Apologetics
Explore the arguments for Christian faith, evidence for God and the resurrection, biblical reliability, science, ethics and debate.
About this list
This reading list brings together items from the sources selected for Apologetics. Open each item at its original source for the complete article, episode or video. This is a selection of current coverage, not a complete archive.
Latest videos
Newest first
I figured out why Bill Johnson endorses Benny Hinn and Kenneth Copeland
I'm back... I've known for a while that Bill just agrees with these lousy men in more ways than his own followers may realize but I didn't quite have the ability to articulate it like I do in this video. Prosperity preaching is in fact part of the DNA of the prophetic movement as it is influenced by Bethel. It's not just that it's in their overt teachings for they are more about culture than doctrine, social engineering than theological explanations, and pragmatic practices over explained values. But it is there. Prophsperity. My video on Chris Reed, who is still trying to draw people to his ministry. https://youtu.be/R_yK0ZYPAMA?is=Fr3CgsnCnRuNu55g Steve Kozar's video on Bill's lavish lifestyle in God's name https://youtu.be/hbqFDwxUYRI?si=I2C8PA-UQp6pF1YV My four hour video on the victims of Benny Hinn. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2Ip_3A32W0 My website https://BibleThinker.org
Deen vs Scholar: Is Muhammad the "Son of Man?" (Heated Discussion)
🙏 DONATE: https://inspiringphilosophy.com/donate Debate on Q Source, Oral Tradition, and the “Son of Man” as Muhammad (Live Discussion) @FACTSwithStephenBoyce @Deenresponds Deen joins IP, Mike, and scholar Steven Boyce to dispute claims about New Testament source criticism and Islamic interpretations of prophecy. Deen defends Q as the best explanation for Matthew–Luke overlap and challenges Steven to name scholars supporting his alternative, then the debate shifts to whether Papias supports Q, how “sayings gospels” work (using Gospel of Thomas), and whether Mark 8 passages are reliable based on criteria like multiple attestation and embarrassment. 00:00 Intro 01:18 Steven Introduces Credentials 02:26 Is Q Outdated 04:03 Markan Priority Basics 06:49 Oral Tradition Challenge 13:12 Papias And Q Like Source 18:29 Why Q Seems Necessary 24:24 Thomas Versus Sayings Gospel 38:00 Kloppenborg Q Example 40:39 Papias and Logia Debate 42:34 Oracles of the Lord Meaning 44:32 Possibility Versus Plausibility 44:58 Son of Man and Q Source 45:42 Mark Authorship and Bauckham 52:30 Luke 12 Saying in Q 57:11 Goalpost Shifts and Q Granting 59:02 Son of Man Criteria Authenticity 01:00:23 Accusations of Ignoring Q 01:00:55 Criteria Clash Over Mark 8 01:02:02 Embarrassment vs Dissimilarity 01:02:46 Multiple Attestation Debate 01:05:19 Scholarship and Muhammad Aside 01:05:57 Mic Trouble and Source Tables 01:07:52 Is Mark 8:31 Independent 01:10:40 Luke Redaction and L Source 01:13:22 Embarrassment Argument Breakdown 01:18:04 Weakness of Embarrassment Criterion 01:21:33 Disciples Misunderstanding as Device 01:22:58 Gospels Feel Historical 01:24:19 Sign of Jonah Dispute 01:27:42 Justin Martyr Evidence 01:34:40 Back to Son of Man 01:36:41 Islam vs Rome in Daniel 01:42:07 When Did Rome Fall 01:45:23 Looping Back to Daniel 7 01:46:27 Prophecy Double Standards 01:47:31 Daniel 7 Beast Slain 01:50:57 Heavenly Court Vision 01:52:39 Ancient of Days Imagery 01:55:02 Daniel 2 Rock Kingdom 01:57:07 Al
How I changed her mind
Just speak the simple truth... repeatedly. My website https://BibleThinker.org
Should Christians Argue For Their Faith Differently Now?
