References:

1. How can I know that God exists?

2. The Bible reveals at least 4 sources: a. There is the entire Bible, the Word of God that reveals God’s attributes. b. There is creation. c. There are the inner parts of man. d. There is reason.

3. In terms of reason I discussed that the Greek word “logos” has 2 basic meanings: First, it means word, and second, it means reason.

4. When “logos” is translated word, a thing uttered, speech, or communication, then as such it becomes almost a synonym for the Christian message.

5. In the NT there is one technical use of “logos.” It occurs in John 1:1 where John calls Jesus “the Word.” It culminates in John 1:14 concerning the Incarnation.

6. In Jewish thought a word was more than a sound expressing a meaning; a word actually did things; it causes things.

7. Another great conception connected to God’s Word is Wisdom.

8. So at the back of Jesus as the Word, the “logos” of God, we have 3 conceptions: a. God’s Word is not only speech; it is power. b. It is impossible to separate the ideas of Word and Wisdom. c. Word and reason are connected together.

9. “Christian Apologetics” by Douglas Groothuis.

10. “Mere Christianity” by C. S. Lewis.

11. “Answering Atheism” by Trent Horn.

12. “Handbook of Christian Apologetics” by Peter Kreeft and Ronald Tacelli.

13. “The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Moral Values” by Sam Harris.

14. Scientism is the view is that science is the only reliable way to secure knowledge.

15. “The Atheist’s Guide to Reality” by Alex Rosenberg.

16. Scientism is self-defeating.

This is Episode 105.