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Since Jesus is God, and God is all-knowing, then… is Jesus all-knowing? And if He is, then how do you explain Matthew 24:36? This is something you need to know, for at least three reasons. First, it's important for Christian discipleship. Second, this is going to help you become your own family's Bible answer man. And third, this is going to level up your apologetic. Specifically, we will talk about • Why this can be a tough challenge to answer. • What the hypostatic union is, and how it is relevant to this question. • Why it's actually absurd for a skeptic or atheist to accuse Scripture of having a contradiction. • How the skeptic is being arbitrary in defining God and omniscience, and how to expose that. • Why the possibility of contradictions in our doctrine should matter to Christians. • Why it's important to use the Bible's own definitions for omniscience, and God, and Jesus, and how to explain this. • Why Jesus not knowing the answer is a good thing. • What Jesus could have said instead that would have actually been problematic. • Why the complaint about Jesus not knowing tells us more about the person making the objection than about any problem with Christian theology. Resources for you: • Theopedia's articles on "The two natures of Christ" https://www.theopedia.com/hypostatic-union • The Discord Politics Server: https://discord.gg/politics You may also like: • 6 Reasons Why Logic Is Not Just a Human Convention: https://thethink.institute/articles/no-logic-is-not-just-a-human-convention ---- Please support this work by joining our Taking Every Thought Captive campaign! Give to the Think Institute at https://thethink.institute/partner. —- Join the ThinkSquad community: https://facebook.com/groups/thinksquad ---- Subscribe to the Think Institute YouTube Channel! https://youtube.com/thethinkinstitute. This channel will deliver even more knowledge on how to answer questions and objections to the Christian worldview! If you subscribe now, you'll get to hear the next video in this series... ---- Want to bring Joel to speak at your church or event? Go here: https://thethink.institute/booking ---- Music Credits: Synthwave Intro 10 by TaigaSoundProd Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8736-synthwave-intro-10 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Have you been facing pressure to put your pronouns in your emails? In 2020 did your company release a statement supporting BLM? How can you deal with pressure from wokeness at work in a way that honors Jesus Christ as Lord, and loves your neighbor as yourself? What should you do when you experience pressure from your company to conform to an ideology that goes against biblical Christianity? What if the pressure comes from outside your company—what should you do? To help us find these answers, we're joined by Juan-Elias Riesco. Juan ran the number one rated restaurant in Chicago and was launching a successful clothing brand, until everything changed when the woke mob attacked. You're going to hear Juan-Elias's story, and learn some powerful principles that will help you survive wokeness wherever you are facing it—whether in the form of a mob, or in "diversity, equity, and inclusion" trainings in the workplace. Specifically, you're going to hear Juan-Elias talk about • What his life was like before he became saved, and how he became a Christian. • How he was able to his homosexual lifestyle behind him. • What it was like to build the number one rated restaurant in Chicago, only to have it all collapse in a few days. • How he handled woke protestors • Why he moved out of Chicago, to Dallas, only to return to Chicago, and what he's doing now. • What he thinks is the holiest thing you can actually do at your job. Resources for you: • Juan-Elias Riesco's missionary video - https://youtu.be/ByPzc2oE0Vk • An example of one of Love Life Chicago's prayer walks: https://fb.watch/iK9cH4BCmd/ • More info on Love Life - https://youtu.be/74OpZGRzgJE • Email Juan-Elias Riesco at juan@lovelife.org. You may also like: • "How to Approach the LGBTQ Movement As A Christian" (Worldview Legacy episode) https://pod.link/1462722483/episode/613a02fec577fa61dcdee9f3bafa0d8b ---- Please support this work by joining our Taking Every Thought Captive campaign! Give to the Think Institute at https://thethink.institute/partner. —- Join the ThinkSquad community: https://facebook.com/groups/thinksquad ---- Subscribe to the Think Institute YouTube Channel! https://youtube.com/thethinkinstitute. This channel will deliver even more knowledge on how to answer questions and objections to the Christian worldview! If you subscribe now, you'll get to hear the next video in this series... ---- Want to bring Joel to speak at your church or event? Go here: https://thethink.institute/booking ---- Music Credits: Synthwave Intro 10 by TaigaSoundProd Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8736-synthwave-intro-10 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

