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The show that helps Christian men become the worldview leaders their families and churches need. Join Joel Settecase as he answers the questions the world is asking and discusses the Christian worldview with teachers, preachers and theologians. Together, they will help you build a legacy for your family: you, your kids and your wife will be able to confidently give answers from the Bible and see Jesus change lives as you share your faith.Presented by The Think Institute (https://thethink.institute).
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#247 Christian vs. Atheist Debate: Atheist Calls God Immoral—Then Admits He Has No Objective Standard
Can an atheist consistently condemn the God of the Bible as immoral without an objective standard of morality? In this heated Christian vs. atheist debate, apologist Joel Settecase faces Albert, a former Christian minister who claims the Bible is morally indefensible and Christianity is nothing...
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#246 A Catholic Caller Is Asked a Question He Can't Answer | Catholic vs. Protestant Debate
Can you know for certain that you're saved—or is salvation something you can gain, lose, and regain through faith and obedience? In this Protestant vs. Roman Catholic debate, Christian apologist Joel Settecase challenges a Catholic defender on the biblical doctrine of justification, the...
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#245 You Cannot Ground Logic as an Atheist: Christian Debates Materialist
Can atheism account for the universal, immaterial, and unchanging laws of logic—or does rational thought itself presuppose the God of the Bible? In this debate, Christian apologist Joel Settecase challenges an atheist materialist to explain how his worldview can account for the laws of logic,...
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#244 Why Christian Men Are Struggling—and How We're Fighting Back
Why are so many Christian men struggling to lead their families, defend their faith, and find genuine brotherhood—and what can we do about it? Christian men are called to lead, disciple, and defend the truth. Yet many feel isolated, spiritually inconsistent, unsure how to answer objections to...
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#243 Did Jesus Lead Israel Out of Egypt? (Jesus in the Old Testament)
If Jesus is God and has always existed, where was He during the thousands of years covered by the Old Testament? In this teaching episode, Joel Settecase explores three mysterious Old Testament figures whose identities are not fully revealed until the coming of Christ: the Angel of the Lord, the...
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#242 Does God Choose Who Gets Saved?
How does God take a sinner from spiritual death to eternal glory? In this teaching episode, Joel Settecase explains the biblical doctrine of salvation—also known as soteriology—through the ordo salutis, the order of salvation. Beginning with the “golden chain of redemption” in Romans 8, Joel…
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#241 Why Christians Cannot Affirm Homosexuality
Does the Bible’s condemnation of homosexual practice mean that Christianity is hateful toward gay people? In this teaching episode, Joel Settecase explains why biblical Christianity is not anti-gay, but anti-sin—and why that distinction matters. The Christian message did not arise as a reaction…
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#240 Why the Modern Self Is a Christian Idea Gone Rogue
Who are you—and can you truly understand yourself without first understanding God? In this conversation, Joel Settecase explores the Christian roots of personhood, identity, and the modern idea of the self. Long before contemporary culture made self-expression the highest good, Scripture…
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#239 The Terrifying Beings Guarding God’s Throne | Lecture for Students
What are angels really like—and how different are they from the pictures we see in movies, paintings, and popular culture? In this teaching lecture for the students of Village Bible Church, Joel Settecase introduces the unseen spiritual realm by exploring the biblical “hosts of heaven.” Rather…
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#238 Death Before Adam? The Problem Old-Earth Christians Must Answer
Can Christians consistently accept Darwinian evolution, millions of years, and the biblical account of creation? In this interview episode, Joel Settecase speaks with a young-earth creationist Jonathan Sarfati of Creation Ministries International about the fossil record, chemical evolution, death...
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#237 Does the Incarnation Contradict Logic? | Christian vs. Atheist Debate
If God is immaterial spirit, how can Jesus Christ be God in human flesh without violating the law of non-contradiction? In this Christian vs. atheist debate clip, Joel Settecase responds to a thoughtful challenge concerning the incarnation. The atheist asks whether Jesus can be both material and...
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#236 Can Atheists Use Logic Without Borrowing From God? | Debate Highlight
Can an atheist use logic while admitting that only the Christian worldview can account for it? In this Christian vs. atheist debate clip, Joel Settecase and his opponent discuss whether the laws of logic are universal, objective, necessary, and unchanging—and what kind of worldview can explain...
