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This is Part 1 of a 3-part Apologetics AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Joel Settecase on the Politics Server on Discord. Questions answered in this part: What denomination am I? What is the meaning of life? Do all people have an intrinsic morality? And if so, why don't cultures agree on right and wrong? Will the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches ever get back together? Check out the Politics server here: https://discord.gg/TrtkGbBY Follow us! http://facebook.com/thethinkinstitute http://twitter.com/thinkinst http://mewe.com/i/thinkinstitute http://gab.com/thinkinstitute Support the Settecase Family & Think Institute: https://give.cru.org/1018841 Listen to the Think Podcast on 11 podcast platforms: https://anchor.fm/the-think-podcast Get a free catechism, slide presentations and books: http://thethink.institute/catakids. Bring the Think Institute to your church, group or event: https://thethink.institute/booking Get more from the Think Institute: Search the Think Institute site for worldview, evangelism, apologetics, discipleship, theology and strategic engagement content: https://thethink.institute/search. Get tools and tips sent to your inbox: http://thethink.institute/think-updates Learn more about our intensive study cohorts at http://thethink.institute/hammerandanvil Music Credits: Synthwave Intro 03 by TaigaSoundProd Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7299-synthwave-intro-03 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Synthwave Intro 04 by TaigaSoundProd Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7768-synthwave-intro-04 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

This is Part 2 of a 3-part Apologetics AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Joel Settecase on the Politics Server on Discord. N.B. The first question Joel was asked is inappropriate for children. If your kids are listening, or if you'd rather skip it yourself, go to the 6:00 mark.  Questions answered in this part: What does the Bible say about [a certain conjugal act]? Is medical marijuana biblically permissible? How can the Church be the (mystical) body of Christ, if Christ's [actual] body ascended to Heaven? Why does predication presuppose God? Should the Book of Enoch be in the Bible? Is the Bible's historical timeline way off? How is Genesis 1 literal, if God [purportedly] created earth time on the 4th day? Check out the Politics server here: https://discord.gg/TrtkGbBY Follow us! http://facebook.com/thethinkinstitute http://twitter.com/thinkinst http://mewe.com/i/thinkinstitute http://gab.com/thinkinstitute Support the Settecase Family & Think Institute: https://give.cru.org/1018841 Listen to the Think Podcast on 11 podcast platforms: https://anchor.fm/the-think-podcast Get a free catechism, slide presentations and books: http://thethink.institute/catakids. Bring the Think Institute to your church, group or event: https://thethink.institute/booking Get more from the Think Institute: Search the Think Institute site for worldview, evangelism, apologetics, discipleship, theology and strategic engagement content: https://thethink.institute/search. Get tools and tips sent to your inbox: http://thethink.institute/think-updates Learn more about our intensive study cohorts at http://thethink.institute/hammerandanvil Music Credits: Classical Metal Workout by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7525-classical-metal-workout License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Synthie Intro by Sascha Ende Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3154-synthie-intro License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This is Part 1 of a 2-part Apologetics AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Joel Settecase on the Politics Server on Discord. Questions answered in this part:  What made Joel believe Christianity was true? How could a good God allow evil? God didn't give the promise of blessing to Judah, so how did he get the promise? (based on a misunderstanding of the biblical history) Isn't belief in the Bible a leap of faith?  If God is omnipotent and omniscient, then He needs nothing and desires nothing. So why did He create the universe? Can non-Christians be saved?  