring this author:Hank Unplugged: Why God Permits Evil with Clay JonesPostmodern Realities: Episode 114 Why Did God Let that Child Die?Why Did God Let That Child Die?Postmodern Realities: Episode 068: Something Made: The Role of Form in ApologeticsSomething Made : The Role of Form in Apologetics Postmodern Realities: Episode 030: Evangelizing the Cultural Christian Evangelizing the Cultural ChristianKilling the Canaanites: A Response to the New Atheism's “Divine Genocide” Claims Other articles and podcast related to this topic:Episode 013: Death with Dignity and the Imago DeiDeath with Dignity and the Imago DeiThe Sting of Death: Albert Camus and the Fight for LifeLoving God in the Midst of Suffering with Douglas GroothuisCan Suffering Bring You Closer to Christ? With Jean-Claude Larchet and Nicole RoccasRendezvous with Death: C. S. Lewis on Mortality and the AfterlifeDon't miss an episode; please subscribe to the Postmodern Realities podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts. Please help spread the word about Postmodern Realities by giving us a rating and review when you subscribe to the podcast. The more ratings and reviews we have, the more new listeners can discover our content.

CrashCourse, an informative YouTube channel boasting 10 million subscribers ended up in our radar for their misguided claims (to put it subtly) about Christianity, arguments for God, ontology of God, logic of God etc. We understood that it was critical to respond to such gravely incorrect and preposterous allegations, especially given that it comes from such an influential channel. CrashCourse claims that there are core and fundamental contradictions with the existence of an omnipotent, omniscient, omnibenevolent God and evil in the world. Why would God allow ‘so much evil' if He has some purpose? Why are there non-human sufferings like Covid-19? Why are we inheriting the ramifications of what Adam and Eve did? Tough questions? Dr. Clay Jones confidently asserts they are not. Is he right? Does the problem of evil not possess challenge to the Christian worldview? Tune in!Be sure to check out their video for proper reference as to what we are addressing. Title: The Problem of Evil: Crash Course Philosophy #13Links and citations:https://www.clayjones.net Ep #16- Is God a moral monster?   Why Does God Allow Evil?: Compelling Answers for Life's Toughest Questions Immortal: How the Fear of Death Drives Us and What We Can Do About It  Background music credit: Chris Tomlin - Goodness, Love And Mercy (Live From Church) Equipping the believer defend their faith anytime, anywhere. Our vision is to do so beyond all language barriers in India and beyond!Check out our website and follow us on our Instagram page and Facebook page.Is there a question that you would like to share with us?Send us your questions, suggestions and queries at: info@saftapologetics.com