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In this Eschatology Matters discussion, Jay Rogers is joined by Les Riley (Personhood Alliance) and Ricardo Davis (Georgia Right to Life) to examine how theology shapes the pro-life movement.They explore why postmillennialism produces long-term confidence in cultural victory, including the abolition of abortion, and contrast that with more pessimistic eschatological frameworks.The conversation moves from Scripture (Matthew 28, Colossians 1, Psalm 110) to history, showing how the Church has confronted and defeated abortion in past eras.The discussion also tackles a critical divide in pro-life strategy: natural law vs biblical law.Is appealing to shared human reasoning enough, or must the Word of God be central?This leads into a deeper look at presuppositional apologetics and why truth—not just evidence—is essential in transforming culture.Topics include:Why postmillennialists believe we are already winningThe limits of political and pragmatic pro-life strategiesThe historical defeat of abortion in Christian societiesPresuppositionalism vs evidentialism in public debateThe role of repentance and discipleship in cultural changeWhy rights must be grounded in God, not the StateThis is a foundational conversation on theology, strategy, and the future of the pro-life movement.Watch all of our videos and subscribe to our channel for the latest content >HereHere

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In this compelling solo episode, Jesse Schwamb unpacks one of Scripture's most famous—and misunderstood—passages: Jesus' confrontation with the Pharisees and Herodians over paying taxes to Caesar. Far from being a simple political soundbite, Matthew 22:15-22 reveals Jesus' brilliant wisdom in dismantling false dilemmas and redirecting our focus to identity rather than ideology. Through careful exegesis, Jesse demonstrates how Christ's response cuts through political posturing to address the deeper question: Whose image do we bear? This episode serves as both a masterclass in biblical interpretation and a timely reminder that our ultimate allegiance belongs not to any earthly authority, but to the God whose image we carry. Perfect preparation for the podcast's upcoming journey through the parables of Jesus. Key Takeaways Jesus Cannot Be Cornered: The Pharisees and Herodians crafted what seemed like an inescapable trap, but Jesus transcends false dilemmas by reframing the question entirely, demonstrating His divine wisdom and authority. The Imago Dei Is Central: By asking "Whose image is this?" about the coin, Jesus points to the deeper question: Whose image is on you? We bear God's image, making our primary obligation to Him, not Caesar. Civil Authority Is Real but Bounded: Jesus affirms legitimate temporal authority ("render to Caesar") while establishing that all such authority is derivative and limited by God's ultimate sovereignty. Hypocrisy Is Exposed by Action: The Pharisees' immediate production of a Roman coin revealed they were already participants in the system they questioned, undermining their supposed concern for Jewish law. Amazement ≠ Transformation: The opponents "marveled" and left, demonstrating that intellectual defeat or astonishment at Jesus' teaching is not equivalent to spiritual conversion or surrender. Identity Precedes Politics: Before asking what we owe the government, we must ask what we owe God—the answer being ourselves, as those created in His image. The Breath of Divine Life: Our creation bears special intimacy—God breathed life into humanity, making us doubly unique as both image-bearers and recipients of His divine breath, foreshadowing spiritual regeneration. In-Depth Analysis The Imago Dei Is Central Jesus' response to the tax question brilliantly redirects attention from political obligation to theological identity. When He asks "Whose image is this?" about the denarius, He's employing the Greek word eikon—the same term used in the Septuagint translation of Genesis 1:27 for humanity being made in God's image. This isn't coincidental wordplay; it's deliberate theological teaching. The profound truth here is that while Caesar's image on a coin establishes his claim to that piece of metal, God's image stamped on humanity establishes His total claim on us. We are not our own; we were bought with a price far greater than any taxation. The coin metaphor works because it's a physical representation of ownership and authority—but our bodies and souls are the true "coinage" that belongs to God. This reframes every political question as ultimately subordinate to our identity as image-bearers, reminding us that our primary citizenship, allegiance, and obligation is heavenly, not earthly. Civil Authority Is Real but Bounded Jesus' statement "render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's" has often been misinterpreted as establishing a complete separation between sacred and secular realms. However, Reformed theology—particularly Calvin's interpretation—understands this passage as establishing legitimate but limited civil authority within God's sovereignty. Caesar's authority is real and should be respected; Christians are called to submit to governing authorities as Paul argues in Romans 13. However, this authority