Check out the Politics server here: https://discord.gg/TrtkGbBY Follow us! http://facebook.com/thethinkinstitute http://twitter.com/thinkinst http://mewe.com/i/thinkinstitute http://gab.com/thinkinstitute Support the Settecase Family & Think Institute: https://give.cru.org/1018841 Listen to the Think Podcast on 11 podcast platforms: https://anchor.fm/the-think-podcast Get a free catechism, slide presentations and books: http://thethink.institute/catakids. Bring the Think Institute to your church, group or event: https://thethink.institute/booking Get more from the Think Institute: Search the Think Institute site for worldview, evangelism, apologetics, discipleship, theology and strategic engagement content: https://thethink.institute/search. Get tools and tips sent to your inbox: http://thethink.institute/think-updates Learn more about our intensive study cohorts at http://thethink.institute/hammerandanvil Music Credits: Classical Metal Workout by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7525-classical-metal-workout License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Synthie Intro by Sascha Ende Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3154-synthie-intro License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Learn more about supporting the Think Institute: https://give.cru.org/1018841 The United States of America is facing an immigration crisis at our southern border, as of the time of this writing, June 29, 2021. Is this an issue that is irrelevant to Christians? And if not, then how do we consider the immigration crisis from a biblical perspective? How does the Christian worldview interact with the issue of immigration? To help us answer these questions, Erwin Lutzer returns to the Think Podcast (catch his previous appearance here). If you don’t already know who he is, Pastor Lutzer has over four decades (!) of pastoral ministry experience (including a long stint as the lead pastor of Moody Church in Chicago), and he’s the author of the new book We Will Not Be Silenced. In this episode, Erwin Lutzer and Joel Settecase talk about immigration and specifically… The distinction between the role of the church to show compassion and the responsibility of the state to protect citizens. The need for a logical, legal immigration process. The problem with the statement, “Our diversity is our strength.” What the Bible teaches about immigration. Why the example of Jesus’s family fleeing to Egypt is not a good argument for open borders. What we can learn from the Old Testament Law about immigration. Why it is vital for immigrants to assimilate to American values. What the essential American values are, including freedom of assembly, freedom of speech, and freedom of thought. Why the battle within our borders with the Radical Left is an even greater battle than the one outside our borders. How, while most Muslim immigrants integrate into American society perfectly well, there are radical Islamic elements who want to use American liberties to subvert those same liberties. The amazing opportunity for evangelism presenting itself to the American church right now. All this from Erwin Lutzer, who is himself an immigrant to the United States, and whose family immigrated to Canada from Germany! Do not miss this important episode. Follow us! http://facebook.com/thethinkinstitute http://twitter.com/thinkinst http://mewe.com/i/thinkinstitute http://gab.com/thinkinstitute Get a free catechism, slide presentations and books: http://thethink.institute/catakids. Bring the Think Institute to your church, group or event: https://thethink.institute/booking Search the site for worldview, evangelism, apologetics, discipleship, theology and strategic engagement content: https://thethink.institute/search. Get tools and tips sent to your inbox: http://thethink.institute/think-updates Learn more about our intensive study cohorts at http://thethink.institute/hammerandanvil Music Credits: Classical Metal Workout by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7525-classical-metal-workout License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Synthie Intro by Sascha Ende Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3154-synthie-intro License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The problem of suffering has been with humanity since the very beginning. And no book of the Bible addresses this problem more directly than the book of Job. But what is the meaning of the book? How should we really understand Job's story? And is it possible that the majority of commentators are missing something important here?  In this episode, Dr. Owen Anderson helps us get to the true, deeper, philosophical meaning of Job. Owen has been teaching philosophy and religious studies for more than two decades and is a professor of philosophy and religious studies at Arizona State University. His research focuses on general revelation and related questions about reality, value, and knowledge. He has been a fellow at Princeton University, a visiting scholar at Princeton Seminary, and a fellow at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He has published several books including "Job: A Philosophical Commentary" (2021), in which he argues that it is Job, not the Greeks, who was the earliest philosopher.  Specifically, you will learn:  Why Owen Anderson believes Job is the earliest work of true philosophy.  Why we should view Job as a philosophical conversation.  What is the deepest problem being addressed in the book of Job?  Whether Job had been sinning, and why he was still called "blameless."  What's up with Job's 10 kids.  