Episodes
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I'm Persuaded That Jesus Existed In History, Pt 8
Galon & Scott are back to wrap up this series. They believe they've provided enough evidence for a reasonable person to accept that Jesus is historical. This is intended to encourage us and equip us for those who are genuinely seeking Jesus. Join the conversation. #apologetics #christianity…
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I'm Persuaded That Jesus Existed In History, Pt 7
Galon & Scott are back with part 7 of this series. There are people who doubt that Jesus existed. They attempt to compare Jesus to other mythological gods. We should put that the rest since none of those gods are really valid. There is evidence that Jesus' existence is historical. Join the...
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I'm Persuaded That Jesus Existed In History, Pt 6
Galon& Scott are back with part 6 of this series. Scott goes down the list, comparing Jesus to "dying and rising gods". First of all, before Jesus, Scott doesn't believe there is such a thing as dying and rising gods in history. Join the conversation. #apologetics #christianity #bible #christian...
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I'm Persuaded That Jesus Existed In History, Pt 5
Galon& Scott are back with part 5 of this series. Scott catches us up with the chats prior. He also takes us down the path of what atheists say about the subject to Jesus. Like Jesus said in John 3, "...Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds...
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I'm Persuaded That Jesus Existed In History, Pt 4
Part 4 of our conversation, on whether Jesus actually lived on this planet. A very vocal minority question this. Most are vocal, internet atheists. If you talk with them, some contend that Jesus was an invention of the Roman government in order to pacify the slave nation of Israel and get them on...
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I'm Persuaded That Jesus Existed In History, Pt 3
Part 3 of our conversation, on whether Jesus actually lived on this planet. Scott and Galon discuss more of the list of the "Top 10 Reasons Jesus Never Existed". Join the conversation. #apologetics #christianity #bible #christian #God #christianapologetics #JesusChrist #truth #faith #gospel…
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I'm Persuaded That Jesus Existed In History, Pt 2
Part 2 of our conversation, on whether Jesus actually lived on this planet. Scott and Galon hope to arm you with information to those who think it's nonsense that Jesus existed. Join the conversation. #apologetics #christianity #bible #christian #God #christianapologetics #JesusChrist #truth…
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I'm Persuaded That Jesus Existed In History, Pt 1
It seems almost absurd to have this conversation, but that doesn't mean it isn't important to engage with a skeptic or unbeliever. If you have a child who is challenged, it is important to be able to speak to this. Join the conversation. #apologetics #christianity #bible #christian #God...
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I'm Persuaded That Prophecy Supports The Bible, Pt2
We continue this new series--how prophecy supports the Bible. Skeptics ask, "How do we know this was written hundreds of year before...and didn't read prophecy and make the story up?" That is answered by eyewitness accounts and the ways the documents are tested for authenticity (covered in our...
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I'm Persuaded That Prophecy Supports The Bible, Pt1
We start a new series--how prophecy supports the Bible. Scott talks about the 300 prophecies of the Bible that are rather convincing and supportive. Join the conversation. #apologetics #christianity #bible #christian #God #christianapologetics #JesusChrist #truth #faith #gospel #christ #church...
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I'm Persuaded That Archeology Supports the Bible, Pt 6
We've been talking about some of the evidence uncovered that supports some of the stories of Exodus, which includes The Exodus. On part 6 of this conversation, Scott discusses the Ipuwer Papyrus...an ancient Egyptian sage known only by the Papyrus that was found. Join the conversation.…
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I'm Persuaded That Archeology Supports the Bible, Pt 5
Part 5 of the conversation. Scott finds the amount of evidence fascinating...and continues with more evidence of The Exodus. Join the conversation. #apologetics #christianity #bible #christian #God #christianapologetics #JesusChrist #truth #faith #gospel #christ #church #biblestudy #scripture...