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#235 Morality Question: Does Saving the Mother Ever Require Killing the Baby?
Is abortion ever medically necessary to save the life of a pregnant mother? In this interview clip, Joel Settecase speaks with an experienced anesthesiologist about one of the most emotionally powerful arguments in the abortion debate: what should doctors do when pregnancy threatens a woman’s…
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#234 Debate: The Atheist’s Argument Collapses Into a Logic Problem
Can an atheist demand evidence for Christianity without first accounting for evidence, reason, and logic within his own worldview? In this Christian vs. atheist debate clip, Joel Settecase challenges an atheist who argues that Christianity lacks evidence and that the Bible contains…
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#233 Can Women Be Pastors? And What Makes a Church Biblical?
What is the church—and how can you tell whether a congregation is organized according to God’s word? In this teaching episode, Joel Settecase presents a biblical doctrine of the church, also known as ecclesiology. The discussion covers the relationship between the local, visible church and the...
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#232 Why I’m Pursuing Ordination as a Protestant
Why pursue ordination if it does not make you a priest, confer a special spiritual status, or place an indelible mark on your soul? In this episode, Joel Settecase explains why he is pursuing ordination through his local church as a Protestant, evangelical, and member of a non-denominational…
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#231 If God Is Obvious, Why Are There So Many Religions?
If God is real and His existence is obvious, why are there so many religions—and why doesn’t everyone believe in Him? In this episode, Joel Settecase answers one of the most common objections to Christianity by turning to Romans 1. The Bible does not teach that God is hidden or that people simply...
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#230 | Debate Highlight: Stop Letting the Skeptic Set the Rules
Why do some skeptics keep demanding more evidence—no matter how much evidence Christians provide? In this episode, Joel Settecase explains the difference between skeptic-first apologetics and Scripture-first apologetics. Apologetics is the discipline of defending the truth of the Christian…
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#229 The Atheist Admits Objective Truth Is Hard to Explain | Debate Clip
Can an atheist consistently investigate history without borrowing from the Christian worldview? In this Christian vs. atheist debate clip, Joel Settecase speaks with a lifelong atheist who describes himself as a reluctant believer. Their conversation begins with miracle claims, historical…
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#228 Protestant vs. Eastern Orthodox Debate: Can Your Works Help Save You?
Is salvation entirely God’s work—or must we cooperate with God to complete the process? In this Protestant vs. Eastern Orthodox debate clip, Joel Settecase presses a crucial question: are sinners justified by grace through faith alone, or must sacraments, good works, and participation in the life...
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#227 The Question Atheism Can’t Answer About Science | Christian vs. Atheist
Can science stand on its own—or does the scientific enterprise depend on God? In this Christian vs. atheist debate clip, Joel Settecase presses into a foundational question: what must be true before scientific investigation is even possible? Science depends on an orderly universe, consistent...
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#226 How Christians Should Respond to “That’s Homophobic”
What does the word “homophobic” actually mean—and why is it so effective at shutting down conversations? In this episode, Joel Settecase examines the clever trap hidden inside this emotionally charged label. When Christians affirm the Bible’s teaching about sex and marriage, they are often…
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#225 Can We Really Trust the Bible?
Can we really trust the Bible—or is it merely a collection of ancient stories that has been changed over time? In this episode, Joel Settecase explains why Christians can confidently receive the Bible as the true, authoritative, and preserved word of God. You’ll learn what makes Scripture unlike...
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#224 How to Answer Any Objection to Christianity (Apologetics Explained)
What do you say when someone tells you, “I’m glad your faith works for you, but I would need convincing evidence before I could believe”? Many Christians want to share the Gospel but feel unprepared for the objections that follow. In this live teaching, Joel Settecase explains how ordinary...
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#223 Protestant vs. Roman Catholic DEBATE: Joel Settecase vs. Andrew from DragonFistTV
What are the real differences between Evangelical Protestantism and Roman Catholicism? Why do these differences matter for the gospel, authority, salvation, the church, and the Christian life?Join us for a serious, lively, and respectful conversation with Joel from The Think Institute and Andrew...
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#222 Orthobro vs. Protestant Christian Debate Over Scripture: Who Has Final Authority?