How Job's interpreters have gotten him wrong over the years.  The deep, philosophical meaning of Job. And much, much more. Follow us! http://facebook.com/thethinkinstitute http://twitter.com/thinkinst http://mewe.com/i/thinkinstitute http://gab.com/thinkinstitute Support the Settecase Family & Think Institute: https://give.cru.org/1018841 Listen to the Think Podcast on 11 podcast platforms: https://anchor.fm/the-think-podcast Get a free catechism, slide presentations and books: http://thethink.institute/catakids. Bring the Think Institute to your church, group or event: https://thethink.institute/booking Get more from the Think Institute: Search the Think Institute site for worldview, evangelism, apologetics, discipleship, theology and strategic engagement content: https://thethink.institute/search. Get tools and tips sent to your inbox: http://thethink.institute/think-updates Learn more about our intensive study cohorts at http://thethink.institute/hammerandanvil Music Credits: Classical Metal Workout by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7525-classical-metal-workout License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Synthie Intro by Sascha Ende Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3154-synthie-intro License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

You might also like: 12 Apologetics Skills Every High School Grad Should Have Mastered: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjASzkZEfOE Eli Ayala interviews Joel Settecase on "Presup for the Kiddos": https://thethink.institute/articles/how-to-teach-presuppositional-apologetics-to-kids-3-things-to-consider Subscribe to the Think Institute's YouTube Channel: http://youtube.com/thethinkinstitute Whether or not we want to think about it, we all know that, at some point, we're going to have to have "the talk" with our kids. No, not *that* talk. The Apologetics Talk. The fact is, we're bringing our kids up in a world that is hostile to God and biblical truth, and we know we need to prepare our children to face it confidently. And getting started can be feel like an impossible task. It doesn't have to be impossible. And you don't have to throw your kids head-first into the deep end of apologetics either. They don't need to know about metaphysics, the existential problem of evil, and the problem of Divine Hiddenness right now. Instead, there are simple steps you can take to introduce the concept of apologetics to your children now, to form a foundation you can build upon later. In this episode of the Think Podcast, we'll be talking about five simple steps for introducing your kids to apologetics, with Think Institute founder Joel Settecase. Joel is a Christian apologist and the author of Catakids! The New Covenant Catechism for Little Ones, and has been working in ministry and education for over 12 years. Specifically, you'll learn these five steps: 1. Talk about the Bible. 2. Talk about the Gospel. 3. Talk about Unbelief. 4. Talk about Apologetics. 5. Bring it back to the Gospel. We hope this episode is helpful. If you appreciate it, please consider partnering with us. Learn more about supporting the Settecase Family & Think Institute: https://give.cru.org/1018841 Follow us! http://facebook.com/thethinkinstitute http://twitter.com/thinkinst http://mewe.com/i/thinkinstitute http://gab.com/thinkinstitute Get a free catechism, slide presentations and books: http://thethink.institute/catakids. Bring the Think Institute to your church, group or event: https://thethink.institute/booking Search the site for worldview, evangelism, apologetics, discipleship, theology and strategic engagement content: https://thethink.institute/search. Get tools and tips sent to your inbox:  http://thethink.institute/think-updates Learn more about our intensive study cohorts at  http://thethink.institute/hammerandanvil Music Credits: Classical Metal Workout by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7525-classical-metal-workout License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Synthie Intro by Sascha Ende Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3154-synthie-intro License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

LET'S TALK ABOUT APOLOGETICS EDUCATION. Trying to raise children who will grow up with the kind of faith that sticks into adulthood, while living in our non-Christian world, is a major challenge. This is true whether your church has a youth group or not, whether you homeschool or not, and whether your kids wind up going to State U or to trade school. In this episode Joel Settecase is going to answer the following questions for dads and parents (and aspiring parents) who want to know more about how to teach their kids to articulate, evangelize and defend the truth of the Christian message.Specifically, you'll learn: 3 Reasons your kids need to learn apologetics Who should teach apologetics to kids and students How apologetics fits with the Classical