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I'm Persuaded That Archeology Supports the Bible, Pt 4
Part 4 of the conversation. Skeptics will say there's no evidence that The Exodus happened. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. Join the conversation. #apologetics #christianity #bible #christian #God #christianapologetics #JesusChrist #truth #faith #gospel #christ #church #biblestudy...
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I'm Persuaded That Archeology Supports the Bible, Pt 3
Part 3 of the conversation. Skeptics say the Bible is wrong, the archeology of Jericho proves it. Galon and Scott think otherwise. Join the conversation. #apologetics #christianity #bible #christian #God #christianapologetics #JesusChrist #truth #faith #gospel #christ #church #biblestudy…
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I'm Persuaded That Archeology Supports the Bible, Pt 2
Part 2 of the conversation of how Archeology supports the Bible. Only about 2% of the Ancient World has been excavated. Skeptics will say there's no evidence of the Exodus. With 98% left, there's plenty of evidence left to be discovered. Plus, archeology isn't the only thing needed to validate…
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I'm Persuaded That Archeology Supports the Bible, Pt 1
Skeptics don't believe there's no evidence for major events of the Bible. There's actually quite a bit of evidence that's in agreement with the Bible. Archeology doesn't necessarily prove the validity of the Bible, but it supports it. The Biblical text is a reliable document. Join the…
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I'm Persuaded That the Bible is Historically Reliable, Pt 4
Galon and Scott continue their discussion on the historical reliability of the Bible. They talk about the criteria of authenticity...the ways scholars can approach the documents and be able to trust that they were intended to convey history--or fiction. Skeptics will say that the New Testament…
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I'm Persuaded That the Bible is Historically Reliable, Pt 3
Galon and Scott continue their discussion on the historical reliability of the Bible. Today's podcast concerns errors of the ancient texts of the Bible. An error is an inconsistency in the New Testament. The errors cited in the ancient texts are primarily minor in nature (not affecting any core...
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I'm Persuaded That the Bible is Historically Reliable, Pt 2
Galon and Scott continue their discussion on the historical reliability of the Bible. Nobody questions the reliability of the works of Plato or Aristotle. Why is it that these other authors/ancient texts are generally accepted...and the Bible is not? Join the conversation. #apologetics...
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I'm Persuaded That the Bible is Historically Reliable, Pt 1
Galon and Scott are exploring whether the Bible may be God's communication to us. Do we think that this book that we have is historically reliable? People have a wide range of understandings about the Bible and the different versions. We don't have the original documents (autographs) themselves.…
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I'm Persuaded That The Gospels Were Written By Eyewitnesses, Pt 2
We believe the Gospels were written early...and the authors were who were indicated when you open the New Testament. You've got early, eyewitness testimony that's historically accurate. Galon and Scott discuss. Join the conversation. #apologetics #christianity #bible #christian #God...
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I'm Persuaded That The Gospels Were Written By Eyewitnesses, Pt 1
Many believe the documents of the Bible were written by various authors, ranging from a "coordinated plot by the Catholic Church to create a false set of documents about a person who didn't exist (Jesus) to control people"...to "these are authentic documents written by eyewitnesses to real…
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I'm Persuaded That The New Testament Documents Were Written Early, Pt 3
Galon & Scott continue this series. Can we rely on ancient cultures having accurate memories? Skeptics and liberal scholars will say New Testament documents are reliable. That case erodes if you can prove they were written earlier. Some documents of the New Testament point to prophecies of future...
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I'm Persuaded That The New Testament Documents Were Written Early, Pt 2
Galon & Scott continue this series. The New Testament documents were written early, instead of 50-60 years after the event. New evidence keeps coming to light that supports this. This would mean that the documents were written by eyewitnesses to the events...adding to the credibility of those...
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I'm Persuaded That The New Testament Documents Were Written Early, Pt 1
Galon & Scott start a new series. Today, scholars believe some of the documents in the New Testament were written later. But, Scott explains why he believes they were written earlier. He thinks we should trust the Bible and believe it. It isn't folklore like many believe. It should be trusted,...