An Eastern Orthodox caller asks, “On what standard do you say Orthodoxy is false?” Joel Settecase turns the authority question back around, pressing whether councils, synods, Church Fathers, and tradition can define their own limits. This intense theology and apologetics exchange ends with a…
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#221 Debate: Protestant vs. Eastern Orthodox Who Says Salvation Is Synergistic (Here’s the Problem)
Can the Orthobro movement survive scrutiny? Download your free apologetics guide here: https://thethink.institute/store/p/transcendental-argument-for-god-tag-cheat-sheet-downloadable-pdf Men: Want to become the worldview leader your family and church need? Join the Hammer & Anvil Society. We...
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#220 The Logic and God Question: Christian vs. Atheist Debate
In this short debate, Joel Settecase (Christian) uses presuppositional apologetics to attack atheism to the glory of Jesus Christ.===================================================Download your free apologetics guide here:...
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#219 Apologetics in Action: Gnostic Says Christianity Failed Him—Christian Presuppositional Apologist Responds
Download your free apologetics guide here: https://thethink.institute/store/p/transcendental-argument-for-god-tag-cheat-sheet-downloadable-pdf Men: Want to become the worldview leader your family and church need? Join the Hammer & Anvil Society. We provide in-depth education and community for...
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#218 Protestant vs. Orthodox Debate: He Says He’s Not a Bible Guy
Joel Settecase (Protestant) debates an Orthodox who says he is "not a Bible guy." Yikes! Welcome to Think Debates. ===================================================Download your free apologetics guide here:...
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#217 Christian vs. Atheist Debate: He Questions Demons and Ends Up Challenging Knowledge Itself
Joel Settecase (Christian) debated an atheist who asked a question about demons. Listen to apologetics in action, as we vindicate the truth of the Christian message. ===================================================Download your free apologetics guide here:...
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#216 Trinitarian vs Unitarian Debate: “You’re Not a Christian”
Joel Settecase (Trinitarian Christian) puts presuppositional apologetics into practice in this respectful debate vs. a Unitarian. ===================================================Download your free apologetics guide here:...
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#215 He Questioned God’s Law In this Debate—Then He Got the Hard Truth About Sin
"What about Leviticus?" Joel Settecase (Christian) debates a non-Christian about Old Covenant Law. ===================================================Download your free apologetics guide here: https://thethink.institute/store/p/transcendental-argument-for-god-tag-cheat-sheet-downloadable-pdf Men:...
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#214 Protestant vs. Oriental Orthodox Debate: He Tried to Destroy Sola Scriptura—Then Refuted Himself
How many times have you heard a Protestant Christian debate an Oriental Orthodox? Welcome to Think Debates. ===================================================Download your free apologetics guide here:...
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#213 Debate: Atheist Asks “If Jesus Is God, How Can He Be Human?” Presuppositional Apologist Responds
Joel Settecase (Christian) debates Zerotarian the Atheist. ===================================================Download your free apologetics guide here: https://thethink.institute/store/p/transcendental-argument-for-god-tag-cheat-sheet-downloadable-pdf Men: Want to become the worldview leader…
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#212 Atheist vs. Christian Debate Ends When This Question Gets Asked | Presuppositional Apologetics
Joel Settecase faced off against an atheist in this epic debate. Welcome to Think Debates. ===================================================Download your free apologetics guide here: https://thethink.institute/store/p/transcendental-argument-for-god-tag-cheat-sheet-downloadable-pdf Men: Want to...
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#211 Atheist vs. Presuppositionalist Debate—He Challenges God’s Existence… Then the Debate Turns Personal.
Joel Settecase (Christian) debates an atheist who called in.===================================================Download your free apologetics guide here: https://thethink.institute/store/p/transcendental-argument-for-god-tag-cheat-sheet-downloadable-pdf Men: Want to become the worldview leader…
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#210 Naturalist Tries to Debunk ‘3 Laws of Logic’—Then Gets Forced to Define Logic! (Debate)
Joel Settecase and Jerry (Twitchy Theologian) debate an Agnostic on the topic of logic. ===== Download your free apologetics guide here: https://thethink.institute/store/p/transcendental-argument-for-god-tag-cheat-sheet-downloadable-pdf Men: Want to become the worldview leader your family and...
