GOT HOPE? Christianity Delivers
In his last speech to the American public on April 3, 1969, before his untimely death by assassination, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. shared a very prescient and compelling message. He said: “Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just …
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An atheist and "street epistemologist" called "@AdamDoesSE" on Twitter contacted me (SJ Thomason) on YouTube and Twitter and asked me to answer the following eleven questions. I contacted my Christian peers and below we have presented our answers. Furthermore, we have created two sets of tough questions that we ask that the atheists and street …
I have been conversing on social media and YouTube with a couple of pagans about their beliefs, yet I feel I've never received full clarity. Accordingly, I engaged them in an "interview" today to try to cement my understand. Below I have presented the conversation, which at times is somewhat amusing. Dear Ocean the Wizard …
The Problem of Evil One of the strongest arguments atheists wage against God is the problem of evil. Some claim that the presence of evil in the world eliminates the possibility of an omniscient, all-benevolent Lord who wants the best for his children by granting them free will. Some claim that an all-benevolent Lord should …
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What do we know about Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection? We know that Jesus’ resurrection forms the foundation of Christianity. Without the resurrection, we do not have a foundation for our beliefs. Accordingly, I identified eight well-supported claims concerning Jesus’ resurrection. I recently created a meme and labelled these well-supported claims as “facts” and shared the …
Over the past few years, I have had numerous encounters with Bible skeptics who have used Matthew 5:17 to claim that Christians are still bound by the laws of the Old Testament. This morning, while preparing for an upcoming chat with an atheist named David Smalley on his “Dogma Debate” channel, I listened to him …
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Geological and historical evidence to support the New Testament accounts of Jesus' crucifixion is abundant, so the intention of this writing is to share this information and to provide support for the historicity of Jesus. At Jesus’ crucifixion, Matthew (27:45-54) reported “From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land. About …
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In his letter to the Corinthians, Paul said, “So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited. Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. But he …
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We have an abundance of ways to determine whether Jesus resurrected and the New Testament is reliable. These include examining the scholarly majority opinion concerning Jesus’ resurrection, conducting legal tests, identifying consistency with archaeological findings, identifying consistency with extra-biblical sources, and checking for bibliographic support. For an excellent discussion on the latter, please click here: …
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The beauty of the university is in its initial form – the unification of diversity. People are encouraged in universities to develop the knowledge, abilities and skills to critically examine a variety of alternative points of view and to solve complex problems. In such a rich environment, students are encouraged to learn about new ideas, …
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