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Can You Argue Someone Into The Kingdom?

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A while back I was listening to Greg Koukl's radio show "Stand to Reason," and a caller challenged the need for apologetics. His main concerns were that nobody could be "argued" into the Kingdom and that apologists were wasting their time with "hollow and deceptive philosophy" (Colossians 2:8). I have to agree that his first concern is valid, but I don't agree with the second … [Read more...]

Four Reasons You Should Attend the 2014 CrossExamined Instructor Academy

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This past weekend I got to hang out with Frank Turek, a dear friend, co-laborer and mentor. Frank is the author of I Don’t Have Enough Faith To Be An Atheist, and he was here in our neck of the woods teaching several services at a large local church. Susie and I joined him afterward and we spent the better part of two days together. We ate some barbeque, ran through the local … [Read more...]

Does the Mosaic Law Apply to Christians? (Conclusion)

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(I continue a possible solution to this question from part 1 last month) Before moving to a possible solution, it is pertinent to understand the purpose of the Mosaic Law in the Old Testament. First and foremost, the Law did not confer salvation. There was a causal relation between keeping God’s laws and blessing (cf. Exodus 20:12, Leviticus 18:5), but this in no way imparted … [Read more...]

Advice To Young Aspiring Apologists

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I am sometimes asked to offer advice to up-and-coming young Christian apologists. As one who is of the younger generation myself (having just turned 25), and who has been active in the public apologetics arena from relatively young (from around 20 years of age) I have some experience to speak of when it comes to being a young defender of the Christian faith. In this article, I … [Read more...]

Is Good Friday a Myth? What 5 Ancient, Non-Christian Writings Reveal

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Is Good Friday a Myth? “Good Friday? What’s the difference between Good Friday and a fairytale?” Imagine a skeptical relative asked you this question at a family gathering. I know--Awkward. But really, what would you say? Something similar happened to me when I was a teenager. But what was odd about it was that this lady just threw out a challenge that seemed to come out of … [Read more...]

Ask the Alliance: What about animal pain and the violence in nature?

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::Ask the Alliance #10::: Does God permit torture? Question submitted by Steve: Have any apologists spoken about the problem of animal pain (nature being "red in tooth a claw")? It is hard to understand the violence of the natural world (which includes us) in relation to the character of God. Is the violence of nature strictly a result of the fall? How do the theistic … [Read more...]

Convince Me There’s A God – Archaeology 10

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I used to think that Christians were ignorant to believe the “stories” in the Bible. I was taught those stories as a child, but grew up to “know” they weren’t true. Or did I? My investigation into the claims of theists about the existence of God and Christians about the existence of God’s Son led me into a study of archaeology in 1971. I was especially interested in … [Read more...]

Understanding the arguments in God’s not Dead: Part II of III

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In part one we looked at the arguments advanced by Professor Radisson, now we come to the arguments Josh put forward as he took the floor. The first argument Josh talked about is called the Cosmological Argument for the existence of God.  This comes in many different versions, all of which have interesting aspects.  Yet all of them have in common the idea of a first cause, … [Read more...]

The Qur'an, Muhammad and Modern Science: Scientific Miracles or Blunders?

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Anyone who has had even a mild exposure to Islamic apologetics will have encountered the argument for the Qur'an's divine origin based on its purported scientific miracles -- that is, scientific assertions contained within the Qur'an which have only been validated by modern science. Out of all of the arguments for the Islamic religion, this is the one which, in my judgment, … [Read more...]

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In essentials unity, in nonessentials liberty, in all things charity. The Christian Apologetics Alliance (CAA) is united in our Statement of Faith. The CAA does not, as an organization, have positions on many of the doctrinal or theological debates that take place within the church. Our primary concern is to promote the gracious, rational defense of the central claims of Christianity and the critique of opposing systems of thought. The CAA joyfully welcomes Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and diverse Protestant believers, and we are committed to treating all these traditions with respect in our community.

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