Podcasts about presuppositional

Today I will be taking Dr. Feser's Five Proofs book and analyzing the pros and cons.  I will start with the chapter "Augustinian Proofs" since it comes the closest to the transcendental argument for God, as well as looking at other works about the inadequacy of bare monotheism, St Basil Vs Aristotle's "great architect of the universe god" and thus no natural theology in the Thomistic sense, as well as some rejoinders to these problems from St. Maximos, as well as Q n A and super chats.  The full lecture is for paid subs to JaysAnalysis. Send Superchats at any time here: https://streamlabs.com/jaydyer/tip Get started with Bitcoin here: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/jaydyer/ The New Philosophy Course is here: https://marketplace.autonomyagora.com/philosophy101 Set up recurring Choq subscription with the discount code JAY44LIFE for 44% off now https://choq.com Lore coffee is here: https://www.patristicfaith.com/coffee/ Orders for the Red Book are here: https://jaysanalysis.com/product/the-red-book-essays-on-theology-philosophy-new-jay-dyer-book/ Subscribe to my site here: https://jaysanalysis.com/membership-account/membership-levels/ Follow me on R0kfin here: https://rokfin.com/jaydyerBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/jay-sanalysis--1423846/support.

Alex who goes by wifigospel makes a philosophical argument for God. Atheist Michael Regilio has some questions. More at dogmadebate.com

Gary continues his talk on the Christian worldview. He discusses the concept of "borrowed capital," or how non-Christians steal morality and ethics from Christians in order to argue against them. Only Christianity provides the moral and ethical foundation for life; an evolutionary worldview can provide only an "everyone for themselves" approach to life. There is no love, equality, family, or compassion in a random chance world.

On today's Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank answers the following questions:Are you familiar with the teachings of Andrew Farley and Joseph Prince on grace? Rindow - Boston, MA (1:13)Is speaking in tongues the evidence of receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit? Nicole - St. Louis, MO (5:34)How do you grow in your relationship with Christ through spiritual disciplines without being legalistic? Ryan - Abilene, TX (15:41)What are your thoughts on Presuppositional apologetics? Shane - Calgary, AB (23:05)

On today's Bible Answer Man broadcast (06/04/24), Hank answers the following questions:Ephesians 2:6-7 says we are seated with Christ in the heavenly places. Is this our current state, or will this take place in the future? James - NC (1:21)How do I know if pursuing a musical vocation is God's will for my life? Robert - Montreal, QC (6:45)How do you grow in your relationship with Christ through spiritual disciplines without being legalistic? Ryan - Abilene, TX (15:41)What are your thoughts on Presuppositional apologetics? Shane - Calgary, AB (23:05)

A new MP3 sermon from Grace Reformed Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: A Presuppositional Defense of The Faith Subtitle: School of Evangelism Speaker: Mike Stockwell Broadcaster: Grace Reformed Baptist Church Event: Sunday Service Date: 5/21/2024 Bible: 1 Peter 3:15 Length: 48 min.

Summary Of Presuppositional Reformed Apologetics We begin our wrap-up of this apologetic method with a summary of presuppositional Reformed Apologetics. We summarize the six meta-apologetics questions that build the method and then we look at the six apologetic questions all methods should have an answer for. Timeline: 00:00 - Introduction 01:24 - Summarizing Reformed Apologetics 02:54 - Summarizing Reformed Apologetics Meta-Apologetics 03:30 - Reformed Apologetics On Knowing Christianity Is True 09:08 - Reformed Apologetics On Relationship Between Apologetics & Theology 10:32 - Reformed Apologetics On Should Apologetics Use Philosophy In Apologetics 14:04 - Reformed Apologetics On Should Science Be Used In Apologetics 16:05 - Reformed Apologetics On Can Christianity Be Supported On Historical Inquiry 18:39 - Reformed Apologetics On If Universal Belief Should Be Pointed To As Proof 22:14 - Summarizing Reformed Apologetics Apologetics Positions 22:48 - Reformed Apologetics On Why Believe The Bible 24:04 - Reformed Apologetics On Religious Pluralism 27:27 - Reformed Apologetics On How To Know God Exists 29:44 - Reformed Apologetics On Why There Is Evil 34:22 - Reformed Apologetics On The Trustworthiness Of The Bible 36:30 - Reformed Apologetics On Who Is Jesus 39:17 - Conclusion BOOK LINKS: Faith Has Its Reasons By Kenneth Boa & Robert M. Bowman Jr. Kindle Paperback Logos

Three Presuppositional Perspectives On God's Law

In this episode J. Warner talks with Joel Settecase from the Think Institute about making the case for Christianity. Joel is a winsome presuppositional apologist and they talk about the role each approach might take in building a case. Be sure to subscribe to the Worldview Legacy Podcast to hear more from Joel's team.

This week on Theonomoney, Jeremy explains the important subject of Presuppositional Economics. If we are to have a presuppositional worldview, then we should approach every topic, including economics, in light of that. Subscribe on your favorite podcast catcher, tell your friends about Theonomoney, and follow Theonomoney on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Gab. Check out great Theonomic shirts and hoodies here: https://www.bonfire.com/store/theonomoney/

Dr. Gary North discusses R.J. Rushdoony and Cornelius Van Til and what a comprehensive worldview looks like. Christianity must begin responding with a clear biblical witness that is informed by a clear biblical understanding. The research and academic work has been done, now it must be implemented and lived out.