Gavin Ortlund explains why arguments still matter in apologetics and how Christians can use them with greater sensitivity, creativity, and effectiveness. Order my new book here!: https://www.amazon.com/Why-Christianity-Makes-Sense-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B0GRGLZHGN/truthunitesbo-20 Books Mentioned: The Great Dechurching: Who’s Leaving, Why Are They Going, and What Will It Take to Bring Them Back?: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BN19KT5M/truthunitesbo-20 A Severe Mercy: https://www.amazon.com/Severe-Mercy-Sheldon-Vanauken-ebook/dp/B0053JJUL8/truthunitesbo-20 Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites, Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary, and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville. SUPPORT: Tax Deductible Support: https://truthunites.org/donate/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/truthunites FOLLOW: Website: https://truthunites.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truth.unites/ X: https://x.com/gavinortlund Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthUnitesPage/ MY ACADEMIC WORK: https://truthunites.org/mypublications/ PODCAST: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/truth-unites DISCORD SERVER ON PROTESTANTISM Striving Side By Side: https://discord.gg/MdTt6d5PVs CHECK OUT SOME BOOKS: https://www.amazon.com/Why-Christianity-Makes-Sense-Mysteries/dp/0310182204 https://www.amazon.com/What-Means-Be-Protestant-Always-Reforming/dp/B0CNFFP6LK https://www.amazon.com/Makes-Sense-World-That-Doesnt/dp/1540964094 https://www.amazon.com/Theological-Retrieval-Evangelicals-Need-Future/dp/1433565269 https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Right-Hills-Die-Theological/dp/1433567423 https://www.amazon.com/Retrieving-Augustines-Doctrine-Creation-Controversy/dp/0830853243 00:00 - Introduction 00:52 - 1) Christians Have Always Done It 03:06 - 2) God Uses Arguments 08:02 - 3) Arguments Touch Heart & Mind 10:22 - 1) Speak to the Ac
How to Share the Gospel with Muslims: Start Here! | Elle ISO
Have you ever wanted to share the gospel with a Muslim but felt intimidated because you don’t know enough about Islam? In this episode, I’m joined by Elle ISO, who regularly engages Muslims through street evangelism and apologetics. She shares practical ways Christians can begin meaningful conversations, ask good questions, explain who Jesus is, and respond when they don’t know the answer. We also discuss some of the key differences between Christianity and Islam, the Islamic dilemma, questions surrounding Muhammad, common objections Muslims raise against Christianity, and some of the biggest barriers Muslims face when considering the gospel. You don’t need a degree in Islamic theology to have a meaningful conversation with a Muslim. You need to know the gospel, be willing to ask questions, and be prepared to point people to Jesus. Elle's recent debate: https://youtu.be/wquTMz7RGUg?is=F2-1js70Gnvi9L6I Resources: https://seekandsharetruth.org/resources ----------------------------------------------------------------- This video is sponsored by: GOOD RANCHERS American Meat Delivered Go to https://go.goodranchers.com/alisa for more information. Use my code: ALISA A'DEL NATURAL COSMETICS Elevate your skincare routine with A'del's toxin-free cosmetics. Experience the difference in quality and purity. Go to www.adelnaturalcosmetics.com for more information. Use my code: ALISA FOUNDATION WORLDVIEW Foundation Worldview creates curriculum series that will empower your child to think Biblically in a deceptive world. Go to www.foundationworldview.com for more information. Use my code: ALISA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Booking: www.alisachilders.com/booking To Purchase the new CD, “Beauty from the Ash”, go to www.alisachilders.com/music There you can get the CD, backing tracks, string charts, rhythm charts and stems. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/alisachilders To order “Another Gospel”: www.alisachilders.com/ano
Muhammad is NOT the Son of Man!