"What is truth?" This question was asked by Pontius Pilate to Jesus Christ on the night when Jesus was on trial. Pilate never stuck around for the answer—and his question echoes in our culture today. Skeptics, atheists, agnostics, and adherents of other religions will say that Christianity is not true. But what if the very concept of truth is impossible without first believing in the Christian worldview? That's what we're talking about today. Specifically, we’re going to talk about: • Why it can be difficult to define truth. • The three Cs of truth. • The relationship between truth and logic. • The correspondence between truth and reality. • Why something that is true must also correspond to the conventions of language. • Why coherence, correspondence and comprehensibility all presuppose God. • Atheism's problem with truth. ---- Resources For You:  • The Very Concept Of Truth Is Impossible Without God (Article): https://thethink.institute/articles/the-very-concept-of-truth-is-impossible-without-god • Some Personal Reflections on Van Til’s Transcendental Argument (Parker Settecase): https://trendsettercase.wordpress.com/2017/12/14/some-personal-reflections-on-van-tils-transcendental-argument/ ---- Please support this work by joining our Taking Every Thought Captive campaign! Give to the Think Institute at https://thethink.institute/partner. —- Join the ThinkSquad community: https://facebook.com/groups/thinksquad ---- Subscribe to the Think Institute YouTube Channel! https://youtube.com/thethinkinstitute. This channel will deliver even more knowledge on how to answer questions and objections to the Christian worldview! If you subscribe now, you'll get to hear the next video in this series... ---- Want to bring Joel to speak at your church or event? Go here: https://thethink.institute/booking ---- Music Credits: Synthwave Intro 10 by TaigaSoundProd Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8736-synthwave-intro-10 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.”  This is Genesis 1:1, the first verse of the Bible. It was written by Moses, 3,500 years ago.  And it states that God’s existence is the most fundamental fact in the universe. Is it true? Or is this an outdated belief? This is what we’re going to talk about today.  Specifically, we are going to look at three ways that belief in God makes sense.  1. It makes sense of the Bible. 2. It makes sense of the world. 3. It makes sense of my own experience.  ————  Resource For You:  • Get the Full Guide In Article Format Here: https://thethink.institute/articles/why-do-you-believe-in-god-heres-my-answer  ———— Support the Think Institute. Go to https://thethink.institute/partner. Subscribe to the Think Institute YouTube Channel! This channel will deliver even more knowledge on how to answer questions and objections to the Christian worldview! If you subscribe now, you'll get to hear the next video in this series...  ————  Want to bring Joel to speak at your church or event? Just go to the booking page.  ————  Need a tool to help you easily teach the basics of the Christian worldview to your young children? Get a free copy of CATAKIDS! today right here: https://thethink.institute/catakids ————  Ready to become the worldview leader your family and church need? Want to share ideas, talk apologetics and ask and answer theological questions? Want to have access to over 500 other people who are on the same journey as you?  Join us in the ThinkSquad online community! https://urlgeni.us/facebook/thinksquad ———— Music Credits:  Synthwave Intro 10 by TaigaSoundProd Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8736-synthwave-intro-10 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

What is a Young Earth Creationist, and why am I one? Specifically, in this episode you will learn about: What 3 views of creation do most Christians hold? What's wrong with so-called evolutionary creationism? Why is old-earth creationism close but no cigar? Why am I a young-earth creationist? What are the negative implications of rejecting a young-earth view? What you’re about to hear is an episode that we published on the feed back on March 25, 2022. We’re republishing it again today because it’s incredibly relevant to where we are, right now. If you’ve heard it before, I think it’s time you heard it again. And if you haven’t heard it yet, it’s really going to be beneficial to you. —- Learn more: How to debate an atheist on evolution: https://thethink.institute/articles/science-relies-on-christian-presuppositions-t9d2t Is there a conflict between science and Christian faith? https://thethink.institute/articles/sciencevsfaith Start finding dinosaurs in the Bible now: https://thethink.institute/articles/bibledinosaurs —- Please support this work! Give to the Think Institute at https://thethink.institute/partner. —- Join the ThinkSquad community: https://facebook.com/groups/thinksquad ---- Subscribe to the Think Institute YouTube Channel! This channel will deliver even more knowledge on how to answer questions and objections to the Christian worldview! If you subscribe now, you'll get to hear the next video in this series... ---- Want to bring Joel to speak at your church or event? Go here: https://thethink.institute/booking ---- Music Credits: Synthwave Intro 10 by TaigaSoundProd Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8736-synthwave-intro-10 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Has the Bible Been Corrupted Over Time? ---- Resources for You: • Scripture Alone, by James White: https://www.christianbook.com/scripture-alone-james-white/9780764220487/pd/220489 • Evidence That Demands A Verdict, by Josh McDowell and Sean McDowell: https://www.christianbook.com/evidence-demands-verdict-changing-skeptical-world/josh-mcdowell/9781401676704/pd/676704 • EhrmanProject on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ehrmanproject/videos • When Were The Gospels Actually Written? [Ultimate Guide] (Video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4CjSpT-Rdg • How Long After Jesus Were The Gospels ACTUALLY Written? [Ultimate Guide] (Podcast): https://pod.link/1462722483/episode/5fa858445db261ba8e99269a380d8776 ---- Please support this work! Give to the Think Institute at https://thethink.institute/partner. —- Join the ThinkSquad community: https://facebook.com/groups/thinksquad ---- Subscribe to the Think Institute YouTube Channel! This channel will deliver even more knowledge on how to answer questions and objections to the Christian worldview! If you subscribe now, you'll get to hear the next video in this series... ---- Want to bring Joel to speak at your church or event? Go here: https://thethink.institute/booking ---- In this episode you’ll learn: • Why does this question matter? • What’s the problem with undermining the Bible? • What is the Bible’s testimony about itself—and why does that matter? • Has the Bible been corrupted in its composition? • Was the Bible put together at the Council of Nicaea? • How were the books of the Bible chosen? • Why can we trust the Old Testament canon? • Why can we trust the New Testament canon? • Are there books missing from the Bible? • What are we to make of books like the book of Enoch, or the Apocrypha? Were they inspired writings? • Has the Bible been altered through copying? • How accurate is our Old Testament today compared to the original? • How accurate is our New Testament today compared to the original? • What about all the New Testament variants? • Did scribes intentionally change Scripture? • Does it matter that we don’t have the original manuscripts? Music Credits: Synthwave Intro 10 by TaigaSoundProd Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8736-synthwave-intro-10 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

