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mid-week apologetics booster (11-9-2023)

Good morning friends, Quote of the week: If the world redirected the funds it spends on porn toward helping the needy, we could nearly eliminate poverty overnight. – Allen Atzbi Now, here are your weekly links:

Why Would a Good God Allow Natural Evil? | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/why-would-a-good-god-allow-natural-evil/
Are natural disasters the result of evil being allowed into our world? – Christianity Stack Exchange: https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/1044/are-natural-disasters-the-result-of-evil-being-allowed-into-our-world
After Death: The Science Behind the Movie – YouTube – Is there life after death? Can science shed any light on this age-old question? And is the mind simply the workings of the brain, or is it something else? On this episode of ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid chats with Dr. Jeffrey Long, a radiation oncology physician and one of the scientists featured in the new Angel Studios feature film After Death. As founder of the Near-Death Experience Research Foundation, Dr. Long has investigated over 4,000 near-death experiences (NDEs), the largest number of near-death cases ever assembled and studied. The results of his research are published in the New York Times bestselling book Evidence of the Afterlife: The Science of Near-Death Experiences. In this interview, Dr. Long explains the hallmarks of a near-death experience and the common themes found in most near-death accounts. He also shares nine lines of evidence that support the scientific case for afterlife consciousness. And he explains why skepticism is a healthy part of science, while ideological rigidity can inhibit the scientific pursuit of truth.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBpHSqZE6hg
Five Apologetic Topics Every Christian Should Learn About – THINKAPOLOGETICS.COM: https://chab123.wordpress.com/2017/06/09/five-apologetic-topics-every-christian-should-learn-about/
10 Biblical Reasons Jesus Is God | Answers in Genesis – Understanding the deity of Jesus is fundamental in defending the truth of the Christian faith. All major religions and cultic groups reject the doctrine of deity of Christ. Some of these objections are a result of rationalism (“reason” is supreme, not God) over revelation or a misunderstanding of what the doctrine teaches. Another more common objection results from revisionist history, which claims that Christ’s deity was invented at the Council of Nicaea in the 4th century and not something believed by the early church. The reason Christians believe in the deity of Jesus is that we are forced to come to this conclusion by the clear teaching of Scripture. It is important to get Jesus’ identity because if we deny the deity of Jesus then we do not have the Father (1 John 2:23; cf. John 5:23). Here are 10 Scriptural reasons for the deity of Jesus.: https://answersingenesis.org/jesus/jesus-is-god/10-biblical-reasons-jesus-is-god/
Christians Don’t View Jesus as a Means to an End. An atheist who called the podcast a few weeks ago wanted to reduce Christianity to the avoidance of Hell, saying it’s merely a “carrots and sticks” religion. There may be people out there who view their Christianity that way, but if there are, they’ve missed the point of Christianity.: https://www.str.org/w/christians-don-t-view-jesus-as-a-means-to-an-end
The Absurdity of Life Without God: What if There Is No God – A Clay Jar: https://aclayjar.net/2020/06/absurdity-of-life-without-god/
Why Faith in God Is Not Stupid | Core Christianity: https://corechristianity.com/resources/articles/why-faith-in-god-is-not-stupid
John Lennox: The REASON We Exist & Scientific PROOF Of God | FULL INTERVIEW | Kirk Cameron on TBN – YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXbcbyqOK60
David Wood/Acts 17 Apologetics Interview/Discussion: Islam – THINKAPOLOGETICS.COM – Here is an interview with David Wood from Acts 17 Apologetics. David has done several debates with well known Islamic apologists and atheists as well. David’s videos have reached many Muslims and made a huge difference. Here we ask David questions and discuss about our experience with trying to talk with Muslims about our faith.: https://chab123.wordpress.com/2023/10/21/david-wood-acts-17-apologetics-interview-discussion-islam/
