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I Don't Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEIST

Hollywood Heroes That Reveal God: Iron Man, Harry Potter, Batman, and the Lord of the Rings (Part 1)

I Don't Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEIST

Dr. Frank Turek

Education, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.95.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Imagine: if there were a FUN way to get your kids more interested in God and Christianity. if you could relate the Gospel to people by citing stories THEY enjoy. if you could reveal biblical life lessons to people of all ages without getting preachy. You can! Frank’s son Zach Turek joins the podcast to show how you can do all this by watching your favorite movies! They do this by drawing on their brand new book, Hollywood Heroes: How your Favorite Movies Reveal God. It’s amazing how many filmmakers include central elements of the Christian story in their movies (often unknowingly), and how the heroes create a point to the ultimate hero—Jesus of Nazareth. In this episode, Frank and Zach show how Iron Man, Harry Potter, Batman, and the Lord of the Rings do this. In next week’s show, they’ll cover Star Wars, Wonder Woman, and Captain America and reveal the characteristics that make Jesus the ultimate hero. This book is great for anyone who likes movies and is especially helpful to parents and youth leaders. Also, remember! If you pre-order your copy BEFORE May 3, you’ll get the audiobook for free too! Go here and follow the cues. If you would like to submit a question to be answered on the show, please email your question to Hello@Crossexamined.org. Subscribe on Apple Podcast: http://bit.ly/CrossExamined_Podcast Rate and review! Thanks!!! Subscribe on Google Play: https://cutt.ly/0E2eua9 Subscribe on Spotify: http://bit.ly/CrossExaminedOfficial_Podcast Subscribe on Stitcher: http://bit.ly/CE_Podcast_Stitcher

Transcript

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0:00.0

Does truth exist?

0:03.3

Because you have faith, does that make this book cool?

0:05.6

Does God exist?

0:07.4

So when someone says there is no truth,

0:09.8

if you apply the claim to itself, what should you say?

0:12.6

Is that true?

0:15.4

They don't think Christianity is true.

0:18.4

They're talked out of it.

0:20.2

You know why they're talked out of it?

0:22.2

Because they've never been talked into it.

0:24.2

Cross-exemining skeptical and atheistic views.

0:28.0

Welcome to Cross-exemining with Dr. Frank Turek.

0:33.2

Ladies and gentlemen, imagine if there

0:35.4

were a fun way to raise your kids' interest in God.

0:40.8

Imagine if there were a fun way to reveal

0:43.0

truths of the gospel to non-believers by actually

0:47.0

highlighting stories they enjoy, or to learn evidence

0:50.6

for Christianity and get answers to the toughest objections.

0:54.1

Imagine if there were a fun way to relate

0:57.5

important life lessons to people of all ages.

1:01.6

Well, this show, ladies and gentlemen, has been about five years

1:05.4

in the making because we think there now is a fun way to do that.

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