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Christian Apologetics, Apologetics, Christianity, Religion, Theology, Mormonism, Jehovah's Witness, Bible, Truth, Archeology, Cults, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Creationism, Problem of Evil, Science, Answering questions about the Bible, God.
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The Watchtower Organization and its members, Jehovah's Witnesses, claim that Jesus is Michael the Archangel, a created being and therefore is not God. When they come to your door they show many passages to support their claims. Does the Bible show that Jesus is Michael the Archangel? Does Scripture teach that Jesus was created by God? How can Chris…
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The Watchtower Organization and its members, Jehovah's Witnesses, reject the doctrines of the Trinity and Hell. They claim that these Christian doctrines are unbiblical and the result of pagan influence. They argue that the doctrine of Hell would make God out to be a tyrant who delights in torturing His creation, and whose moral standard is lower t…
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The Watchtower Organization and its members, Jehovah's Witnesses, reject the deity of Christ. They claim that this Christian doctrine is unbiblical and the result of pagan influence hundreds of years after the death of Christ. Is the deity of Christ the result of pagan influence or did the early church worship Jesus as God from the beginning? What …
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The Watchtower Organization and its members, Jehovah's Witnesses, reject the deity of Christ, the deity of the Holy Spirit, the doctrine of Hell as well as other core Christian doctrines. The origin of their theology does not date back to 1870 with Charles Taze Russell, it actually dates back nearly two thousand years, to the 4th Century. How was t…
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According to The Watchtower Organization and its members Jehovah's Witnesses the Bible was corrupted by Christians to make it say things that were not in the original Greek and Hebrew manuscripts. They claim that the New World Translation is the most accurate version of Holy Scripture. What is the New Word Translation and what do we know about the …
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The Watchtower Organization claims to be the "mouthpiece of God." Since their inception, the Watchtower Organization and its members, Jehovah's Witnesses, have claimed that all other churches and denominations are false and that the Watchtower is the only organization through whom God speaks. Do these claims represent reality? Is the Watchtower the…
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The Watchtower Organization claims to be the "mouthpiece of God." Since their inception, the Watchtower Organization and its members, Jehovah's Witnesses, have claimed that all other churches and denominations are false and that the Watchtower is the only organization through whom God speaks. Do these claims represent reality? Is the Watchtower the…
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Are Jehovah's Witnesses our brother and sisters in Christ, but just members of a different Christian denomination, like the difference between Baptists, Methodists, or Lutherans, or the difference between protestants and Catholics? Over the course of several episodes we are going to answer this question by looking in depth at Jehovah's Witness fait…
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Many books have been written that have cast doubt on the reliability of the Gospels. Textual critics, like Bart Ehrman, have written books claiming that the Gospels were written by non-eyewitnesses and are the result of legendary stories which circulated around the ancient world for hundreds of years after the death of Jesus and His disciples. Outs…
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Have you ever wrestled with why God would send people to eternal Hell? If God is so loving and merciful, how could He do such a thing? Different religious groups believe that the doctrine of Hell is an unbiblical, disgusting and nefarious doctrine that makes God out to be a tyrant who enjoys torturing His creatures. This episode looks at the doctri…
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Have you ever wrestled with why God would command the annihilation of seven nations? For many, like Richard Dawkins, God is nothing more than a malevolent genocidal bully. This episode concludes a look at the book of Deuteronomy and God's command to destroy the nations. It asks if this command is unjust genocide or righteous judgement…
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Have you ever wrestled with why God would command the annihilation of seven nations? For many, like Richard Dawkins, God is nothing more than a malevolent genocidal bully. This episode is part 1 of 2 in a look at the book of Deuteronomy and God's command to destroy the nations. It asks if this command is unjust genocide or righteous judgement.…
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Joseph Smith claimed that the angel Moroni appeared to him and told him about Golden plates which contained the Book of Mormon. Does the Bible actually mention the angel Moroni? The answer might surprise you. In this episode several passages of Scripture are looked at and provide a surprising answer to who the messenger was that appeared to Jospeh …