In this episode, I'm going to share with you how I overcame my bitterness and became free of it.  Bitter relationships, feelings of resentment and anger – these are all symptoms of bitterness. But you can overcome them.  I'll show you how I overcame my bitterness and how you can too.  If you're struggling with bitterness, this episode is for you. I'll share with you everything I've learned about how to overcome it, step-by-step.  Listen and see for yourself how you can become free of bitterness and move forward in your life!  Specifically, you will learn:  • Why I became bitter. • How God used a conversation with a friend, and a book to set me free. • One thing I started doing that completely changed the atmosphere in my home. —- Resource mentioned: • How to Be Free From Bitterness: And Other Essays On Christian Relationships, by Jim Wilson: https://canonpress.com/products/how-to-be-free-from-bitterness/ • How to Be Free From Bitterness: And Other Essays On Christian Relationships (Audiobook): https://www.amazon.com/How-Free-Bitterness-Christian-Relationships/dp/B07QFSXLYV/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= —- The ThinkSquad group on Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/thinksquad Did you find this helpful? Please support this work! Donate now at https://thethink.institute/partner Music Credits: Synthwave Intro 10 by TaigaSoundProd Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8736-synthwave-intro-10 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Is God's existence obvious? If so, then why are there other religions? And why are there atheists? If not, then how can anyone be blamed for not believing in Him? In this episode, you will learn: Whom has God ACTUALLY revealed Himself to? What do these people know about God... and how do they ACTUALLY respond? How should knowing this affect how you defend your faith? —- The ThinkSquad group on Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/thinksquad Did you find this helpful? Please support this work! Donate now at https://thethink.institute/partner Music Credits: Synthwave Intro 10 by TaigaSoundProd Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8736-synthwave-intro-10 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

“The Gospels can't be trusted! The supposed accounts of Jesus’s life were written hundreds of years after the events they describe.” How would you respond to this objection? That’s what we’re talking about today. Today we’re going to answer the following questions: Why Is It Inconsistent For A Skeptic To Make Historical Objections? How Does The Bible Give The Categories Needed For Historical Objections? How Do We Know The Gospels Were Written Early? ---- Your one gift can make a powerful impact.  When you give, Christian laymen get more than an inspiring episode to listen to or an educational resource. You empower them to build a legacy, where they and their families will be able to confidently articulate the answers to the questions the world is asking, from the Bible, and to see Jesus change lives as they share their faith. Your one gift helps them take the next step in “taking every thought captive.”  Our goal is to raise $6,000 by the end of 2022—and a generous donor has committed to match all donations up to $3000! If you give before the end of the year, the impact of your gift will be doubled! Please help us! Donate at https://thethink.institute/partner ---- Recommended Resources For Further Research: Free PDF Guide: https://thethink.institute/articles/when-were-the-gospels-really-written-free-pdf  Joel Settecase, “Should We ‘Waste Our Time’ Preparing To Defend Our Faith?” https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/should-we-waste-our-time-preparing-to-defend-our-faith/. J. Warner Wallace, “Why I Know The Gospels Were Written Early (Downloadable Bible Insert), at https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/why-i-know-the-gospels-were-written-early-free-bible-insert Norman Geisler, “The Dating of the New Testament,” BeThinking.org. 'The Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics' by Norman L. Geisler (pp. 37-41) C.J. Hemer, The Book of Acts in the Setting of Hellenistic History. Music Credits: Synthwave Intro 10 by TaigaSoundProd Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8736-synthwave-intro-10 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

In this quick update I let you know where you can find my recent teaching webinar on the authenticity of the Gospels. I also share why there is no episode this week and how you can be praying for my family. Please support this work by joining our Taking Every Thought Captive campaign. Go to https://thethink.institute/partner. All gifts up to $3K will be matched by a generous donor! Visit our YouTube channel at https://YouTube.com/thethinkinstitute.