Cold Case Christianity Christian Apologetics

Our “Quick Shot” series offers brief answers to common objections to the Christian worldview. Each response is limited to one paragraph. These responses are designed to (1) answer the objection as concisely as possible, (2) challenge the objector to think more deeply about his or her claim, and (3) facilitate a “gospel” conversation. In this article, we’re offering “Quick Shot” responses to the objection, Quick Shot: “I don’t need an imaginary God to forgive me of my ‘sins’. There is no such thing as sin.” Response #1: “The Old and New Testament concepts of sin are derived from Greek and Hebrew words that describe ‘missing the mark’ or ‘missing the center of a target’ (as in spear-throwing or archery). In other words, if the goal of the contest is to hit the bulls-eye, any effort that falls short of this goal could be described as a ‘sin’. If there were no bulls-eyes, there could be no misses, right? To say there is no such thing as sin, therefore, is to say there is no such thing as a bulls-eye. Are you willing to do that? Can we really live without the ‘bulls-eyes’ (the moral codes or ethical laws) we use …

In this clip from a Summit Worldview Conference session, cold-case detective, J. Warner Wallace, describes how we can be certain we have reliable copies of the original New Testament documents, even though there are many variants in the oldest manuscripts. What process can we use to return to the original form of the ancient New Testament manuscripts? To see more training videos with J. Warner Wallace, visit the YouTube playlist. 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

In this episode of Incarnate Investigation, Jimmy Wallace (J. Warner’s son) taps into his experience as a police officer and pastor’s kid (PK) to discuss the importance of training young believers. Jimmy draws on his experience serving and learning in the church to describe the importance of raising the bar for young people. Incarnate Investigation podcasts will be featured occasionally as part of the Cold-Case Christianity Podcast collection. You can subscribe to the Cold-Case Christianity Weekly Podcast (which includes the Incarnate Investigation episodes) on iTunes, or add the podcasts from our RSS Feed. For more information about strategies to help you teach Christian worldview to the next generation, please read So the Next Generation Will Know: Training Young Christians in a Challenging World. This book teaches parents, youth pastors and Christian educators practical, accessible strategies and principles they can employ to teach the youngest Christians the truth of Christianity. The book is accompanied by an eight-session So the Next Generation Will Know 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 …