Can Anyone Give An Example Of A Muslim Country Treating Members Of Another Religion Appropriately? – Manhattan Contrarian: https://www.manhattancontrarian.com/blog/2023-11-5-can-anyone-give-an-example-of-muslims-treating-members-of-another-religion-appropriately
How Can I Start a Conversation with the Jehovah’s Witnesses I see around town?: https://standtoreason.subspla.sh/rsd69t7
Talking to Jehovah’s Witnesses? Start Here: https://www.str.org/w/talking-to-jehovah-s-witnesses-start-here
9 Reasons People Deconstruct – Sean McDowell : https://youtu.be/Ul8tjenO-xI?si=Ej3uqtKAKODQUucS
Forum on the Resurrection with William Lane Craig | Popular Writings | Reasonable Faith: https://www.reasonablefaith.org/writings/popular-writings/jesus-of-nazareth/forum-on-the-resurrection-with-william-lane-craig
Grounds for Belief in Biblical Inspiration | Reasonable Faith: https://www.reasonablefaith.org/writings/question-answer/grounds-for-belief-in-biblical-inspiration
Should we trust the Bible? Since Creation Ministries International is based on the Bible, the question arises, why should the Bible be trusted? How should we answer those who claim that it’s been re-written so many times that we no longer have the original? And even if we do, was it written long after the events it claimed to report? Also, does archaeology disprove the Bible? Finally, even if it is true, what’s the point?: https://creation.com/should-we-trust-the-bible
How Christian Case Making Impacts the Convinced, the Opposed, and the Undecided: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/how-christian-case-making-impacts-the-convinced-the-opposed-and-the-undecided/
Prophecy Fulfilled: 4 Prophecies that Jesus did that No One Else Could Have. – Adherent Apologetics: https://adherentapologetics.com/2018/12/25/prophecy-fulfilled-4-prophecies-that-jesus-did-that-no-one-else-could-have/
The Seeing Eye | Answers in Genesis – Even Charles Darwin conceded that “to suppose that the eye, with all its inimitable contrivances for adjusting the focus to different distances, for admitting different amounts of light, and for the correction of spherical and chromatic aberration, could have been formed by natural selection, seems, I freely confess, absurd in the highest possible degree.”: https://answersingenesis.org/human-body/eyes/the-seeing-eye/
Is “Right” and “Wrong” Simply a Matter of “Human Flourishing”? | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/is-right-and-wrong-simply-a-matter-of-human-flourishing/
How can a loving God send someone to hell? | GotQuestions.org: https://www.gotquestions.org/loving-God-send-someone-hell.html
(Podcast 12.15.17) Did Jesus Celebrate Hanukkah? – Bellator Christi: https://bellatorchristi.com/2017/12/15/podcast-12-15-17-did-jesus-celebrate-hanukkah/
The Incarnation: The Athanasian Creed: https://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/incarnation-athanasian-creed
The Case for the Historicity and Deity of Jesus (Free Bible Insert) | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/the-case-for-the-historicity-and-deity-of-jesus/
Building a Culture of Evangelism Takes Time, So Be Patient and Get to Work: https://ftc.co/resource-library/blog-entries/building-a-culture-of-evangelism-takes-time-so-be-patient-and-get-to-work/
Greg Laurie – Wipe Israel Off The Map: Israel, Apartheid, Hamas and The Bible – YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bGk7KQmC0s
Anti-Christian Bigot Jen Psaki Warns Democrats that Speaker Mike Johnson Is Dangerous Because He Is a “Bible-Believing Christian” (Video) | Rumble: https://rumble.com/v3sk34h-bigot-warns-audience-that-speaker-mike-johnson-is-dangerous.html
Should Christians Get Involved With Politics Or Stay Out Of It? – Straight Talk with Claudia K: https://straighttalkwithclaudiak.com/2018/10/23/should-christians-be-involved-with-politics-or-mind-our-own-business/
Atheism Is Inconsistent with the Scientific Method, Prizewinning Physicist Says – Scientific American: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/atheism-is-inconsistent-with-the-scientific-method-prizewinning-physicist-says/#
Does Jesus Believe in Immigration Restrictions? Absolutely: https://www.afa.net/the-stand/faith/2017/02/does-jesus-believe-in-immigration-restrictions-absolutely/

Better to be lowly in spirit and among the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud. Proverbs 16:19 Blessings to you all