is derivative, not ultimate. Caesar operates within a sphere that God ordains and limits. There is no zone of existence that belongs exclusively to Caesar, outside God's jurisdiction. The state has legitimate claims on our obedience, our taxes, and our civic participation—but never on our worship, our ultimate allegiance, or our conscience when it contradicts God's law. This creates a framework for Christian citizenship that takes earthly government seriously while never granting it the totalizing authority that belongs to God alone. Amazement ≠ Transformation The conclusion of this encounter is sobering: the Pharisees and Herodians were "amazed" but unchanged. They marveled at Jesus' wisdom, were intellectually outmaneuvered, and had nothing more to say—yet they walked away to plot His crucifixion. This demonstrates a crucial truth for evangelism and apologetics: winning an argument is not the same as winning a soul. Intellectual defeat can coexist with spiritual hardness. Someone can acknowledge the brilliance of Jesus' teaching, be unable to counter His logic, and still refuse to surrender their life to Him. This reminds us that conversion is the work of the Holy Spirit, not merely the result of superior argumentation. Our task is faithful witness and clarity in presenting truth, but we must pray for the Spirit to do what only He can do—soften hearts, open eyes, and bring dead souls to life. Astonishment at Jesus must give way to submission to Jesus. Memorable Quotes "You can never corner Jesus. Of course, you can never catch him off guard. And while those seem like very just trite and straightforward explanations of who he is and what his character is like as the son of God, we should not go away from them too quickly because what we find here is the wisdom and the brilliance of God in providing teaching to cut to the hearts of what is actually in the question." "Caesar can have his coin, but he cannot have you. Not in any ultimate sense. You and I, loved ones, we belong to God." "Being out argued is not the same as being transformed. You can leave someone with nothing to say and still not reach the heart." Full Episode Transcript [00:00:08] Jesse Schwamb: So here's the trap. If Jesus says yes, pay the tax, he completely alienates the crowd of Jewish pilgrims who are beginning to believe that he might be the Messiah who will liberate Israel from Rome if he says. No, do not pay it. He could obviously be reported to the Roman authorities as a seditious rebel. Either answer loses. There's really no good way out of this. At least on the face. Either answer costs him something, his popularity or his freedom, and this is what we call a false dilemma. The Pharisees think that they've got him cornered. But here's the thing, loved ones they haven't. You can never corner Jesus. Of course, you can never catch him off guard. And while those seem like very just trite and straightforward explanations of who he is and what his character is like as the son of God, we should not. Go away from them too quickly because what we find here is the wisdom and the brilliance of God in providing teaching to cut to the hearts of what is actually in the question. And Jesus doesn't play this game. Welcome to episode 487 of The Reformed Brotherhood. I'm Jesse, and this is the podcast for all those with the Imago Day. Hey, brothers and sisters, so let's talk taxes. Now you should know that the Reform Brotherhood is not that kind of podcast, but I suspect that you had one of two responses when you heard that topic. Either it piqued your interest or you thought, I'm just totally gonna skip this episode, and I get that. That's a polarizing topic. It's in part why I said it at the top, but I want us to chat a little bit today about a passage of the scripture where Jesus himself brings up taxes, but not in that way. In fact, he demonstrates some exceptional teaching, showing the wisdom of God in a very difficult and complex circumstance. And so we're gonna spend just a little bit of time hanging out in Matthew 22.  [00:02:17] Why Matthew 22 [00:02:17] Jesse Schwamb: Now, why are we doing this? Why this on this episode? Well, we're about to continue on the podcast, our inexorable march through all of the parables of Jesus as we go into the summer months. It's parable, summer loved ones, which I realize sounds like a horrible name for like a low budget drama. But in this case, Tony and I are about to reem embark or pick up our journey in the parables of Jesus. And what we find in Matthew 22 is this little exchange. It happens. And it actually is in the midst of a bunch of parables that are happening. It's in some ways a response to the parables that Jesus is bringing forward. And also, I just love this passage so much, and since we're doing one more solo episode, before we, we reunite and the band comes back together and we start talking about parables. I thought this is a great way for us to, again, consider the teachings of Jesus. In light of everything that he's saying and teaching in these really lovely stories. And so we find ourselves to think right in Matthew 22, which is a great place to be. So come hang out with me there. Grab a Bible, go stop your car right now and pull up on your phone the Matthew 22 so you can read along