Cave To The Cross Apologetics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayg1SgxiAAs If (or since) the Christian message is true, there are certain outcomes that stem from that starting point. One of those is that all people have in them the Imago Dei or “Image of God” and are imbued with certain universals. It is one of the reasons presuppositionalists want to speak to that realization when talking with unbelievers. With thi...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEq12HNe_HI Believe it or not, sometimes Christians know what they’re talking about. We cover the tactic to use and not to be a jerk about it. We also cover a few examples like responding to Christopher Hitchen’s “God Is Not Great”, Dan Brown’s “The DaVinci Code”, abortion is murder, & Bible translation. NOTE – At...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqHA8t7aZl0 A little longer episode today but one that is important. There are times when you, Average-Christian-Person have to respond to people who have “Dr.” before their names, a bunch of letters after, and are called “scholars” and “experts”. The question is, how do we respond to claims made by so-called scholars or true scho...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP-CLYtRCY4 We are pleased to be joined by the creator and CEO of GotQuestions.org – Shea Houdmann!  We talk about Shea’s journey to create one of the best depositories of answers to Christian answers on the whole internet.  We talk about what the work is like and how it’s done.  We also talk about the questions they get the most and the weirdest o...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfsLmy5meKQ Because we live in a lot of interactions online, we seem to be going away from the interaction types where you speak and I listen THEN I speak and you listen.  In the day of response videos, reaction to only headlines, and wanting that “mic drop moment”, we sometimes encounter people who want to steamroll the conversation.  Here are some tact...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfsLmy5meKQ In this section, we look at evaluating the lens through which people see the world – through their worldview. Greg Koukl suggests that we, for the sake of argument, adopt their worldview and see where it might take us. Evaluating worldviews is a staple of the presuppositions model and a strong tool in a dialogue between opposing worldviews. Timelin...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bpzr964pV_o For the third part of the tactic on identifying arguments that self-destruct, we look at two different ones.  We look at arguments that when held up next to each other aren’t allowed to exist at the same time and be consistent.  The other is arguments who have an underlying assumption that knocks out the claim.  We cover a few examples in there as...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMwIVDf5UEA We looked at when arguments fail because they contradict themselves.  Now we look at when arguments don’t formally contradict themselves but they still fail due to practical reasons.  We have to remember, that the tactics here are to help engage in a dialogue and not used to make the other side feel like a failure.  Our goal is to give the Good New...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=894b8krUtBo The next tactic to use when talking to someone about your faith is one that we’ve seen in our previous book by Nancy Pearcey “Finding Truth” . That is looking at what someone is saying and seeing if their own statement contradicts itself. Sometimes this is called the internal critique and if it contradicts itself it can be easily dismis...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhzpVU9W34w So now that we have all parts of the Columbo down, can it ever be used against us?  Well, that’s what we want!  The tactics are there to have a good, helpful conversation!  However, there are times when the third part – ask leading questions – are neither leading anywhere or actually legitimate questions.  How do we combat that?  Would...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsNQy-gQnxY Completing the Columbo Tactic we see why it is such an important and versatile tactic. Now it’s time to use it. What can we do before getting into conversations and after? What style of presentation should we take? Who is our real audience? All questions to ask and learn to ask now. The episode link is cavetothecross.com/ep84 Books mentioned in thi...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsNQy-gQnxY Before getting to the third part of the Columbo tactic, Greg Koukl stops to inform us of two encounters we may have using the tactic. One encounter is with a surly professor who wants to decry Christianity but make you back up your side when you object. The other is the person who knows a lot more about the subject being discussed than you. Your hosts ca...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szTss2vBxoM The Columbo Tactic, as Greg Koukl presents it, is such an important one that we need to really break it down and understand it. This episode covers the first of three points to the tactic. To have a productive and enriched conversation asking two simple questions (for now) will really help out both sides. The episode link is cavetothecross.com/ep82 Books...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMHL0iz5sM8 We introduced Greg Koukl’s first tactic – the Columbo tactic. Deemed “the queen move of all of them”, this way of respectfully setting the tone and direction of your conversations about faith with others. Columbo Clip Here The episode link is cavetothecross.com/ep81 Books mentioned in this episode: (Amazon Link – https://amz...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AGfXJeeMF4 Great! Now is the time to put on the boxing gloves and wail on some atheists by the power of God! Ya, not so much.  Greg Koukl gives us a second part of the introduction where he lays out what the Christian means when we say “argument”.  We don’t want to have a shouting match with someone we want to have a fruitful conversation. We also...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik0GnG85SmM We start our new book! Tactics by Greg Koukl. We cover the introduction including what we’ll learn from this book and the heart attitude the Christian should have when engaging people in conversation. We hope you enjoy this well-respected author and book. Follow along with us or just be a member of our book club. The episode link is cavetothecross....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKY5rlM40iA We welcome Dr. Lydis McGrew to the show to talk about her two books, “ Hidden in Plain View ” and “ The Mirror and the Mask “. For this part, we cover Dr. McGrew’s book about whether or not the Gospels are Literary Device or Historical Narrative. Literary devices are the theory that the Gospels are used by the authors to con...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMIa_94gIGQ We welcome Dr. Lydis McGrew to the show to talk about her two books, “ Hidden in Plain View ” and “ The Mirror and the Mask “. For part one we cover Dr. McGrew’s first book about undesigned coincidences in the New Testament.  Dr. McGrew and her husband, Dr. Tim McGrew are fellow Kalamazooians and we talk about her start into...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsC6RPKm4ug We wrap up Professor Pearcey’s book with a challenge to Christians and to the Church.  That challenge is to stand firm on the Word of God as you say that you do, learn and use critical thinking skills that God encourages us to use, and to go into the world preaching the Good News of the Gospel.  We thank Nancy Pearcey for her work and you can check...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGX9c0Afne8 We finish up Principle 5 by continuing to present examples of atheists freely admitting to stealing from Christianity’s superior worldview. So much so that non-theists attempt to elbow into areas addressed previously by Christianity – including atheist churches. Along with a warning about scientism, Christians are encouraged to present the Go...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VwzthnNB-M Onto Principle 5! We talk about how and why the Christian should present the Christian worldview as the superior and most consistent one. We then go over where the atheist(s) freely admit to stealing from the Christian worldview in order to come to the beliefs they want to rather than the outcomes their beliefs would demand. The episode link is www.cavet...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql6zoZuyYUU We finish up the chapter by looking at how the postmodern worldview, and it’s subsections, destroy themselves. We look at the Social Justice Movement, Critical Race Theory, and similar progressive stances actually fall apart of themselves. Finally, we look at how Christianity offers the better, consistent, and complete worldview. The episode link i...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPGEHDAsUys We continue our look at the internal critique of non-Christian worldviews and focus especially on Darwin. We also see what CS Lewis has to say about belief in atheism. Finally, we talk about the benefits of the Christian worldview and how it doesn’t fail the internal critique. The episode link is www.cavetothecross.com/ep72 Books mentioned in this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbzlS74hsco Principle 4 – does the worldview meet its own standard when it is applied to itself?  Since non-Christian worldviews tend to be reductionistic they will be self-defeating.  In this episode, we introduce the principle and why it is one of the most important tools you have in your apologetic quiver. The episode link is www.cavetothecross.com/ep71 Lin...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLY7JBdK7FA Strap in; we’re talking about religion and politics today!  Our friend, Lauren, from the Tulips & Honey Podcast interviews Patrick on how Christians should respond to government in light of Scripture.  The launchpad for this is Romans 13.  From there, they discuss what does Romans 13 actually mean; what should the Christian’s response to...