trivium 12 apologetics skills every high school graduate needs to have mastered. Q&A FOLLOW US! http://youtube.com/thethinkinstitute http://facebook.com/thethinkinstitute http://twitter.com/thinkinst http://mewe.com/i/thinkinstitute http://gab.com/thinkinstitute SUPPORT THE SETTECASE FAMILY & THINK INSTITUTE: https://give.cru.org/1018841 LISTEN TO THE THINK PODCAST ON 11 PLATFORMS: https://anchor.fm/the-think-podcast GET A FREE CATECHISM, SLIDE PRESENTATIONS AND BOOKS: http://thethink.institute/catakids. BRING THE THINK INSTITUTE TO YOUR CHURCH, GROUP OR EVENT: https://thethink.institute/booking GET MORE FROM THE THINK INSTITUTE: Search the for worldview, evangelism, apologetics, discipleship, theology and strategic engagement content: https://thethink.institute/search. GET TOOLS AND TIPS SENT TO YOUR INBOX: HTTP://THETHINK.INSTITUTE/THINK-UPDATES Learn more about our intensive study cohorts at http://thethink.institute/hammerandanvil MUSIC CREDITS: Classical Metal Workout by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7525-classical-metal-workout License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Synthie Intro by Sascha Ende Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3154-synthie-intro License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Woke culture can't say it wasn't warned. Today on the ThinkPod we're talking about "Ride, Sally, Ride." "Ride, Sally, Ride" is being called a future true story, and it's the first film to take aim at woke culture. Based on best selling author Douglas Wilson's latest novel, "Ride Sally Ride" is a futuristic story (set not very far in the future) about sexbots, family values and our cultural rot. Smart, satirical and guaranteed to offend, the film will follow a strong-headed Christian accused of murder... for trashing a sex robot. Screenwriter and director Joseph Granda left Hollywood on his own terms. Now,  he’s coming back to take on woke culture with a perfectly-timed comedy, that might be exactly what we all need right now. It's got "murder." Fixed Juries. Romance. It’s about refusing to back down when they call you crazy. They're planning on a 2022 release, just before the mid-terms. Granda says it's time for conservatives to have a good laugh. And we can all agree that ancel culture has it coming. In this episode, you'll learn about: The story of "Ride, Sally Ride," and how it fits into today's culture. Whether "trans rights" and "sex bot rights," which "Ride, Sally, Ride" takes on, equals the diminishment of women. Why it has proven so difficult for conservatives and religious people to make significant gains in the culture. For more on the writer and director, go to josephgranda.com See the teaser trailer: ridesallymovie.com Follow us! http://facebook.com/thethinkinstitute http://twitter.com/thinkinst http://mewe.com/i/thinkinstitute http://gab.com/thinkinstitute Support the Settecase Family & Think Institute: https://give.cru.org/1018841 Listen to the Think Podcast on 11 platforms: https://anchor.fm/the-think-podcast Get a free catechism, slide presentations and books: http://thethink.institute/catakids. Bring the Think Institute to your church, group or event: https://thethink.institute/booking Get more from the Think Institute: Search the for worldview, evangelism, apologetics, discipleship, theology and strategic engagement content: https://thethink.institute/search. Get tools and tips sent to your inbox: http://thethink.institute/think-updates Learn more about our intensive study cohorts at http://thethink.institute/hammerandanvil Music Credits: Classical Metal Workout by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7525-classical-metal-workout License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Synthie Intro by Sascha Ende Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3154-synthie-intro License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Today, on a special bonus episode, a Theonomist and a NCT guy walk into a bar. A few minutes later, some good old fashioned alehouse apologetics breaks out. In this special bonus episode of the ThinkPod, you'll listen in to an after-hours conversation between Joel Settecase and Peter Boland of 5 Solas Studios. The two have theological disagreement over particular issues (Joel is a New Covenant Theologian, and Peter is a Theonomist), but both are fully committed to the truth of God's word, and the necessity of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  At the recent Cruciform Conference, the two men had vigorously debated theology, and then after the conference they sat down to record an episode on brotherly unity for the 5 Solas Studios podcast. Afterward, they stopped by an alehouse somewhere in Indianapolis. As they started hanging out, Joel hit record on his phone and hit record, just in case the conversation turned out to be worth sharing. And something really incredible happened. Early on in their conversation, they had both agreed that, despite their disagreements, if an atheist were to come in and start challenging the truth of the Christian message, they would both immediately join forces and defend the truth, sharing the Gospel, in lock-step. As it turned out, that is exactly what happened.  