Argument for God from Warrant
Warrant is justified true belief without any known defeaters. See if this one makes sense; 1. PREMISE 1: Warrant entails proper function. 2. PREMISE 2: God is the grounds for proper function. Based on Colossians 1:2-3, “Namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.” 3. CONCLUSION 1:…
Read MoreSin & Pleasure
1 John 2:15-17 (NIV) 15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. 16 For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the…
Read MoreArgument for the Soul
Enjoy this transcendental goodie as to why you’re a non-material mind (or a spiritual soul); PREMISE 1: To deny your non-material mind with your non-material mind is absurd. Based on Genesis 2:7, “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man…
Read MoreArgument for God from Preconditions
Take a moment to wrap your mind around this transcendental (non-physical) goodie; PREMISE 1: God is the precondition for “X” (whatever you can rationally conceive, including rationality, proper function and logic). Based on Romans 11:36, “For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.” Good…
Read MoreThe Church’s Worldview Problem
The stats don’t lie. Sadly, though many pastors agree with me that discipleship is important, they fail to use Jesus’ standards for discipleship. Therefore, we have “super duper” looking churches but “sickly saints.” Here is the hard evidence that these “mile wide and inch deep churches” have created a huge gap in Christian beliefs and…
Read MoreWDYB Episode #7: Correcting False Prophets
We open today’s program by looking ahead to our upcoming “back to school” outreach on the Westside. As we do so, we will also reflect back on our experiences doing inner city outreach over the years. We then look to the news as President Donald Trump announces a ban on transgendered personnel in the military.…
Read More301 Class : Presuppositional Apologetics : Week 4 : Apologetic Approaches
1 Corinthians 1:10-17 (NIV), “10 I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought. 11 My brothers and sisters,…
Read MoreFoundations Matter
Paul wrote in Ephesians 1:1 (NKJV), “Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus.” Notice who Paul considered to be the foundation of the church… the “saints” who were “faithful in Christ Jesus.” Certainly, the people in Ephesus didn’t start…
Read MoreGod’s Possession
Even though the whole world belongs to God and everyone it, only those who are born again are His treasured possession. Many are called but few are chosen. Chose today to be God’s possession! Ephesians 1:3-14, “3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the…
Read MoreWDYB Episode #6: Theology Matters
On today’s show we will discuss our emphasis on theology. Our key text is 2 Timothy 4:1-5, which describes the duty of the pastor, among other things, to dispense sound doctrine (theology) among God’s people. We will also discuss what’s going on at School of Urban Missions (SUM) Bible College and Theological Seminary as they…
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