Should Society Be Progressive? | Mere Christianity Ep. 7

As a Christian, YOU need to be prepared with an answer to people who question your faith!  In this video, we dive into an argument made famous by the Muslim Apologist Ahmed Deedat to reveal a POWERFUL strategy to defend Christianity from disingenuous accusations.

It's not only Deedat who uses this sort of 'inappropriate presumption' argument though.  You can find arguments like it from members of all kinds of faiths - including within Christendom!  

By the end of this video, you’ll be able to recognize when someone is using this particular argument, you’ll know how to respond with maximum effectiveness, and as a result, you will feel much more confident in having productive conversations about your faith.

__________________________________________________________________________

To support and join my community sign up on Locals: https://myapologies.locals.com/

Connect with me on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/MyApologiesPod



Ahmed Deedat vs David Wood - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeQ9Ks3qRgs

Nabeel Qureshi Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGI6tRJpCEA

Tim Staples Clip - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMIdVntKr8c

On the Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary I was SHOCKED to see an utter deception on the Divine Office app.  I usually have a lot of respect for the prayers contained within, but this time I was disappointed in how misleading the information was.

In this video I discuss the deception, show receipts from early church history to prove my point, and finally discuss why it's a significant issue.
__________________________________________________________________________________

Sign up on Locals to support: https://myapologies.locals.com/
Connect with me on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/MyApologiesPod

Hallo App - https://hallow.com/blog/liturgy-of-the-hours/ 
Quotes on Mary's Sinlessness - https://www.churchfathers.org/mary-without-sin 

The canon of Scripture is the death of Protestantism!! This is what you’d see if you read through some of my comments on this channel.  A shocking number of people seem CONVINCED that this particular argument is check-mate when it comes to my faith.  

But how legit is this argument?  Is it all it's cracked up to be?  In this video I’ll explain the argument, address each point of the argument to see if it is as catastrophic as suggested, and finally I’ll give a protestant view of how we get the canon.

Sign up on Locals to support: https://myapologies.locals.com/
Connect with me on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/MyApologiesPod

Research: 
Article on Canon Development - https://www.dwellcc.org/essays/how-we-got-canon-scripture
Timothy Lim on Canon - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00145246221088365
Eusebius Book III - https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/250103.htm
Early Church Canon (170 AD) - https://www.bible-researcher.com/muratorian.html

In this video we’re going to examine this shocking new argument made on Reformed To Rome's Youtube channel against Sola Scriptura.  We'll explain why it falls short and then before the end we’ll even build up a positive argument FOR Sola Scriptura from the content we are discussing today.

Ultimately, Acts 15 does NOT prove Sola Scriptura wrong.  Far from it!  And the whole argument hinges around a misunderstanding of infallibility vs inerrancy.

__________________________________________________________________________

To support and join our community sign up on Locals! https://myapologies.locals.com/

I’m going to reveal the paradigm that was revolutionary to my understanding of the roadmap. Once I comprehended this, I actually changed my personal view of scripture! We'll examine the BEST system for explaining how people view Scripture vs Tradition.  Where does Sola Scriptura fit in? And what do the Catholics believe?  All this and more in this episode!

__________________________________________________________________________

Sign up on Locals to support: https://myapologies.locals.com/

Connect with me on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/MyApologiesPod

Have you ever wondered what happened to the apostles after Jesus’ death?  So in this video, I’m going to share that story with you from the life of Saint John the Apostle.  It's been really edifying and challenging for me, and I hope you enjoy it as well!

__________________________________________________________________________

Sign up on Locals to support: https://myapologies.locals.com/

Connect with me on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/MyApologiesPod

Are we saved by faith alone?  Or do we need good works too?  In this video we discuss the age-old faith vs works controversy and take a look at what C.S. Lewis has to say on the matter in his book Mere Christianity! 

__________________________________________________________________________

To support and join our community sign up on Locals! https://myapologies.locals.com/

REFERENCES:
https://www.ccel.org/ccel/aquinas/summa.FS_Q109_A10.html 
https://americananglican.org/baptism-gods-work-yours/ 

There are lots of questions around the 'sacraments' in the Christian world.  C.S. Lewis has an explanation of them in Mere Christianity (Book 2, Chapter 5) that we want to take a look at.

We'll talk about what these sacraments are, what they do for us, and why we should believe in them in the first place!

__________________________________________________________________________

To support and join our community sign up on Locals! https://myapologies.locals.com/

Sola Scriptura is one of the most important ideas to come out of the Protestant Reformation.  But is it a completely new idea created in the minds of men living 1500 years after the Apostles?  

This video defines the Reformation view of Sola Scriptura and then examines whether or not it can be found in the writings of the earliest church fathers.

__________________________________________________________________________

To support and join our community sign up on Locals! https://myapologies.locals.com/

Jimmy Akin's Article - https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/countering-arguments-from-silence

Article on Sola Scriptura - https://au.thegospelcoalition.org/article/the-real-meaning-of-sola-scriptura/

Why did Jesus have to die?  What do Christians believe this accomplished?

Today we'll look at five theories of the "Atonement" meaning the reconciliation of God and Man through Jesus Christ.  These theories are attempts to explain how Christ's death and resurrection is related to our salvation.

After these five theories, we'll read Lewis' own explanation in Mere Christianity Book 2 Chapter 4.

__________________________________________________________________________

To support and join our community sign up on Locals! https://myapologies.locals.com/

Recapitulation in the Lord of the Rings Soundtrack:  https://youtu.be/XLj6zkmwsYU?si=R_E6HRg8YBTesU6k&t=319

Articles on Various Atonement Theories:
- https://www3.nd.edu/~jspeaks/courses/2017-18/24810/handouts/atonement.pdf  
- https://www.sdmorrison.org/7-theories-of-the-atonement-summarized/ 
- https://credomag.com/2012/02/irenaeus-and-recapitulation/