The Cold-Case Christianity Podcast

By J. Warner Wallace

Society & Culture Philosophy Religion & Spirituality Christianity

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The Cold-Case Christianity Podcast is hosted by J. Warner Wallace, cold-case detective, Adjunct Professor of Apologetics at Biola University and author of Cold-Case Christianity (A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels). Jim examines the case for the Christian Worldview from an investigative, evidential perspective. With the rules of evidence clearly in mind and over 25 years’ experience as an investigator, Jim examines the case for the existence of God, the reality of dualism, the reliability of the Biblical text, and the deity of Jesus. Join us each week as Jim sorts through the evidence for the Christian Worldview, and please visit our website at www.ColdCaseChristianity.com.

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Why Did Jesus Come When He ...

09.15.2021

What does the timing of history tell us about the nature of Jesus? Did God align the events of history to prepare humans for His arrival? J. Warner answers these questions in this episode of the NRBtv Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast.

The Cold-Case Christianity Podcast episodes:

09.15.2021 Why Did Jesus Come When He Did? What does the timing of history tell us about the nature of Jesus? Did God align the events of history to prepare humans for His arrival? J. Warner answers these questions in this episode of the NRBtv Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast.
09.08.2021 Why Arguments that Jesus Is a “Copy-Cat Savior” Are Silly Is the story of Jesus like ancient mythologies that preceded Him? What are these alleged similarities? Can they be explained in some way? Do they invalidate the claims of the New Testament, or do these similarities actually VALIDATE the Deity ...
09.01.2021 Does Jesus Still Matter? Interview with Kerby Anderson What makes Jesus so important? Does he still matter in a world that rejects the Bible? Can we make a case for the historicity and deity of Jesus even if we don’t trust the New Testament documents? J. Warner Wallace ...
08.25.2021 Answering Questions on Slavery, Hearing from God, and More with Cameron Bertuzzi Cameron Bertuzzi from the Capturing Christianity Podcast interviews J. Warner as they tackle several common objections to Christianity.
08.18.2021 Retracing the steps of Jesus – Interview with Bill Arnold Radio show host extraordinaire, Bill Arnold, interviews J. Warner to talk about the impact of Jesus on history and the “fingerprints” Jesus left on the most important aspects of culture. Be sure to listen to Bill at Faith Radio.
08.11.2021 Three Ways Social Media Has Changed Our Priorities and Perspectives What impact has the rise of the internet and social media had on the way we see the world? Are our priorities and perspectives shifting because of the growing amplification of “self” that occurs with regular social media use? J. ...
08.04.2021 Three Reasons Why Christians Aren’t Afraid of the Sciences Why do so many Christians seem to be opposed to scientific consensus? Are Christians afraid of the sciences in general? Should they be? J. Warner answers these questions in this episode of the NRBtv Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast.
07.28.2021 Do the Non-Canonical Gospels Challenge or Invalidate the New Testament? Does the existence of non-canonical gospels invalidate the claims of the New Testament about Jesus? What motivated the non-canonical authors to write these ancient documents, and what does this motivation tell us about the reliability of the non-canonical stories about ...
07.21.2021 Is the New Testament True, or Just the Story About Jesus that Prevailed? How can we be sure the story of Jesus described in the New Testament is true, given the fact that there are other ancient claims about Jesus? Do the non-canonical gospels deserve our attention as legitimate records of the life ...
07.14.2021 My Two Greatest Concerns About the Relationship Between Science and Christianity Can someone become a Christian by merely examining the evidence surrounding the New Testament? Does faith require us to ignore the evidence altogether? Can J. Warner’s example of coming to faith serve as a pathway or others? Pastor Nat Crawford ...
07.07.2021 Three Truths About the Impact Jesus Had on History
06.30.2021 Which is More Effective for Reaching the Culture: Books or Videos? In a digital visual age, have books become obsolete? Is there still any role for books in influencing culture, or has video taken over as the most effective way to reach the culture and the world? If you’re interested in ...
06.23.2021 How Not to Become a Christian Chihuahua Have you ever met a Christian who failed to display the nature of Jesus when talking about God or Christianity? Ever meet someone who seemed more like a barking, ankle-biting chihuahua than a Christ follower? What can we learn from ...
06.16.2021 Is Jesus a Pacifist? Did Jesus advocate for complete pacifism? Was he a pacifist? Was there ever a time when Jesus would have advocated for an aggressive, even violent, response? Was it Jesus’ nature to be entirely non-violent? Should Christians embrace pacifism? J. Warner ...
