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Category Archives: Apologetics

Why Should I Trust the Bible?: An Interview with William D. Mounce

Why should anyone believe what the Bible says? Is it historically reliable? Does the Bible conflict with science? Did Jesus actually live? Bible Gateway interviewed William D. Mounce (@billmounce) about his book, Why I Trust the Bible: Answers to Real Questions and Doubts People Have about the Bible (Zondervan, 2021). Why is this book needed […]

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The Power of Faith

By Lee Strobel Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1 Debunking Christianity takes more than just trying to poke a hole in it by raising an objection. That’s because there’s a backdrop of other relevant evidence that creates a strong presumption in favor […]

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Evidence for Jesus’ Veracity Without Using the Bible: An Interview with J. Warner Wallace

What would happen if a career homicide detective—who equated belief in Christianity to be equal with belief in the Easter Bunny—used the same investigative approach used to solve modern-day missing person murder cases to determine whether Jesus is who he said he was? Can the truth about Jesus be uncovered, even without a body and […]

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What Awaits You After Death?

We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. —2 Corinthians 5:8 Is this dying? Why, this is bliss . . . Earth is receding; Heaven is opening; God is calling. I must go. —Dwight L. Moody, just before his death My eyes fluttered. […]

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Trinity Sunday: Considering One of Christianity’s Greatest Mysteries

Trinity Sunday is the day set aside to reflect on one of Christianity’s most interesting and difficult-to-understand doctrines: the Trinity. The doctrine of the Trinity posits that God is one God who is also three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Unlike other tenets of the Christian faith, the doctrine of the […]

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How to Talk About God in a Skeptical Age: An Interview with Joshua Chatraw

Why is it that people don’t just believe Christianity is false; they assume it isn’t good? How can followers of Jesus effectively communicate the biblical story of his grace and redemption in today’s skeptical, divisive, and technologically saturated world? How should Christians be respectful of unbelievers, all the while remaining focused on Jesus? Bible Gateway […]

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Even Non-Believers Can Agree on Facts Concerning Jesus: An Interview with Justin W. Bass

Did you know that, even though they don’t believe in the atoning sacrifice of Jesus, scholars who are not Christians do agree with believers on some matters concerning Jesus? Surprisingly, there’s a lot upon which everyone can agree. When surveying historical scholarship, Christians, agnostics, and skeptics have no other option but to affirm certain truths […]

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How to Be a Gardener and Ambassador for Christ: An Interview with Gregory Koukl

How do you have a conversation with someone who is intent on proving Christianity wrong and won’t accept the Bible as a source of authority? How can you artfully regain control of discussions, keeping them moving forward in constructive ways, comfortably and graciously maneuvering through the minefields of a challenging dialogue to get people thinking […]

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Bible Connection Podcast: Truth for Today—Apologetics and Gen Z

Bible Gateway presents the Bible Connection Podcast, where we talk about the Bible and how it connects to every facet of life. What is apologetics? Who is it for? Is it actually important in today’s culture? In this seventh episode of the Bible Connection Podcast, Sean McDowell, associate professor in Christian Apologetics at Biola University, […]

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Does Suffering Disprove the Existence of a Good God?

By Mary Jo Sharp The heart is more deceitful than all else And is desperately sick; Who can understand it? —Jeremiah 17:9, NASB As I tried to imagine the depth of pain, the horror of suffering that so many humans have inflicted on each other, I began to have that most unwelcome feeling of having […]

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