This is one of the greatest proofs we have on the authenticity of Scripture that talks about one of the prophecies of Scripture being fulfilled. We also talk about one of the controversies regarding the difference between the time of the crucifixion in Mark's gospel and the time of Jesus' trial in John's gospel.

"My sister has spinal meningitis. They do not think she will live past Easter. What kind of a God is this?"

Let's say that you were given this statement by a friend. Do you pound them with theological principles right away? Give them scripture? Or just listen to them? How should a reformed Christian evangelize a person in grief? Find out on this episode of Training Our Minds.

"Persuasion happens not in the abstract but in the particular. Our social imaginary shapes the way we experience the world, interpret events, reason, and make decisions. Yet many apologists still give only a polite nod, if that, to the social imagination of the late moderns."

~ The Augustine Way by Chatraw and Allen

Christians claim the Bible is God's Word, but how can we justify that? What is necessary in order for the Bible to be God's Word?

How do you read a history book? Philosophy book? Does you interpretation of the book match my interpretation of the book? Let's say someone said this to you one day; that we can't know for sure what we did to Japan in World War II was right or wrong. Refute them... Go.

How is God going to work with a rebellious people that break His commandments? A harsh near-East culture that endorses slavery, divorce, and misogyny?

The New Atheist Sam Harris says that it's just an inconvenient fact that slavery is endorsed in the Bible. How would you respond to such a statement?

Philosophy must be in service of theology. When this happens, man does not determine reality, but discovers it as the Holy Spirit reveals it to him through Scripture.

The Christians are losing to the New Atheists who don't even have a solid foundation or grip on justifying their truth. This is the history of the subtle descent from Christianity to Atheism via Theological Liberalism.

What makes it easy for people to win debates? Perhaps if they're begging the question. But that's not how we are supposed to rationalize our arguments. What is begging the question? What are some examples of begging the question?