🙏 DONATE: https://inspiringphilosophy.com/donate Muslims are so desperate to find Muhammad in the Bible they are committing shirk. They are claiming the divine figure, known as the Son of Man, of Daniel 7 is actually Muhammad. Stephen Boyce and I respond. @FACTSwithStephenBoyce The Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDAIt9Dsaj0 Support this channel and get EARLY access to videos and other perks! 🙏 DONATE: https://inspiringphilosophy.com/donate 📧 GET OUR NEWSLETTER: https://tinyurl.com/inspiringphilosophynews 💻 PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/inspiringphilosophy 👕 MERCH: https://michaelinspringphilosophy-shop.fourthwall.com 👾 DISCORD: https://discord.gg/pTyXgqeJCg 📖 Get our Study Bundle: https://www.logos.com/inspiringphilosophy 🏫 INSPIRING PHILOSOPHY TRAINING COURSE: https://www.skool.com/inspiringphilosophyacademy/about
Let's spend more time pondering the breathtaking attributes of our Creator
If we truly understood the holiness, sovereignty, and vastness of God, our perspective on the universe, and our own struggles, would radically change. We tend to minimize sin when we forget His holiness, and we tend to worry when we forget His sovereignty. Let's spend more time pondering the breathtaking attributes of our Creator. #TheologyMatters #AttributesOfGod #ChristianLiving #Apologetics
Ok Perfect, Korra Debates Ten Christians!
🙏 DONATE: https://inspiringphilosophy.com/donate Korra debated ten Christians and Elle Iso had some pretty devastating objections. She joins us to show all the problems. @ElleISOElohim @YourBrotherInChrist @korrathetaymi Support this channel and get EARLY access to videos and other perks! 🙏 DONATE: https://inspiringphilosophy.com/donate 📧 GET OUR NEWSLETTER: https://tinyurl.com/inspiringphilosophynews 💻 PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/inspiringphilosophy 👕 MERCH: https://michaelinspringphilosophy-shop.fourthwall.com 👾 DISCORD: https://discord.gg/pTyXgqeJCg 📖 Get our Study Bundle: https://www.logos.com/inspiringphilosophy 🏫 INSPIRING PHILOSOPHY TRAINING COURSE: https://www.skool.com/inspiringphilosophyacademy/about
What Sola Scriptura Actually Means
Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites, Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary, and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville. SUPPORT: Tax Deductible Support: https://truthunites.org/donate/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/truthunites FOLLOW: Website: https://truthunites.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truth.unites/ X: https://x.com/gavinortlund Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthUnitesPage/
Doctrine of The Last Things Part 11: The Delay of Christ's Return (cont'd) || Defenders LIVE!
Defenders LIVE! // Doctrine of The Last Things pt 11: The Delay of Christ's Return (cont'd) // Last time I argued that a saying about the return of the Son of Man can look as if it means different things when it is read in different contexts. So let’s look again at this pair of verses that constitute the problem we’re dealing with.
That makes no sense
Islam = Islam or something My website https://BibleThinker.org
Alien Abduction or Demonic Deception?
Are "alien visitations" actually extraterrestrial, or are they something much darker? Jac Marino shares her chilling, deeply personal testimony of interacting with what she believed were highly evolved "gray aliens" since childhood. She reveals how these entities provided a false sense of identity, guided her deeply into the occult, and ultimately exposed themselves as demonic deceivers before Jesus Christ radically saved her. #SpiritualWarfare #OccultDeception #ChristianTestimony #BiblicalTruth #JesusSaves
Should Everyone Speak In Tongues?
Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites, Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary, and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville. SUPPORT: Tax Deductible Support: https://truthunites.org/donate/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/truthunites FOLLOW: Website: https://truthunites.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truth.unites/ X: https://x.com/gavinortlund Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthUnitesPage/
Is Online Apologetics Poisoning Our Souls?
