The Bible Nerd Podcast

The Bible Nerd Podcast

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The Bible Nerd Podcast episodes

  • TCA Lesson 031: Uncovering Our Shared World History (BOH Series)

    While the evolutionary history of mankind would suggest that we are related only by a common ancestor, the biblical view suggests that not only are we intelligently designed, but also united by a shared world history. What does that history look like, and what can it tell us about the future?

    In this lesson, you’ll learn:

    1. What to make of the many creation myths represented by different cultures.
    2. Why the anthropological evidence seems to point towards a shared human history.
    3. How to answer the objections raised against the Bible’s historical veracity with respect to Genesis 1-11 events.

      4. Mentioned in this lesson:

      • Searching for Adam: Genesis and the Truth About Man’s Origin
      • TCA Lesson 010: Flood Myths and Dates vs. the Biblical Account
      • 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 1 min
      • TCA Lesson 030: Who Was Ancient Man? (BOH Series)

        If the evolutionary story is true, we should expect to find a very different history of humanity than the one we actually observe. The truth is, there are many ancient marvels that our engineers and scientists have difficulty reproducing today! Does the Christian worldview provide a satisfying explanation? Find out on this week’s lesson.

        In this lesson, you’ll learn:

        1. How evolutionary history is irreconcilable with biblical history.
        2. Why Pre-Flood humanity was much more advanced than typically given credit for.
        3. About the incredible Roman artifact created with nanotechnology over 1600 years ago!
        4. How “primitive” cultures today use their intelliegence in different—and special—ways.

          5. Mentioned in this lesson:

          • Searching for Adam: Genesis and the Truth About Man’s Origin
          • Genetic Evidence for a Recent Creation (BOH Series)
          • 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 11 min
          • TCA Lesson 029: Darwin and Favored Races: The Loss of Humanity in our Culture (BOH Series)

            What does the world look like when its leaders and key influencers hold to evolutionary ideas? In the so-called “struggle for life,” only the strongest survive. Is this teaching consistent with the idea that “all lives matter,” we should “care for our fellow man,” and live by “The Golden Rule?” In the lesson we deal with the tragic effects Darwin’s ideas have had throughout the course of history.

            In this lesson, you’ll learn:

            1. Who the surprising key individual was that connected Darwin’s philosophy with the eugenics movement.
            2. A deep biblical understanding of race and culture.
            3. What went wrong and how Darwinism influenced Hitler and other world leaders.
            4. The eugenics movement that is still alive and thriving today.
            5. Why Christ is the key and only solution to this mindset.

              6. Mentioned in this lesson:

              • Searching for Adam: Genesis and the Truth About Man’s Origin
              • Epigenetics for the Rest of Us: Does it help the Creationist’s Case Against Evolution?
              • 5 Myths of Higher Education and Peer Review
              • Do All Lives Really Matter? Only if Christianity is True!
              • Who Was Adam, and Who Are We? 
              • 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 10 min
              • TCA Lesson 028: Does Believing in Billions of Years and/or Evolution Affect Someone’s Salvation?

                Can one to go heaven and believe in evolution/billions of years? This week, I analyze a recent debate which proposed that question. The Bible seems pretty clear as to the requirements for a soul to be saved. But perhaps there’s more to it? Listen this week to find out my take on this extremely important issue.

                In this lesson, you’ll learn:

                1. The clear difference between heresy and heterodoxy.
                2. Good reasons to believe the Bible teaches a recent creation.
                3. Why differences in theological persuasion do not necessarily constitute heresy.
                4. My thoughts on who won the debate and why.

                  5. Mentioned in this lesson:

                  • A Biblical and Scientific Defense of Young Earth Creationism/A Debate Group

                    • 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 1 min
                  • TCA Lesson 027: The Anatomy of the Fearfully and Wonderfully Made (BOH Series)

                    In the conventional history of mankind, we share a distant common ancestor with other hominids–namely, apes. But does this hold up from an anatomical perspective? Or is there is good evidence of a distinct difference in design? Dr. Stuart Burgess seems to think so.

                    In this lesson, you’ll learn:

                    1. Why creationists should be taken seriously
                    2. A brief understanding of creationist vs. evolutionist classification systems
                    3. The stark anatomical differences between humans and apes
                    4. Why the design of humans stands in clear contrast to the design of apes

                      5. Mentioned in this lesson:

                      • Searching for Adam: Genesis and the Truth About Man’s Origin
                      • 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 5 min
                      • TCA Lesson 026: Genetic Evidence for a Recent Creation (BOH Series)

                        We’ve all heard it before—genetic evidence has conclusively proved that humanity is ancient. But is this a true statement? In this study we explore the genetic predictions and implications of a recent origin for humanity. We’ll even find that not only do creationists make valid predictions—but they better fit the observations.

