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mid-week apologetics booster (6-22-2023)

Good morning friends, Quote of the week: Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars, and they pass by themselves without wondering. – Augustine Now, here are your weekly links:

Why Are You a Christian? J. Warner Wallace: https://www.facebook.com/reel/629637195694071
Parts Of The Bible That Science Agrees With: https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/mind-and-soul/parts-of-the-bible-that-science-agrees-with/ss-AA19qW13
Seinfeld – Do You Believe In God? So You’re Pretty Religious?: https://www.facebook.com/reel/235789109235819
Can Calvinists preach evangelistically? Many Calvinists have become hyper-Calvinists, where there is no pleading for lost sinners to come to Christ this very moment!: https://www.facebook.com/reel/749806603608909
Why Truth Matters and How Truth Changes Everything – YouTube – In this clip, we discuss definitions of truth, the relationship between belief and truth, post modernism, and what the Bible says about truth and how truth makes a difference in our own lives.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIIikw-oihU&t=147s
What is the definition of marriage according to Jesus? | WINTERY KNIGHT – Real Christians don’t make excuses for sin. Real Christians present the gospel. The gospel is that all men have rebelled against God and fallen short of perfect submission to and obedience of him. For this, they deserve to be separated from God eternally. Jesus paid the price for this rebellion on the cross, and anyone who accepts him as Savior and Lord will be with God eternally after they die. There is no salvation apart from Jesus. That’s what Christians say. And they say it regardless of how weird they look, and how many non-Christians don’t like them for saying it.: https://winteryknight.com/2023/06/18/what-is-the-definition-of-marriage-according-to-jesus-4/
Help! My Teen Is Losing His Faith! | Beyond Teachable Moments – this is an amazing and powerful article for those of us who have a son or daughter (teen or adult) walking away from the faith. Great advice!: https://wp.me/p3SFzw-mf
Why Did The Washington Post Tweet A Debunked Hit Piece On Jesus?: https://thefederalist.com/2018/01/03/washington-post-tweet-debunked-hit-piece-jesus/
Celebrating new religious freedom law, Bolivian evangelicals push for more: https://religionnews.com/2019/07/29/celebrating-new-religious-freedom-law-bolivian-evangelicals-push-for-more/
Jumping Over the Evangelism Wall | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/jumping-over-the-evangelism-wall/
You Can’t Argue Someone into the Kingdom. Really? – Stephen J Bedard: http://www.stephenjbedard.com/2014/07/30/you-cant-argue-someone-into-the-kingdom-really/
7 Theories of the Atonement Summarized – Stephen D. Morrison: https://www.sdmorrison.org/7-theories-of-the-atonement-summarized/
Bible flagged under new book ban law pushed by Republicans in Utah: https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/bible-flagged-under-new-book-ban-law-pushed-by-republicans-in-utah-183373893669
Here Are Some More Answers to Difficult Questions About Christianity! – YouTube. From Fearless Faith Conference Q&A session: https://youtu.be/hnmj3joa_J4
China’s Ruling Communist Party Bans Christmas, Calling it ‘Spiritual Opium’ – Radio Free Asia: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/xmas-12202017113540.html
Why Apologetics? | Mary Jo Sharp | Author | Speaker: https://confidentchristianity.com/?page_id=1152
Countering emotional attacks on creation: https://creation.com/countering-emotional-attacks
Why Do So Many Christians Dismiss Apologetics? | Sean McDowell: https://seanmcdowell.org/blog/why-do-so-many-christians-dismiss-apologetics
“What Do You Mean By That?” A Look At Questioning Evangelism: Responding To Five Common Objections On A College Campus – THINKAPOLOGETICS.COM: https://wp.me/pCHEG-61h
The Gospel Truth of Jesus by Tom Gilson | Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity – What Happens to Apologetics If We Add “Legend” to the Trilemma?: http://www.touchstonemag.com/archives/article.php?id=27-03-035-f
Who Is Jesus, According to Other Religions? | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/who-is-jesus-according-to-other-religions/