Gavin Ortlund offers 10 reflections on how Christians can engage in online apologetics and social media without being spiritually shaped by anger, anxiety, pride, and the need to win. Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites, Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary, and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville. SUPPORT: Tax Deductible Support: https://truthunites.org/donate/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/truthunites FOLLOW: Website: https://truthunites.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truth.unites/ X: https://x.com/gavinortlund Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthUnitesPage/ MY ACADEMIC WORK: https://truthunites.org/mypublications/ PODCAST: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/truth-unites DISCORD SERVER ON PROTESTANTISM Striving Side By Side: https://discord.gg/MdTt6d5PVs CHECK OUT SOME BOOKS: https://www.amazon.com/Why-Christianity-Makes-Sense-Mysteries/dp/0310182204 https://www.amazon.com/What-Means-Be-Protestant-Always-Reforming/dp/B0CNFFP6LK https://www.amazon.com/Makes-Sense-World-That-Doesnt/dp/1540964094 https://www.amazon.com/Theological-Retrieval-Evangelicals-Need-Future/dp/1433565269 https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Right-Hills-Die-Theological/dp/1433567423 https://www.amazon.com/Retrieving-Augustines-Doctrine-Creation-Controversy/dp/0830853243 00:00 - Introduction 01:45 - 1) It’s Not All Bad 02:31 - 2) Know How Social Media Works 05:25 - 3) Know the Warning Signs 07:00 - 4) Take Lots of Breaks 08:54 - 5) Seek Community 10:58 - 6) More Devotional Theology 12:48 - 7) Accept Not Knowing 14:35 - 8) Accept Losing Arguments 16:55 - 9) Reach Out Privately 17:52 - 10) Return to the Gospel 19:17 - Conclusion
Frank Turek and the Atheist Student: Why Didn't God Make Us Perfect?
A viral clip claims Frank Turek dodged a student's question — Dr. Craig shows where it actually goes wrong. A YouTuber named Jay says Frank Turek got outmaneuvered by a university student's question: if God is perfect, why did He create imperfect, flawed beings instead of a sinless world? On this episode of the Reasonable Faith Podcast, Kevin Harris plays the clips for Dr. William Lane Craig, who shows the question rests on some hidden — and mistaken — assumptions. Dr. Craig explains why only God is a perfect being, why Adam and Eve were innocent rather than perfect, and why a version of the problem of evil that merely allows for the possibility of sin isn't a problem at all. Drawing on Alvin Plantinga's free will defense and his concept of transworld depravity, Dr. Craig argues there may be no world of free creatures feasible for God in which everyone always freely chooses rightly — and corrects a common misunderstanding of divine omnipotence along the way. Frank Turek is president of CrossExamined.org and a nationally known Christian apologist and campus speaker; the clips discussed are from one of his university Q&A sessions. Kevin Harris hosts the Reasonable Faith Podcast alongside Dr. William Lane Craig. ⏱️ Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction — is this Frank Turek's "kryptonite"? 0:50 Clip: Jay previews the student's question 1:55 Dr. Craig unpacks the hidden assumption — only God is perfect 5:23 Clip: the atheist student's full question 6:29 Dr. Craig breaks down her multi-part confusion 8:56 Clip: Turek and the student go back and forth on free will 10:56 Feasibility vs. logical possibility — transworld depravity 12:24 Clip: Turek presses for a definition of "perfect" 13:30 Clip: Jay's closing argument — "God makes the rules" 14:53 Dr. Craig corrects a common misunderstanding of omnipotence 15:41 Final verdict: was the question subtle, or just confused? 📄 Full transcript: https://www.reasonablefaith.org/media/reasonable-faith-podcast/frank-turek-and-the-atheis
The Real Prodigal was the FATHER | looking at Jesus's parable
