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		<title>Depraved New World (part 2)</title>
		<link>http://instituteofbiblicaldefense.com/2011/10/depraved-new-world-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:22:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gabe Ginorio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<br/>Dr. Fernandes continues speaking on the effects of Evolution and the Enlightenment. Following Darwin&#8217;s and his cousin Dalton&#8217;s philosophy, Dr. Fernandes shows how many of the ideas he was led to believe are anti-American and human rights. Inescapable, the conclusions he draws from merely taking Atheistic Evolution to its logical conclusion are startling: Eugenics, Racism [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<br/><p>Dr. Fernandes continues speaking on the effects of Evolution and the Enlightenment. Following Darwin&#8217;s and his cousin Dalton&#8217;s philosophy, Dr. Fernandes shows how many of the ideas he was led to believe are anti-American and human rights. Inescapable, the conclusions he draws from merely taking Atheistic Evolution to its logical conclusion are startling: Eugenics, Racism and Hatred.</p>
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		<title>Depraved New World (part 1)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:04:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gabe Ginorio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<br/>Speaking on the effects of Evolution and the Enlightenment, Dr. Fernandes starts with the principles embraced by the founding fathers of the United States, and examines how their decisions about which &#8220;rights&#8221; we have were influenced by Christianity. This leads to a look at the transformation of Charles Darwin&#8217;s philosophy from Christian to Atheist. The [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<br/><p>Speaking on the effects of Evolution and the Enlightenment, Dr. Fernandes starts with the principles embraced by the founding fathers of the United States, and examines how their decisions about which &#8220;rights&#8221; we have were influenced by Christianity. This leads to a look at the transformation of Charles Darwin&#8217;s philosophy from Christian to Atheist. The effects are followed to their logical conclusion in today&#8217;s morality.</p>
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		<title>Journey Through the Bible: The Parable of The Sower</title>
		<link>http://instituteofbiblicaldefense.com/2011/09/journey-through-the-bible-the-parable-of-the-sower/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gabe Ginorio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<br/>Taken from Matthew chapter 13, Dr Fernandes speaks on sharing the Salvation of Jesus with non believers, how different people react and what can happen in the hearts of those who hear the message.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<br/><p>Taken from Matthew chapter 13, Dr Fernandes speaks on sharing the Salvation of Jesus with non believers, how different people react and what can happen in the hearts of those who hear the message.</p>
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		<title>Reformation: The 5 Solas (Part 1)</title>
		<link>http://instituteofbiblicaldefense.com/2011/09/reformation-the-5-solas-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 06:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gabe Ginorio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<br/>Dr. Phil Fernandes teaches on The Reformation and resulting 5 Solas. Using these, he attempts to clearly and simply explain what is and what is not part of Salvation (i.e. what is essential to the believer). Much of this is spend on the differences between the Catholic and Protestant views of salvation. &#160;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<br/><p>Dr. Phil Fernandes teaches on The Reformation and resulting <em>5 Solas</em>. Using these, he attempts to clearly and simply explain what is and what is not part of Salvation (i.e. what is essential to the believer). Much of this is spend on the differences between the Catholic and Protestant views of salvation.</p>
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		<title>Introduction to Apologetics</title>
		<link>http://instituteofbiblicaldefense.com/2011/09/introduction-to-apologetics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 04:19:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gabe Ginorio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<br/>Speaking at the Alliance Church in Tacoma, Washington, Dr Fernandes gives an overview of his 60 lecture introduction to Apologetics course in a condensed, 60 minute lecture. &#160;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<br/><p>Speaking at the Alliance Church in Tacoma, Washington, Dr Fernandes gives an overview of his 60 lecture introduction to Apologetics course in a condensed, 60 minute lecture.</p>
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		<title>Refuting the &#8220;Christ Myth&#8221; Theory</title>
		<link>http://instituteofbiblicaldefense.com/2011/04/refuting-the-christ-myth-theory/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:35:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gabe Ginorio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<br/>&#160; It&#8217;s back! Just when you thought it was dead, the corpse of the 19th century &#8220;Christ Myth&#8221; hypothesis has emerged from its grave to haunt the living. Popularized online by the &#8220;Zeitgeist&#8221; movie, it purports that Jesus never actually existed. Instead, ancient pagan myths and deities became mixed with first century Jewish expectations of [...]]]></description>
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<p>It&#8217;s back! Just when you thought it was dead, the corpse of the 19th century &#8220;Christ Myth&#8221; hypothesis has emerged from its grave to haunt the living. Popularized online by the &#8220;<em>Zeitgeist</em>&#8221; movie, it purports that Jesus never actually existed. Instead, ancient pagan myths and deities became mixed with first century Jewish expectations of a messiah; It was from that fire that the Christ character was forged.</p>
<p>Once the idea gained traction, the early church embraced this legendary &#8220;god man&#8221;, the long expected messiah, creating around him a new Jewish sect called later called Christianity. Given a legendary history by the Apostles, this pagan-turned-Jewish &#8220;god man&#8221; character went from <em>god-man</em> to <em>god</em> &#8230; and so pagan ideas were slowly morphed from Roman and Greek deities into a Christian character called &#8220;Jesus the Christ&#8221;.</p>
<p>Drawing out the real facts about both ancient pagan deities and the first century church, Dr. Fernandes thoroughly refutes this newly revived 19th century hypothesis.</p>
<p>Each 45 minute video represents a segment of the talk. Feel free to enjoy both at once or individually at your convenience.</p>
<h3>Part 1</h3>
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<h3>Part 2</h3>