06.09.2021 The Difference Between Killing and Murdering How can Christians be against the killing of a fetus, but for the death penalty. Is there a difference between killing a murder? Is it ever justifiable to take the life of another person, and if so, when? J. Warner ...
06.02.2021 Can You Be a Christian and a Police Officer? Is it possible to love Jesus yet work as a police officer? Will a career in law enforcement force me to compromise my Christian values? Is there something inherently evil about the profession, or can a Christian worldview actually help ...
05.26.2021 The Dangers of Christian Celebrity We’ve watched several celebrity Christian pastors, singers and apologists fall or leave the faith in the last year. They all had one thing in common: celebrity. What is so dangerous about the desire to be famous? Why must every one ...
05.25.2021 Police Misbehavior and Christian Discipleship How are we to respond to the recent Derek Chauvin Case? J. Warner Wallace and Bill Arnold discuss the Derek Chauvin case, justice, our judicial trial system, and the consequences of changing how law enforcement responds. Then through the command ...
05.18.2021 How to Face Your Spiritual Challenges How can we resist the temptation to agree with the world and reject the possibility of supernatural truths? How can we live as Christians in a turbulent world that often rejects what we believe? J. Warner talks with Dan Kinder ...
05.05.2021 The Real Reason Why Fewer Americans Think Religion Matters As Christianity wanes in America, a national poll reveals that fewer people think religion matters than ever before. What is motivating people to adopt this position? Why are fewer people interested in God in this “Information Age”? J. Warner answers ...
04.28.2021 Are Atheists Smarter or Simply More Self-Reliant and Self-Indulgent? A national poll reveals that non-believers have higher IQ’s than believers. Does this mean they deny the existence of God based on their superior intellectual skills, or is something else in play here? What are the real reasons intelligent people ...
04.21.2021 Why It Will Be Difficult to Abandon Our Religious Identity Despite the statistical decline of Christianity in America, religiosity continues to be a pervasive force. Will Americans eventually become non-religious? Will atheism become the default position in our culture? Or will some form of theism continue to reign? J. Warner ...
04.14.2021 Why a Department of Atheism at the University Proves the Existence of God As atheism continues to grow on university campuses, some academic institutions, like the University of Miami, are establishing departments to advance the cause of atheism, secularism, and humanism. But do these efforts to advance atheism rely on a theistic foundation? ...
04.07.2021 You Can Ban All the Symbols, But Without God There Wouldn't Be a Classroom Efforts to ban religious symbolism in public places are increasing in our culture. What do these efforts demonstrate about the nature and existence of God? Are efforts to ban God actually an evidence for His existence? J. Warner answers these ...
03.31.2021 Cold Case Christianity Easter Special Are there any good, evidential reasons to celebrate Easter? Is there any evidence to demonstrate the Resurrection really occurred? How would we make the case for the Resurrection this Easter season? J. Warner answers these questions in this episode of ...
03.24.2021 Is the Bible Irrelevant and Outdated? The Bible is under attack more than ever before. Are there good reasons we should continue to look to the Bible as a guide? Is it an irrelevant, sexist, racist, and boring book? J. Warner answers these questions in this ...
03.17.2021 Afraid to Die? You’re Probably Not a Christian There are many reasons why people fear death, but recent studies reveal an interesting truth: Some people fear death less than others. What makes the difference? Why are some people more afraid of dying then others? J. Warner answers these ...
03.10.2021 The Secret to Happiness Fewer People Are Willing to Embrace Everyone says they want to be happy, but happiness seems elusive to many of us. What can make us happy, and why do so few people seem to recognize it? J. Warner tackles these questions as he examines what research ...
03.03.2021 How to Bridge the Cultural Divide We seem more divided now than ever before? What can reunite us and guide us toward a better tomorrow? What role does Christianity play in this process? J. Warner answers these questions as he examines what the Gospel offers in ...
02.23.2021 Who Authored the Gospels? Why should we believe the New Testament gospels have been correctly attributed to the authors who wrote them? Is there any evidence for the authorship of the gospels? David Russell and David Pallmann discuss this issue with J. Warner on ...
02.16.2021 Some Thoughts on Law Enforcement and the Case for Christianity How can police officers be encouraged in this difficult time? What principles can help us think clearly about law enforcement and the case for Christianity? Logan Campbell discusses several important issues related to law enforcement and the case for Christianity ...
02.09.2021 The Nature and Importance of a Reasonable Faith - with Dan Wooding Why is the culture abandoning Christianity? What can we do, as Christians, to regain a hearing in the public square? In this episode of the podcast, J. Warner joins Dan Wooding from Assist News to talk about the nature and ...