with me because this is something fantastic. It's one of the most famous passages actually in the gospels. And also at the same time, it's one of the most misused texts in the history of political theology. Because people on every side of almost every date about this topic, especially taxes since they're mentioned here, have reached for this passage, like it's some kind of Swiss Army knife. So I think the best thing that we can do. Our conversation right now is, let's slow down a little bit. Let's chill out. Let's get easy. Let's read it carefully and figure out what Jesus was actually doing here because it is, I promise you, far more interesting than just like a soundbite about taxes and the way that I beta you. At the top of this episode by saying, let's talk about taxes. [00:04:09] Setting the Scene [00:04:09] Jesse Schwamb: Now, before we get to this particular passage, here's a bit of scene setting, which I think is really important before we get to verse 15, which is where we're gonna pick up. Jesus has entered Jerusalem in the triumphal procession. He's cleansed the temple. He's cursed a fig tree, and he delivered three withering parables aimed directly at the religious establishment. We've got the parable of the two sons. The parable of the Wicked Tenants, the parable of the wedding banquet, which by the way, we're gonna get to all those bad boys. They will all have their own episodes because they're all brilliant and exceptional in each their own way, and they deserve for us to sit in them a little bit. But by the time we reach chapter 22, verse 15, I think at this point the Pharisees have heard enough. They are not stoked about the fact that Jesus is coming after them and coming in hot. And so the response is, let's set a trap. Let's now go back on the offensive. Let's give Jesus a test in front of everybody. So he's gonna be pinned down with something very difficult to explain or to answer. And so that's exactly where we find Matthew writing in 22 verse 15.  [00:05:15] Reading the Passage [00:05:15] Jesse Schwamb: Here's where we pick it up. Matthew writes under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Then the Pharisees went and took counsel together about how they might trap Jesus in what he said, and they sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians saying, teacher, we know that you are truthful and teach the way of God in truth and deferred a no one for you are not partial to any. Therefore, tell us what do you think? Is it lawful to give a tax to Caesar or not? But Jesus knowing their wickedness said, why are you testing me? You hypocrites, show me the coin used for the tax. And they brought him a denarius and he said to them, whose likeness in inscription is this? They said to him, Caesar's. Then he said to them, therefore rendered Caesar, the things that are Caesar's and to God, the things that are god's. And hearing this, they marveled and leaving him, they went away. What an incredible passage. I love this so much in part because we're about to see here this wisdom in the teaching of God through Jesus. It's both spicy. It comes with almost like a clenched fist. It strikes back, but it gets to the root of something that wasn't even part of the original question and unentangle the trap to such a degree that the end result is that. Everybody is left speechless and they just have to walk away.  [00:06:41] Enemies Unite [00:06:41] Jesse Schwamb: And it starts with this idea that the Pharisees went and plotted how to entangle him in his words. Matthew actually uses this interesting word here, this idea of they took counsel together. It's a formal deliberate scheme. In other words, they definitely talked about this. It's premeditated, it's not impulsive. It's a confrontation with design. And the Pharisees are doing opposition research. They want to. Trap him, tangle him up. The Greek is to snare or to trap in a net. So they're hunting. They're trying to snipe Jesus, and they're going to send in this least likely combination of collaborators, collaborators, to do this whole thing. It's worth noting here. These groups that we have in the passage, the Pharisees and the Herodians, these guys were natural enemies. The Pharisees were Jewish priests or purists who despised Roman rule, and the Herodians were political pragmatists who basically owed their power to Rome. And so these guys, you can imagine, they agreed on almost nothing except that Jesus needed to be stopped. And when your enemies join forces to come after you. I guess you know, you've been effective. We might think about the own, own, our own times in which we live and the kind of polarized way our societies tend to be bending and tilting right now. And to think what would it take for everybody to come together, unite on common hatred or disagreement about some kind of third element or party? What would it take for that to happen? And so here, there is. The sense in which both the Pharisees and the pros for all of their dislike toward each other, for all their philosophical and religious disagreements, for all of their political conniving against each other, they are completely united in this purpose. And they easily come together to say, Jesus, we must deal with, and it requires all of us, let us come together and reason against him finding a way that we can consolidate our effort and power to such a degree that we leverage one another to entrap him. So there's something here where I think they're demonstrating what the Psalms say that God, when the nation's rage against God, he laughs. He holds 'em in derision. And here's a perfect example of that. In a microcosmic kind of way, we find these two groups who really should never be with one another, finding common ground and unity to try to defeat. Jesus.  [00:08:56] Flattery as a Trap [00:08:56] Jesse Schwamb: And so this delegation arrives and here is their approach to Jesus. They say, teacher, we know that you are true and you teach the way of God truthfully, and you don't care about anyone's opinion. For you are not swayed by appearances. This is some kind of magnificent flattery, and it actually, it's almost entirely true, which just makes this so ironic. There's a confession among the Herodians and the Pharisees, even as I tried to undermine Jesus, you know, that's what makes this so dangerous. They say you don't care about anyone's opinion. You're not swayed by appearances. They're essentially saying you can't be pressured. You'll answer honestly no matter what. And in saying so, they're trying to pressure Jesus, of course, into answering honestly. But it's like a rhetorical judo move. The compliment is the trap spring mechanism. Calvin, in this passage, likes to know that they address Jesus as teacher to feign respect while concealing this animosity, this ho hostility that they have towards him. They want him to be relaxed. Flattered off guard as if it's possible to take the son of God off guard, but notice what they're actually confessing in that flattery. Jesus is truthful. He teaches God's way accurately. He's not a respecter of persons. Every word they speak in false praise is true testimony about who he is, which makes their hypocrisy all the more damning. And this is the thing, for as much as anybody wants to try to blaspheme Jesus for as much as anybody wants to come at him with one particularly. Facet of his character. For instance, he's a good teacher or he seems to teach peace and love and truth and that, and that's it. They compliment him while at the same time confessing themselves short of the true confession of who he is. And so it's ironic to me that these guys. Who in their hearts are holding all of this malice toward Jesus. Say, well, you're not a respecter of persons because you th see things as they are and not merely as they appear to be, while all the time thinking that they're truthfully concealing the fact that they hate him and yet are flattering them with his, flattering him with their tongues. The absurdity of this is absolutely insane. And so I think if you're in this moment, you have to be appreciating. This sense of what is building here? How is Jesus going to respond? The trap has been set. They've tried to flatter him, and of course he's not buying it. But they start with this question. All of that's a set up to say here is like the real punchline. Tell us then, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?  [00:11:36] The False Dilemma [00:11:36] Jesse Schwamb: Now, if you're like me, quite honestly, you might wish that Jesus answered this question differently. This is the trap, the trap. Snapshots on this single question or so they think, I mean, I, I truly believe they think they're being really smart here, that they've come to terms with maybe lots of ideas. I don't know what they did. Whatever the equivalent of using chat GPT was, they said, how can we entrap Jesus? They all got together. They devised a plan. I'm sure they had. Some kind of whiteboard where they're brainstorming ideas and some came up and said, no, that's not gonna work. And others came. I imagine they settled on this because they thought there was no way outta this. And in some ways it's actually a really brilliantly engineered dilemma. The tax in question here is the kenzos. This was the Roman poll tax. A denarius per head paid directly to Rome, and it was incredibly and deeply controversial. Some Jews viewed paying it as completely an act of collaboration with an occupying pagan power, and the zealots called it outright sin, and the HEROs thought it was perfectly fine. So here's the trap. If Jesus says yes, pay the tax, he completely alienates the crowd of Jewish pilgrims who are beginning to believe that he might be the Messiah who will liberate Israel from Rome if he says. No, do not pay it. He could obviously be reported to the Roman authorities as a seditious rebel. Either answer loses. There's really no good way out of this. At least on the face. Either answer costs him something, his popularity or his freedom, and this is what we call a false dilemma. The Pharisees think that they've got him cornered. But here's the thing, loved ones they haven't. You can never corner Jesus. Of course, you can never catch him off guard. And while those seem like very just trite and straightforward explanations of who he is and what his character is like as the son of God, we should not. Go away from them too quickly because what we find here is the wisdom and the brilliance of God in providing teaching to cut to the hearts of what is actually in the question. And Jesus doesn't play this game.  [00:13:40] Coin and Hypocrisy [00:13:40] Jesse Schwamb: Jesus aware of the malice says, why? Put me to the test. You hypocrites, show me the coin for the tax. He doesn't even pretend to take the question at face value. He immediately identifies what's happening. This is a test and you all are hypocrites. Now, for me, I think if you are in the seats or standing in the shoes or the sandals, I suppose, of the Herodians or the Pharisees. I would be like, if I were on the side, I would be like, pull up, pull up, get out, get out. He's onto us just just with Jesus directly coming at them and labeling them as hypocrites. I think that itself undoes all of this. They've been exposed from the very beginning and Jesus doesn't mess around. It's like him coming into the temple to cleanse the temple, and it's as if in his left hand, he has mercy in his right hand. He has that cord that whip. And the word that Matthew uses here for hypocrites is one that Jesus deploys with like surgical precision throughout his this gospel. A hypocrite is someone performing virtue they do not possess. And right away he identifies it. These men are performing concern for Jewish law while actually serving their own political agenda. And I love that the son of God in power does not put up with that at all. And then, and I think this is. Absolutely delightful. Jesus asked them for a coin of all the things he could have said or done. Here's where there is like a little bit of a kind of a parable feel to this. He asked for the physical object, the thing that they're talking about. He asks, and interestingly, he doesn't have one. He's the guest of Pilgrim, the one without a Roman Denarius in his pocket. But, and here's what's interesting. Loved ones, they produce one immediately for him, which means the people who are asking whether it's lawful to use Roman currency are already using Roman currency. Jesus hasn't even answered yet, and hypocrisy is already self-evident. I think that's a considerable fact. The, the instance that they're able to produce the coin promptly, I don't think is a minor detail. It implicates them. They're already participants in the Roman economic system, which. I would say it's not necessarily a bad thing. Their question about whether it's lawful to pay taxes to Caesar is somewhat undermined though by the fact that they're carrying Caesar's money in the temple precincts. In other words, the whole thing just smells a setup. And even Jesus asking for the coin is showing them and others around them that not is he onto them. Not only does he see through them, but he is undermining the complete argument that they're making, showing that the question that they need to have answered is actually not about taxes at all. It's about something much deeper he's about to answer or bring forward the question, rather, whose image is on you. [00:16:29] Whose Image [00:16:29] Jesse Schwamb: And he starts by holding up the coin and saying, whose image is on this? So they bring him a denarius and Jesus says to them, whose likeness and inscription. Is this now the denarius of Tiberius Caesar bore his portrait in the inscription. The inscription, generally historians say, said something like Tiberius Caesar, son of the Divine Augustus, and it was a claim of divinity stamped into everyday commerce. This is why so much of the Jews found it so offensive to participate because it felt as if in every transaction you were affirming in some way the divine authority of Caesar. It was a claim that was stamped on the coin and therefore represented in every kind of transaction that took place throughout the lamb. Every time a Roman coin changed hands, Rome's imperial theology was in some ways quietly proclaimed, and Jesus holds it up and he asks this obvious question. Whose face is on this thing, and the Greek word for likeness here, whose likeness is, this is the word for image. This is the word the SubT uses in Genesis one. When God makes humanity in his image, in the Imago day, Jesus is about to build an argument that depends on this resonance, whether his questioners hear it or not. Whose image is on the coin and whose image is on you. Those are two very different questions with two very different answers. And of course, they lead to this incredibly famous reply, one that's known by most people, but I think not understood by many. So they said, Caesar's Caesar's image is on this coin.  [00:18:12] Render to God [00:18:12] Jesse Schwamb: So Jesus says to them, therefore. Render to Caesar, the things that are Caesars and to God, the things that are God. I think of almost all the places in the scriptures. This might be Jesus at his most dazzling. I say that partly. Subjectively, because I'm captivated by this whole encounter. I'm captivated and drawn in by the son of God and his teaching here. I'm captivated by his ability to see through what's happening here, and I'm captivated by the truth that he delivers. But I think I'm not alone because objectively, when we get to the end of this, we find everybody else marveling. Notice that Jesus doesn't choose between the two horns of this dilemma. He reframes the entire question. He blows up the entire premise because even here, the choice of language is so