Cold Case Christianity Christian Apologetics

I find it interesting that there are four Gospels, four stories of the life of Jesus, instead of a single account. Three of these Gospels, Matthew, Mark (writing for Peter), and John come from people who said they were eyewitnesses to the events and actually knew Jesus personally. The fourth, Luke, comes from a guy who said he met with eyewitnesses and compiled their stories. As a Christian, it has always given me great confidence to know that the information I had about the life of Jesus came from a reliable source, people who were actually there and knew what they were talking about. Many non-believers tell me I shouldn’t trust the Gospels as eyewitness accounts, in part because there are so may contradictions among the Gospels themselves. If they really came from people who were there, then why are there so many discrepancies? Reading through the Gospels, I have to admit that there are many differences between them. For example, who was it that discovered the empty tomb after Jesus’ resurrection? John says it was Mary Magdalene. “Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came early to the tomb while it was still dark, and say …

Why do atheists look at the evidence for the fine-tuning of the universe yet come to a completely different conclusion from the data? How can two different groups (believers and non-believers) examine the same evidence yet come to a different conclusion? This clip was excerpted from one of J. Warner’s Q and A sessions (following a conference presentation). To see more training videos with J. Warner Wallace, visit the YouTube playlist. For more information about the scientific and philosophical evidence pointing to a Divine Creator, please read God’s Crime Scene: A Cold-Case Detective Examines the Evidence for a Divinely Created Universe. This book employs a simple crime scene strategy to investigate eight pieces of evidence in the universe to determine the most reasonable explanation. The book is accompanied by an eight-session God’s Crime Scene DVD Set (and Participant’s Guide) to help individuals or small groups examine the evidence and make the case. J. Warner Wallace is a Dateline featured Cold-Case Detective, Senior Fellow at the Colson Center for Christian Worldview, Adj. Professor of Christian Apologetics at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, author of Cold-Case Christianity, God’s Crime Scene, and Forensic Faith, and creator of the Case Makers Academy for kids. Subscribe to J. Warner’s Daily Email

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 NRBtv Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast. Be sure to watch the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast on NRBtv every Monday and Saturday! In addition, here is the audio podcast (the Cold-Case Christianity Weekly Podcast is located on iTunes or our RSS Feed): For more information about the reliability of the New Testament gospels and the case for Christianity, please read Cold-Case Christianity: A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels. This book teaches readers ten principles of cold-case investigations and applies these strategies to investigate the claims of the gospel authors. The book is accompanied by an eight-session Cold-Case Christianity DVD Set (and Participant’s Guide) to help individuals or small groups examine the evidence and make the case. J. Warner Wallace is a Dateline featured Cold-Case Detective, Senior Fellow at the Colson Center for Christian Worldview, Adj. Professor of Christian Apologetics at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, author of Cold-Case Christianity, God’s Crime Scene, and Forensic Faith, and creator of the Case Makers Academy for kids. Subscribe to J. Warner’s Daily Email