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#209 The Question Reformed Christians Can't Let Roman Catholics Dodge, PLUS Apologetics Q&A
Tonight we’re tackling one of the biggest questions in Apologetics, Theology, and the Protestant/Roman Catholic debate: How do you know the Bible is from God? Roman Catholics often ask Protestants, “If two Christians interpret Scripture differently, who decides?” But does Rome actually solve that...
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#208 Agnostic vs. Christian Debate: He Tries to Escape the TAG ‘Dichotomy’… Can He?
Listen to presuppositional apologetics in action as Joel Settecase (Christian) debates vs. a self-proclaimed Agnostic===================================================Download your free apologetics guide here:...
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#207 DEBATE: This Is What Happens When You Deny Classical Logic
Joel Settecase (presuppositional apologist) debates a self-proclaimed Christian on the subject of logic. ===================================================Download your free apologetics guide here…
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#206 Was Jesus a Fraud? (Presuppositional Apologetics Debate)
Joel Settecase (Christian) debates a self-proclaimed Jewish debater on whether Jesus was a false prophet (He wasn't). ===== Download your free apologetics guide here: https://thethink.institute/store/p/transcendental-argument-for-god-tag-cheat-sheet-downloadable-pdf Men: Want to become the...
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#205 Repentance—Change of Mind… or Turning from Sin? (Debate)
Download your free apologetics guide here: https://thethink.institute/store/p/transcendental-argument-for-god-tag-cheat-sheet-downloadable-pdf Men: Want to become the worldview leader your family and church need? Join the Hammer & Anvil Society. We provide in-depth education and community for...
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#204 Christian Debate vs. Non-Trinitarian: Oneness Theology Can't Answer This
This is a debate clip between Joel Settecase (Trinitarian Christian) and a debater promoting Oneness Theology. Debate clips seem to be doing well. Let us know what you think of this. ===================================================Download your free apologetics guide here:...
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#203 Protestant vs. Eastern Orthodox Debate: ‘Sola Scriptura Can’t Work.’
This is a debate clip between Joel Settecase (Reformed Evangelical) and an Orthodox who called in to one of our debate streams. ===================================================Download your free apologetics guide here:...
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#202 Christian vs. Atheist Debate — Is Christianity True? | Presuppositional Apologetics
👉 Learn apologetics from me in a community of Christian brotherhood: https://thethink.institute/society 👉 Turn your family into a discipleship machine (Family Discipleship Starter Kit): https://thethink.institute/family-discipleship-kit 👉 Free Apologetics Men's Night for your...
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#201 Is Protestantism True? | Joel Settecase (Protestant) vs. Oriental Orthodox Debate
👉 Learn apologetics from me in a community of Christian brotherhood: https://thethink.institute/society 👉 Turn your family into a discipleship machine (Family Discipleship Starter Kit): https://thethink.institute/family-discipleship-kit 👉 Free Apologetics Men's Night for your...
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#200 Christian Debates Gnostic | Presuppositional Apologetics (Joel Settecase) In Action
👉 Learn apologetics from me in a community of Christian brotherhood: https://thethink.institute/society 👉 Turn your family into a discipleship machine (Family Discipleship Starter Kit): https://thethink.institute/family-discipleship-kit 👉 Free Apologetics Men's Night for your church:...
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#199 Debate: Trinitarian vs. Unitarian | Presuppositional Apologetics in Action
👉 Learn apologetics from me in a community of Christian brotherhood: https://thethink.institute/society 👉 Turn your family into a discipleship machine (Family Discipleship Starter Kit): https://thethink.institute/family-discipleship-kit 👉 Free Apologetics Men's Night for your church:...
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#198 Atheist Asks “If Jesus Is God, How Can He Be Human?” | Presuppositional Apologist Debates
👉 Learn apologetics from me in a community of Christian brotherhood: https://thethink.institute/society 👉 Turn your family into a discipleship machine (Family Discipleship Starter Kit): https://thethink.institute/family-discipleship-kit 👉 Free Apologetics Men's Night for your church:...
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The show that helps Christian men become the worldview leaders their families and churches need. Join Joel Settecase as he answers the questions the world is asking and discusses the Christian worldview with teachers, preachers and theologians. Together, they will help you build a legacy for your family: you, your kids and your wife will be able to confidently give answers from the Bible and see Jesus change lives as you share your faith.Presented by The Think Institute (https://thethink.institute).
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