incredible. The word render means to give back what is owed, to return, what belongs to someone. Sometimes we hear this as give, give to Caesars. What is Caesars? Just give it to him. This seems like a, a secular question you're asking me. So keep this secular nonsense out of what is this sacred life? But instead it's not just give it's give back, render as in this was already his to begin with. So give Caesar back. What has Caesar's image on it? The coin bears his image. The coin belongs to his realm, fine. But when that, but then comes this, this second half, this glorious truth, that's far better, and this is where the weight falls. Give to God, what has God's image on it. And what of course, bears the image of God, you and I, every human being made in the mago de bears the divine image. Caesar can have his coin, but he cannot have you. Not in any ultimate sense. You and I loved ones. We belong to God. And of course, from a reform perspective, this is the bedrock of what we mean when we speak of the Lordship of Christ over all of life. There's no zone of existence that is only Caesar's. Caesar operates within a sphere that God ordains and limits. The state has legitimate authority. Paul's gonna argue that in Romans 13, but the authority is derivative. It's not ultimate Caesar's domain is real, but bounded God's domain is total and unbounded. And so that's why. Calvin insists that Jesus never divides life neatly into sacred and secular. Rather, he is establishing that all of life is lived before God, and within that totality, there are legitimate temporal authorities to whom we owe appropriate submission. The coin goes to Caesar, but the person. The image bearer of God is owed entirely to the Lord.  [00:20:50] Imago Dei and New Life [00:20:50] Jesse Schwamb: I was thinking, again, reading through Genesis, just how beautiful the CR creation narrative is when it comes to mankind, that God is ex ne hill speaking things into existence. He's showing his great command over all things. The spirit hovering over the waters from the beginning. And here's God in this Trinitarian act, bringing into the existence, all the things that you and I know, all the things which are familiar to us that we still marvel at, but are part and parcel peace wise of the world in which we live. And I sometimes forget that when it comes to that day, when God creates man, that he forms him and then he takes a breath and he breathes. The specialty of that type of creation that you and I are derivative and contingent beings, but we're way separate than all of creation because God has breathed his very breath of life into us. And in that way, it's not just that he set us up and said, let me design mankind to be like me, which he does. Let us make mankind in our own image that Trinity says in the scriptures, but also that consummation of life. Comes from the very breadth of God himself. And in that way we find that human beings are doubly special. I would say that one, that God has formed us to be like him to exhibit many of his qualities, but two, that life itself didn't come just from merely speaking, but there's an intimacy. More or less loved ones. He put his lips on ours and breathed into us so that we might be alive. And of course, the scripture itself tells us that the second life, the abundant life, salvation itself is very much like that. In the same way, Jesus didn't come to make bad people good. It came to make dead people alive. And so we need that breath of life again. And when we are surrendered to him, when he comes and arrests our hearts, when he does that incredible surgery of cutting us and removing that heart of stone and replacing it, one with flesh, we are made alive in Christ so that we gain more in Jesus than what we lost in Adam. [00:22:50] Amazed Not Changed [00:22:50] Jesse Schwamb: So what is everybody's response when Jesus explains all of this? Well, I love what the scripture says when they heard it. They marveled and they left him and went away. They marveled the Greek here is, is the word actually for enthusiasm. They were amazed and astonished. It's not actually polite appreciation. This is like draw drop of people who came to spring a trap and watched it spring BRAC on them. There was no follow up question. I love this, don't you? That this is so complete, so succinct, so confronting, so condemning, so damning that they had nothing, they, they left. Imagine maybe they looked at each other with that look of like, does anybody else have anything else they wanna say? 