Campfire Apologetics

There is an age old debate as to whether or not Paul and James preach and teach a different gospel. This would mean that they contradict one another, but can that be? Can the breathed out words of God contradict themselves? How are we to interpret these passages? Can a right interpretation lead to a contradiction? What is the true gospel? In this episode Mark explores whether or not Paul and James...

On this episode, Mark analyzes and answers some questions raised by atheists as a response to a video entitled "1 Christian vs 13 Atheists." These response episodes are helpful in understanding real questions and arguments that a Christian might face in the real world. Remember to like and subscribe for more content like this!

The Pro-life vs Abolition discussion is gaining more and more traction and rightfully so. What is the difference? Don't we all want the same outcome? In this episode of Campfire Apologetics, Mark explains the difference between the pro-life and abolitionist positions. Which one should Christians adhere to? Which one is more faithful to the text of scripture? Should Christians involve themselve...

On this episode of Campfire Apologetics, Mark and Andrew continue their conversation from last week. Last week focused on the Hebrew roots movement, while this conversation takes a turn into Mormon theology and UFO/UAP phenomena. They discuss the distinction between mormon theology and Biblical theology and why Latter Day Saints cannot be considered christians. Also discussed are some of the newly...

On this episode of Campfire Apologetics, Mark sits down with Andrew Soncrant (Pastor of Apologia Church Utah, Co-host of Cultish Podcast) to discuss the Hebrew Roots movement. How should we understand the fulfillment of the law in Christ, and the connection between the old and new covenants? Does the Hebrew Roots movement teach a false gospel? Are we as christians still under the Old Testament law...

On this episode of Campfire Apologetics Mark offers some thoughts to a video of Russel from "Abolitionists Rising" having a discussion with advocates of abortion. Many of the arguments made in this video are extremely popular talking points, and need to be addressed. Also discussed is the idea that only Christianity provides a foundation for morality, ethics, and human rights.

Have you ever heard someone say that there are books that were removed from the Bible? On this episode of Campfire Apologetics, Mark addresses this assertion. It is also claimed that King James himself had books removed for a nefarious agenda. What is the apocrypha and why isn't it included in all Bibles? Why does the protestant Bible only have 66 books and the Catholic Bible includes 73, or E...

On this episode of Campfire Apologetics, Mark speaks with Eric Tuffendsam of  @sowerproject  about the beauty behind the Doctrines of Grace in Calvinistic theology. What are the doctrines of grace and what do they mean? How did Mark and Eric come to realize the full sovereignty of God? How should we view these doctrines? Stick around and find out. This was a great conversation.

Did Moses write the Pentatuech (first five books of the Old Testament)? Modern scholarship proposes that he did not through what is known as the "Documentary Hypothesis." What is the Documentary Hypothesis and what are the underlying assumptions that lead scholars to believe such a theory? Does the Pentateuch have multiple authors or does the orthodox position of Mosaic authorship offer...

The 5 solas came out of the reformation period as a response to the Roman Catholic church adopting and teaching doctrines that were not found in scripture. One of those 5 solas is "sola scriptura," which means "scripture alone." Scripture is the highest standard for the Christian. Not the church or tradition. Join Joel Settecase of  @TheThinkInstitute  and Mark as they have a c...

On this episode of Campfire Apologetics, Mark discusses some of the attributes of God's nature and his word (The Bible), demonstrating that God cannot do that which is against his very nature. Does the Bible contradict itself, or is the problem actually in us and our understanding of the text? Did God get it wrong, or did we? How do we ground what a contradiction even is? Can the unbeliever ap...

On this episode of Campfire Apologetics,  @EricHernandez  joins Mark to discuss how the mind and the brain are distinct entities, and why this is important in the discussion of worldviews. They discuss the ontology of the mind and brain, epistemic arguments, causal closure, C.S. Lewis' argument from reason and more. Stick around for the whole episode and remember to like and subscribe!

