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Apologetics Press
Apologetics Press exists to defend New Testament Christianity by providing biblically, logically, and scientifically sound resources that equip the Church, evangelize the lost, and uphold the truth of God, the Bible, and Jesus Christ. New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.
Episodes
Apologetics PressBeyond the Stars: The Stars (Part 13)
Come explore the stars. Throughout history, astronomers have acknowledged that the stars display an incredible diversity in appearance. Brightness, color…
Apologetics PressGod's Promise of Judgment - Kyle Butt (Audio Lesson)
God has promised that all humans will stand before Him in a final judgment. To those who are outside of Christ, that should be the most frightening thought…
Apologetics PressBeyond the Stars: Uranus and Neptune (Part 12)
Come explore the Outer Gas Giants, Uranus and Neptune. Each planet presents some unique characteristics as we consider their roles in our Solar System. These…
Apologetics PressHow Could a Loving God Kill Innocent Children? - Kyle Butt (Audio Lesson)
Can we reconcile the fact that God is love with the fact that He allows (and has even caused) the death of innocent children? Skeptics argue that it can’t be…
Apologetics PressBeyond the Stars: Saturn (Part 11)
Come explore the Ringed World, Saturn. As one of the most recognizable planets in the Solar System, Saturn and its ordered system of rings and moons reflects…
Apologetics PressWhat is Your Soul Worth? - Kyle Butt (Audio Lesson)
“What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?” – Mark 8:36-37 Apologetics…
Apologetics PressBeyond the Stars: Jupiter (Part 10)
Come explore the King of the Solar System, Jupiter. Even when Jupiter is at its farthest distance from Earth (an impressive 600 million miles), its enormous…
Apologetics PressUnless You Become as Little Children - Kyle Butt (Audio Lesson)
What does the Bible say about being young? How does that compare to what the world today says about what is expected of those who are younger? Apologetics…
Apologetics PressBeyond the Stars: Mars (Part 9)
Come explore the Red Planet, Mars. Even without the aid of telescopes, Mars is easily seen and recognized in the sky by its reddish color. While Earth and Mars…
Apologetics PressJesus Loves the Little Children - Kyle Butt (Audio Lesson)
“Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.” --Matthew 18:3 Apologetics…
Apologetics PressBeyond the Stars: Earth (Part 8)
Come explore your home—planet Earth. As the home for all humanity and teeming with all kinds of life on its lands, in its seas and across its skies, Earth is a…
Apologetics PressThe Empowering God of Grace - Dave Miller (Audio Lesson)
Delivered at the 2014 Faulkner University Lectureship, this lecture explores the biblical meaning of grace, especially in Romans, and its relationship to faith…
Apologetics PressBeyond the Stars: Venus (Part 7)
Come explore Earth’s nearest planetary neighbor, Venus. As the brightest object in our sky, after the Sun and Moon, the beauty of Venus has captivated humanity…
Apologetics PressDesiring God's Word Altogether - Kyle Butt (Audio Lesson)
Take God’s Word as a whole. The Bible explains to us that within it we have everything we need to be what God desires us to be. It’s all there! Apologetics…
Apologetics PressBeyond the Stars: Mercury (Part 6)
Come explore the amazing design in our Cosmos, starting with the planet Mercury. Though it is the smallest planet in our Solar System, Mercury is a planet of…
Apologetics PressLess About Me in Worship - Kyle Butt (Audio Lesson)
In our consumer-oriented culture, it is tempting to decide how we worship based on what we like rather than what God wants. The real question we need to ask is…
Apologetics PressBeyond the Stars: Earth's Moon (Part 5)
Come explore Earth’s nightlight, the Moon. The Moon is our nearest celestial neighbor, making it the brightest object in the night sky. Since the beginning of…
Apologetics PressWhere is God and What is He Doing? - Eric Lyons (Audio Lesson)
For a child of God, there may not be a more uplifting and soul-satisfying spiritual exercise than to reverently ponder some of the many actions of our awesome…
Apologetics PressBeyond the Stars: The Sun (Part 4)
Come explore our nearest star, the Sun. The Sun’s consistent nature provides the basis for our time, the division of day and night, and the energy that…
Apologetics PressThe Abundant Grace of God - Eric Lyons (Audio Lesson)
If God could save Saul of Tarsus, King Manasseh, and the prodigal son, He can save you, regardless of your current sinful situation. Why not humbly and…