'cause if not, I just want to get outta here right now and notice what Matthew doesn't say. He doesn't say that they repented, he doesn't say that they believed they were astonished. And they left. They walked away. And this is one of those sobering realities of the gospels. Jesus could silence his opponents without converting them. Intellectual defeat is not the same thing as spiritual surrender. The Pharisees went away to a pla to a. Construct a plan essentially of crucifixion of how to kill him. And being out argued is not the same as being transformed. I think for us in evangelism and apologetics, it's a good reminder that winning the argument is not the goal. Clarity is a gift and faithful witness matters, but conversion is the work of the spirit. You can leave someone with nothing to say and still not reach the heart, and this should move us to pray accordingly. So I'm amazed by this teaching because it draws us back to this understanding that what the Pharisees meant to use for entrapment to in the temporal space. To divide Jesus, to make him basically say something that he did not want to say, to put him in a place he did not want to be. Instead, he uses the convey the greatest message of all, and that is we are God's children. And ironically, the ones who are professing to be God's children had missed the point altogether because what they really needed to ask was, whose image is on you? And as a result of that, what ought you to render that is to give back to God, and that is ourselves.  [00:25:00] Takeaways and Application [00:25:00] Jesse Schwamb: So here's some things I would say that we can take away from Matthew 22. A few things I think worth holding onto as you and I go about our weeks first, Jesus can't be cornered. And I, I understand that that's like obvious to say, but don't you love that about the God man? Like every intent to trap him. In this chapter and throughout the gospels now and forevermore results in his opponents looking worse than when they started. And this is how we know that we can trust Jesus, that we can trust his power, that he is for us, that his enemies will ultimately be subdued, that they will be humiliated and made low, that he is the one who cannot be caught in his words because his words are truth. I love that the scripture just tells us the truth about reality, and so we come back to it time and time again because we find it both. Warm, comfortable blankets in which we might cuddle up as it were and find ourselves comforted by God. But also it does have a sharp edge that like a knife cuts against us sometimes to remind us that we serve a holy God and that we are sinful people. It never shrinks away from the truth when that hard edge of the law must be brandished against us, and it also at the same time, never ceases to apply the bomb of the gospel to our lives where we need healing and restoration and comfort. Here's the second thing in my mind, this question, this big question, is it lawful? And what a question by the way, right? Like, you know, you could couch this in lots of different ways. Should we pay taxes? That's kind of how we think about it. But this idea of like, no, no, no. Is it lawful? Which law are we talking about? The law of God or the law of the land Even that is left for this kind of subjective reasoning to entrap. This was a question though about politics. And Jesus answered with a question about identity. I love that. Whose image is this? That is always the deeper question in my mind. And before you ask what you owe the government, we ought to ask what do we owe God? And remember that you yourself are what you owe him because you bear his image. So we start from this place where we don't get it twisted like we do in Romans one, when we're outside of God. That is, we don't wanna change the truth of God for Allah here. We need to remember that Presuppositional, all that we are, all that we have, all that we've been given, all of this is God's. And so in that contingent sense, we are merely pouring back to him that which is already due, his name and his praise. And so that's the place where we start. Third, I think there is a legitimate but bounded role for civil authority in Christian understanding of the world. That's something Tony and I have talked about before. You can go back into the Reform Brotherhood catalog, which by the way exists in reform brotherhood.com. You can find all of the 400 deficits back there. There's a search function, so you can just type in a word and at this point I'm guaranteed some episode will come up. We've talked about this before. How we're not theocrats, we're we're pilgrims. Who hold our earthly citizenship loosely and our heavenly citizenship with everything that we've got. So there is a role in our land for civil authority. Paul, again will argue this very cogently in Romans 13. At the same time, we don't wanna get it twisted. We don't want to have too much focus on that. And too little focus on the fact that our heavenly citizenship is what truly defines us because of who we are. And finally. Amazement is not enough. The Pharisees were amazed and walked away unchanged. We can't just be impressed by Jesus. We must be His. And to remind you, even I think as we engage in the parables that are ahead of us and the teaching that is behind us here in this episode, that it's not just to marvel and say, wow, isn't Jesus. Good because he is, and he is really great with his teaching. He's really great at perceiving all of this. But more than that, he's Lord and Savior of all. He's guiding us not into just like better rhetoric and how to defeat like Pulic argumentation. He's drawing us into the very heart of God, into love for him and for service for one another. And it starts with who we are and how much of our society right now. Has gotten all of this confused such that a lot of our problems is because we do not realize who we are. We are trying to change who we are, change the rules of who God has made us to be, and in this way we shipwreck our lives. And