This week we are beginning a new apologetics’ study by making A Case for Christ and the New Testament. Before beginning our study it is important to review the ministry statement of this website and class: Truth, Faith and Reason: Ministry Statement The purpose of this ministry is to provide participants with the information and… Continue Reading
Category Archives: A Case for Christ
A Case for the Old Testament and the New Testament: Prophecy Fulfillment Part II
We learned last week that anyone can claim to have prophetic abilities, but those who do fall short when it comes to accuracy in their predictions and specific details of the fulfillments. This is not the case with prophets in the Bible. The difference we find in the prophecies of the Bible is that they… Continue Reading
Defending Your Faith 101: Why Jesus?
“A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic—on the level with the man who says he is a poached egg—or else he would be the Devil of Hell. You must make your choice. Either this… Continue Reading
Case-Making 101: A Resurrection Apologetic
The Resurrection is the lynchpin that marks the Christian faith, the only faith that claims their leader defeated death. Many skeptics, cultist and some from other faiths dispute the fact of the Resurrection and some even say that Jesus did not die on the cross. Dr. William Lane Craig, World Renowned Christian Apologist, Theologian and… Continue Reading
Case-Making 101: A Case for the Eyewitnesses of Jesus
I often hear skeptics and atheists say things like, “the Bible is the same as all the other ‘holy books’ that tell mythological stories.” Nothing could be further from the truth! Upon close examination one will find that the Bible is mainly written as an historical narrative by eyewitnesses, or are documentations of eyewitness accounts,… Continue Reading
Case-Making 101: Science and saved lives – how the Bible speaks authentically
In making our “Case for Christ” we are looking at evidence for the reliability, historicity and inerrancy of the New Testament. Using the acronym MAPS-S our case can be made based on five categories of Biblical evidence: From the last two posts: 1. Manuscript evidence includes over 25,000 early New Testament documents with which textual critics can… Continue Reading
Case-Making 101: How Prophecy Fulfillment Confirms Jesus
In making our “Case for Christ” we are currently looking at evidence for the reliability, historicity and inerrancy of the New Testament. Using the acronym MAPS-S our case can be made based on five categories of Biblical evidence: From last week: 1. Manuscript evidence includes over 24,000 early New Testament documents with which textual critics can compare,… Continue Reading
Case-Making 101: Does the New Testament give us historically reliable information about Jesus?
One of the most important things to understand about the Bible is that the Old and New Testaments are inseparably linked. The Old Testament is the New Testament concealed, the New Testament is the Old Testament revealed. The books of the New Testament are the only ones that connect to the stories, teachings, covenants and… Continue Reading
Case-Making 101: Who Do You Say Jesus Is?
“A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic—on the level with the man who says he is a poached egg—or else he would be the Devil of Hell. You must make your choice. Either… Continue Reading
Case-Making 101: A Case for Christ and the Gospels
Lee Strobel’s “The Case For Christ” was one of the first books I read when I was searching for truth about the Christian faith. As a skeptic I had so many questions, but Christians I asked could not answer them. Most of my questions were about deciphering truth from a faith and a book that seemed… Continue Reading