Welcome to "Worldview Legacy," the show that equips you to become the worldview legacy your family and church need. In today's episode, your host, Joel Settecase, President of The Think Institute, is joined by special guest Pastor Rob Barker, PhD, as they explore the intriguing topic of how to understand one of the most mysterious books of the Bible—namely, Ecclesiastes. Joel and Rob embark on a thought-provoking discussion that challenges prevailing interpretations of the Book of Ecclesiastes. Drawing from their shared appreciation for the Van Tillian, Presuppositional framework, Joel and Pastor Rob Barker present a compelling case for understanding Ecclesiastes through this unique lens. Rob explores how this approach offers a more coherent understanding of the book's overarching themes and sheds light on its enigmatic passages. Specially, in this episode you will learn about: • Why the liberal interpretation of Ecclesiastes fails to capture its true essence. • Why the traditional Evangelical interpretation falls short in grasping its profound meaning. • Why reading Ecclesiastes twice is crucial for a comprehensive understanding of its message. • The question of authorship, debating whether or not Solomon actually wrote Ecclesiastes. Tune in to "Worldview Legacy" as Joel Settecase and Pastor Rob Barker invite you to embark on a journey of intellectual discovery, challenging conventional wisdom and exploring controversial ideas from a conservative perspective. Get ready to expand your worldview and deepen your understanding of Ecclesiastes through a thought-provoking Presuppositional interpretation. ---- To support The Think Institute and its mission to provide answers to life's most challenging questions, we encourage you to donate to their Every Question Answered Campaign. Your contribution will help further their research and intellectual endeavors. Visit https://thethink.institute/eqa to make a donation today. --- Stay engaged with the vibrant intellectual community by joining the ThinkSquad Facebook group. This group provides a platform for insightful discussions and the exchange of ideas. Connect with like-minded individuals who share your passion for intellectual exploration by visiting https://urlgeni.us/facebook/thinksquad. Music Credits: "Synthwave Intro 10" by TaigaSoundProd, sets the mood for an intellectually stimulating conversation. You can find the track at https://filmmusic.io/song/8736-synthwave-intro-10 under the standard license. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldviewlegacy/message

This week on the podcast, Jeremy looks at transgenderism from a presuppositional perspective. Transgenderism is a growing trend in Western culture, one that must be examined and responded to biblically, not just following the culture. Subscribe on your favorite podcast catcher, tell your friends about Theonomoney, and follow Theonomoney on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Gab. Check out great Theonomic shirts and hoodies here: https://www.bonfire.com/store/theonomoney/

God's word, empowered by his spirit, is the key to the evangelism and conversion of the world. Presuppositional apologetics is the methodology applying the prior sentence. You can read Zach's article here. I highly recommend reading through his material and following him. For The King! Key Text: 1 Pet. 3:15 Social Media: Facebook page: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/For-The-King-105492691873696/⁠⁠⁠ Gab page: ⁠⁠⁠https://gab.com/ForTheKingPod⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ForTheKingPod⁠⁠⁠ Fountain.fm -> ⁠⁠⁠https://fountain.fm/show/U78tm316mhRmq1LFZ6HS⁠⁠⁠ Support: Donate Crypto: ⁠⁠⁠https://commerce.coinbase.com/checkout/f63fd7db-919e-44f6-9c58-8ec2891f3eb5⁠⁠⁠ Kingly Clothing: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.bonfire.com/store/for-the-king/⁠⁠⁠ Contact: Website: ⁠⁠⁠forthekingpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠ Email: forthekingpodcast@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rocky-ramsey/support

Two different approaches to apologetics were debated in this classic show from the archives. K Scott Oliphint is Professor of Apologetics & Systematic Theology at Westminater Theological Seminary, PA. Kurt Jaros is the founder of www.realclearapologetics.com   Scott believes that the best apologetic method is to assume that Christianity is true and show why a non-Christian is suppressing that truth. Atheists presuppose the existence of God even to argue against Him. This approach is called presuppositional or covanental apologetics.   Kurt Jaros believes that method is flawed and argues for the primacy of Natural Theology (or evidential apologetics) in presenting the case for Christianity to non-believers.   • Subscribe to the Unbelievable? podcast: https://pod.link/267142101 • More shows, free eBook & newsletter: https://premierunbelievable.com • For live events: http://www.unbelievable.live • For online learning: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/training • Support us in the USA: http://www.premierinsight.org/unbelievableshow • Support us in the rest of the world: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/donate

A new MP3 sermon from Fox Lake Community Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Presuppositional Evangelism Speaker: Wayne Christensen Broadcaster: Fox Lake Community Church Event: Sunday Service Date: 1/8/2023 Bible: Romans 1:18-21 Length: 36 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Fox Lake Community Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Presuppositional Evangelism Speaker: Wayne Christensen Broadcaster: Fox Lake Community Church Event: Sunday Service Date: 1/8/2023 Bible: Romans 1:18-21 Length: 36 min.

Presuppositional evangelism is done by taking into account at least four presuppositions- everybody believes God exists, everybody knows they deserve God's judgment, God's Word is powerful, and God uses men and women more than methods. Approaching evangelism with these presuppositions will help us to be more effective in reaching the lost.

