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I Don't Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEIST

Why Grace is the True Meaning of Christmas

I Don't Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEIST

Dr. Frank Turek

Education, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.95.5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

What is the true meaning of Christmas? As Christians, we know it has little to do with trees, presents, and reindeer. But what is it really about? Why is there a Christmas at all? Frank goes to an unlikely place to highlight why Christmas exists — the book of Galatians. There, the Apostle Paul fights for the truth of the gospel — the “good news”— the news that Christ has come to take our sin upon Himself and offer us forgiveness and righteousness for free. The greatest news in the history of the world is that God saves us by grace. Christianity would not be unique if it was just another works-based way to get to God. Grace sets people free from guilt, from rituals, from anxiety, and, most importantly, from our sins. Join Frank as he unpacks this from the first book of the Bible Paul ever wrote, with the most important message he ever wrote. If you want to send us a question for the show, please email us at 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.

0:35.2

What is Christmas all about?

0:39.6

I mean, why is there a Christmas at all?

0:42.7

I mean, as Christians, we know it's not about trees,

0:46.4

it's not about presents, it's not about reindeer.

0:51.1

But what is it about?

0:54.2

You know what it's about?

0:55.2

It's actually about a very penetrating and almost shocking statement

1:06.1

in Scripture from the Apostle Paul, from the first letter he ever wrote.

1:12.8

He probably wrote it in about 48 AD or so.

1:16.8

It's the book of Galatians.

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