Good morning friends,
Quote of the week:
Why is Jesus the only way? He is the only one who solved the problem. That’s why. Indeed, he is the only one who could. One day, every single one of us, the morally great and small alike, will stand before God to be judged for our own crimes, such as they are—some more, some less. Either we pay for them ourselves, or we let Jesus pay for them for us. Those who are not joined to Christ in this life will stand alone in the next to endure God’s penalty. – Greg Koukl
Now, here are your weekly links:
- A Simple Case for Inspiration – How do we justify our confidence in biblical authority when many—including some Christians—deny that the Bible is inspired by God and inerrant? The Scripture’s own claim about its divine source is clear, but it’s insufficient for skeptics outside the church or in. I’d like to suggest a line of reasoning that is compelling and holds promise to get people thinking about Scripture as God’s Word—and if God’s Word, then inerrant, of necessity. If God can’t err, then his Word can’t err, the thinking goes. Simple. As I recall, I first heard this method for making the case for inspiration and inerrancy from the late John Warwick Montgomery. He dubbed the technique “retroduction.” The approach goes something like this. First, instead of starting with a presumption of inspiration—“God said it, I believe it, that settles it”—the first step in our case for inspiration and inerrancy focuses on Jesus in the Gospels.: https://www.str.org/w/a-simple-case-for-inspiration
- Should We Expose Students to Arguments Against Christianity? | Sean McDowell: https://seanmcdowell.org/blog/should-students-be-exposed-to-evidence-against-christianity
- Does the New Testament book of James undermine salvation by faith alone? | WINTERY KNIGHT: https://winteryknight.com/2025/04/16/does-the-new-testament-book-of-james-undermine-salvation-by-faith-alone-4/
- Michael Behe: can Darwinian mechanisms account for the origin of new features? | WINTERY KNIGHT: https://winteryknight.com/2025/04/18/michael-behe-can-darwinian-mechanisms-account-for-the-origin-of-new-features/
- The Top 3 Reasons Why We Can Believe in the Resurrection – YouTube: https://youtu.be/EdvS97epOK4?si=p7aWyBnBFvmhNmB_
- 4 Reasons Why Christianity is True – YouTube: https://youtu.be/ata3XrCiGtY?si=_q9UMqPkXnm3U61V
- Why is Christianity So Exclusive? Plus, More Q&A – YouTube: https://youtu.be/6cYUs0ozRwU?si=fco5XXOOmrba7s1B
- Return of the God Hypothesis in Cambridge with Stephen Meyer – YouTube: https://youtu.be/K0qbigRMqW8?si=WLgC6u2VNBFs9gKw
- William Lane Craig debates James Crossley on the resurrection of Jesus | WINTERY KNIGHT: https://winteryknight.com/2025/04/20/william-lane-craig-debates-james-crossley-on-the-resurrection-of-jesus-18/
- How Critics of Christianity Often Distort the Story of Galileo: https://1peter315.blogspot.com/2014/02/how-atheists-distort-story-of-galileo.html
- Is the Church A Cruise Ship or a Rescue Boat? | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/is-the-church-a-cruise-ship-or-a-rescue-boat/
- The Limits of Accidental Christianity | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/the-limits-of-accidental-christianity/
- Extraordinary Claims and Extraordinary Evidence | Evolution News and Science Today: https://evolutionnews.org/2023/03/yes-extraordinary-claims-require-extraordinary-evidence-lets-hear-some-for-darwinian-evolution/
- How Do We Show Someone the Bible Is Trustworthy? – YouTube: https://youtu.be/AYDxyiCBGI4?si=FEk7NTjJdDXu1csU
- How the presence and quality of fathers affects belief in God | WINTERY KNIGHT: https://winteryknight.com/2025/04/21/how-the-presence-and-quality-of-fathers-affects-belief-in-god-11/
- Sun Paradox Challenges Old Earth Theory | The Institute for Creation Research: https://www.icr.org/article/sun-paradox-challenges-old-earth-theory
- Do ‘Useless’ Organs Prove Humans Evolved? | The Institute for Creation Research: https://www.icr.org/article/do-useless-organs-prove-humans-evolved
- Evolution’s Divide Is Creation’s Opportunity | The Institute for Creation Research: https://www.icr.org/article/evolution-divide-creation-opportunity/
- How big is heaven? | GotQuestions.org: https://www.gotquestions.org/how-big-is-heaven.html
- Gay Hollywood Designer Describes Dramatic ‘Damascus Road’ Conversion to Christianity | CBN News: https://cbn.com/news/news/gay-hollywood-designer-describes-dramatic-damascus-road-conversion-christianity
- Blessed Are Those Who Have Not Seen and yet Believe: https://www.str.org/w/blessed-are-those-who-have-not-seen-and-yet-believe
- 7 Questions Skeptics Ask About the Validity of Christianity: https://probe.org/7-questions-skeptics-ask/
Remember the words I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also. John 15:20
Blessings to you all