Apologetics PressBeyond the Stars: Our Fine-Tuned Cosmos (Part 3)
Come explore the incredible order in our Cosmos. Humanity spends much effort fulfilling our daily needs, but what about the Universe? Does humanity define and…
Apologetics PressBeyond the Stars: Our Vast Cosmos (Part 2)
Come explore the vast reaches of our Cosmos. When we consider space, its mere existence demands a pre-existing cause. Yet the Cosmos is not simply a small…
Apologetics PressBeyond the Stars: Our Complex Cosmos (Part 1)
Come explore the Cosmos with Dr. Branyon May in our new series Beyond the Stars. Dr. May is the General Manager of World Video Bible School in Maxwell, TX. He…
Apologetics PressDefending the Faith: The Silence of the Savior (Part 8)
One of the greatest lessons Jesus taught His followers is that the best reply is sometimes a brief one or none at all. Some questions and criticisms simply do…
Apologetics PressDefending the Faith: Christians, Bible Critics, and Truth (Part 7)
Why do many skeptics continue to cite so-called “contradictory” Bible passages, which at the very least, they would have to admit are actually unproven…
Apologetics PressDefending the Faith: Feelings Follow Facts (Part 6)
Human beings are emotional creatures, and Christians are no exception. But a faithful Christian’s feelings should follow the digestion of Heaven-revealed…
Apologetics PressDefending the Faith: No Fear in Death (Part 5)
Through Jesus’ perfect life, painful crucifixion, and triumphant resurrection, God defeated the devil and turned death upside down. While most people are…
Apologetics PressDefending the Faith: The Apologetics of Paul in Ephesus (Part 4)
Acts 19 presents a stark contrast between the true Gospel of Jesus Christ that Paul defended and the repetitive, nonsensical, and emotionally based shouting of…
Apologetics PressDefending the Faith: Jesus' Response to Cancel Culture (Part 3)
Jesus knew before He ever came to Earth that He was coming into a chaotic cancel culture, yet He still came for the purpose of saving souls. With that same…
Apologetics PressDefending the Faith: Cancel Culture is Nothing New (Part 2)
Though cancel culture is very real and unfortunate, could it be that God is looking down upon His people, wondering why we are not endeavoring to have a…
Apologetics PressDefending the Faith: Defending the Faith in Difficult Times (Part 1)
Peter’s apologetics exhortation in 1 Peter 3:15 is firmly and deeply embedded in an epistle and immediate context of suffering. What’s more, Peter directly…
Apologetics PressAnswering Atheism: A Loving God and an Eternal Hell (Part 6)
New-age atheists contend that a loving God would never create a place of eternal punishment. Their contention is unjustified and it shows an obvious…
Apologetics PressAnswering Atheism: Evil, Pain, and Suffering (Part 5)
It has become increasingly popular in our secular culture to caustically criticize God, the Bible, and the Christian religion. Many best-selling books by…
Apologetics PressAnswering Atheism: The Biblical View of Women (Part 4)
It has become increasingly popular in our secular culture to caustically criticize God, the Bible, and the Christian religion. Many best-selling books by…
Apologetics PressAnswering Atheism: The Bible and Slavery (Part 3)
Skeptics contend that the biblical view of slavery is immoral and unjust. This lesson shows that the skeptics’ allegations are groundless and cannot be…
Apologetics PressAnswering Atheism: Death of the Innocent (Part 2)
Though atheists contend that the God of the Bible is a cold-blooded murderer, a close look at the evidence indicates otherwise. In truth, atheism is actually…
Apologetics PressAnswering Atheism: Moral Implications of Atheism (Part 1)
This video deals with the fact that atheism cannot provide a foundation for making moral judgments. Out of their own mouths, you will hear atheists admit that…
Apologetics PressSalvation Matters: Is It Possible to Fall from Grace? (Lesson 13)
By the grace of God, anyone can be saved and stay saved! But do not mistake Christ’s love, the power of His soul-cleansing blood, or the promise of spiritual…
Apologetics PressSalvation Matters: Biblical Belief & A Key Figure of Speech (Lesson 11)
Why does the Bible call repentant, baptized individuals “believers”? If they did more than believe in Jesus, shouldn’t they be called “repenters” or “immersed…
Apologetics PressSalvation Matters: Allow John 3 To Explain John 3:16 (Lesson 12)
In the preliminary sense of the word, to “believe” in Jesus means to mentally acknowledge that He is the Son of God and man’s one and only Savior. A John 3:16…
