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 …
A #Christian Interview with Two #Pagans and a Skeptic: @OceanTheWizard, @Yrysbryd, and @TheBiblicalAth1
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 …
Atheists’ Problem of Evil and God’s Elevation of Heroes like Dr. MLK, Jr.
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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The Best Explanation for 8 Well-Supported Claims about Jesus’ Resurrection is Jesus is Lord
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 …
Did Jesus Contradict Himself in Matthew 5:17?
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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How Do We Know Jesus Resurrected and the New Testament is Reliable?
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 Stones of the Old Testament Have Cried Out in Support of Our Messiah
“'I tell you,' he replied, 'if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.'" Luke 19-40 "They asked each other, 'Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?'" Luke 24:32 In 1947, an Arab shepherd stumbled upon the Dead Sea Scrolls in a …
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Thank God We Have a Moral Compass
Tonight I happened upon a video made by a person on YouTube who refers to himself as "Prophet of Zod." The Prophet of Zod and I have been in a discussion before on YouTube in which we discussed whether we have objective moral values and duties to do what's right. He is an atheist who …
How Did a Humble Jewish Carpenter Become the World’s Most Recognized Leader?
The intention of this article is to offer support for Jesus' divinity. I will offer common questions that critics or skeptics present, along with answers to those questions. Was Jesus Merely a Great Teacher or Prophet? No. “A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be …
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Please Do Not Be Angry at Them or at God If I Get Killed,” Wrote John Chau
“Please do not be angry at them or at God if I get killed,” he wrote in the letter he left with the fishermen who took him to North Sentinel. “I love you all.” John Chau. (Gettleman, Kumar & Schultz, 2018) Those were the last words of the 27-year old man who took it upon …
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