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mid-week apologetics booster (9-29-2022)

Good morning friends, Quote of the week: Sanctification thus begins with justification (declaring the sinner just before God by graciously imputing Christ’s righteousness to him, Phil. 3:9), and continues as a process of purification that goes on until glorification, when the Christian sees Jesus face to face. – John MacArthur (MacArthur Study Bible commentary on 1 Peter 1:2) Now, here are your weekly links:

The Real Friendship Between Queen Elizabeth and Billy Graham | Time: https://time.com/5168217/queen-billy-graham-friendship/
Does Islam teach salvation by our works? | carm.org: https://carm.org/islam/does-islam-teach-salvation-by-works/
TOP Atheists BEST Arguments Against God. How Bad Are They? – YouTube: https://youtu.be/c159bJUL0t0
What are the Earliest Creeds in Christian History? With Gary Habermas – YouTube: https://youtu.be/dEzLTtXeqs4
William Lane Craig debates atheist Lawrence Krauss: Does God Exist? | WINTERY KNIGHT: https://winteryknight.com/2022/09/25/william-lane-craig-debates-atheist-lawrence-krauss-does-god-exist-6/
The Pro-Life Two-Step at Central Michigan University: https://www.str.org/w/the-pro-life-two-step-at-central-michigan-university
Why I Think Calvinism Is Unbiblical – YouTube – I present this in Christian brotherhood to my fellow believers. Expand this description for TIME STAMPS for the video… I am not intending to attack or misrepresent Calvinism but to offer an honest biblical critique of what I see as one of the major pillars in Calvinism. I welcome responses and encourage them to stay on topic and to focus on clear exegesis.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxakEl8BYBE
Students Don’t Have to Be Intimidated by Evolution – Brett Kunkle: https://www.str.org/w/students-don-t-have-to-be-intimidated-by-evolution
What does it mean that Jesus died for our sins? | GotQuestions.org: https://www.gotquestions.org/Jesus-died-for-our-sins.html
5 Changes Elementary Sunday Schools Need to Make — ASAP: https://natashacrain.com/5-changes-elementary-sunday-schools-need-to-makeasap/
Properly Understanding Properly Basic Beliefs | Reasonable Faith: https://www.reasonablefaith.org/writings/question-answer/properly-understanding-properly-basic-beliefs
Minimal Facts Argument for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ | Worldview of Jesus: https://worldviewofjesus.com/2013/02/03/minimal-facts-argument-for-the-resurrection-of-jesus-christ/
The F-E-A-T that Demonstrates the FACT of Resurrection | Christian Research Institute: https://www.equip.org/articles/the-f-e-a-t-that-demonstrates-the-fact-of-resurrection/
Is Religion the Cause of Most Wars? Brett Kunkle: https://www.str.org/w/is-religion-the-cause-of-most-wars-
Are the Biblical Documents Reliable?: http://www.leaderu.com/orgs/probe/docs/bib-docu.html
How the Moon Supports the Privileged Planet Hypothesis | Evolution News: https://evolutionnews.org/2013/12/our_moon_still/
How do we know what we have in our Bibles today is the same as the originals? Truth, Faith and Reason: http://truthfaithandreason.com/case-making-101-how-do-we-know-what-we-have-in-our-bibles-today-is-the-same-as-the-originals/
Part 3 Answering pro-abortion objections | Biblical Worldview Academy: https://biblicalworldviewacademy.org/defending-the-life-of-the-unborn-part-3/
Defending life of unborn | Biblical Worldview Academy – this is a 22 part series on how to defend the pro-life position: https://biblicalworldviewacademy.org/3-defending-life-of-unborn/
When Someone says the Bible can’t be Trusted. – New York Apologetics: http://www.newyorkapologetics.com/when-someone-says-the-bible-cant-be-trusted/
Do Your Kids Know Why They Need God?: https://crossexamined.org/do-your-kids-know-why-they-need-god/
The Necessity of Apologetics in the Marketplace of Ideas: https://servantsofgrace.org/christians-public-square-necessity-apologetics-marketplace-ideas/
Why Apologetics is Applicable to all of Life and a Calling for all Believers – Servants of Grace: https://servantsofgrace.org/why-apologetics-is-applicable-to-all-of-life-and-a-calling-for-all-believers/
Apologetics in the Local Church – Focus on the Family – Apologetics is a discipline often looked over in the local church. Seasoned apologist and philosopher Douglas Groothuis helps us think through the implications of a church that does not engage in the cultural topics of our day.: https://www.focusonthefamily.com/church/apologetics-in-the-local-church/
Volitional Resistance to Christianity Often Masquerades as Rational Opposition | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/volitional-resistance-to-christianity-often-masquerades-as-rational-opposition/
DNA repair mechanisms shout creation – creation.com – Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich, and Aziz Sancar won the 2015 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for discovering DNA repair mechanisms. As the BBC article says, In the 1970s, scientists had thought that DNA was a stable molecule, but Prof. Lindahl demonstrated that it decays at a surprisingly fast rate. This led him and then the others to look for repair mechanisms, and the researchers found several (hence the three recipients of the prize).: https://creation.com/dna-repair-mechanisms-shout-creation
Secularist Intolerance Against Scientific Paper | Answers in Genesis: https://answersingenesis.org/who-is-god/creator-god/secularist-intolerance-against-scientific-paper-briefly-mentions-creator/
Are Christian High School Students Really Ready for College? We have sent this year’s graduating seniors off to college hoping that we as parents and teachers have prepared them for the challenges of college life. We gave them the best education we could, prodded them when they wanted to goof off instead of study, made college visits, wrote recommendations, and helped them write admissions essays. But have we prepared them for the most serious confrontations to their faith that they will face on the university campus?: https://crossexamined.org/are-christian-high-school-seniors-really-ready-for-college/
Dr. David Menton: Lucy–She’s No Lady — Clip – YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6RfIEVO6YQ
Darwin’s God: Gene Regulation Not Enough in Human Evolution: http://darwins-god.blogspot.com/2014/01/gene-regulation-not-enough-in-human.html
Bill Nye Epitomizes The Left’s Authority Complex: https://thefederalist.com/2016/04/19/bill-nye-epitomizes-the-lefts-authority-complex/
The Ungodly Surveillance of Anti-Porn Shameware Apps | WIRED – this is definitely not a Christian article, but interesting that this type of technology exists, however the article says Google banned apps from their play store, so you may not be able to take advantage of this technology even if you wanted to : https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wired.com/story/covenant-eyes-anti-porn-accountability-monitoring-apps/amp
Human chimp DNA similarity – creation.com – Evidence for evolutionary relationship? The idea that human beings and chimps have close to 100% similarity in their DNA seems to be common knowledge. The figures quoted vary: 97%, 98%, or even 99%, depending on just who is telling the story. What is the basis for these claims and do the data mean there really is not much difference between chimps and people? Are we just highly evolved apes?: https://creation.com/human-chimp-dna-similarity
William Lane Craig explains the faith enterprise in an 8-minute video | WINTERY KNIGHT: https://winteryknight.com/2022/09/27/william-lane-craig-explains-the-faith-enterprise-in-an-8-minute-video-3/
Origin of the First Self-Replicating Molecules | Evolution News: https://evolutionnews.org/2022/09/origin-of-the-first-self-replicating-molecules/
Why are Christians pro-life when it comes to abortion while at the same time in favor of the death penalty and supportive of war? | GotQuestions.org: https://www.gotquestions.org/pro-life-war-death.html

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