Christian Apologetics, Part 3 – Dr. Adam Francisco, 2/19/26 (0501)

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🗓️ 19 February 2026

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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	This week on the Word of the Lord indoors forever, we move along in the Psalter, continuing in Psalm 105 and then Psalm 106.
0:08.1	He remembered His Holy Promise, both we and our fathers have sinned.
0:11.9	They put God to the test.
0:13.8	Moses stood in the breach and a snare to them.
0:17.5	Join me, Pastor Will Whedon, for the Word of the Lord, Endores Forever, your daily
0:22.4	15-minute verse-by-verse Bible study on demand. Listen at thewordendors.org or your favorite podcast
0:29.8	provider. There are two ways of doing theology that claim the name of Martin Luther. One is rooted
0:35.4	in Scripture and the Lutheran Confessions, the other
0:37.9	is rooted in Luther himself.
0:40.2	I've written a column for the latest issues et cetera journal titled Lutheranism versus Lutherism.
0:46.0	We'll send it to you for free.
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0:53.2	You can also read about Nathan Greeley's journey to confessional
0:56.1	Lutheranism from evangelicalism, skepticism, modern theology, and Anglicanism. The Issues
1:02.0	Etra Journal.
1:08.0	If I allow you to only notice the facts that confirm your hypothesis and to ignore or disregard all of the facts that contradict it,
1:21.6	well, I mean, you can pretty much prove or argue anything.
1:24.6	One of the ways that the world was dear Christians is they will slap
1:28.3	ugly labels on true and good things, and they'll often put good labels on things that are false.
1:35.7	One of the great difficulties of Christianity is that we cannot be the hero of the story. We are not
1:42.3	the Savior. Jesus is the hero of the story, and he's the Savior,
1:47.7	and we are the saved. Leave it with Jesus. I mean, what are you doing punishing yourself? Why do you
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