Christian Apologetics, Part 1 – Dr. Adam Francisco, 2/3/26 (0341)
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Dr. Adam Francisco, author, “A Reasoned Defense of the Faith”
A Reasoned Defense of the Faith
One God, Many Gods
One Word, Many Writings
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| 0:00.0 | Are the teachings and practices of yoga compatible with Christianity? |
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| 0:16.0 | In the Wittenberg Trail feature, Megan Bladel writes about her struggles to understand biblical teachings on baptism and the Lord's Supper during her journey from American evangelicalism to confessional Lutheranism. |
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| 0:31.2 | Several issues et cetera guests are candidates for leadership positions in the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod. |
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| 0:42.5 | and vice presidents of the Synod. |
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| 1:09.4 | This is what's missed a lot in the discussion about feminism. |
| 1:13.6 | Most of these women were former mainline Protestants, and almost all of them, after they had kind of a conversion where they left mainline Protestantism, they ended up becoming Unitarians. |
| 1:24.6 | The part of the Christian gospel that is most offensive to people is the part that |
| 1:29.3 | points out our sin and our need for Christ. |
| 1:31.3 | However, when you talk about doing things like feeding the poor and other social justice-type |
| 1:37.3 | things, those are not offensive. |
| 1:39.3 | Those can be very, very popular when they're not tethered to a gospel message. |
| 1:42.3 | When we're using extra-biblical stories, what's being conjured up is feeling and sentiment that this illustration is supposed to engender. |
| 1:51.0 | And what goes by the wayside is Christ in Him crucified. |
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