02.02.2021 The Challenges Posed by Culture and Social Media - with Bill Arnold What unique challenges face Christians in the coming year? What can we learn about the truth of the Christian worldview from watching current events? In this episode of the podcast, J. Warner joins Bill Arnold on Faith Radio to talk ...
01.26.2021 How to Build the Case for Christianity - Part 2 In this second of two rebroadcasted “The Defense Rests” podcasts, Abdu Murray sits down with J. Warner to talk about the nature of evidence, how cases are built using evidence, and attitudes that investigators have when trying to determine “what ...
01.19.2021 How to Build the Case for Christianity - Part 1 In this first of two rebroadcasted “The Defense Rests” podcasts, Abdu Murray sits down with J. Warner to talk about the nature of evidence, how cases are built using evidence, and attitudes that investigators have when trying to determine “what ...
01.12.2021 Why You Can Trust the New Testament Are there any good reasons to trust the New Testament? In this interview with Timothy Paul Jones from Three Cords and the Truth, J. Warner answers this question and talks a bit about his favorite classic rock band.
01.05.2021 How Can We Test the Bible? Can we trust the Bible is as an actual historical account of events? What about the miracles? Do we have to take those as historical facts? Doesn't archaeology and science disprove the historicity of the Bible? In this interview on ...
12.29.2020 Tips for Sharing and Defending the Christian Worldview In this rebroadcasted radio show from Stand to Reason’s weekly podcast, J. Warner Wallace gives tips for sharing and defending the Christian worldview, talks about changing your ministry by changing your calendar, and describes the difference between God speaking a ...
12.22.2020 How Can We Respond to Some of the Issues Raised in 2020? How can we, as Christians, respond to the growing social unrest? How can we survive and thrive in a pandemic? In this collective podcast (created from two separate interviews), J. Warner talks with John Hall and Kathy Emmons from The ...
12.15.2020 A Conversation About Racism What is systematic racism? Are there more prominent causes than racism for inequalities between blacks and whites? Does grouping people by race or ethnicity feed racism? Where do we go from here? Detective J. Warner Wallace hosts a former gang ...
12.08.2020 What is the Nature of Salvation? When Christians talk about “salvation” what do we really mean? What does God require of us to be united with Him for all eternity? What questions arise related to the nature of salvation? In this interview with Bill Arnold, J. ...
12.01.2020 Answering Common Objections to the Notion of Hell - Part 2 In this re-posted podcast, J. Warner continues to discuss several objections related to the existence and nature of Hell. (Jim is touring college campuses in North Carolina until the end of September)
11.24.2020 Answering Common Objections to the Notion of Hell - Part 1 In this re-posted podcast, J. Warner engages several objections related to the existence and nature of Hell. (Jim is touring college campuses in North Carolina until the end of September)
11.17.2020 Do Miraculous Events (Like the Virgin Conception) Invalidate Christianity? In this podcast, J. Warner examines the presupposition of naturalism as it relates to the reasonableness of Christianity. Are theists the only people who believe in miraculous events? Do Biblical miracles (like the Virgin Conception) make the Christian worldview unreasonable?
11.11.2020 Seven Important Differences Between Angels and Demons According to the Bible, angels protect us in an unseen spiritual battle. Who are they battling against? What is the nature of the demons and how are they different from angels? J. Warner answers this question as he examines what ...
11.04.2020 Does Everyone Have a Guardian Angel? According to the Bible, angels protect us in an unseen spiritual battle. Does this mean that every believer has an individually assigned guardian angel? J. Warner answers this question as he examines what the Bible says about angelic beings in ...
10.27.2020 The Important Differences Between Christianity and Mormonism In this podcast, J. Warner reviews his recent Utah Missions Trip and talks about several important points of contrast between Christianity and Mormonism, including the distinct differences related to the nature of Jesus, God and Salvation.
10.21.2020 Why Did God Create Angelic Beings? Why did God create angels in the first place? Are they necessary, and if not, why create them at all? J. Warner answers these questions as he examines what the Bible says about angelic beings in this episode of the ...
10.14.2020 Is It Reasonable to Believe in Angelic Beings? Christians believe in angels because they are described in the Bible, but are there any good logical arguments for the existence of angelic beings without appealing to Bible verses? J. Warner examines three classic, historic arguments for the existence of ...
10.07.2020 A Christian Perspective in An Election Year What attitude should Christians have about the upcoming elections? What disposition should we hold? What values should we express? J. Warner answers these questions as he provides a few insights from a Christian perspective in this episode of the NRBtv ...

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