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I'm Persuaded That God Speaks To Us Today, Pt 2
Galon and Scott talk about the belief that God speaks to us today. Many believe God still speaks to us through miracles. Scott is convinced that miracles is a stamp of authenticity and is from God. Are there other ways God speaks to us today? Join the conversation. #apologetics #christianity…
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I'm Persuaded That God Speaks To Us Today, Pt 1
Galon and Scott talk about the belief that God speaks to us today. The phrase "Progressive Revelation" is discussed. God spoke to us directly in scripture, when He gave His law to Moses, through the divinely inspired books of the New Testament, through His prophets and from Jesus Christ. But, how...
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I'm Persuaded That the Bible Is Inerrant, Pt 3
Galon and Scott discuss their belief that the Bible is inerrant. They discuss skeptics and how their theories fall apart with the proof to support the Bible. Join the conversation. #apologetics #christianity #bible #christian #God #christianapologetics #JesusChrist #truth #faith #gospel #christ...
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I'm Persuaded That the Bible Is Inerrant, Pt 2
Galon and Scott discuss their belief that the Bible is inerrant. There are current liberal scholars who are challenging the doctrine of inerrancy. It's important that you don't pull back and become detached from the thought that the Bible is not inerrant. Join the conversation. #apologetics...
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I'm Persuaded That the Bible Is Inerrant, Pt 1
Galon and Scott discuss their belief that the Bible is inerrant...and has no mistakes. Join the conversation. #apologetics #christianity #bible #christian #God #christianapologetics #JesusChrist #truth #faith #gospel #christ #church #biblestudy #scripture #athiest #atheism #apologist #philosophy...
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I'm Persuaded That the Bible Is Inspired, Pt 2
Galon and Scott continue this series on the inspired word of God. What are the different kinds of inspiration? How does that apply to our lives today? Join the conversation. #apologetics #christianity #bible #christian #God #christianapologetics #JesusChrist #truth #faith #gospel #christ #church...
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I'm Persuaded That the Bible Is Inspired, Pt 1
Galon and Scott start a new series on the Holy Bible. They contend that scripture is inspired by God. They've been establishing basics around scripture with Natural Theology and Revealed Theology. They now discuss how the words of the books of the Bible is created and inspired by God. Join the...
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I'm Persuaded That We Can Have Confidence In the Bible, Pt 4
Galon and Scott continue this series on the Holy Bible. This time, he uses three divine qualities of scripture as a beginning point: Beauty, Harmony and Efficacy. Join the conversation. #apologetics #christianity #bible #christian #God #christianapologetics #JesusChrist #truth #faith #gospel...
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I'm Persuaded That We Can Have Confidence In the Bible, Pt 3
Galon and Scott continue this series on the Holy Bible. Skeptics hold the view that the Catholic Church is the creator of the Bible...and did this to control the masses. So, how do people know that the books of the Bible are the correct books? What is the process of canonization? Join the...
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I'm Persuaded That We Can Have Confidence In the Bible, Pt 2
Galon and Scott continue this series on the Holy Bible. How can we have confidence in the Biblical text. Can we be sure that the books of the Bible are what we need to follow Him and be a blessing to others? Join the conversation. #apologetics #christianity #bible #christian #God...
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I'm Persuaded That We Can Have Confidence In the Bible, Pt 1
Galon and Scott start a new series on the Holy Bible. They begin with the different collections of texts for the different configurations of the Bible. What is the process of canonization? How can we be sure the the books of the Bible are the correct books? Join the conversation. #apologetics...
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I'm Persuaded That The New Testament Is Authentic, Pt 3
Galon and Scott continue this series on the Holy Bible. They start with an overview on which books might belong in the Bible, and which may not. 66 different texts over a long period of time with different authors. What about all the additional books of the Bible that weren't included? Join the...
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I'm Persuaded That The New Testament Is Authentic, Pt 2
Galon and Scott tackle a new series, where they will examine the Holy Bible. It can be an intimidating topic. They approach the idea of "Has the Creator of all reality spoken to us?" The Bible is not a monolithic book. There are multiple documents written over 1500 years in multiple languages,...
