Is it reasonable to believe in Jesus as the Messiah? Is it reasonable to believe in God in general? In this Q and A session, J. Warner begins to answer a question about Jewish believers and turns to a more significant issue related to Jesus and the existence of God. …
Read More »Don’t the Extraordinary Claims of Christianity Require Extraordinary Evidence? (Video)
The existence of God and the Resurrection of Jesus seem like extraordinary claims. Don’t these kinds of claims require extraordinary evidence? What do skeptics mean when they use the term “extraordinary” in this way? This clip was taken from J. Warner Wallace’s interview with Ragnhard Petersen, the general secretary of …
Read More »Why Do People with the Same Background to Yours, Differ in Their Conclusions About Christianity? (Video)
If the evidence for Christianity is so strong, why isn’t everyone a Christian? How can two people examine the same evidence yet come to two different conclusions? This clip was excerpted from one of J. Warner’s Q and A sessions (following a conference presentation). To see more training videos with …
Read More »How the Burden of Proof Can Shape Our Interaction
If you’ve ever been in a criminal trial, or seen one dramatized in a movie or TV show, you are doubtlessly familiar with the reading of the verdict at the culmination of the trial. After careful consideration of the evidence in the case, the jury will decide on a verdict: …
Read More »If God Exists, He Wouldn’t Be So Hidden (Video)
If God exists, why does He seem absent in difficult times? Why doesn’t He appear to us physically? Why is He so hidden? In this video from J. Warner’s “Quick Shots: Fast Answers to Hard Questions” series on RightNow Media, J. Warner answers this common concern related to the claims of …
Read More »How Verifiability Separates Christianity from Every Other Religious Worldview (Video)
What is the one distinctive difference between the Christian faith and other world religions? How should this critical difference guide us as we share Christianity with others? In this clip from J. Warner’s class on the Resurrection (offered at Southern Evangelical Seminary), J. Warner provides several tools and strategies for …
Read More »What Is the Best Historical Evidence for Christianity? (Video)
Cold case detective, J. Warner Wallace, answers questions following a presentation at Ohio State University. Is there any one piece of evidence that can convince someone that Christianity is true? If so, what would it be? If not, how can we make a case with any certainty? Be sure to …
Read More »Is the Christian Faith an Evidential Faith? (Podcast)
In this blast from the past, J. Warner examines the unique nature of the Christian worldview. What is the nature of “true faith”? Is it wrong to want evidence to support the claims of Christianity? Is my faith “weak” because it demands rationality and evidential support? In this podcast, Jim …
Read More »Does Free Will Point to God’s Existence? (Video)
Is free will simply an illusion? If it isn’t, how can we explain its origin? J. Warner Wallace, author of God’s Crime Scene, was interviewed by Bobby Conway (The One Minute Apologist) and discussed best explanation free agency in a universe that, under atheistic explanations, requires a form a material …
Read More »What’s the Best Explanation for Moral Laws? (Video)
Many atheists acknowledge the existence of objective moral laws, but how are these laws rooted? How can they exist without an objective standard of righteousness that acts as an objective moral law “giver”? J. Warner Wallace, author of God’s Crime Scene, was interviewed by Bobby Conway (The One Minute Apologist) …
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