What if the Prodigal Son story is not really about the son? Wes Huff is joined by his friend and New Testament scholar Luuk van de Weghe, to explore Luke 15, its two lost sons, overlooked cultural and textual context, and the Father at the center of Jesus’s most famous parable. Find more of my content at: https://www.wesleyhuff.com/ https://www.luukvandeweghe.com https://apologeticscanada.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WesLivingstoneHuff/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wesley_huff/X/ Twitter: https://x.com/WesleyLHuff Bible manuscript facsimile: https://manuscriptshop.com/pages/weshuff Want to learn biblical Greek or Hebrew? Use my discount code WESHUFF10 at checkout: https://biblingo.org/pricing/?ref=wesleyhuff. Wes Huff study bundle with Logos Bible Software: https://www.logos.com/partner/wes-huff?irclickid=xdmWEZUyRxyKWS3WlKV%3a8wzEUkpRLtwJ2V%3a2XM0&sharedid=&irpid=5861563 Video edited by Jake Mooney with his team Green Light Studio based in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Jake runs a marketing/media agency providing remotely managed marketing and media support to companies around the world. https://greenlightstudio.co/ Reference Notes: (01:09) See Justin Brierley’s comments in the Foreword to Luuk van de Weghe’s For People Like Us: God’s Search for the Lost of Luke 15 (Wipf & Stock, 2023). (03:01) Simon Gathercole discusses these in The Preexistent Son (Eerdmans, 2006) and credits Joel Green; the four stages have been slightly reworded for clarity. (03:46) On the link to Isa 42:1, see Darrell Bock, Luke 1:1–9:50 (Baker Books, 1994), 874. (05:26) Jacob Neusner, The Pharisees: Rabbinic Perspectives (KTAV, 1985), 313, quoted by Kent Yinger in his broader, helpful discussion on Pharisees and table-fellowship in The Pharisees: Their History, Character, and New Testament Portrait (Cascade Books, 2022), 160–68. (05:41) John Kilgallen, “Was Jesus Right to Eat with Sinners and Tax Collectors?” Biblica 93.4 (2012). (05:46) There is some dispute over this etymol
Is Apologetics Just Logic?
Have we reduced apologetics to nothing more than logic? Dr. Corey Miller reminds us that the most famous apologetics verse, 1 Peter 3:15, commands us to give an answer with gentleness and respect, and it is situated right in the middle of a chapter about suffering. True Christian apologetics must integrate the head, the hand, and the heart. 👉 Share this reel to spread the word about this shift in thinking. #Apologetics #TheologyMatters #ChristianWorldview #TruthAndLove #FaithDefense
The Reliability of the Fourth Gospel (This Is Huge)
Gavin Ortlund examines the historical reliability of the Gospel of John, considering its date, relationship to the Synoptic Gospels, and theological purpose while exploring reasons to take seriously its claim to preserve reliable historical testimony about Jesus. Books/Articles Mentioned: Jesus as Mirrored in John: The Genius in the New Testament: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0567681556/truthunitesbo-20 John 5:2 and the date of the fourth gospel: https://place.asburyseminary.edu/trenpapers/1480/ he Pre-70 CE Dating of the Gospel of John: ‘There Is (ἔστιν) in Jerusalem … a Pool … Which Has Five Porticoes’ (5.2): https://www.researchgate.net/publication/394388246_The_Pre-70_ce_Dating_of_the_Gospel_of_John_'There_is_estin_in_Jerusalem_a_pool_which_has_five_porticoes'_52 The Gospel of John : 2 Volumes: https://a.co/d/08lrzPkH Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: John: https://www.logos.com/product/8075/baker-exegetical-commentary-on-the-new-testament-john Videos Mentioned: Did the FIRST Christians Worship Jesus?: https://youtu.be/HGXjsEVq5jY?si=Qu78IvSXk7Dn3Yux Does the Bible Have Errors? A Better Way to Think About Inerrancy: https://youtu.be/1QyY2F2ohBI?si=kkCpihm5uPo_cOTO Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites, Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary, and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville. SUPPORT: Tax Deductible Support: https://truthunites.org/donate/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/truthunites FOLLOW: Website: https://truthunites.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truth.unites/ X: https://x.com/gavinortlund Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthUnitesPage/ MY ACADEMIC WORK: https://truthunites.org/mypublications/ PODCAST: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/truth-unites DISCORD SERVER ON PROTESTANTISM Striving Side By Side: https://discord.gg/MdTt6d5PVs CHECK
Showing 20 of 68 videos
Know a source we’re missing? Tell us about it