ChansTheMan Apologetics

Ben Palmer and I have had discussions online about different topics. I believe he is wrong about several important topics including the inerrancy of scripture. I address his claims in this podcast and invite him to respond.

Nigel Robinson on politics and Charlie Kirk

What’s the difference between American Christianity and Biblical Christianity when it comes to persecution.

Are you a hypocrite if you claim to be a Christian and plan on voting for Donald Trump? I answer this objection in today's episode of CTM Apologetics

What are the arguments for when life begins? Is the unborn a human? Is abortion wrong?

Is there a hell? What is it like? Does God enjoy torturing those who do not believe in him? Why couldn't God just annihilate people? Why would God punish people eternally for finite crimes?

The topic of love, sex and dating is very important in our culture, especially for young people. I discuss the three most important decisions you will ever make in your life, building your fireplace and the right person myth.

An interview with author and Cult survivor Peter Young. Peter shares his cult experience and provides insight to listeners on what red flags to look for. You can find his book "Stop The Tall Man, Save The Tiger'' on Amazon. Also, check out his website: authorpeteryoung.com

Is the return of Christ to come soon? What are the 2 main views of end times? I discuss the pre-trib and post-trib rapture view and tie this to Israel and the 2nd coming of Jesus.

Does the Bible forbid tattoos or is Leviticus 18:28 outdated? Didn't Jesus have a tattoo? "And he has a name written on his...thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS." Revelation 19:16

This week I am a guest on the podcast Conversations with Jacob. We talk about, abortion, same-sex marriage, fishing and many other topics.

Faith is deeply misunderstood in our culture today and even in the church. What is the biblical teaching on faith? I discuss the correct and incorrect view of what faith means and offer 3 better words that convey the original meaning of this often misunderstood word.

Musician Lee Offenhauer and I have a dialogue that started on Facebook. WARNING (Contains No Vitriolic Language)

The transgender community and the Biden administration are forcing this ideology on the American people. The American people are not calling for violence against the transgender community. It is the other way around.

Mid Vermont Christian school forfeited their girls playoff basketball game because the team they were going up against had a biological boy player. The Vermont principals association voted to kick the Christian school out of the league in all sports. My thoughts are shared in this episode.

Is the Resurrection hypothesis the best explanation for the know facts? Perhaps there are other hypotheses in circulation that rely on a natural explanation. Did the disciples experience a grief hallucination? Could the women have gone to the wrong tomb? Could Jesus have fainted on the cross? Maybe Jesus was an alien. These objections and more on today's episode.

In today's episode I discuss the evidence for the empty tomb using the acronym JET. The Jerusalem Factor, Enemy Attestation and the Testimony of Women.

Why is the conversion of Paul and James significant? How does their conversions help build the case for the resurrection? In this episode, I discuss facts 3 and 4 of the fab 5 facts and the sources we have to support the data. 

In this episode, we discuss fact #2, "The disciples believed that Jesus rose and appeared to them." We look at different sources to support this statement including Paul and the early Church Fathers. Plus, we discuss how oral tradition was used to pass along important information in a time when many could not read nor write. 

We will discuss the minimal facts approach. What are the 2 criteria that must be met in order to be considered a minimal fact? In this episode we will discuss keeping the main thing the main thing and avoid becoming sidetracked by secondary issues. Plus we will look at the Fact #1 and the evidence supporting it. 

Join me over the next few episodes as we conduct a historical investigation on the Resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. We will look at the 5 principles historians use to determine if an event in antiquity is authentic. We will conduct an approach that considers only historical facts surrounding Jesus that are well-attested and that are accepted by nearly every scholar that studies the subject, even...

Remember this proverb: "Oh what a tangled web we weave, when we practice to deceive." The meaning is clear. If you tell a lie to cover yourself, then you have to tell another and another and the next thing you know, you cannot remember who you told what. Did the gospel writers plan to deceive their readers? Is there evidence of the credibility of their narratives? Grab your Bible and follow along...

Have you ever played the game "telephone"? This game is played when one person whispers something to another person, who whispers to another and so on until you get to the last person. The last person then reveals to everyone what they heard and then it is compared to the original message. Most of the time, there are details left out and the story gets changed. Many skeptics of the New Testament w...

Does the New Testament record eyewitness accounts? Are the eyewitness accounts credible? Could the eyewitnesses been mistaken?

Have you ever lied to rescue yourself from trouble? Who hasn't? Have you ever embellished a story about yourself? Maybe you were telling your friend about the 5 pound bass you caught but it was really 2 pounds. We have all done it. But have you ever told a lie to purposefully get yourself into trouble? Have you embellished a story to make yourself look even worse? No one does this. In today's epis...