The Actual Answers Podcast with Matt Hazelwood

Can all religions be true? Is it arrogant to claim that Christianity alone is true? What if someone is sincere but believes something different? These are some of the most common objections Christians face today, and they all hinge on one foundational question: can opposite truth claims both be true? In this episode, we examine one of the most basic—but often overlooked—principles of rational thou...

Many people have heard the phrase, "All sins are equal in God's eyes." But is that actually what the Bible teaches? In this episode of Actual Answers, Matt Hazelwood examines one of the most common misconceptions in Christianity. While James 2:10 teaches that every sin makes us guilty before a holy God, the rest of Scripture reveals that not all sins are equally serious or receive t...

Does truth actually exist? Can we know it? Or is everything just a matter of perspective? Before anyone can meaningfully ask whether Christianity is true, we must first answer a more foundational question: What is truth? This episode lays the philosophical foundation for the Christian faith by exploring the nature of truth itself. If truth does not exist, cannot be known, or is merely relative, th...

Did Jesus of Nazareth actually exist, or is He simply a legendary figure invented by early Christians? In this episode of Actual Answers , we examine the historical evidence using the same standards historians apply to every figure from the ancient world. We explore the testimony of Jewish and Roman historians, the earliest Christian documents, the remarkable creed preserved in 1 Corinthians 15, a...

Few teachings of Jesus have produced more fear, confusion, and speculation than "blasphemy against the Holy Spirit." Is it suicide? Murder? Adultery? Denying Christ? A particular phrase spoken in anger? Or is it something a Christian can accidentally commit? In this episode, we go directly to the biblical text and carefully examine what Jesus actually said, what the Pharisees were doing,...

Who made God? It's one of the most common objections raised against Christianity—and one of the most misunderstood. In this episode, Matt Hazelwood addresses the question directly and explains why it contains a hidden assumption that Christians have never believed. Is God a created being? If not, what does it mean for God to be eternal, self-existent, and uncreated? And why is asking "Wh...

What is apologetics, and why does it matter? In this inaugural episode of Actual Answers, Matt Hazelwood introduces the biblical discipline of Christian apologetics and explains why every believer should care about defending the faith. What does the Bible teach about giving reasons for Christianity? How do we respond to objections from atheism, scientism, relativism, naturalism, and other competin...