Three Ways to Ignite Your Teenager’s Passion for God | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/three-ways-to-ignite-your-teenagers-passion-for-god/
What the Bible Is and How It Works – YouTube: https://youtu.be/ak06MSETeo4
Fantastic Voyage: How Could Noah Build the Ark? | Answers in Genesis: https://answersingenesis.org/noahs-ark/fantastic-voyage-how-could-noah-build-ark/
Teaching Our Kids to Spot Empty Statements – Mama Bear Apologetics: https://mamabearapologetics.com/empty-message-unity/
How “God Saved Me From Suicide”: Former Atheist Rock Star Lacey Sturm Of Flyleaf Finds Jesus | Reasons for Jesus: https://reasonsforjesus.com/how-god-saved-me-from-suicide-former-atheist-rock-star-lacey-sturm-finds-jesus/
Is the Bible trustworthy or has it been changed?: https://www.christiantoday.com/article/is-the-bible-trustworthy-or-has-it-been-changed/93782.htm
An Open Letter to Those Debilitated by Their Sexual Sin | Core Christianity: https://corechristianity.com/resource-library/articles/an-open-letter-to-those-debilitated-by-their-sexual-sin/
Mormonism’s “Angel of Light” – Living Waters: https://livingwaters.com/mormonisms-angel-of-light/
Is “Right” and “Wrong” Simply a Matter of “Human Flourishing”? | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/is-right-and-wrong-simply-a-matter-of-human-flourishing/
You Have to Come Out As A Christian Before You Can Step Out As An Apologist | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/you-have-to-come-out-as-a-christian-before-you-can-step-out-as-an-apologist/
WHAT’S YOUR WORLDVIEW? (QUIZ) – YouTube: https://youtu.be/VXnSE0uvwzM
New Jersey Public Schools To Teach LGBT Ideology In Every Subject: https://thefederalist.com/2020/02/27/new-jersey-public-schools-to-teach-lgbt-ideology-in-every-subject/
How to Use Questions & Tactics In Your Next Apologetics Encounter – The Think Institute: https://thethink.institute/articles/how-to-use-questions-amp-tactics-in-your-next-apologetics-encounter
How Do Palestinian Names Lend Credence to the Gospels? | Tough Questions Answered: https://www.toughquestionsanswered.org/2014/10/20/how-do-palestinian-names-lend-credence-to-the-gospels/
Faith Is Not Wishing – True biblical faith is essential for salvation. But faith is often deeply misunderstood in a way that hurts Christianity and harms Christians. Some think that having a level of certainty about the truth of Christianity makes “belief” unnecessary or irrelevant. That kind of knowledge undermines genuine faith and offends God.: https://www.str.org/w/faith-is-not-wishing
Christianity’s Core Belief – Differences in Eyewitness Accounts – Faith & Self Defense: https://faithandselfdefense.com/2019/04/23/christianitys-core-belief-differences-in-eyewitness-accounts/
Whatever Happened in Corinth? – bethinking.org: https://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/whatever-happened-in-corinth
A Letter to an Apostle | A Number of Interrogatories Regarding Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon: https://lettertoanapostle.org/
Are Top Scientists Overwhelmingly Atheists? – Randal Rauser: https://randalrauser.com/2013/06/are-top-scientists-overwhelmingly-atheists/
Heat to Light: Our Lost Moral High Ground, and How to Begin Reclaiming It | Tom Gilson: https://www.thinkingchristian.net/posts/2021/05/heat-to-light-lost-moral-high-ground-begin-reclaiming/
Collection of 50 Apologetics’ Illustrations | The Domain for Truth: https://wp.me/p1OcQ-5DG

Then some of the believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees stood up and said, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.” The apostles and elders met to consider this question. After much discussion, Peter got up and addressed them: “Brothers, you know that some time ago God made a choice among you that the Gentiles might hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe. God, who knows the heart, showed that he accepted them by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as he did to us. He made no distinction between us and them, for he purified their hearts by faith. Now then, why do you try to test God by putting on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear? No! We believe it is through the grace of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.” Acts 15:5-11 Blessings to you all