Not long ago a Christian approached me very concerned because he was at an apologetics conference at another church that was criticizing our apologetics conference and our speakers. He was surprised to learn there are different schools and approaches to how Christians do apologetics. What are the different schools of apologetics and why do they disagree with one another? Join Pat and Dr. Richard Howe as they explain the difference between Classical and Presuppositional apologetics.

Not long ago a Christian approached me very concerned because he was at an apologetics conference at another church that was criticizing our apologetics conference and our speakers. He was surprised to learn there are different schools and approaches to how Christians do apologetics. What are the different schools of apologetics and why do they disagree with one another? Join Pat and Dr. Richard Howe as they explain the difference between Classical and Presuppositional apologetics.

How Presuppositional Apologists Misuse the Bible ft. Nick Quient --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zach-miller743/support

Long requested guest Posh Redneck joins me to cover his area of specialty - linguistics, and how the philosophy of language teaches us about paradigms. In fact, there is no better illustration of paradigms than language and the holistic context of meanings and referents. Posh will also delve into his deep take on various symbols and how they work.

People become more connected as a result of communication. Communication is a crucial management function intertwined with all other management responsibilities. It closes the gap between individuals and groups by facilitating the exchange of information and understanding. Is it, nevertheless, possible to exploit it to one's advantage? In this episode, Dr. David Snyder will show you how to utilize language as a tool to effectively communicate your objectives and desires to others with guaranteed success. Standout Quotes: “When you have sincerity when you have a connection. When people are in rapport with you, when they have affinity with you, they lose, they lose the ability to analyze, and judge what you're saying in proportion to the amount of rapport that they have.” [David] “The more rapport that you have with somebody, the less they want to analyze, criticize, or judge they just want to go along to get along.” [David] “All beliefs are stated in cause and effect terms. Anything spoken in this term as the structure of belief, the brain pays attention to the structure first, and then everything second. And all the brain really cares about is that what you're saying is plausible.” [David] Key Takeaways: When you start employing hypnotic language, especially the patterns, the number seven plus or minus two reduces to around three, indicating that you can track roughly three units of information before being overwhelmed. And they stop trying to figure out what is being said. It creates a pleasurable feeling of cognitive overload or absorption while diminishing a person's ability to dispute or assess what is stated. The cause-and-effect pattern is incredibly captivating. It is likely the second most potent hypnotic language pattern since it establishes causal links between seemingly unrelated topics. As you better understand the power of cause and effect and how it reflects the structure of internal belief, you'll find yourself using it more strategically. To create effective causal relationships that direct your subject's mind to do what you want them to do in a way that appears completely natural and organic yet is hypnotically powerful and nearly impossible to resist. Episode Timeline: [02:36] The Presuppositional language [04:17] The Echo Technique [11:18] Complex Equivalence [13:26] The Four Language Pattern [21:41] The Nonconforming Gender [37:11] The Criterion Values [48:45] Charisma Learn more about Dr. David Snyder and NPL Power at: Website: http://www.nlppower.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidsnydernlp/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidSnyderNLP Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davidsnyderhypnosis YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/davidsnydernlp

This week on the podcast, Jimmy Li of Veritas Domain joins Jeremy to discuss something related to theonomy: presuppositionalism, but applying it to parenting. Since economics comes from two Greek words, one meaning "house" and the other meaning "law," things pertaining to the household will in some way usually touch on economics. In that sense, parenting is just long-term economics. So learn how to apply your presuppositionalism to parenting as Jeremy and Jimmy discuss this and other realted topics! Veritas Domain: https://veritasdomain.wordpress.com/ Find Jimmy on Twitter: @DomainforTruth and on Gab @Veritasdomain Subscribe on your favorite podcast catcher, tell your friends about Theonomoney, and follow Theonomoney on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Gab. Check out great Theonomic shirts and hoodies here: https://www.bonfire.com/store/theonomoney/

In this episode, Eli has Joshua Pillows on to discuss the Presuppositional response to the infamous “Fristianity” objection to the Transcendental Argument for God's Existence.

In this episode, I interview a good friend, Steven R. Martins, who is a pastor, author and apologist. We talked about Steven's journey in the study of Apologetics (the defence of the Christian faith) and the difference between Classical, Evidential and Presuppositional Apologetics. We cover why a Presuppositional approach to Apologetics is both most Biblical and effective in Evangelism and how Steven uses it in pastoral ministry. We also talked a bit about the concept of worldviews and how Christians need to be prepared in today's world to defend the faith in a comprehensive way. We also talked a bit about Steven's upcoming book on a Christian view of philosophy and why it's important. EPISODE LINKS: Cantaro Institute - https://cantaroinstitute.org/ Sevilla Chapel - https://sevillachapel.org/ Paideia Press - https://paideiapress.ca/ Ezra Institute - https://www.ezrainstitute.com/ ----------------- Please visit https://www.theotivity.com/ for more content. Please consider sharing this episode and leaving a comment. Follow THEOTIVITY at @theotivity on social media. #Apologetics #Philosophy #PresuppositionalApologetics #DatPresup #Presup #Theology