                        In this lesson, you’ll learn:

                        1. The key factor in determining who’s right in the origin debate.
                        2. The when and where of human origins.
                        3. Why creationist predictions better fit the observed data in mtDNA.
                        4. Why the biblical “out of Ararat” model is superior to the “out of Africa” model.

                          5. Mentioned in this lesson:

                          • Searching for Adam: Genesis and the Truth About Man’s Origin
                          • Is Evolution Just a Theory?
                          • 5 Myths of Higher Education and Peer Review
                          • 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 025: Human Ancestry: The Fossil Evidence (BOH Series)

                            Perhaps no argument against the biblical origin of humanity is used as often as fossil evidence. We are told that the fossils conclusively support the evolutionary story of humanity. But is this the reality? What are the facts surrounding the fossil evidence? That’s what we’re looking at this week.

                            In this lesson, you’ll learn:

                            1. The nature and completeness of the fossil record.
                            2. The anatomical similarities/differences between ape and human fossils.
                            3. The important role artistic license plays in the origins debate.
                            4. A survey of the discovered fossil evidence and what conclusions can be drawn.

                              5. Mentioned in this lesson:

                              • Dr. David Menton
                              • Searching for Adam: Genesis and the Truth About Man’s Origin
                              • Why Trust God?

                                • 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 024: Creation Q&A and an Exciting Announcement

                                This week’s lesson takes a break from our current series, the Biblical Origin of Humanity. I begin with some commentary on Theistic Evolutionism, and then answer a couple creation questions. We finish off with a very, very special announcement about a project I’ve been working on that I think you’ll love.

                                In this lesson, you’ll learn:

                                1. The sad realities of Theistic Evolutionism.
                                2. Do creationists believe in the Pangea supercontinent?
                                3. Is it circular reasoning to trust the Bible?
                                4. A special announcement you won’t want to miss!

                                  5. Mentioned in this lesson:

                                  • Noah’s Lost World
                                  • Is it Circular to Prove the Bible with the Bible?
                                  • Investigating the Undeniable Accuracy of the Bible
                                  • Announcing: The Creation Academy

                                    • 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 5 min
                                  • TCA Lesson 023: Who Was Adam, and Who Are We? (BOH Series)

                                    Who was Adam? The Bible describes Adam as the first human being—made in the “image and likeness” of God. This is in stark contrast to the evolutionary view, which teaches that we are simply a higher evolved animal, simply the product of millions of years of mindless, undirected evolution. We explore the true nature of Adam in this week’s lesson and ask an even more important question. Who are we?

                                    In this lesson, you’ll learn:

                                    1. How theologians throughout history have understood the image of God.
                                    2. Why the Bible is unique when it comments on the origin of humanity.
                                    3. The implications of believing a view contrary to Scripture.

                                      4. Mentioned in this lesson:

                                      • Searching for Adam: Genesis and the Truth About Man’s Origin
                                      • Do All Lives Really Matter? Only if Christianity is True!

                                        • 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 5 min
                                      • TCA Lesson 022: Does John Walton Get Genesis Right? (BOH Series)

                                        Please excuse the slightly rough audio for the first 30 or so minutes. I am working to improve the audio overall but ended up with some unwanted vocal distortions throughout the first half of the podcast. I believe the content, however, is worth listening to regardless.

                                        John Walton—professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College and formerly of Moody Bible Institute—suggests that we have been looking at Genesis all wrong for quite some time. His view is that since it is characteristic of most Ancient Near Eastern literature to view creation in light of functionality vs. material origin, so should the biblical text be interpreted in such a way. In this lesson, we take on that view as part of our “Biblical Origin of Humanity” series.

                                        In this lesson, you’ll learn:

                                        1. Why placing hermeneutical priority on ANE texts undermines biblical authority and inspiration.
                                        2. Why placing hermeneutical priority on ANE texts undermines biblical perspicuity.
                                        3. Why the functional view of origins is foreign to any reasonable understanding of the biblical text.

                                          4. Mentioned in this lesson:

                                          • Searching for Adam: Genesis & the Truth About Man’s Origin
                                          • Does the Punishment for Original Sin Fit the Crime?

                                            • 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

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                                          A weekly show exploring the world of the Bible, helping you fall more in love with Jesus, and building a thoughtful defense for the Christian worldview. Episodes include topics like biblical studies,…