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I'm Persuaded That The New Testament Is Authentic, Pt 1
Galon and Scott tackle a new series, where they will examine the Holy Bible. What is it? Is it historically reliable? What can we find in the Scripture that makes us believe it's really God's communication to us? Join the conversation. #apologetics #christianity #bible #christian #God...
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I'm Persuaded That Evolution Does Not Disprove Christianity, Pt 12
Galon and Scott continue this series that discusses the belief that Evolution does not disprove Christianity. They go over examples of life that is evidence of a creation event, rather than Evolution. Skeptics don't want to believe this, because it leads to God. Join the conversation!…
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I'm Persuaded That Evolution Does Not Disprove Christianity, Pt 11
Galon and Scott continue this series that discusses the belief that Evolution does not disprove Christianity. It is believed that not only is the evidence for Evolution very week...but there is evidence that argues against Evolution. They discuss Fossil Evidence (or Fossil Record) as an argument...
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I'm Persuaded That Evolution Does Not Disprove Christianity, Pt 10
Galon and Scott continue this series that discusses the belief that Evolution does not disprove Christianity. The guys consider this thought: Evolution would have you believe that all of this complexity has happened through chance + time...and we're expected to believe that this level of…
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I'm Persuaded That Evolution Does Not Disprove Christianity, Pt 9
Galon and Scott continue this series that discusses the belief that Evolution does not disprove Christianity. They go over evidences against Evolution. Join the conversation! #apologetics #christianity #bible #christian #God #christianapologetics #JesusChrist #truth #faith #gospel #christ #church...
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I'm Persuaded That Evolution Does Not Disprove Christianity, Pt 8
Galon and Scott continue this series that discusses the belief that Evolution does not disprove Christianity. They discuss Junk DNA...inactive DNA. Is it a good argument to argue for/against evolution? What do vestigial organs have to do with belief in evolution? Join the conversation!…
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I'm Persuaded That Evolution Does Not Disprove Christianity, Pt 7
Galon and Scott continue this series that discusses the belief that Evolution does not disprove Christianity. What evidence do the pro-evolution crowd provide to say evolution is true? Homology. Galon and Scott discuss. Join the conversation! #apologetics #christianity #bible #christian #god...
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I'm Persuaded That Evolution Does Not Disprove Christianity, Pt 6
Galon and Scott continue this series that discusses the belief that Evolution does not disprove Christianity. How strong is the evidence for Evolution? Many think that evolution is "settled science". What is the actual evidence for it? Join the conversation! #apologetics #christianity #bible...
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I'm Persuaded That Evolution Does Not Disprove Christianity, Pt 5
Galon and Scott continue this series that discusses the belief that Evolution does not disprove Christianity. When skeptics bring up Evolution, they do it as a defeater of Christianity. They believe that if you're a Christian, you have to reject Evolution. Join the conversation! #apologetics...
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I'm Persuaded That Evolution Does Not Disprove Christianity, Pt 4
Galon and Scott continue this series that discusses the belief that Evolution does not disprove Christianity. Life has to exist before Evolution can take place. Otherwise, there's no Evolution because there's no life. What do you think? Join the conversation! #apologetics #christianity #bible...
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I'm Persuaded That Evolution Does Not Disprove Christianity, Pt 3
Galon and Scott continue this series that discusses the belief that Evolution does not disprove Christianity. Can you be a Christian AND believe in Evolution? Do you hold to a Young-Earth Creationist view? Or, do you believe the Earth is billions of years older? Join the conversation!…
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I'm Persuaded That Evolution Does Not Disprove Christianity, Pt 2
Galon and Scott continue this series that discusses the belief that Evolution does not disprove Christianity. Scott defines Evolution and discusses "survival of the fittest" and "natural selection"...and claims that Christians often try to hide from this conversation. You should try and…
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