Jay Dyer is an author, comedian, TV presenter, known for his deep analysis of Hollywood, geopolitics, culture, and theology. His graduate work focused on psychological warfare and film and he is the author of 2 books of Esoteric Hollywood 1 & 2. Co-creator and co-host of the television show Hollywood Decoded. Also on his channel, he has countless film reviews where he extrapolates the subliminal messages that are hidden in movies. He has been featured on numerous popular shows and podcasts and in debates with some of the world's top debaters. Defending, explicating, intellectualizing, and disambiguating The Christian Orthodox Church. Putting the best of what atheism and Islam have to offer... to shame in a formidable fashion. While most of us are spending time on Netflix.. he is in his books, sharpening his mind… edifying Christians throughout the world. All for the veneration and glorification of our Triune God on the public stage. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:05:00 Epistomological mistakes of the empiricists atheists 00:08:50 Bad argumentations and fallacies from atheists 00:17:52 Trancendental argument for God 00:29:27 General revelation & special revelation 00:31:40 How is atheism destroying civilization? 00:39:03 Why are most atheists from protestant background? 00:45:54 Why i became an orthodox and why be one. 00:49:33 Are you saved when you are an orthodox? 00:52:50 Schismatic moments in Orthodoxy? 00:55:43 Presuppositional apologetics with Orthodoxy 01:02:28 Dialogues between Islam & Christianity 01:07:30 Why is the anti-christian spirit so prevelant? 01:11:23 Being influenced by anti-christianity. 01:14:08 Terrified by the reality of Christ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fullarmourapologetics/message

Environmentalism, environmental alarmism, global warming, global cooling, climate change, and other sundry pseudonyms. How should a Christian think about this phenomenon from a worldview and political perspective? Christians should be the most environmentally conscious human beings, while also properly prioritizing creation, mankind, and God.   Scripture References: Genesis 9 - 22 While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, winter and summer, and day and night shall not cease.   Romans 8 - 19 For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. 20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. 23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.   Romans 1 - 21 For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools, 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things. 24 Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, 25 because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.   Ekklesia Design www.ekklesiadesign.com   Good Fight Outfitters www.goodfightoutfitters.com   All things Christ and Capital: ———————-SUBSCRIBE https://linktr.ee/Christ_and_Capital   Merch https: //www.christandcapital.com/apparel   ————————————————————————————————   Music By: SUNDANCE Track Title: Persephone - Retro Funky Creation: SUNDANCE (Remix) My additions: clips from Jay Richards, Thomas Sowell, Walter Williams, Gary Vaynerchuk, Jeff Durbin, and Gary North.

Part 4: “Going” Presuppositional at Easter “It’s absolutely true that there is no absolute truth.” The statement itself presupposes that truth does exist. In this fourth and final episode of our series, we talk eternal truth with a self-proclaimed esoteric Christian about Jesus Christ who IS the way, the truth, and the life and who needs no one to authenticate His supreme authority. Synopsis + Trailer Did Jesus really have to die and rise again? Read our expert response.

Environmentalism, environmental alarmism, global warming, global cooling, climate change, and other sundry pseudonyms. How should a Christian think about this phenomenon from a worldview and political perspective? Christians should be the most environmentally conscious human beings, while also properly prioritizing creation, mankind, and God.   Scripture References: Genesis 9 - 22 While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, winter and summer, and day and night shall not cease.   Romans 8 - 19 For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. 20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. 23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.   Romans 1 - 21 For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools, 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things. 24 Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, 25 because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.   Ekklesia Design www.ekklesiadesign.com   Good Fight Outfitters www.goodfightoutfitters.com   All things Christ and Capital: ———————-SUBSCRIBE https://linktr.ee/Christ_and_Capital   Merch https: //www.christandcapital.com/apparel   ————————————————————————————————   Music By: SUNDANCE Track Title: Persephone - Retro Funky Creation: SUNDANCE (Remix) My additions: clips from Jay Richards, Thomas Sowell, Walter Williams, Gary Vaynerchuk, Jeff Durbin, and Gary North.

Andrew Rappaport is back! Andrew has been on the show many times, and this month he returns to talk about Apologetics. Andrew is the founder and president of Striving for Eternity Ministries, which focuses on Evangelism, Outreach, and education. Outline of the Discussion Having done a show with Sye Ten Bruggencate in 2013 on Presuppositional […]

Gary continues his talk on the Christian worldview. He discusses the concept of "borrowed capital," or how non-Christians steal morality and ethics from Christians in order to argue against them. Only Christianity provides the moral and ethical foundation for life; an evolutionary worldview can provide only an "everyone for themselves" approach to life. There is no love, equality, family, or compassion in a random chance world.

Teleological Argument vs. the Presuppositional (Transcendental) Argument for the existence of God. #fullarmourradio #podcast #presuppositional by John O'Roark More info about this ministry at https://www.fullarmourminstries.org

An Ontological Argument vs. the Presuppositional (Transcendental) Argument for the existence of God. by John O'Roark More info about this ministry at https://www.fullarmourminstries.org

An Ontological Argument vs. the Presuppositional (Transcendental) Argument for the existence of God. by John O'Roark More info about this ministry at https://www.fullarmourminstries.org

Gary is interviewed by his friend Jerry Bowyer on his own podcast, Meeting of Minds. Jerry and Gary discuss presuppositional apologetics and Dr. Greg Bahnsen and the trio of his books recently published by American Vision. These three books are foundational to understanding the necessity of the Christian worldview. Logic and reason have no basis without first assuming the God of the Bible, His truth, and His moral declarations and definitions of reality. Get the Bahnsen Trilogy here: https://store.americanvision.org/a/bundles/bahnsen-trilogy-2yt0

Today Jeremiah and I discuss presuppositional apologetics.

