Podcasts

The star of Bethlehem and the wise men: separating true history from the legends.

Jesus pre-existed creation, and never came into existence because He existed eternally. It was through Him that all created things came into existence. This entails a plurality in the Godhead, which is taught even from Genesis, and this required our Creator to add human nature to His divine nature.

It is clear that there is one overall reason why birds have always been able to fly, and why man’s attempts have taken off only with the invention of flying planes. What is it? The birds got off to a flying start at the time of their creation. Flight, like birds, could not, and did not, evolve. It was created intact in the beginning.

We agree that for a lot of people who celebrate Christmas it has lost its meaning. But that does not in itself make it wrong. Most people in Western countries will celebrate Christmas and give each other gifts. What a great opportunity we have to explain the love of God for lost mankind. We say, Merry Christmas to you all and put the Christ back in Christmas.

As we enjoy all the good things about Christmas, we also need to remember that the ‘reason for the season’ is that Jesus came to Earth to be born, to live, and to die for the sins of the world, and then to rise again to give new life to all who put their faith and trust in Him.

Is there a difference between the God of the Old Testament and the God of the New Testament? How do we understand things like God commanding the extermination of the Amalekites and other judgments? And how does this all point to the Gospel?

The story of the ‘Kallikak’ family supposedly went back to an ancestor code-named ‘Martin Kallikak’, who as a young man had a relationship with a “feebleminded barmaid” that resulted in the birth of Martin Jr. Later, Martin married a “worthy Puritan woman”, and their union produced many productive people. But alas, the damage had been done, because Martin Jr, a drunkard and worthless individual, had many children, and those children were all morally and intellectually bankrupt.

The respiratory system has many distinctive design features, which show forth the providence of God. Even as we study it scientifically, the knowledge we gain should generate continual thanksgiving, so that we might join the psalmist in praising God along with ‘everything that has breath’ (Psalms 150:6).

Dinosaurs are set up as a giant challenge to the Christian that’s trying to hold onto biblical history and science at the same time. How do we answer the challenge?

Even if other universes could exist, and even if the laws of physics and chemistry in every single other universe did permit abiogenesis, this would do nothing to explain the existence of life in this universe. Do evolutionists really think that the enormous difficulties in ‘goo-to-you’ evolution stories will vanish simply because they claim that other universes exist?

Christians can often feel intimidated by the barrage of questions they receive from skeptical questioners. Gary Bates and Erin Hughes try to help us understand what is actually behind such questions and because this should help us formulate relevant answers. Questions are an opportunity to impart truth and ultimately the Gospel. Being confident about what we believe is a start, but controlling the debate is the key! Don’t be intimated.

Did Adam and Eve exist? Keaton Halley and Dr Robert Carter discuss evidence from genetics that supports a historical first couple—including mitochondrial DNA, Y chromosomes, and the genetic diversity present in humans today. They refute claims by theistic evolutionists who insist it is impossible that we came from a single pair of individuals just thousands of years ago. Properly understood, the DNA evidence is consistent with the Bible.

We are made up of 99.99999999% empty space, so how can humans, or anything else, be ‘seen’ or ‘felt’? When we see something, what we are detecting is the light (an electromagnetic wave) reflecting from the surface of the object.

People who ask, “Is there proof for the existence of God?” usually aren’t open to the proof that God exists. But if you were looking for God, what would you expect to find? Erin Hughes and Robert Carter discuss things like life, intelligence, and incredibly complex biological machines. These are difficult for evolution but are not difficult for an all-powerful Creator God. “For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.” (Hebrews 3:4)

Owl feather features have caught the attention of researchers in the dramatically-expanding field of biomimetics or bio-inspiration, whereby engineers copy biological design.

The price of succumbing to the lure of secular acceptability, at least in physics and astronomy, has been heavy. We have long warned that adopting the big bang into Christian thought is like bringing the wooden horse within the walls of Troy. The Enemy of souls is seeking to seduce believers into embracing a subtle deadly way of evading the authority of the Bible.