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Have you ever talked to Mormons about Jesus and been confused? After your conversation with them did you think, "It sure seems like we might be serving the same Jesus?" In this episode we ask the question, "Are Mormons and Christians serving the same Jesus?" In order to answer this question, passages from the Bible and different Mormon doctrines ar…
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The Book of Mormon claims that Native Americans are the direct descendants of the Jews. This is a belief that was taught by Joseph Smith and continues to be proclaimed by members of the LDS church. What does modern DNA research tell us regarding these claims? In this episode the fields of archeology, anthropology, and genetics are addressed to see …
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Is the existence of an ancient north American civilization proof that the Book of Mormon is true? Is there archeological and DNA evidence proving that the Hopewell Civilization was one of the people groups mentioned in the Book of Mormon? These as well as other questions are answered in this episode.…
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Joseph Smith claimed that the Book of Mormon is more accurate than the Bible. This is the view held by the LDS Church today. In fact, Mormons often state that the Book of Mormon has been used as an archeological guide. Is this true? Is the Book of Mormon more accurate than the Bible? Is there evidence for 95% of the Book of Mormon in North America?…
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Mormon missionaries claim that the Book of Mormon is a divinely inspired work. They claim that the Book of Mormon is more accurate and more reliable than the Bible, and will ask you if "you have prayed about whether or not the Book of Mormon is from God. Is the Book of Mormon the Result of Divine Inspiration or is it a result of Human Plagiarism? I…
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Mormon missionaries claim that Joseph Smith Jr. was a prophet of God and helped to restore the Christian church. Was Jospeh Smith a prophet of God or a false prophet? Was Joseph Smith involved in witchcraft or are these claims baseless attacks on the Mormon Church? When and how did Mormonism begin? These are the questions that are answered in this …
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Are Mormons our brothers and sisters in Christ, but just members of a different Christian denomination, like the difference between Baptists, Methodists, or Lutherans, or the difference between protestants and Catholics? Over the course of several episodes we are going to answer this question by looking in depth at Mormonism. In this episode, we wi…
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If the events that are recorded in the Bible really happened, shouldn't we have writings from Christian and non-Christian sources that verify these events? This episode looks at several extra-biblical sources that lived during the time that the Bible was being formed to see what they wrote. Do these extra-biblical sources support the claims of the …
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Critics have argued that the Bible is unreliable. Although there is more manuscript evidence for the Bible than for any other ancient work, it doesn't necessarily prove its reliability. One could argue that the Bible is no different than Homer's Iliad, just with more manuscripts. Is there anything outside of the Bible that proves that the people, p…
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What do the prophecies that point to Jesus and mathematical probability have to do with one another? Haven't people like Nostradamus or physics made predictions or prophecies that have come true? So what makes the Christian Bible and the prophecies it contains any different? In this episode these questions will be answered.…
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Did Jesus ever claim to be God? According to Muslims, Jehovah's Witnesses, and others He never did. Is the deity of Jesus, something that Christians developed over hundreds of years? In this episode, we will look at the reaction of the Jews as well as who the disciples and Apostles thought Jesus was. Lastly, we will answer the question that we brou…
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Did Jesus ever claim to be God? According to Muslims, Jehovah's Witnesses, and others He never did. Is the deity of Jesus, something that Christians developed over hundreds of years? In this episode, we will look at what Jesus said and taught to see if he ever claimed to be God.Oleh Brian O'Connell
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This episode looks at the topic of origins and how life began. Has science disproved the existence of God? In this episode, the fields of Earth Science, Mathematics and Probability, as well as Astronomy are looked at to see if these fields support the Evolutionary or Intelligent Design Worldview.Oleh Brian O'Connell
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This episode continues to look at the topic of origins and how life began. Has science disproved the existence of God? Or are there scientific laws that actually disprove evolution? In this episode, the first and second laws of thermodynamics are looked at and show us that these laws disprove the theory of evolution. This episode also looks at the …
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