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I Don't Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEIST

The Top 3 Reasons Why We Can Believe in the Resurrection - Part 2

I Don't Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEIST

Dr. Frank Turek

Religion & Spirituality, Education, Christianity

4.8 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Last week, Frank introduced three compelling reasons to believe in the resurrection, including embarrassing details and eyewitness testimony. In this midweek episode, he jumps back into more archaeological discoveries that include names of people involved in the death and crucifixion of Jesus and how the excruciating deaths of the eyewitnesses offer powerful evidence that they weren’t lying as well. He also answers questions like:* Did any of the apostles recant their eyewitness testimony and is it possible that they were hallucinating?* Were the apostles motivated to invent the resurrection story and should their testimony be dismissed because they were Christians?* Is martyrdom also evidence that Islam is true?* What does Spiderman have to do with the reliability of the New Testament?* Is the New Testament just a work of historical fiction?* Can other world religions be defended with apologetics?* Why are skeptics and non-Christians often motivated to reject Christianity?Later in the episode, Frank draws from major cultural events in modern U.S. history—like 9/11, the OJ Simpson trial, and the Rodney King incident—to reveal how human bias can shape the way we interpret evidence and how “impact events” can help us in evaluating the historicity of the New Testament. If you missed Part 1 of this special Resurrection Weekend mini-series be sure to check it out in the resources section listed below!Resources mentioned during the episode:PART 1 - https://youtu.be/EdvS97epOK4 (https://youtu.be/EdvS97epOK4)I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist - https://bit.ly/4j64NfE (https://bit.ly/4j64NfE)On the Resurrection Volume 2: Refutations by Gary Habermas - https://www.amazon.com/dp/108777862X (https://www.amazon.com/dp/108777862X)Did the Apostles REALLY Die as Martyrs? w/Sean McDowell - https://youtu.be/aTXvmd6_iZ0 (https://youtu.be/aTXvmd6_iZ0)

Transcript

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0:00.0

Ladies and gentlemen, on Good Friday, we started a presentation on this podcast on why the resurrection is true.

0:13.0

And so you're going to probably have to listen to that podcast that was broadcast on the American Family Radio Network and also obviously where

0:23.3

our podcast is posted the I don't have enough faith to be an atheist podcast to see the first two

0:29.0

thirds of what we were trying to present. We were presenting three reasons why the New Testament

0:36.9

writers were telling the truth with regard to the resurrection.

0:39.6

We've covered so far the fact that they put embarrassing stories out there.

0:43.1

They didn't invent it.

0:44.0

You don't invent things that make you look bad or embarrass you.

0:47.2

We talked about the many eyewitness details that the New Testament has that couldn't have been invented.

0:54.8

And what we're going to do now is transition into excruciating deaths.

0:59.5

In other words, they died for what they said they saw.

1:03.6

And if you might recall from the last podcast, we said,

1:06.8

the resurrection is supremely important because if it's not true, everyone you love will die.

1:13.5

Everything you build will crumble.

1:15.0

Everything you say will be forgotten.

1:16.6

Everything you do will come to nothing.

1:18.1

You and your identity will die and vanish.

1:20.7

Because when you die, it's just over.

1:23.1

In fact, think about your own history in your family.

1:27.0

I mean, most of us hopefully at least knew our grandparents.

1:32.7

My great-grandparents, I think I remember seeing my great-grandfather once.

1:38.0

I don't even know who my great-great-grandparents are.

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