Encountering Truth

What is Progressive Christianity? And how is it different from true biblical and historical Christianity? In this episode, David Wolcott joins the podcast to offer clarity on this confusing and deceptive movement. He identifies some red flags to watch out for and names some problematic figures to avoid. =============== Resources: =============== Find David Wolcott Here: • Website: TheDavidWolcott.com (https://www.thedavidwolcott.com/) • Facebook: David Wolcott, Christian Apologist (https://www.facebook.com/Davidwolcottca) ---⁠ Connect with Encountering Truth: Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://encounteringtruth.org/) Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550039724755) YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/@EncounteringTruth) Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering Truth⁠⁠⁠ (https://rumble.com/c/c-5476517) Platforms: ⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast (https://bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast) #christianity #bible #apologetics #jesus #encounteringtruth

Jesus made specific claims about his own identity, including the claim that he is the way, the truth, and the life, and that no one comes to the Father except through him. https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/kxH8LZ5XXIb

C.S. Lewis famously wrote that we cannot accept Jesus as merely a great moral teacher without accepting His claim to be God - that Jesus is either a liar, a lunatic, or the one true Lord. In this episode, we take a look at this popular trilemma that Lewis puts forth in his book Mere Christianity. Then we examine the legitimacy of a possible fourth option, that the Jesus we know today is merely the result of embellishment - a legend. Plus, some exciting news about the podcast! =============== Resources: =============== Books: • ⁠Mere Christianity⁠ by C.S. Lewis (https://a.co/d/47tEcyW) Articles: • Did Jesus Even Claim to Be God? by J. Brian Huffling (https://crossexamined.org/did-jesus-even-claim-to-be-god/) • A New Testament Passage That's Older than the New Testament by Robby Lashua (https://www.str.org/w/a-new-testament-passage-that-s-older-than-the-new-testament?p_l_back_url=%2Fsearch%3Fq%3D1%2Bcorinthians%2B15) Videos: • Did Jesus Claim To Be God? (J. Warner Wallace) (https://coldcasechristianity.com/videos/did-jesus-claim-to-be-god-video/) Connect with Encountering Truth: Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://encounteringtruth.org/) Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550039724755) YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/@EncounteringTruth) Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering Truth⁠⁠ (https://rumble.com/c/c-5476517) Platforms: ⁠⁠bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast (https://bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast) #cslewis #merechristianity #lord #jesus #apologetics #christianapologetics #christianity #encounteringtruth

The Good News of Christianity relies on the truth communicated in the Gospels. But how do we know that they are reliable? In this episode, we examine the evidence for the reliability of the Gospels as early eyewitness accounts that are corroborated by inside and outside sources. =============== Resources: =============== Cold-Case Christianity: A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels (https://a.co/d/7r5l68s) by J. Warner Wallace Can We Trust the Gospels? (https://a.co/d/2KAlWQ7) by Peter J. Williams ⁠Evidence That Demands a Verdict: Life-Changing Truth for a Skeptical World⁠ (https://a.co/d/9T0iCVL) by Josh McDowell and Sean McDowell --- Connect with Encountering Truth: Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://encounteringtruth.org/) Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550039724755) YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/@EncounteringTruth) Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering Truth⁠ (https://rumble.com/c/c-5476517) Platforms: ⁠bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast (https://bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast) ⁠ #gospel #bible #newtestament #truth #evidence #christianity #apologetics #jesus #encounteringtruth

Our culture tries to put religion in the realm of preference, like our favorite dessert. But Christianity does not make "dessert claims." It makes claims about a CURE. Christianity makes objective truth claims that have nothing to do with anyone's opinions about them.

What is the purpose of life? What is our ultimate goal? In this episode, we close out the short series about the goals of Encountering Truth, by exploring the most important goal of all - to encounter Jesus as the way, the truth, and the life. We explain the role that apologetics plays in removing obstacles for the Gospel, and we discuss the twofold nature of the ministry - evidence and encounter. Although evidence is important to strengthen and ground our faith, it is not usually what leads someone to Christ. For most people, it all starts with an encounter. =============== Resources: =============== Evidence That Demands a Verdict: Life-Changing Truth for a Skeptical World (https://a.co/d/9T0iCVL) by Josh McDowell and Sean McDowell --- Connect with Encountering Truth: Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://encounteringtruth.org/) Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550039724755) YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/@EncounteringTruth) Platforms: bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast

It was said of Paul and those with him that they had "turned the world upside down" because they were not afraid to speak publicly about their faith and proclaim Jesus as the Messiah. In this second installment of our series about the goals of Encountering Truth, we discuss the obligation that Christians have to engage culture with kindness and conviction. With Paul as our model, we talk about the importance of boldly speaking the truth in love, the potential consequences of it, and whether that includes "political" issues. =============== Resources: =============== Books: ⁠Letter to the American Church⁠ by Eric Metaxas (https://a.co/d/75DQZ03) ⁠Total Truth⁠ by Nancy Pearcey (https://a.co/d/0MiMZIo) ⁠Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions⁠ by Gregory Koukl (https://a.co/d/gHIuXys) ⁠Street Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity's Toughest Challenges⁠ by Gregory Koukl (https://a.co/d/fJbdc1U) Links: ⁠⁠Woman arrested for silent prayer outside abortion clinic notches legal win but still faces potential charges⁠⁠ by Jon Brown⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.foxnews.com/world/woman-arrested-silent-prayer-outside-abortion-clinic-notches-legal-win-but-still-faces-potential-charges) ⁠Indiana parents warn nation after child is removed from home for improper pronoun usage: ‘Can happen anywhere’⁠ by Kendall Tietz (https://www.foxnews.com/media/indiana-parents-warn-nation-after-child-removed-home-improper-pronoun-usage-can-happen-anywhere) ⁠Montana 14-year-old moved to Canada after gender identity custody dispute, parents say⁠ by Jackson Walker (https://foxbaltimore.com/news/nation-world/montana-14-year-old-moved-to-canada-after-gender-identity-custody-dispute-parents-say-krista-and-todd-kolstad-glasgow-helena-montana-gov-greg-gianforte-transgender-lgbtq-rights-trans-child-juvenile-laws-republican) ⁠'Non-Affirming' Parents vs. the State of Montana | Guest: Todd & Krista Kolstad⁠ - Relatable with Allie Beth Stuckey (https://t.co/gsVbJydY35) Connect with Encountering Truth: Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://EncounteringTruth.org/ Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth Platforms: bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast #evangelism #truth #christianity #apologetics #gospel #encounteringtruth

Christianity is an intellectual faith based on evidence, reason, and verifiable historical events. Studying the Word and examining the evidence can be a form of worship, a way to love the Lord with our MIND. #faith #evidence #worship #apologetics #Christianity #encounteringtruth https://open.spotify.com/episode/5sX0UGVrzNFBc5yiMR710j?si=Dn1dFPXVR0mbyLmJRDGQDg

Why are you a Christian? As we begin a short series discussing the three goals of the Encountering Truth podcast, we start by talking about why every Christian should examine the evidence for Christianity. The cultural winds are blowing and beating against us, and if we are going to weather the storm in this world full of deception, we must be able to discern the truth. Our faith must be rooted and grounded in the evidence. Resources: Articles: ⁠Youth Exodus Problem⁠ by Frank Turek (https://crossexamined.org/youth-exodus-problem/) ⁠Young Christians Are Leaving the Church - Here's Why⁠ by J. Warner Wallace (https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/young-christians-are-leaving-the-church-heres-why) Books: ⁠Evidence that Demands a Verdict⁠ by Josh McDowell and Sean McDowell (https://a.co/d/a6Mu6BJ) ⁠Cold-Case Christianity⁠ by J. Warner Wallace (https://a.co/d/faNNJC0) ⁠I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist⁠ by Norman Geisler and Frank Turek (https://a.co/d/6mERJBE) ⁠The Case for Christ⁠ by Lee Strobel (https://a.co/d/1mOXYmV) Websites: Stand to Reason: ⁠https://www.str.org/⁠ ⁠GotQuestions: https://www.gotquestions.org/ Connect with Encountering Truth: Website:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://EncounteringTruth.org/ Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠Encountering Truth

Christianity makes objective truth claims, which means it does not depend on anyone’s beliefs or opinions about it. If Christianity is true, it is true for everyone. #truth #christianity #apologetics

In this episode, we examine the difference between subjective and objective truth claims. What kinds of claims does Christianity make? The answer to this question holds eternal significance, which makes this episode one of the most important ones yet! #truth #christianity #apologetics Resources: ⁠The Deconstruction of Christianity: What It Is, Why It's Destructive, and How to Respond⁠ by Alisa Childers and Tim Barnett (https://a.co/d/giXqOTM) #thedeconstructionofchristianity ⁠Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity⁠ by Nancy Pearcey (https://a.co/d/bJ9D9g0) Connect with Encountering Truth: Website:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠Encountering Truth

