Christian Apologetics Alliance

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What Does Philosophy Have to do with Apologetics?

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I’m in the process of getting a Master’s in Philosophy. Right now, I’m taking a class on thesis writing and we’re working through the process of choosing a topic. Since I attend a Christian University, most, if not all, of the students are Christian. The thesis, however, as my professor said, has to be “purely philosophical.” In this case, “purely philosophical” means that it … [Read more...]

Review: JP Holding's The Atonement Contextualized

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The doctrine of the Atonement is at the center of Christianity. Unfortunately, it's a difficult concept to wrap our modern minds around, and it even seems nonsensical at first glance. After all, how does one guy dying on a cross a long time ago pay for the sins of the entire world? That's a difficult question to answer, and indeed that's probably why many Christians have never … [Read more...]

Book Review: Cold Case Christianity

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Introduction Cold-Case Christianity: A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels (Paperback Kindle, Audiobook) is one of the latest books to examine the evidence for the reliability of the New Testament. Detective Jim Wallace was an atheist before he began putting Christianity to the same tests that he places witnesses and suspects to in his investigations of … [Read more...]

Eyewitness Testimony

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[This post is a work in progress as part of the CAA Catechism.] [Add the title only in the title field, not in the body of the post.] Summary in 400 words or less: Eyewitness testimony has been a vital part of family and community life for thousands of years. Moses told Israel - "by the mouth of two or three witnesses the matter shall be established" (Deuteronomy … [Read more...]

Why is Tamar in Jesus' genealogy?

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The first place to start when Christians are asked what we believe, would be at the beginning, and that is the book of Matthew, the first book of the New Testament. It starts off with a genealogy. What we'll be looking at is a few of the unusual names in there. First, why do these genealogies exist to begin with? I have a mother-in-law who enjoys doing genealogies and a cousin … [Read more...]

The Resurrection of Jesus

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Reprinted with the gracious permission of William Lane Craig. Examines the historical grounds for belief in Jesus’ resurrection, focusing on the empty tomb, his post-mortem appearances, and the origin of the disciples’ belief in his resurrection. I spoke recently at a major Canadian university on the existence of God. After my talk, one slightly irate co-ed wrote on her … [Read more...]

"Cold And Lonely Truth" by Arthur Khachatryan

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I am honored to be a part of the Christian Apologetics Alliance, and one of the biggest honors is the ability to rub shoulders with some pretty well known and influential people. Another blessing is getting to connect with other apologists who are working hard on the ground to make a difference for the Kingdom where they are at. One such apologist whom I have come to greatly … [Read more...]

Christians, Jews, and the Baby Messiah (Part 3)

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One of the biggest objections Jews have to Jesus Christ being Israel’s promised Messiah is the fact He has not fulfilled the Hebrew prophecies about defeating Israel’s enemies and establishing the Davidic rule of the world from a rebuilt Tempe in Jerusalem. However, the Apostle Peter spoke to that objection almost 2,000 years ago. … [Read more...]

Are Miracles Rational?

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Before we jump into this question, we need to define miracles.  In some ways, childbirth, the sun rising, and various other events in nature are “miraculous” in one sense or another.  However, for the sake of this discussion, we want to define miracles as “an interference with Nature by supernatural power” (C.S. Lewis, Miracles).  Or, more specifically as “an event in the … [Read more...]