The Bible Nerd Podcast

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  • TCA Lesson 051: The Theology of God’s Perfect Creation

    The Psalmist said that the “heavens declare the glory of God.” And, as we find in Romans 1, God has made himself evident in his creation. Today’s lesson–the first in our brand new series, “The Destruction of Paradise”–deals with what can be learned about the nature of God directly from his creation.

    In this lesson, you’ll learn:

    1. Why modern science provides powerful, inescapable confirmation of creation ex-nihilo.
    2. How God’s omnipotence, omniscience, and omnipresence are directly detectable scientifically.
    3. God creation reveals not only the attributes of God and his glory, but also his direction and purpose for the creation.
    4. Why God must, by necessity, have personhood and agency.

      5. Mentioned in this lesson:

      • The Ontological Argument

      • Faith, Form, and Time: What the Bible Teaches and Science Confirms about Creation and the Age of the Universe

      • The Creation Academy Honors Program

      • Apply for Research Assistant Role

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        58 min
      • TCA Lesson 050: New Things

        This week, we share a ministry update! This is the milestone 50th episode for us, praise God! Things have been happening around here, and we’re excited for what the Lord is doing. We introduce a slightly new format for the podcast going forward, and give on an update on The Creation Academy membership site.

        In this lesson, you’ll learn:

        1. The reason for our new and improved sound quality.
        2. Information about a new format for the podcast.
        3. An update to the name and mission of The Creation Academy.

          4.  

          Mentioned in this lesson:

          • The Creation Academy

            •  

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            Also, please consider donating to become a financial Partner of the ministry. God Bless!

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            41 min
          • TCA Lesson 049: Can We Ever Find the Biblical Kinds?

            Young age creationism suggests that Darwinian Evolution theory is incorrect. But this means most biological research today is headed in the wrong direction! How can this be? In this lesson, we discuss “baraminology”—or, the study of “created kinds.” There is legitimate and fascinating research being done in creationist biology! We take a basic look at this research today and discuss some of the major concepts.

            In this lesson, you’ll learn:

            1. What the biblical term min actually means, and whether or not it should be directly linked to biological classification.
            2. Why noodles tell us something wildly important about biosystematics (the classification of organisms).
            3. What the main methods of baraminology are and how they help us to uncover the created kinds.
            4. The correct and precise language creationists should use when discussing the classification of organisms.

              5. Mentioned in this lesson:

              • Faith, Form, and Time: What the Bible Teaches and Science Confirms about Creation and the Age of the Universe

              • VISUALIZING BARAMINIC DISTANCES USING CLASSICAL MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALING

              • A REFINED BARAMIN CONCEPT

              • Defend Your Faith with Confidence — FREE email course!

              • Email Me Your Questions!

              • Why Trust God?

              • The Creation Academy

              • Preaching

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                Also, please consider donating to become a financial Partner of the ministry. God Bless!

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                1 hr 17 min
              • TCA Lesson 048: On the Nature of “First Light”

                If days 1-3 of creation are ordinary days as indicated by Genesis 1, yet have no sun to produce sunlight, what was “first light?” This week, we give a few scientific suggestions. But are these scientific suggestions necessary? Our fundamental presuppositions about how we approach the Bible will determine how we approach this. In this lesson, we’ll explore this issue theologically and scientifically.

                In this lesson, you’ll learn:

                1. Why the context of Genesis 1 demands literal days, regardless of “subjective interpretive difficulties.”
                2. The three things we must consider when interpreting the Bible.
                3. How ANE cosmology may (or may not) affect what the author of Genesis 1 meant to convey.

                  4. Mentioned in this lesson:

                  • Is the raqîa‘ (‘firmament’) a solid dome?

                  • Four In One Gospel of Jesus, by Nikola Dimitrov

                  • Defend Your Faith with Confidence — FREE email course!

                  • Email Me Your Questions!

                  • Why Trust God?

                  • The Creation Academy

                  • Preaching

                    Thanks so much for listening. Please subscribe and share on iTunes!

