What Do You Believe Podcast
My Apologetic Method, Rules for Debate & The Argument from Certainty
It is my goal in this post to briefly explain my apologetic method, rules of debate and main argument for Christianity. MY APOLOGETIC METHOD My apologetic method is “Axiomatic Presuppositionalism.” What I mean by axiomatic is that I believe all beliefs and presuppositions are derived from an axiom (a foundation for all other thoughts). I…
Read MoreApologetic Approaches: Classical vs. Clarkian Presuppositional
Today’s show is about discussing the differences in Christian apologetic methods; mainly between the classical (Eric Hernandez) and the Clarkian Presuppositional approach (Jason Petersen). The vision of the What Do You Believe? podcast is to love God and people by being a relevant Pentecostal voice focusing on evangelism, discipleship, apologetics and theology. SPEAKER’S BIO’S Eric…
Read MoreWDYB #11: Confronting Racism with the Bible
Today Joe discussed the roots of racism and its unbiblical nature. He explained that what exists today is nothing more than ethnocentrism, which has been in every people group. Examples were given in a variety of different cultures and then refuted by the Bible. Lastly, Joe taught for Christian Americans to avoid all beliefs of…
Read MoreWDYB #10: Islamic Debate Review
Enjoy this informative and passionate review of the debate Joe had with a Muslim. Joe spends time explaining the Trinity, the Quranic dilemma, the nature of Jesus and much more! Some thoughts on Opening Talk All prophets from the Bible have their history in the Bible. There is no historian that uses the Quran to…
Read MoreWDYB #9 Debate: Christianity (Joe Wyrostek) vs. Islam (Sabeel Ahmed)
On today’s show, we hosted a debate with an Islamic leader on the truth of either Christianity or Islam. Listen in as Joe Wyrostek, Pastor of Metro Praise International Church in Chicago, engages Sabeel Ahmed, Director of the GainPeace Project (an Islamic Dawah movement) on their respective beliefs. The discussion hinges on subject of who…
Read MoreWDYB Episode #8: Correcting Mohammed
On today’s show, we are excited to announce that we are raising funds to procure a mobile ministry truck (think of a medium sized U-Haul with a foldout stage). Vehicles like this have been used in urban outreach for decades now, allowing preachers to have outdoor services just about anywhere. The Lord has laid this…
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 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…
Read MoreWDYB Episode #5: Defending the Faith
Today’s show is based on our third distinctive, “apologetics.” In the “About Us” time we discussed the biblical command for apologetics from 1 Peter 3:15-16. Then we made it practical by sharing the times we’ve debated in our ministry; highlighting our engagements with Mormons, Muslims, IDMR and Black Israelites. Next, for our “In the News”…
Read MoreWDYB Episode #4: Disciples that Make Disciples
Today’s show focused on our heart for discipleship. Reading from a passage in his book, “Discipleship Based Churches,” Joe laid out the moral crisis taking place in our nation, and identified the primary cause as a lack of discipleship in American churches. In giving “A Word from the Word” Joe provides the answer to the…
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