Apologetics PressSalvation Matters: Ephesians 2:8-9 – Grace, Faith, & Works (Lesson 10)
Ephesians 2:8-9 rightly emphasizes salvation as a gift from God, not earned by meritorious human works. Just as we cannot revive ourselves from physical death…
Apologetics PressSalvation Matters: Ephesians 2:8-9, Repentance, & Baptism (Lesson 9)
While Ephesians 2:8-9 is often quoted as proof that repentance and baptism are unnecessary to be saved, a serious study of these verses in the overall context…
Apologetics PressSalvation Matters: Were Jesus and Paul Against Baptism? (Lesson 8)
If baptism is necessary for salvation, why did “Jesus Himself…not baptize”? And why did Paul say, “I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and…
Apologetics PressSalvation Matters: Two Different Questions: What and When? (Lesson 7)
The Jordan River did not cleanse Naaman of leprosy; the Pool of Siloam did not heal a man of blindness; and water immersion is not what removes sin from…
Apologetics PressSalvation Matters: Accept All of God's Word (Lesson 6)
Relying on isolated Bible verses (to the exclusion of others) leads to many misunderstandings, including about how to be saved from the eternal consequences of…
Apologetics PressSalvation Matters: Three Answers to the Same Question? (Lesson 5)
In the book of Acts, three different answers were given to non-Christians asking how to be saved. Why was the same answer not given each time? Why did Peter…
Apologetics PressSalvation Matters: In Christ Alone (Lesson 4)
Throughout the Bible, physical salvation is repeatedly found in specific places, such as in Noah’s ark during the Flood or in houses marked with lambs’ blood…
Apologetics PressSalvation Matters: Salvation Principles & Relevant Commands (Lesson 3)
While we can learn eternal principles of salvation from King David and the thief on the cross, making the distinction between learning from the righteous ways…
Apologetics PressSalvation Matters: Receiving Eternal Life (Lesson 2)
What does the Bible teach about receiving gifts from God and, especially, about receiving the gift of salvation? A vital truth that many seem to have missed is…
Apologetics PressSalvation Matters: The Only Cure for Sin (Lesson 1)
All have sinned and are without strength to save themselves, leading to eternal separation from God. However, through Jesus—Who sacrificed Himself for our…
Apologetics PressCreation Questions: I Just Believe in One Less God Than You Do"
You may have heard this statement before, as it is frequently used as an argument against the belief in one true God. What does this play on words mean? And…
Apologetics PressCreation Questions: Where Did Human Races Come From?
How did we get so many “races”? If the Bible is true and in the beginning God only created 1 man and 1 woman, how do we see so much variation in skin color…
Apologetics PressCreation Questions: Where Did Cain Get His Wife?
In Genesis 4, we find that Cain had a wife when he settled in the land of Nod. But where did he get his wife? Was there a different race of people in the land…
Apologetics PressCreation Questions: Where Did All the Dinosaurs Go?
There has been a lot of speculation around the extinction of the dinosaurs. Some people think it happened millions of years ago. Some think that an asteroid…
Apologetics PressCreation Questions: The Bible & the Age of the Earth
Have you ever wondered just how old the Earth is? Is it millions or billions of years old, as some say? Does the Bible agree with this idea, or does the Bible…
Apologetics PressCreation Questions: Valuing Human Life
God created humans and animals, and both were good in His eyes. Does this mean that humans and animals are equally important? Seek to answer from the…
Apologetics PressCreation Questions: How Long Were the Days of Creation?
Genesis says that God created the world in six days and rested on the seventh. Some claim that instead of literal 24-hour days, the author of Genesis intended…
Apologetics PressCreation Questions: How Long Were Adam & Eve in the Garden?
If you have read Genesis and the Creation account, then you may have wondered about this question. How long did the first couple live in the Garden of Eden…
Apologetics PressCreation Questions: Dinosaurs and the Bible
If God created the world in 6 days, then when were dinosaurs created? Were dinosaurs created along with the other animals? Did dinosaurs and man ever exist at…
Apologetics PressCreation Questions: Did God Create Other People?
The first chapters of Genesis tell of the direct creation of two people: Adam and Eve. Some do not think, however, that the various races could have come from…