On this episode of Campfire Apologetics, Mark sits down with Jeremiah Nortier of  @TheApologeticDog  to discuss the growing eschatological (end times) view of "hyper preterism." In simple terms, hyper preterism is the belief that all prophecies pertaining to the "end times" have been fulfilled and are in our past. Are we living in the new heavens and new earth? Was everything fulfilled when God ju...

On this episode of Campfire Apologetics, Mark discusses foundational worldview assumptions that block people from examining true facts of history in their proper context. Both believer and non believer have presuppositions about reality, but who's presuppositions can answer life's hardest questions? Who's presuppositions can actually make sense of the facts surrounding the resurrection...

On this episode of Campfire Apologetics, Mark talks about the theory of information. What is information and where does it come from? These are questions that we probably have not stopped to think about, but have profound implications on our worldviews and whether or not our worldviews can account for information. Can natural processes produce information or does it always require a rational mind?...

Join Mark, Greg Boulden  @BeBoldInterviews  Katie Ladzinski  @ReclaimedGroundMedia  and Jacob Vasquez  @TruthfulHope  for a discussion on tribalism and identity politics. How are these things tearing America apart? What are they? Can Christians disagree with President Trump? How can we use discernment in political issues to guard us from becoming sold out to one "team?" How should Christ...

In the episode, Mark and Dr. Tony Costa of  @tonycostatorontoapologetic5307  discuss Marxism. What exactly is Marxism? How is it related to communism and socialism? In what ways has Marxism led to feminism, and what impact do these things have on western culture? Is Marxism compatible with Christianity or American culture? Dr. Costa answers all these questions and more. Stay until the end! like al...

On this episode Mark interacts with and responds to claims made by popular figures. Tim Pool and Andrew Wilson discuss the nature of God and whether or not God can make a god more powerful than himself or if he can make a rock so heavy that even he can't it. If God can do anything, why couldn't he do these things? Bill Maher and Alan RItchson debate whether or not the Bible is trustworthy and if P...

On this Episode of Campfire Apologetics, Mark digs into the weeds of what transcendentals are and what it means to argue transcendentally. What are transcendentals? What makes things like knowledge, logic, evidence, etc meaningful? What are the laws of logic and how do they apply to transcendeal argumentation? All of these are important questions when dealing with this topic, and presuppositional...

On this episode of Campfire Apologetics I sit down with Justin Johnson of  ⁨@highcallingfitness⁩  and Dominion Wealth Strategies to examine how christians should steward their finances and bodies. Should christians care about wealth? Should we save our money or worry about passing anything on to our children or even our grandchildren? How should we eat and care for our bodies as men? We also discu...

After various divisive comments from a recent episode addressing Kirk Cameron's new views on Hell, I felt it necessary to address 1. The comments and 2. How we as Christians should navigate these kinds of conversations and disagreements that we have over specific doctrines. Does anyone have perfect theology? Should we divide or sparate over issues of end times views, baptism, worship, soteriology...

On this episode of Campfire Apologetics, I'm joined by my oldest son Asher to answer some big questions. We thought it would be a great idea to have him join me to ask me some tough questions as I attempt to answer in a way that a 10 year old will understand. I flip the script on him a bit and make him answer his own questions. Some of those questions include, "How do you know Jesus is real?", "Wh...

n this episode I sit down with Jacob Vasquez of  @TruthfulHope  to discuss his masters thesis on the issue of abortion. Jacob argues that naturalism cannot explain three facts about humanity (consciousness, rationality, and human dignity) that both pro-life and secular pro-life advocates agree are components in what gives someone personhood. Christianity teaches that all human beings are made in t...

In recent christian news, popular evangelist and actor Kirk Cameron shared that he is rethinking Hell. The position that he is leaning towards is known as conditionalism. In this episode, I break down what conditionalism is, and whether or not it is biblical. Can a case be made for the position from the Bible? I also offer some of my own thoughts and critiques to the position. Should we as christi...

On this episode I address the question, "do Christians need to go to church?" Many Christians are under the assumption that church attendance is optional, or that they "are the church," but are these things biblical? Is Church attendance optional for the practicing Christian? What about church hurt? Are we ok facing life's battles on our own? How will we hold ourselves acco...