In this sermon I teach how the Presuppositional method of apologetics is biblical. Acts 17:17-18

Episode 141 – Truth and Proof – Part 1 – Defending the Faith Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. In John 14:6, Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” The goal of Anchored by Truth is to encourage everyone to grow in the Christian faith by anchoring themselves to the secure truth found in the inspired, inerrant, and infallible word of God. Script: While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols. So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the God-fearing Greeks, as well as in the marketplace day by day with those who happened to be there. Acts, Chapter 17, verses 16 and 17, New International Version ******** VK: Hello and Happy New Year! I’m Victoria K. Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. We’re excited to be with you at the start of this New Year and we pray that this year will bring joy and blessings to all our listeners, especially the joy of having a closer fellowship with our Lord Christ Jesus. Today on Anchored by Truth we’re going to start the new year with a new – and frankly challenging – series of discussions. As just about everyone knows, the Christian faith in America has been subjected to more challenges in the last decade than probably in the first two centuries of the country’s existence. So, as we open up this New Year we want to tackle a subject that has particular relevance in our day and time –being able to demonstrate that the Christian faith has a firm basis in reason and evidence. To help us get started on addressing this very important topic we have RD Fierro, author and founder of Crystal Sea Books, in the studio today. RD, why are we undertaking this series? RD: We live in an age where our historical cultural consensus has shifted. Some commentators have said that we are now living in a “post-Christian” world. For people who are not believers this means that they live in a world that has gone “beyond” the constraints and “narrowness” of Christianity. Fewer people, as a percentage of the population, belong to churches than in generations past, and many of the mainline churches are experiencing declines not only in membership, but in influence on society, government, education, family, and the culture as a whole. As we look around us we see that young people are far more consumed by the death of an entertainer than the death and resurrection of Jesus. We also see that more people are consumed by concern for temporary pleasures than their eternal destiny. It seems that everywhere our societies are all about money, entertainment, personal freedom, free expression, anything goes – everywhere it’s Babylon: the city of Satan, where it’s “all about me.” This is obviously is dangerous to individual destinies but it is also dangerous to the destiny of our communities and nation. VK: And this danger has been recognized for quite a while now, hasn’t it? In their 1994 book, Handbook of Christian Apologetics, Peter Kreeft and Ronald Tacelli, who are both professors of the philosophy of religion at Boston College, said the following: “Western civilization is for the first time in its history in danger of dying. The reason is spiritual. It is losing its life, its soul; that soul was the Christian faith. The infection killing it is not multiculturalism – other faiths – but the monoculturalism of secularism – no faith, no soul. Our century has been marked by genocide, sexual chaos and money-worship. Unless all the prophets are liars, we are doomed unless we repent. . .The church of Christ will never die, but our civilization will. If the gates of hell will not prevail against the church, this world certainly won’t. We do apologetics not to save the church, but to save the world.” RD: Exactly. People within the church have been warning of the danger we’re facing for decades. So, we’ve titled this series “Truth and Proof” because in it we want to point people back to the eternal truth that there is a God and that God has a plan not only for people but for communities, nations, and the world. But we don’t want to just proclaim the truth, though that is obviously where we must start. We also want to explain the evidence and reasons behind our belief. That’s the “proof” part of the series. It’s not uncommon to hear people say in this day and age something like, “you trust in faith, but I trust in logic, reason, and science.” In doing so they are trying to trying to set logic, reason, and science in opposition to faith. As we’ve said many times on Anchored by Truth, that is a false dichotomy that tries to say that if you are a Christian and you believe in the Bible you have abandoned a reliance upon logic, reason, and evidence. Nothing, of course, could be further from the truth. Some of the greatest thinkers of the last two millennia and some of the greatest scientists of all time have been devout Christians. VK: Well, before we go too much farther we want to acknowledge the person who originally inspired this particular series, Dr. Gregg Alexander. Dr. Alexander practiced medicine in Tallahassee, Florida for over 4 decades but more importantly for us, he led a Sunday school class in his church for more than 25 years. Dr. Alexander is extremely thoughtful and insightful. We are indebted to him for giving us much of the information we’re going to bring to listeners during this series. RD: And Dr. Alexander will be joining us on several of the episodes during this series. As you said, he is thoughtful and insightful and even beyond that he is one of the clearest thinkers that I know. He has framed a mature, intelligent, and coherent Christian world view and in that regard I believe he sets an example that all believers would do well to emulate. VK: So, where do you want to start? It sounds like we have a lot of material to discuss. So, let’s get to it. RD: Well, I always think a good place to start is with defining some terms. So, earlier when you mentioned the book title, you used the word “apologetics,” and that’s a broad umbrella term for what we’re talking about. Apologetics can broadly be defined as “a defense for our faith.” Apologetics comes from a compound Greek word. Greek, like English, has compound words made of two or more other words. In this case the Greek words are apo, primarily used to mean “from;” and logos, primarily meaning, in its most generic sense, “word.” Logos is also commonly used in an expanded way to mean “reason, the mental faculty of thinking, meditating, reasoning, and calculating.” The Greek philosopher Heraclitus first used the term Logos around 600 B.C. to designate the divine reason or plan which coordinates a changing universe. The Apostle John’s used that same word in John 1:1. VK: – The Gospel of John, chapter 1, verse 1 says, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Apologetics means “from the mind,” and, in the sense of John 1:1 it means “from the mind of God.” We now use the term “apologetics” to mean the defense of the Christian faith. RD: Right. But the simplicity of the definition masks the complexity of the problem of fully defining apologetics. It turns out that a diversity of approaches to defending the Christian faith that might be classified in some way as apologetics. There is no universal way of doing apologetics. And the approaches seem to be determined by the perspectives of individuals or groups. But there are some generally understood terms we can use to identify apologetic “categories.” Many scholars will recognize four basic approaches to apologetics: classical apologetics, evidential apologetics, pre-suppositional apologetics, and fideist apologetics. Each has a particular focus, and