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		<title>Dr. Fernandes on The Gospel Word</title>
		<link>http://instituteofbiblicaldefense.com/2010/08/dr-fernandes-on-the-gospel-word/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:26:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gabe Ginorio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<br/>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 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<br/><p><a href="http://instituteofbiblicaldefense.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/gospel.word_.header.jpg" rel="lightbox[709]"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-712" style="border: 1px solid #aaaaaa; margin: 10px 10px 10px 10px; padding: 2px;" title="The Gospel Word" src="http://instituteofbiblicaldefense.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/gospel.word_.header.jpg" alt="The Gospel Word" width="300" height="160" /></a>As part of their new radio ministry, <a href="http://www.thegospelword.com/ ">The Gospel Word</a> has invited Dr. Phil Fernandes of the <em>Institute of Biblical Defense</em> 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&#8217;s Christian.</p>
<p>We invite you to head on over to<a href="http://www.thegospelword.com/"> thegospelword.com</a> on the evening of September 3rd and listen. If not, we&#8217;ll post each installment here.</p>
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		<title>Is Jesus a Legend?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gabe Ginorio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<br/>That&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<br/><p>That&#8217;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.</p>
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		<title>Interview with Dr. Fernandes on Apologetics 3:15</title>
		<link>http://instituteofbiblicaldefense.com/2010/03/interview-with-dr-fernandes-on-apologetics-315/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 16:46:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gabe Ginorio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<br/>From Apologetics 3:15: &#8220;Today&#8217;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.&#8221; Check out [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<br/><p>From Apologetics 3:15:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Today&#8217;s interview is with pastor and apologist <a href="../our-staff/">Phil Fernandes</a>.  He talks about his influences as a Christian apologist and philosopher,  his <a href="http://bit.ly/bXcggQ">debate with Michael  Martin</a>, notable books, his most recent book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Atheist-Delusion-Ph-D-Phil-Fernandes/dp/1607915820?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=apologetics31-20&amp;link_code=btl&amp;camp=213689&amp;creative=392969" target="_blank"><em>The Atheist Delusio</em>n</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=apologetics31-20&amp;l=btl&amp;camp=213689&amp;creative=392969&amp;o=1&amp;a=1607915820" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /><em>, </em>insights  and advice for apologists, <a href="http://apologetics315.blogspot.com/2008/12/apologetics-methodologies-past-and.html">apologetics  methodology</a>, his vast <a href="http://apologetics315.blogspot.com/2008/12/dr-phil-fernandes-comprehensive-mp3.html">treasure  trove of audio resources</a>, and more.&#8221;</em></p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://apologetics315.blogspot.com/2010/03/apologist-interview-phil-fernandes.html">Check out the rest on Apologetics 3:15.</a></p>
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		<title>The Stages of the Decay of a Civilization</title>
		<link>http://instituteofbiblicaldefense.com/2010/02/the-stages-of-the-decay-of-a-civilization/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gabe Ginorio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<br/>This is an excerpt from Dr. Fernandes&#8217; book, &#8220;God, Government and the Road to Tyranny&#8220;. In Romans 1:18-32, the Apostle Paul spells out what I call “the stages of the decay of a civilization.” The first stage is the rejection of the God of creation (vs 18-22). Even though the invisible God has clearly revealed [...]]]></description>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>This is an excerpt from Dr. Fernandes&#8217; book, &#8220;<a title="Buy this book on Amazon.com" href="http://www.amazon.com/God-Government-Road-Tyranny-Christian/dp/159160267X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1267172017&amp;sr=8-1" target="_blank">God, Government and the Road to Tyranny</a>&#8220;.</strong></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/God-Government-Road-Tyranny-Christian/dp/159160267X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1267172017&amp;sr=8-1"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-562" style="padding: 2px; margin: 10px 0px 10px 10px; border: solid 1px #aaa;" title="Buy this book on Amazon.com" src="http://instituteofbiblicaldefense.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/GodGovernmentAndTheRoadToTyranny1.jpg" alt="God, Government and the Road to Tyranny" width="158" height="240" /></a></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;">In Romans 1:18-32, the Apostle Paul spells out what I call <em>“the stages of the decay of a civilization.”</em></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;">The first stage is the rejection of the God of creation (<em>vs 18-22</em>). Even though the invisible God has clearly revealed His existence to man through His visible creation, many people (and civilizations) continue to reject Him. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;">The second stage is idolatry, the worship of false gods. The worship of the creation replaces the worship of the Creator God (<em>vs 23-25</em>). </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;">The third stage is widespread sexual immorality and wickedness (<em>vs 26-31</em>). Paul emphasizes the sinful homosexual lifestyle as characteristic of this stage. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;">But the fourth and final stage of decay of a civilization is the active acceptance and promotion of evil (<em>vs 32</em>).</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;"> Today, this is called “<em>political correctness</em>,” “<em>the new morality</em>,” or “<em>the new tolerance.</em>” America, as well as all of Western Civilization, is at this final stage of decay. God’s judgment is near.</span></li>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;">In short, the new tolerance is no tolerance at all. If it continues to become more widespread, it will lead to the persecution of traditional Christians and Jews, but it will also bring God&#8217;s judgment. Therefore, America must heed God&#8217;s warning, “Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil” (<em>Isaiah 5:20</em>). </span></div>
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