Institute of Biblical Defense

As part of their new radio ministry, The Gospel Word has invited Dr. Phil Fernandes of the Institute of Biblical Defense to host his own show. Speaking on a broad range of topics, this show is going to cover a number of topics in series format. Expect to hear such topics as: apologetics, modern politics and how to be a better Christian in a secular world. In short, each series will provide an in depth analysis of issues relevant to today’s Christian.

We invite you to head on over to thegospelword.com on the evening of September 3rd and listen. If not, we’ll post each installment here.

That’s right. Back up from the grave in a miraculous resurrection comes the Jesus-was-a-myth argument. It has reemerged from the depths of obscurity to plague the world of both Christians and true biblical researchers alike. Dr. Fernandes looks this issue square in the eye and tackles the people, places and events used in the failed attempts to discredit Jesus.

In this second half, Dr. Fernandes looks at historical gods, goddesses and mere men that some believe are the historical progenitor of the Jesus “myth”. Each is reviewed and the skeptics arguments are refuted.

That’s right. Back up from the grave in a miraculous resurrection comes the Jesus-was-a-myth argument. It has reemerged from the depths of obscurity to plague the world of both Christians and true biblical researchers alike. Dr. Fernandes looks this issue square in the eye and tackles the people, places and events used in the failed attempts to discredit Jesus.

From Apologetics 3:15:

“Today’s interview is with pastor and apologist Phil Fernandes. He talks about his influences as a Christian apologist and philosopher, his debate with Michael Martin, notable books, his most recent book The Atheist Delusion, insights and advice for apologists, apologetics methodology, his vast treasure trove of audio resources, and more.”

Check out the rest on Apologetics 3:15.

In line with the previous Q&A with Dr. Fernandes, these videos also confront questions often asked by a skeptical and curious public. The two questions asked here are more “popular” level questions for both new Christians and skeptics:

“How can you know the Holy Spirit is in you?”

“Is There Salvation for Fallen Angels?”

This previous July, Dr. Fernandes sat down for a question and answer session. He was asked a series of common “Bible College” questions. These are questions that almost all Christians at one point or another confront, often without a satisfactory conclusion. We hope these answers help.

The questions answered in this Q&A session include:

• If God is good, why does evil exist?
• If God is three persons, where is the body?
• Is there a difference between belief and faith?
• Calvinism or Arminianism?

Comments are welcome.

For those of you who enjoy the “Christian World View”, this is one you won’t want to miss. Here Matt Coombe and Dr. Fernandes discuss information I’ve been waiting to hear for quite a while. Bert Ehrman is in view here and the dynamic apologetic duo offer a solid apologetic response to his near atheistic hyper-skepticism. The scriptures of God are defended against those who would bring their accuracy into doubt and the historicity of the Jesus of the Bible is given a solid base in fact. Listen, enjoy, learn.

Finally, The Christian World View is back on the air.  Wasting no time, Dr. Fernandes and Matt Coombe get right to the most relevant issues in the apologetics today.  In this episode, the questionable New Testament criticisms of Bart Ehrman Ph.D., chair of the Religious Studies department at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, are analyzed in light of modern scholarship.

Not scared to be honest and tough, Dr. Fernandes and Matt Coombe defend the Christian faith using the latest modern scholarship.  Find out who Bart Ehrman is, why he believes what he believes, where he comes from and how he draws his controversial conclusions. One by one, Ehrman’s criticisms about the unreliability of the New Testament manuscripts are tackled head-on.

Don’t be fooled by those purporting to prove the unreliability of the New Testament manuscripts; They are reliable.

Listen to this entertaining and enlightening episode now, online, click the PodCast icon to the right to use iTunes, or download this in mp3 format now.

As many of you already know, Dr. Fernandes debated Atheist Eddie Tabash at Washington State University recently. As per request, Dr. Fernandes and IBD vice president Matt Coombe took an episode of The Christian World View to discuss their take on the debate.

I found this entire discussion very enlightening, especially when they dealt with the internals of the debate. You’d be surprised what a debate is, and more importantly, what a debate isn’t supposed to be about. The rules, I learned, there for a very good reason.

On a presonal note, I enjoyed hearing Dr. Fernandes’ takes on how well he felt the arguments were carried out. I always enjoy his very honest and sincere views about where his arguments were strong during the debate and where he felt they were weak. This is a must if you plan on debating in an academic forum; there are alot of pitfalls you can avoid through his experience.

As always, there’s more to come!