so Jesus calls us back with this simple question, whose image is this? And in that question, our loved ones, I would encourage you all to meditate, to metabolize it, to set yourselves to it. Because the task of answering that question is the task of understanding who God is and who we are in light of who God is. So there you go. Uh, just a little bit of teaching from Jesus that I think is so helpful for us, especially as we move into more parables that he's about to expand. As we go through, I don't know how many that we have left, but there's a lot of 'em, so you're gonna want to continue to hang out with us, I think, because we're gonna go through these, talk about them, process them together, pull in some exegetical chops at the same time, make sure that we're trying to apply these things, because that's the whole point here. There's so much here. I think that could be said. But I'm gonna leave the application to you. So take your time meditating and thinking through this lovely teaching.  [00:30:08] Join the Community [00:30:08] Jesse Schwamb: If you wanna come hang out and do some of this together, which, why would you not wanna do that? We are super fun people. That's what everybody says. Come and join us in the Telegram chat. You've heard me say before, telegram is just a messaging app, and we have a small corner of that app that's a private group of listeners from all around the world who are just hanging out together. We're talking about the episodes, we're talking about life together. We're sharing prayer requests. We're. Tasting things and recording videos of how delicious or not those things are. So if you're curious now about how you can join, it's super easy. Just go to any browser and type in t me slash reform brotherhood, t me slash reform brotherhood. One more time. Everybody in the back. It's t. It's in telegram.me back slash reform brotherhood and then you'll find a link which will take you right to the place where we are all conversing together.  [00:31:00] Closing Blessing [00:31:00] Jesse Schwamb: So that's it on this episode. Come hang out. We're about to jump back into the parables. The band will be back together. It's everything that you wanted and more and, and I hope that you'll come and hang out again. But until you do, you should definitely honor everyone and love the brotherhood. 

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1. Who was Van Til? 2. What was Van Til's presuppositional approach to apologetics? 3. How would Van Til lay out the distingush between what human beings can observe and know? 4. How does a fallen human being use their mind? 5. What is the connection from Van Til to David Powlison? 6. What are ways Van Til influenced the biblical counseling movement through David Powlison? Please click here to find out more about our certification process at ACBC!

#15 in a series of messages on the King James Bible preached by Pastor Britt Williams on July 22, 2018 at CFF.

The 14th message in a series on the KJV preached by Pastor Britt Williams at CFF on July 15, 2018.

Welcome to Worldview Legacy, the show that equips Christian men to lead their families with biblical clarity and confidence.In this full, uncut debate, Christian apologist Joel Settecase faces off against atheist debater Tom Jump to tackle one of life's most critical questions:Does the triune God of the Bible exist?Joel presents a presuppositional case for God's existence, arguing that the preconditions of intelligibility — logic, science, morality, and knowledge itself — are impossible without the God of Scripture. Tom counters with naturalism, hypothetical alternatives, and challenges to presuppositional epistemology.This is a high-level, intense debate that dives deep into philosophy, worldview, and the foundations of reason itself.

There's more than one way to do apologetics. In this episode of The Apologetics Guy Show, I talk with Dr. Melissa Cain Travis and Dr. Timothy Paul Jones, co-authors of Understanding Christian Apologetics, about five practical methods Christians can use to explain and defend their faith. We'll unpack the unique strengths of each approach, how they've been used in church history, and what they mean for conversations about the gospel today. The five major approaches to apologetics—Classical, Evidential, Presuppositional, Cultural, and Ecclesial—and why each one matters. How Melissa Cain Travis makes the case for the enduring value of Classical Apologetics in a modern, scientific age. Why Timothy Paul Jones emphasizes Ecclesial Apologetics and the church's lived witness as a defense of the gospel. How different methods complement each other rather than compete, giving you a fuller toolkit for engaging skeptics and seekers.

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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.

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.

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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.

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

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.

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

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."

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