each has its champions. During this series we’re going to focus on the classical and evidential approaches because we think they are the approaches that people will connect with most easily. VK: Our goal on Anchored by Truth is to help ordinary Christian believers develop a more mature Christian faith and especially to give them tools to help their children and grandchildren do so also. We know that our listeners are serious about their Christian faith and serious about wanting to understand the Bible better. But we also know that most listeners have very busy lives and may not have the time to sort through volumes of information that they might like to. So, what we try to do is take areas that pertain to Christianity and sift information for them and for you. We are not professional Christian apologists and we’re not going to become them. We suspect most of our listeners are the same. But that doesn’t mean that we can’t all learn enough to provide intelligent answers to reasonable questions that might come our way. Fifty years ago, and possibly 25 years ago if you told someone that you are a Christian, people didn’t think there was anything unusual about that. But a lot of has changed. Now it’s often not enough to simply know what you believe but you must know why you believe it. RD: That is unfortunately true. Some commentators say that we are living in a post-Christian society. But I’m not interested in trying to characterize our society as much as I am in trying to change it. That’s what the gospel has always done. While overt unbelief is certainly more common today, in a certain sense every society throughout history has had plenty of unbelievers. That was certainly true in the early church but that didn’t stop the Apostles and first disciples from carrying the gospel to the ends of the earth. VK: In fact, in Acts, chapter 19, verses 23 through 41 there is a description of a riot that occurred in the City of Ephesus. Many of the tradespeople in Ephesus were upset because of the increasing influence of the Christianity in their city because of the Apostle Paul’s ministry. Verses 23 through 26 tell us, “About that time there arose a great disturbance about the [Christianity]. A silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought in a lot of business for the craftsmen there. He called them together, along with the workers in related trades, and said: “You know, my friends, that we receive a good income from this business. And you see and hear how this fellow Paul has convinced and led astray large numbers of people here in Ephesus and in practically the whole province of Asia. He says that gods made by human hands are no gods at all.” RD: And earlier in that same chapter the book of Acts says “This went on for two years, so that all the Jews and Greeks who lived in the province of Asia heard the word of the Lord.” So, Paul’s ministry was so effective that in less than two years just about everybody in the Roman province of Asia had heard the gospel. Asia was a very large Roman province, the equivalent of one of our largest states. Yet, Paul accomplished that in a society that was openly hostile to Christianity. Paul did that because he knew not only what he believed but also why he believed it. As we heard in our opening scripture, Paul regularly reasoned with the people he encountered. We must be willing to do so today. So, as important as proclamation of the gospel is, explanation of the foundation for our belief in the gospel is now almost as important. That’s where apologetics steps in. VK: Apologetics, as an area of study, can help us add the “why we believe” to the “what we believe.” A lot of people who hear the word “apologetics” may think that the whole idea of studying it might be intimidating. But you don’t believe that apologetics has to be intimidating. You strongly believe that a good understanding of some of the major apologetic ideas is available to all believers. You certainly don’t believe anyone has to go to a seminary or attend formal classes to obtain a basic understanding of apologetics, do you? RD: No, I don’t. But that’s one of the reasons that as we are doing this “Truth and Proof” series that I don’t intend to spend much time on presuppositional apologetics. Presuppositional apologetics makes the presupposition of the authority of the Bible and the existence of God. It essentially argues that the starting point for demonstrating the existence of God is the presupposition that God exists and the Bible is authoritative. VK: That sounds like a bit of a circular argument – an argument that assumes the truth of the proposition the argument intends to prove. RD: Well, I think that’s one of the major problems for most people using presuppositional apologetics in witnessing to people. Just about any person who has even a basic understanding of logic will immediately point out that it sure looks like a circular argument. So, then the first thing the presuppositional apologist must do is show why it’s not circular. Now, I’ve heard skilled, professional presuppositional apologists do that, but frankly the way they go about it makes me believe most of us would never understand the argument well enough to present it effectively. Presuppositionalists try to show that worldviews that do not acknowledge the existence of God cannot be internally coherent. VK: Which is a point that we made in our “Lord of Logic” series on Anchored by Truth. RD: Yes. So, I don’t mean to dismiss presuppositional apologetics entirely. I think there are some interesting and valuable points that are contained within the line of reasoning. But I just don’t think it’s as helpful or easy to use as, for instance, what is sometimes termed “classical apologetics.” VK: Classical apologetics places emphasis on reasoning and on the rational. It makes use of philosophy and science, and all forms of evidence. The key word is “reason” for it is rational. Historically, it was the form of apologetics used by Anselm of Canterbury and Thomas Aquinas. In the 20th century C.S. Lewis and Norman Geisler [GUY-SLUR] are two very well-known classical apologists. This is the approach that will mostly be using during this series. RD: Yes. And we may do a little bit of evidential apologetics and historical apologetics. Evidential apologetics seeks evidence as its name indicates. The evidence can be historical, scientific, archaeologic, or even prophetic. The key word is “fact” because it is empirical. Historical apologetics can be seen as a specialized form of evidential apologetics. Historical apologetics stresses historical fact and evidence as the basis for demonstrating the truth of the Christian faith. We make use of this approach frequently on Anchored by Truth when we use of extra-Biblical or archeological evidence to demonstrate the historicity of the Bible. But we don’t confine ourselves to just historic evidence. For instance when we did our “Truth in Genesis” series we used an abundance of scientific evidence to show that the creation account contained in Genesis can be reasonably accepted as literal history. VK: You also said that you don’t intend to do much with fideistic [FEE-DAY-IS-TIK] apologetics during this series. RD: No. Fideist apologetics is based in sola fide which means “by faith alone.” The key word is, of course, “faith” for it is intuitive. Karl Barth was a 20th century apologist along these lines, and one who has had tremendous influence in some seminaries. Barth held that the Bible was a record of revelation, but not revelation in itself. Barth did not acknowledge the infallibility of scripture although he did claim scripture was a “gateway” to God. Norman Geisler says this about Barth and about fideism in general: “Fideism is unfounded. To argue that there are no rational supports for the Christian faith is self-destructive. It is an argument in support of a religious position claiming that arguments cannot be given in support of religious positions. Further, fideism may be internally consistent, but there is no indication of where it touches reality, so it is impossible to distinguish from falsehood.” VK: And so the head scratching and headaches begin. What you’re saying is that a lot of different people have come up with different approaches to prove that God exists. But during this series we are not going to attempt to tackle all the different approaches. You want to confine yourself to just one or two of the approaches. Right? RD: Right. And even the apologetic approaches we’re going to tackle we’re only going to be able to touch on the key points. There are people who spend their entire lives just on one of the approaches and there have been thousands of books written about them. But as we touched on earlier our goal on Anchored by Truth is to present discussions of these important topics that can assist everyday believers to have a more effective witness to a world that right now is wandering far from God. VK: I guess you could say our approach to discussing the Christian faith is like the person who wants to be able to prepare a nice meal for their family. You can prepare tasty and nutritious dishes every day without attending culinary school. In fact many of us had mothers or grandmothers who made dishes we all remember and would happily eat again but who didn’t know the chemical difference between proteins and carbohydrates. But they knew what they needed to know to take care of their families and a lot of kids grew up “big and strong” based on those meals. And they knew how to make things that were not only good for you but tasted good. That’s what we want to do. We want people to understand that Christianity and a Christian worldview make sense. Sure, you don’t need to grasp apologetics thoroughly to be a devoted Christian. But in this day and age you need to know enough to provide some protection for your family. RD: Yes. Seminary president Alex McFarland tells the story of a 40-something year old university professor who had a reputation of denying the existence of God, ridiculing Christianity, intimidating his students, and tying up others in philosophical knots. Alex tells it like this: “The professor ignored the offer of a handshake and then looked me over, sizing me up. ‘Give me a couple of hours and I can turn any Christian into an atheist. Even you.’ In 15 years of teaching the Bible and speaking hundreds of times throughout America, I had never met someone so openly angry and rude. I smiled at the professor and said, ‘Well, you and the devil are in the same business.’ I let that sink in, then added, ‘He’s just faster.’ ‘What do you mean?’ ‘In the Garden of Eden, Satan convinced Adam and Eve to doubt God,’ I explained. ‘Satan turned them into doubters and agnostics, but it took him only a couple of minutes.’ For the next couple of hours we sat in his home office and talked. Regardless of the conversation topic, the professor kept knocking down Christianity and its followers, calling them ignorant, uninformed, simpleminded believers. With just as much determination I kept reminding the professor about the reality of Jesus and of Jesus’ love for him personally. At one point, I leaned across the desk looking him directly in the eyes [and] said, ‘you are obviously very intelligent, and highly educated, and you say you’re an atheist. So doesn’t it strike you as odd that for two hours I’ve listened to you talk about someone who doesn’t exist? VK: And the point that Alex’s story ended with is that this particular person – opposed as he was to Christianity, and openly hostile to it – was not ignorant of the arguments for God’s existence. He had given the “God-thing” some consideration, but he had rejected the appeals from the Holy Spirit to accept Christ into his life. RD: Well, the story did have an unusual twist – one that is especially pertinent for us as we begin this particular series – and it went like this: “The professor said some things that have stuck with me: ‘In a way, I’m envious of people who can have faith. But what I can’t understand are these Christians who never learn anything about what they say they believe. If I ever did convert, I would learn everything possible about God.’” This professor – and everyone else – has to make a decision at some time in life concerning Jesus. Every one of us will develop some type of system to answer the questions inherent in all of us: Where did I come from? Why am I here – what is my purpose? And what happens when I die? VK: So, in essence, our goal is to help listeners understand how to contend for their faith with certainty and confidence. We’re going to make no assumptions whatsoever of what anyone may, or may not, already know. We’re planning to start at the place where all knowledge starts – at the point of the absoluteness and the knowability of truth. We’ll be using the basic building blocks of knowledge and logic – called “first principles” – to lay a firm foundation on which we will erect a spiritual skyscraper. We want to show that any thinking person can prove the existence of God. This is the central truth of Romans, chapter 1, verse 18-20. “The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.” RD: Well said. So, I think we should close with two thoughts. First, as we have often said on Anchored by Truth one of the reasons we want people to develop a stronger understanding of not only what they believe but why they believe it is because the world has become unbelievably dangerous for kids raised in Christian homes. Many surveys have reiterated the finding that up to 75% of the kids raised in Christian homes will lose their faith when they go off to college or out into the world. To prevent that from continuing we must do a better job of preparing our kids for what they encounter when the world says silly things like “you have faith, but I have science.” The second thought is that we cannot achieve the objective of helping people understand the basis for our faith without reminding ourselves that we can only accomplish our objective knowing that what is in our heads is not as important as the One Who is in our hearts. We will never assist the Holy Spirit in drawing anyone to Christ if we rely only on the objective and academic facts of Christianity. We are Christians called to the ministry of reconciliation, i.e., bridging the gap between Christ and those in need of knowing Him, and pulling the one who is unwilling toward the One who is always willing. And we must do these things as the apostles taught us – with patience, diligence, and love. VK: Well, sounds like we’re in for quite a thought-provoking journey. Hopefully, not too many headaches. This sounds like a great time to pray. Today let’s listen to a prayer of praise of Adoration for the Creator God who set the cosmos into motion and established a home on the earth for His people as He prepares them for an eternity with Him in heaven. ---- PRAYER OF Adoration for the Creator VK: We’d like to remind our audience that a lot of our radio episodes are linked together in series of topics so if they missed any episodes or if they just want to hear one again, all of these episodes are available on your favorite podcast app. To find them just search on “Anchored by Truth by Crystal Sea Books.” If you’d like to hear more, try out crystalseabooks.com where “We’re not famous but our Boss is!” (Bible Quotes from the New International Version) Acts, Chapter 17, verses 16 and 17, New International Version

