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mid-week apologetics booster (1-16-2025)

Good morning friends, Quote of the week: The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us. – C.S. Lewis Now, here are your weekly links:

Could Behemoth Have Been a Dinosaur? | Answers in Genesis: https://answersingenesis.org/dinosaurs/could-behemoth-have-been-a-dinosaur/
Jesus Fulfilled Over 300 Prophecies Mathematically proving that he is the Messiah: https://www.clintbyars.com/blog/2020/7/20/jesus-fulfilled-over-300-prophecies
3 Logical Fallacies to Avoid (and How to Tell When Someone Else is Committing Them) – Apologetics for the Church: https://apolotheo.wordpress.com/2018/09/21/3-logical-fallacies-to-avoid-and-how-to-tell-when-someone-else-is-committing-them/
Did James, the Brother of Jesus, Die as a Martyr? | Sean McDowell: https://seanmcdowell.org/blog/did-james-the-brother-of-jesus-die-as-a-martyr
If you accept Jesus and become a Christian, will God make you happy? | WINTERY KNIGHT: https://winteryknight.com/2025/01/11/if-you-accept-jesus-and-become-a-christian-will-god-make-you-happy-10/
To Trust Christ as Savior – *God is the Creator. God created everything, including you; therefore, He knows what is best for you. Colossians 1:16, Psalm 139 *God is Holy. He cannot “wink” at sin. If He did not judge sin as evil, then He would not be a holy God. Isaiah 5:16 *God is Love. He loves you & wants the best for you. Ephesians 5:2; John 3:16: https://crossexamined.org/trust-christ-savior/
Can DNA Prove the Existence of an Intelligent Designer? – Biola Magazine – Biola University: https://www.biola.edu/blogs/biola-magazine/2010/can-dna-prove-the-existence-of-an-intelligent-desi
Can death be abolished?: https://creation.com/can-death-be-abolished
The Importance of Defining Terms: https://crossexamined.org/importance-defining-terms/
Absolute Truth, Part 1 – YouTube- Pastor Greg Laurie : https:/youtube.com/watch?v=5nYz6rNMdCw
Who Was Cain’s Wife? | Answers in Genesis: https://answersingenesis.org/bible-characters/cain/who-was-cains-wife/
The Nature of Apologetics – Southern Evangelical Seminary – At its core, apologetics is giving people reasons for their belief. This means that while Christians are commanded to do this, apologetics per se is not solely a Christian enterprise-it is an exercise of the human mind and thought processes. However, the command to answer questions in 1 Peter 3:15 is not merely the answering of riddles and trivia. For Christians, it is giving a reason for their hope. This implies two things: (1) you must be hopeful of the day “when your faith shall be made sight,” and (2) you must be ready to give a reasonable answer to those who ask you for a reason for your hope.: https://ses.edu/the-nature-of-apologetics/
Why Apologetics Has a Bad Name | Sean McDowell: https://seanmcdowell.org/blog/why-apologetics-has-a-bad-name
Science has limits: A few things that science does not do – Understanding Science – Moral judgments, aesthetic judgments, decisions about applications of science, and conclusions about the supernatural are outside the realm of science, but that doesn’t mean that these realms are unimportant. In fact, domains such as ethics, aesthetics, and religion fundamentally influence human societies and how those societies interact with science. Neither are such domains unscholarly. In fact, topics like aesthetics, morality, and theology are actively studied by philosophers, historians, and other scholars. However, questions that arise within these domains generally cannot be resolved by science, although they can be informed by science.: https://undsci.berkeley.edu/understanding-science-101/what-is-science/science-has-limits-a-few-things-that-science-does-not-do/
Basic Logic for Apologetics – Apologetics for the Church: https://apolotheo.wordpress.com/2018/09/17/basic-logic-for-apologetics/
A Beginners Guide to Understand and Answer Dr. Bart Ehrman – Christian Apologetics Alliance: https://christianapologeticsalliance.com/2016/08/18/a-beginners-guide-to-understand-and-answer-dr-bart-ehrman/
Can We Examine the Universe Like A Crime Scene? – YouTube – In this clip from J. Warner Wallace’s longer talk on the existence of God from cosmological evidence (based on his book, God’s Crime Scene), J. Warner outlines the basic premise for examining evidence in the universe based on his “Inside or Outside the Room” analogy.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHGjmO3PEXA
First Things First – Religious Freedom & Who Influenced Jefferson’s Views on Separation of Church & State – AmericanMinute.com-William J. Federer: https://americanminute.com/blogs/todays-american-minute/first-things-first-religious-freedom-who-influenced-jeffersons-views-on-separation-of-church-state-american-minute-with-bill-federer
Christmas Evangelism Q&A: Did Jesus even exist? – YouTube – Rebecca McLaughlin makes the case that Jesus did in fact walk the earth 2,000 years ago and explains how it’s actually naïve not believe that he was a real person.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX-PHYp9pxI
The Purposes of God in the Pain of the World | Desiring God: https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/the-purposes-of-god-in-the-pain-of-the-world
Is Hell Real? – Defend The Faith Ministry (Cathryn Sterling – Cathryn is a NASA engineer turned Christian apologist, author, and founder of Defend the Faith Ministry. She now homeschools her four children with the support of her amazing husband.) – Jesus found great importance in warning us about the eternal consequences of rebellion against God because hell is a real place of torment. If hell were not real, there would be no need for a warning. If hell were not real, Jesus, who is Truth, would not be describing this place as real, eternal, and horrible. More importantly, if hell were not real, there would be no need for Jesus to die on the cross. The entire reason Jesus descended down to earth to suffer, to be crucified, and to die was to save us from this very real consequence for our sins. If hell were not real, then what is Jesus saving us from? We not only have Jesus’ description of this eternal punishment for those who reject God, we have Jesus’ sacrifice of His life as a testimony to what He is saving us from.: https://defendthefaithministry.com/is-hell-real/
No, God Did Not Prescribe the Use of Cannabis in the Bible – The Stream: https://stream.org/no-god-not-prescribe-use-cannabis-bible/
Donall and Conall Meet the JWs – YouTube – Charles Taze Russell and Joseph Franklin Rutherford are insisting that you must call God by the name “Jehovah.” Donall and Conall have some questions.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__7t_bGI8oo
House clears bill banning transgender women from girls’ sports: https://nypost.com/2025/01/14/us-news/bill-barring-transgender-women-from-girls-sports-clears-the-house/
What is the purpose of the warning passages in Scripture? | GotQuestions.org: https://www.gotquestions.org/warning-passages.html
Advice to Young Aspiring Apologists – Jonathan McLatchie | Writer, Speaker, Scholar: https://jonathanmclatchie.com/advice-to-young-aspiring-apologists/

When evening came, they went out of the city. In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots. Peter remembered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!” Mark 11:19-21 Blessings to you all