                    Also, please consider donating to the ministry on Patreon. God Bless!

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                    1 hr 7 min
                  • TCA Lesson 047: Dealing with Day Six

                    A common claim of those opposed to young age creationism is that the events of Day Six pose a problem. How can Adam have named so many animals? Did trees grow at supernatural speeds? The questions are many, and this week will be devoted to answering them.

                    In this lesson, you’ll learn:

                    1. Why the text of the Bible demands we must take Day Six literally.
                    2. The real reason why Adam naming “all the animals” would not be a problem on a young age view.
                    3. The importance of exegeting Scripture rather than imposing outside ideas.
                    4. Why we should not fear the miraculous during the events of Creation Week.

                      5. Mentioned in this lesson:

                      • Defend Your Faith with Confidence — FREE email course!

                      • https://creation.com/naming-the-animals-all-in-a-day-s-work-for-adam

                      • Email Me Your Questions!

                      • Why Trust God?

                      • The Creation Academy

                      • Preaching

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                        Also, please consider donating to the ministry on Patreon. God Bless!

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                        59 min
                      • TCA Lesson 046: Getting Back to Creation Science Basics

                        Every now and then, we must return to the “basics”! In this special episode, I talk about a new product I’ve just released and give some thoughts about what I think is the most important “basic” of all: integrity.

                        In this lesson, you’ll learn:

                        1. Why getting back to the basics matters.
                        2. How to get involved in the creation science community.
                        3. Why Christian integrity is the most important “basic” of all.

                          4. Mentioned in this lesson:

                          • New Products!

                          • Email Me Your Questions!

                          • Why Trust God?

                          • The Creation Academy

                          • Preaching

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                            Also, please consider donating to the ministry on Patreon. God Bless!

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                            34 min
                          • TCA Lesson 045: Creation in the News: Today’s Species are “Recent?”

                            A recent paper has caused quite a bit of stir in the creation science community, allegedly claiming that new research shows that the majority of today’s species are “recent”—within 200,000 years old. While this sounds like a great win for advocates of recent creation, there may be more to it than meets the eye. We’ll discuss this paper at length in this week’s lesson.

                            In this lesson, you’ll learn:

                            1. What the researchers actually concluded, and how they reached their conclusion.
                            2. Why this could be a potential win for creation scientists, but we should approach this research with a careful commitment to ongoing study.
                            3. What DNA barcoding is and how it helps us to classify species.

                              4. Mentioned in this lesson:

                              • http://www.pontecorboli.com/digital1/humanevolution/blog/2018/05/22/why-should-mitochondria-define-species/
                              • http://www.techtimes.com/articles/228798/20180530/massive-genetic-study-reveals-90-percent-of-earth-s-animals-appeared-at-the-same-time.htm
                              • http://toddcwood.blogspot.com/2018/06/are-all-animal-species-really-same-age.html
                              • https://answersingenesis.org/genetics/mitochondrial-dna/recent-functionally-diverse-origin-for-mitochondrial-genes-from-~2700-metazoan-species/
                              • https://answersingenesis.org/genetics/mitochondrial-genome-mutation-rate/
                              • https://answersingenesis.org/genetics/mitochondrial-dna/origin-human-mitochondrial-dna-differences-new-generation-time-data-both-suggest-unified-young-earth/

                                • Thanks so much for listening. Please subscribe and share on iTunes!

                                Also, please consider donating to the ministry on Patreon. God Bless!

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                                1 hr 8 min
                              • TCA Lesson 044: Understanding Common Evolutionary Terms (Goal Posts–Part 5)

                                When talking about creation and evolution, there is often a gigantic disconnect in the way terms are used and understood. Worse, there are terms we often use as creationists that unknowingly give unjust ground to evolutionary thinking! Learn how to work through those terms in this lesson.

                                In this lesson, you’ll learn:

                                1. What constitutes “new information” and why it can’t be proof for evolutionary theory.
                                2. What a scientific theory is, and why we should avoid trivializing evolution as such.
                                3. Why Vestigial Organs do exist, and why they are still not necessarily proof of evolution.
                                4. How to define what counts as a “transitional fossil.”

