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mid-week apologetics booster (3-16-2023)

Good morning friends, Quote of the week: Why does hell have to last forever? Biblical teaching does not allow for the two responses of annihilationism and universalism, which both run into conceptual difficulties. So if hell is forever (as Jesus taught), then why? How can someone sinning in a finite lifetime earn an eternity in hell? The punishment doesn’t seem to fit the crime. Two reasonable explanations have been offered. First, people continue to sin in hell. Their rebellion has not ceased; they still don’t want God and thus incur further punishment. Or second, their rebellion against an infinite God warrants an eternal debt to be paid. – Is God Just a Human Invention and 17 Other Questions Raised by the New Atheists Now, here are your weekly links:

American Church History in 5 Movements | Ligonier Ministries: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts/5-minutes-in-church-history-with-stephen-nichols/american-church-history-in-5-movements
What Should I Say to Someone Who Claims to Be a Christian but Doesn’t Live Like It? – Stand to Reason: https://subsplash.com/standtoreason/media/mi/+twycvs4
Study Finds 61% Of Christians Believe New Age Ideas | Reasons for Jesus: https://reasonsforjesus.com/study-finds-61-of-christians-believe-new-age-ideas/
Grounds for Belief in Biblical Inspiration | Reasonable Faith: https://www.reasonablefaith.org/writings/question-answer/grounds-for-belief-in-biblical-inspiration
Reasoned Musings: Animal Rights, Veganism & Abortion (Considering Abortion From The Perspective Of Veganism And Animal Rights): http://rajkumarrichard.blogspot.com/2019/02/animal-rights-veganism-abortion.html
The Dangers of “Jesus Calling” with Doreen Virtue – YouTube – On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Doreen consider Sarah Young’s Jesus calling, how it contradicts the Bible, and the dangerous teaching in it, along with discussing the dangers of self-love and self-help books, the difference between false judgment and judging rightly according to Scripture, and why Christians need to be on guard against false teaching, What you’ll hear in this episode How Jesus Calling contradicts the Bible. The dangers of automatic writing. Why we as Christians need to be on guard against false teaching. The difference between false judgment and judging rightly according to Scripture. The danger of lawless living. The nature and purpose of putting our sin to death. The work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the Christian. The danger of self-love and self-help.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Whije9sbjg
Biblical worldview ‘much closer to extinction’ after Covid-19 lockdowns – survey: https://www.christiantoday.com/article/biblical.worldview.much.closer.to.extinction.after.covid.19.lockdowns.survey/139919.htm
Chinese worshipers must register online for prayer meetings – UCA News: https://www.ucanews.com/news/chinese-worshipers-must-register-online-for-prayer-meetings/100588
4 Things to Tell Parents of LGBTQ Kids – YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzF2Xju-s4Y
John MacArthur on the Asbury Revival! | Shepherd’s Conference 2023 – YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA95hM0mlo0
Stephen C. Meyer lectures on intelligent design and the origin of life | WINTERY KNIGHT: https://winteryknight.com/2022/04/23/stephen-c-meyer-lectures-on-intelligent-design-and-the-origin-of-life-11/
Book Review: Human Freedom, Divine Knowledge, and Mere Molinism by Timothy Stratton Apologetics315: https://apologetics315.com/2021/04/book-review-human-freedom-divine-knowledge-and-mere-molinism-by-timothy-stratton/
Why Christians Must Continue to Guard the Truth of the Gospel | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/why-christians-must-continue-to-guard-the-truth-of-the-gospel/
What Is the Role of Apologetics In Evangelism? – YouTube: https://youtu.be/7umMcyW1R2I
Is Your Modern Translation Corrupt? – Christian Research Institute: https://www.equip.org/articles/is-your-modern-translation-corrupt/
The Challenge of Complex Adaptation for Evolution – YouTube: https://youtu.be/6_OTy4fYSwY
Is getting drunk a sin? | GotQuestions.org: https://www.gotquestions.org/is-getting-drunk-a-sin.html
Dennis Prager on Evolution: Stephen Meyer Turned Me Around | Evolution News: https://evolutionnews.org/2018/10/dennis-prager-on-evolution-stephen-meyer-turned-me-around/
Reasonable Answers for Honest Skeptics: I Don’t Believe in the Bible – YouTube: https://youtu.be/JEjO_rmZN00
A Proof of God from Reason: http://mannsword.blogspot.com/2017/11/a-proof-of-god-from-reason.html?m=1
Why Jesus? Part 1 – Greg Koukl focuses on Gods Rescuer – who He was and what He came to do – and answer the question, Why Jesus?: https://www.str.org/w/why-jesus-part-1
Has the Bible been corrupted, altered, edited, revised, or tampered with? | GotQuestions.org: https://www.gotquestions.org/Bible-corrupted.html
Witnessing to Hindus – what is the key? | GotQuestions.org: https://www.gotquestions.org/witnessing-Hindus.html
Michael Egnor: The Evidence against Materialism – Science Uprising Expert Interviews – YouTube: https://youtu.be/BqHrpBPdtSI
Transubstantiation: What Catholicism Teaches About the Supper | Desiring God: https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/transubstantiation
Isn’t the Christian View of Sexuality Dangerous and Harmful?: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/isnt-the-christian-view-of-sexuality-dangerous-and-harmful/
The Top 3 Apologetics Books Christian Philosophers Say You Should Read – Capturing Christianity: https://capturingchristianity.com/top-3-apologetics-books-christian-philosophers-say-read/
Apologetics Leads to a Resilient Faith | A Well-Designed Faith: http://welldesignedfaith.net/2019/05/21/apologetics-leads-to-a-resilient-faith/
Taking Jesus to Work – Christian Research Institute. – challenges to effective evangelism reflect the realities of the world in which we live – a world that is descending rapidly into a post-Christian morass. The earliest evangelists interacted with people who believed in the supernatural, who were all conscious of divine judgment, and who believed that the world had once been better than it now is. In 1946, C. S. Lewis observed that those whom we aim to evangelize share none of these predispositions.3 Today the situation is more pronounced. Many believe that only progress can make a better world and that the problems we have now can be rightfully attributed to religion in general, or Christianity in particular. That is the bad news. The good news is that the gospel reflects ultimate reality and promises a different ending.: https://www.equip.org/articles/taking-jesus-work/
California county used cell phone tracking, stakeouts to monitor churchgoers during COVID lockdown: report: https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/california-county-used-cell-phone-tracking-stakeouts-to-monitor-churchgoers-during-covid-lockdown-report/
(Video) Why I (Jillian) Quit Kundalini Yoga and Gave My Life to Jesus PatriotandLiberty: https://patriotandliberty.com/video-why-i-jillian-quit-kundalini-yoga-and-gave-my-life-to-jesus/

Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. Psalms 37:7 Blessings to you all