Christ, Culture, & Coffee

Can a Christian lose their salvation? What should we look to for the assurance of our salvation? How do our works play a role in our salvation? Christians throughout the ages have asked these types of questions and modern Christian still do. In this episode we take a deep look at Scripture and what it says about eternal security.

If everything that exists has a cause, what caused God? Where did He come from? This is a very common objection that Atheists pose to Christians. How can we respond to this objection? In this episode, Marty Clapp helps us tackle this common question and give some good reasons to believe that God is eternal, He never came into existence, and therefore does not have a cause. Marty is an apologist and speaker who co-leads an apologetics ministry, Examined Life. Check out Marty's ministry at: https://www.examined-life.org His site is full of insightful articles on how to defend the Christian faith with winsome persuasion.

How can DNA be used as evidence for God's existence? In this episode we hear some very persuasive arguments from Marty Clapp on how DNA is proof for a Creator. Marty is an apologist and speaker who co-leads an apologetics ministry, Examined Life. Check out Marty's ministry at: https://www.examined-life.org His sight is full of insightful articles on how to defend the Christian faith with winsome persuasion.

Often, skeptics will object to Christianity based on the fact that so many different denominations exist. If Christians cannot even agree with each other, how is it that they propose their religion is true for all people? This episodes tackles this common objection and proposes that denominations are actually a good thing for Christianity.

In this episode we take a close look at The Passion Translation of the Bible from Brian Simmons. This new translation, is hardly a translation and has many things wrong with it. We want to expose some of the error in the TPT and help you to see what you should look for in the translation of the Bible you choose. Check out Holly Pivec's website for more info on the New Apostolic Reformation: http://www.spiritoferror.org

How did Jesus use apologetics? What methods can we gain as we read about Jesus' interactions with people in the Gospels? In this episode we seek to answer these questions as we look at Matthew 22, and dissect Jesus' interactions with the Sadducees.

In this episode we share a practical tactic that you can use when making the case for life. It is called the S.L.E.D. test, and it helps us to determine that the unborn is a human being, and as such no one has the right to abort the unborn. We also discuss how to respond to the issues of Rape, Incest, and the Risk of the Mother's Life in regards to the abortion debate.

With the current discussion over the separation of families at the border, we want to bring to light an even greater atrocity in our society: Abortion. We give practical tips and arguments on how to engage people in a discussion on abortion and how to persuade them to see that no one has the right to take the life of an innocent human being. This is a two part podcast, so make sure to listen in next week for the second half.

"There is No Truth." "That may be true for you, but it is not true for me." How do we stand for objective truth in a culture that that uses statements like those? In this podcast we discuss how to refute Relativism and show that objective moral and religious truths do exist.

Episode 8: Infinity War, Utilitarianism, and Sacrificial Love by Christ, Culture, & Coffee

In this episode we discuss the importance of Evangelism to the life of every Christian. Shawn Jones, Pastor of Evangelism and Outreach, joins us to share a great strategy on how to share the Gospel.

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In this episode we answer a listener's question about the difference between Justification in the book of James and the book of Romans.

In our first episode, we discuss what Apologetics is, why it is important and how we have seen it change lives. We also discuss the importance of Christians knowing why they believe what they believe in order to be good Ambassadors for Christ.