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Intro: When I recommend books for those who want to either learn about apologetics or even those who want to teach apologetics in a church or youth group, I almost always start with the same three books. Number two on that list is "Tactics" by Greg Koukl. Key points: Introduction Book re…

Intro: Today we're back to our walk through J. Gresham Machen's book, The Virgin Birth of Christ, chapters six and seven. And again, we're reminded of the efforts that some have gone to (1) acknowledge the historical accuracy of the New Testament documents, while also (2) trying to d…

Intro: Sheol, hades, Gehenna, inferna, hel,.. Today you get my hot take on the etymological history of the  most controversial and debated line in the Apostles' Creed “...and He descended into hell.” Key points: Christ descended - but to where? Why does the Apostles’ Creed still use “descend …

Intro: Romans 10:9: “if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” [ESV] Today - we’re finally getting to our introduction on creeds and confession.  Should we have done this way back in the beginning?  Probably.  …

Intro: J. Gresham Machen is quoted as saying: “‘Christ died’ - that is history. ‘Christ died for our sins’ - that is doctrine. Without these two elements, joined in an absolutely indissoluble union, there is no Christianity.” The 2nd stanza of the Apostles’ Creed proceeds from Christmas to Good Fri…

Intro: We find plenty of warnings in Scripture to be on the lookout for those who will lead the church astray.  Jude’s letter is one such warning.  This is a remarkably rich letter - only containing 25 verses and about 600 words in the ESV.   Key points: A call to contend On Wolves This call is to…

Intro: Today, as we continue through the Apostles’ Creed, you might recall that the first few episodes focused on the first stanza that described God - and that declaration of God separates the Christian faith from those religions that are not monotheistic, such as Hinduism and Buddhism.  The secon…

Intro: In our first 2 episodes on Machen’s The Virgin Birth of Christ - we covered the first 2 chapters of his book wherein Machen diligently established an early date for the birth narrative and demonstrated that Luke’s birth and infancy narrative are cohesive with the rest of Luke’s writing.   In…

Intro: Today we continue working our way through the Apostles’ Creed with “Maker of Heaven and Earth”.  Our question today - why is there something rather than absolutely nothing? Key points: The universe, and everything in it, hasn’t always been here. How did the universe get here: (1) it created…