As you'll hear at the 14:30 mark, a man approached them, as if drawn to them, and conveyed that he had heard what they were talking about.  First, the man said he thought it was wonderful that they were talking about the Bible, etc. However, as they talked and took the conversation outside, the truth came out: he was opposed to God, and he did not believe in Jesus. He also shared some difficult details from his life. You'll hear what happened next in this very special bonus episode of the Think Pod. This is a real-life evangelistic conversation between two Christians and a non-believer. It's been edited for content and to make the flow of the story more coherent for the podcast format.  In the end, they hope that Jesus was glorified, and that the truth would stick.  A quick note on the conclusion: the recording cuts out at the end. Here's what transpired afterward: in all, the three talked for about 40 minutes. After Joel presented the Gospel, the man said he believed in a supreme being, but not the God of the Bible. Joel said that a "supreme being" didn't die for his sins, but that the true God did (Joel let his Calvinism slip there, in light of the doctrine of Particular Redemption/Limited Atonement). Peter pressed him with the truth that he really did know God, and he had antipathy toward him. He ultimately got fed up, and after Joel and Peter reminded him that he approached them (not the other way around), Mike left, got into his car and drove away. If you're a believer, please pray for this man—that his eyes would be opened to the truth of the Gospel, and that he would find forgiveness and peace in Jesus. Follow us! http://facebook.com/thethinkinstitute http://twitter.com/thinkinst http://gab.com/thinkinstitute Support the Settecase Family & Think Institute: https://give.cru.org/1018841 Music Credits: Cinematic Logo by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6207-cinematic-logo License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Street preaching is exciting and effective, and more Christians should be doing it. But what happens when you're out on the street and someone asks you a question you can't answer? Today we're going to talk about that. 1 Peter 3:15 tells Christians to "always [be] ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you...." So, how ready are you to defend your hope in Jesus Christ? Could you do it on the street, with a passerby? Street preaching understandably freaks Christians out, (a) because people tend to be more terrified of public speaking than of death, and (b) because of the risks of that kind of encounter. What if the skeptic you're talking to knows more about the Bible than you? What if it's a Muslim who really knows her theology? We fear making fools of ourselves, misrepresenting Christ, or even having our own faith challenged. Not fun. Many say they don't like street preaching, because it's "unloving" or "turns people off from the Gospel," but perhaps the real reason so many don't tend to like street preaching boils down to fear. And guess what: the risks are real. So is there a way to overcome that fear? Is there an approach to defending the Christian message on the street—call it Street Apologetics—that can enable a Christian to feel confident enough to truly answer anyone? In this episode you will learn specifically about: The theology behind street preaching. What kind(s) of Christians should be out on the street. How to handle objections and tough questions while street evangelizing. Whether Presuppositional Apologetics is the best method for street apologetics. Today's guest is Ryan Denton, co-author of the fantastic book, A Certain Sound: A Primer on Open Air Preaching. Ryan Denton has his BA in Philosophy and English from the University of New Mexico and his MA in Liberal Arts from St. John's College. He founded Christ in the Wild Ministries in 2016 while serving as a Pastor in Navajo Nation, NM. Since then he has been engaged in gospel proclamation in the "wild" on a daily basis. Ryan lives with his wife and son in TX. He graduated from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and is currently a ThM student at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. SUBSCRIBE to get equipped to explain, share and defend the Christian message! http://youtube.com/c/thinkinstitute. The Think Institute’s mission is to equip believers to explain, share and defend the Christian message. Follow us! http://facebook.com/thethinkinstitute http://twitter.com/thinkinst http://mewe.com/i/thinkinstitute http://gab.com/thinkinstitute Support the Settecase Family & Think Institute: https://give.cru.org/1018841 Get the full show notes at thethink.institute/podcast