Apologetics and worldview are at the heart of what Gary and American Vision do. Echoing Paul and Augustine, St. Anselm wrote: "I believe in order to understand." The Bible presupposes God's existence and His ability to create from nothing; it does not try to prove it. Christians too often get caught off-guard by unbelieving arguments and objections that plagiarize the Christian worldview. Presuppositional apologetics helps Christians answer these objections biblically, as well as how to "believe to understand."

Apologetics and worldview are at the heart of what Gary and American Vision do. Echoing Paul and Augustine, St. Anselm wrote: "I believe in order to understand." The Bible presupposes God's existence and His ability to create from nothing; it does not try to prove it. Christians too often get caught off-guard by unbelieving arguments and objections that plagiarize the Christian worldview. Presuppositional apologetics helps Christians answer these objections biblically, as well as how to "believe to understand."

While most of us are spending time on Netflix.. he is in his books, sharpening his mind… edifying Christians throughout the world. All for the veneration and glorification of our Triune God on the public stage.00:00:00 Introduction00:05:00 Epistomological mistakes of the empiricists atheists00:08:50 Bad argumentations and fallacies from atheists00:17:52 Trancendental argument for God00:29:27 General revelation & special revelation00:31:40 How is atheism destroying civilization?00:39:03 Why are most atheists from protestant background?00:45:54 Why i became an orthodox and why be one.00:49:33 Are you saved when you are an orthodox?00:52:50 Schismatic moments in Orthodoxy?00:55:43 Presuppositional apologetics with Orthodoxy01:02:28 Dialogues between Islam & Christianity01:07:30 Why is the anti-christian spirit so prevelant?01:11:23 Being influenced by anti-christianity.01:14:08 Terrified by the reality of Christ

Dr. Gary North discusses R.J. Rushdoony and Cornelius Van Til and what a comprehensive worldview looks like. Christianity must begin responding with a clear biblical witness that is informed by a clear biblical understanding. The research and academic work has been done; now it must be implemented and lived out.

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Christian philosopher Ken Samples on topics from his newest book Christianity Cross-Examined. This is part 2 of a 2-part interview.2:03 - The types of questions people are asking today about Christianity. Killing in the name of God, the Crusades, violence, etc.4:19 - Approaching the subject of slavery. What does the Bible actually say?10:43 - What about killing in the name of God?18:01 - What about so-called genocides in the Bible?25:03 - Presuppositional approaches to moral objections against God.28:44 - What about hypocrisy in the church?37:06 - Walking through healing from wounds from fallen leaders.42:08 - Brian's encouragement and prayer.47:08 - Ken's encouragement for those who do not believe.www.reasons.orgIf you have a question for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at podcast@apologetics315.com

We presuppose the Resurrection because, not only was it prophesied, but because the Sacrifical death of Christ was an accomplished satisfaction to God's demands.

Pastor Gordan Runyan suggests a way out of the endless duels of Scripture vs. Scripture when dealing with your Mormon friends and family. Stop arguing like an evidentialist. Show the Mormon his feet, planted as they, are on shifting sand.