                                  5. Mentioned in this lesson:

                                  • https://biblicalscienceinstitute.com/apologetics/information-theory-part-1/

                                  • https://biblicalscienceinstitute.com/apologetics/information-theory-part-1/

                                  • TCA Lesson 016: Is Evolution Just a Theory

                                  • https://answersingenesis.org/human-body/vestigial-organs/vestigial-organs-evidence-for-evolution/

                                  • The Ultimate Proof of Creation, Lisle

                                  • Faith, Form, and Time, Wise

                                  • Email Me Your Questions!

                                  • Why Trust God?

                                  • The Creation Academy

                                  • Preaching

                                    Thanks so much for listening. Please subscribe and share on iTunes!

                                    Also, please consider donating to the ministry on Patreon. God Bless!

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                                    1 hr 9 min
                                  • TCA Lesson 043: Getting Worldviews Right (Goal Posts–Part 4)

                                    When we look at the concept of worldview, the problem of redefinition is rampant. Even terms like “Christian” and “atheist” are misunderstood. In this lesson, we’ll tackle these terms and more and try to get an accurate understanding.

                                    In this lesson, you’ll learn:

                                    1. Why something can’t come from “nothing,” and why quantum mechanics won’t help.
                                    2. How to define the term “worldview” and how to understand what makes one worldview unique from another.
                                    3. Is “atheism” itself a worldview? Many atheists claim it isn’t, but I argue otherwise in this lesson.
                                    4. The proper definition of a “Christian” according to the Bible itself.
                                    5. Why presuppositional apologetics is neither circular reasoning or non-evidential in nature, and why we use it here at the Creation Academy.

                                      6. Mentioned in this lesson:

                                      • TCA Lesson 035: A Universe From “Nothing?”

                                      • Pie in the Sky or Steak on the Plate: What is Christianity?

                                      • The Scandinavian Skeptic (or: Why Atheism Is A Belief System)

                                      • TCA Lesson 028: Does Believing in Billions of Years and/or Evolution Affect Someone’s Salvation?

                                      • My Journey from Evidential to Presuppositional Apologetics

                                      • Email Me Your Questions!

                                      • Why Trust God?

                                      • The Creation Academy

                                      • Preaching

                                        Thanks so much for listening. Please subscribe and share on iTunes!

                                        Also, please consider donating to the ministry on Patreon. God Bless!

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                                        1 hr 6 min
                                      • TCA Lesson 042: Evolution, Kinds, and Species (Goal Posts–Part 3)

                                        Please be advised that in this lesson, I erroneously confused intrabaraminic diversification with interbaraminic diversification. Intrabaraminic diversification has to do with the diversification of species within a created kind. Interbaraminic diversification has to do with alleged variation between the biblical kinds.

                                         

                                        As we attempt to accurately give our position as creationists, it’s vital that we understand how evolutionists use certain terms. (Hint: It’s often much different than how we use them!) This in mind, we’ll examine three popular words, their common misuse, and some helpful alternatives.

                                        In this lesson, you’ll learn:

                                        1. What is meant by the term “evolution.”
                                        2. The best definition of a biblical “kind” and how to apply it to our observations of the natural worlds.
                                        3. The misconceptions involved with the term “species”, and why speciation is NOT evolution.

                                          4. Mentioned in this lesson:

                                          • Epigenetics for the Rest of Us: Does it help the Creationist’s Case Against Evolution?

                                          • TCA Lesson 016: Is Evolution Just a Theory?

                                          • Email Me Your Questions!

                                          • Why Trust God?

                                          • The Creation Academy

                                          • Preaching

                                            Thanks so much for listening. Please subscribe and share on iTunes!

                                            Also, please consider donating to the ministry on Patreon. God Bless!

                                            The post TCA Lesson 042: Evolution, Kinds, and Species (Goal Posts–Part 3) appeared first on Steve Schramm Ministries.

                                            59 min

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