Should Christians just have blind faith? Is it ever okay for Christians to have doubts or questions? Are faith and reason really at odds with each other? In this episode, we talk about the definition of true biblical faith, and we examine the evidential nature of Christianity, along with what is (and what is NOT) the opposite of faith. Resources: ⁠Sean McDowell Video: ⁠STOP Saying "Doubting Thomas"⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/reel/1749596872214648) ⁠Forensic Faith: A Homicide Detective Makes the Case for a More Reasonable, Evidential Christian Faith⁠ by J. Warner Wallace (https://a.co/d/bd7YON5) Connect with Encountering Truth: Website:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550039724755)

If the unborn is NOT a human being, then no justification is necessary for abortion. However, if the unborn IS a human being, then no justification is ADEQUATE for abortion.

Is it ever okay to intentionally take the life of a human being? Is abortion morally wrong? This all boils down to how we answer one single question: What is the unborn? Join us in this episode as we engage culture in a discussion about the hot button issue of abortion. Resources: ⁠Street Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity's Toughest Challenges⁠ by Gregory Koukl (https://a.co/d/bAqxfL7) ⁠Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions about Life and Sexuality⁠ by Nancy R. Pearcey (https://a.co/d/3xX3hLq) ⁠The Case for Life: Equipping Christians to Engage the Culture⁠ by Scott Klusendorf (https://a.co/d/ftbqxSC) Life Training Institute: ⁠https://prolifetraining.com/⁠ Connect with Encountering Truth: Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠

Whatever caused the universe - all of space, time, and matter - to come into existence out of nothing must be spaceless, timeless, and immaterial. The uncaused first cause.

The Bible tells us that "when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman." In this special Christmas episode, we examine what this means and why Jesus came at the exact point in history that he did. We also discuss how the "reason for the season" is much more than just a cute little baby lying in a manger. Merry Christmas! Resources: ⁠Person of Interest: Why Jesus Still Matters in a World that Rejects the Bible⁠ by J. Warner Wallace ⁠ColdCaseChristianity.com⁠ ⁠The Cold-Case Christianity Podcast⁠ with J. Warner Wallace Connect with Encountering Truth: Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠

Christmas is not just about a baby in a manger, but about the very Son of God entering our world to carry out the plan of redemption, which was orchestrated from the very beginning. #Christmas #reasonfortheseason #babyjesus #SonOfGod

Where does morality come from? Is there a transcendent, objective standard? Or is there a "Meeting of Moral Minds" that agrees upon what is right? What role does human flourishing play, and how do we measure it? In this episode, we revisit the Moral Argument for God’s existence by answering some objections about how we know morality and where it comes from in the first place. Plus, we talk about the "dress that broke the internet!" Resources: ⁠⁠Street Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity's Toughest Challenges⁠ by Gregory Koukl (https://a.co/d/bfFGKl6) ⁠⁠Why God Is the Best Explanation for the Existence of Objective Morality⁠ (Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast, May 17, 2023) (https://open.spotify.com/episode/2AznyqmGtkZMZW6MTuT4Gh?si=e3e03a2f59864bd8) ⁠Objections to the Moral Argument for the Existence of God⁠ (Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast, May 19, 2023) (https://open.spotify.com/episode/3i1y72RdcpggtMGOc6qF1i?si=cf914128f54549ad) Connect with Encountering Truth: Website: ⁠⁠⁠encounteringtruth.org⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠

Is there evidence for the existence of God? The answer is YES!!! In this episode, we do a quick overview of the top three arguments for God that every Christian should know and be able to articulate when making the case for Christianity: 1) the Cosmological Argument, 2) the Teleological (Design) Argument, and 3) the Moral Argument.

Can evil disprove God? Where do moral obligations come from? In this episode, we look at how the very existence of objective morality is itself evidence for God.

In this debut episode of the Encountering Truth podcast, we examine the evidence for the most important belief of Christianity - the resurrection of Jesus Christ. What significance does it hold? We discuss Gary Habermas’ minimal facts of the resurrection, a set of truths that are widely accepted by almost all scholars, both Christian and non-Christian alike. What alternative theories are out there? And how well does each alternative theory account for the minimal facts surrounding the resurrection narrative? All of Christianity hinges on whether or not the Jesus rose from the dead, so it’s definitely worth examining! Let’s dig deep and encounter the truth!