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The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 169: What Evan Minton Thinks About The Bible - Part 2In this episode, Evan Minton will go on to talk about his view on inerrancy and how that relates to the theory of divine accommodation which encompasses such topics as Ancient Near Eastern Cosmology, the head covering issue of 1 Corinthians 11, God's Gender, and Jesus' Sonship. He will also talk about the differences between Bible reading and Bible Study, as well as resources he recommends for digging deeper into one's Bible study.
To see The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy mentioned in this episode, click here --> https://www.etsjets.org/files/documents/Chicago_Statement...
2023-10-1450 min
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 168: What Evan Minton Thinks About The Bible - Part 1This is a 2 part episode in Evan Minton thinks about The Bible. In this part, Evan Minton talks about biblical inspiration and what it means to say that The Bible is divinely inspired, as well as theories of divine inspiration (I.e how God and man worked together to bring about The Bible). He goes on to talk about different reasons to believe that The Bible is, in fact, from God.
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2023-10-071h 03
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 167: The Historical Reliability Of Acts - With Erik ManningIn todays episode, Evan Minton talks about the case for the historical reliability of the book of Acts with Christian Apologist and YouTuber Erik Manning. Who wrote the book of Acts? When was Acts written? What extra biblical writings and archeological evidence can verify what Acts says? Are there any clues within the book of Acts itself that suggest that the author knew what he was talking about? All of these questions and more are addressed in this episode.
For more content from Erik Manning, check out his YouTube channel; Testify - https://www...
2023-09-301h 12
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 165: Responding To David Tsumura’s Critique Of “The Lost World Of Genesis One” - With Zach MillerIn this episode, it is also an episode of What Your Pastor Didn’t Tell You in which Zach Miller had Evan Minton on as a guest. Miller and Minton respond to David Tsumura’s criticism of The Functional Origins/Temple Inaguration view of Genesis 1 as defended in books such as John Walton’s “The Lost World Of Genesis One” and “Genesis 1 As Ancient Cosmology”.
If you’d like to see the video of this episode, click here —> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Twp-gXDmY&t=3s
Click here to visit Zach Miller’s channel. —> https://w...
2023-09-1645 min
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 164: Responding To Noel Week’s Critique Of “The Lost World Of Genesis One” - with Zach MillerBack in 2022, Evan Minton was on Zach Miller's podcast "What Your Pastor Didn't Tell You". In this episode, they responded to criticisms of the interpretation of Genesis 1 defended by John Walton in books like "The Lost World Of Genesis One" and "Genesis 1 As Ancient Cosmology".
To see more of Zach Miller's podcast, visit the following URLs for the podcast in its video and audio only formats respectively.
https://www.youtube.com/@WhatYourPastorDidntTellYou
https://open.spotify.com/show/2YZOl3T8gyCYZiNqYuwZOy
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2023-09-091h 16
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 163: Conversations About Heaven - With Brian ChiltonMany people wonder about what's going to happen to them after they die. The Bible teaches that Christians will go to a place God has prepared for us called Heaven, whereas those who don't believe in Jesus go to a place called Hell. Yet as many tough questions as the latter place generates, there are also many questions about the former as well, even from people who have gone to church for years! In today's episode, Evan Minton interviews Brian Chilton, author of the book "Conversations About Heaven: Difficult Questions About Our Eternal Home". Dr. Chilton tackles questions such...
2023-09-021h 17
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 131: Evan Minton's Study HabitsAn idea given by last week's guest, Ken Samples, today on Cerebral Faith Live/The Cerebral Faith Podcast, I will be discussing how I got into apologetics, how I got started studying the arguments for God's existence, the case for Jesus' resurrection, and whatnot, and how I got into a steady rhythm of learning so that I could become the well-equipped apologist I am today.
If you'd like to support this ministry financially, go to www.patreon.com/cerebralfaith
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2022-05-301h 04
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 128: Soteriology Is A Bed Of R.O.S.E.S - With Kenneth KeathleyAre you aware that deterministic T.U.L.I.P Calvinism has more holes than a block of Swiss cheese and yet you find yourself not completely satisfied with typical Arminian soteriology either? Then you’re in good company. Evan Minton and Kenneth Keathley felt exactly the same way, but then they discovered Molinism. While Molinism is not a soteriological view per se, it can be applied to one’s understanding of soteriology. With a Molinistic flavor of Arminianism, no longer do you have to explain away any of The Bible’s teachings on God’s love, the extent of the a...
2021-11-131h 23
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 125: Is It Ok For Christians To Be Cremated?Is cremation morally permissible for Christians or is burial the only acceptable option? In this episode, Evan Minton provides his thoughts.
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2021-10-0940 min
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 124: Remembering Michele MintonEvan Minton gives a euology for his mother, Darlean Michele Minton (1959-2021). He talks about how she played a role in helping him cultivate his Christian faith, how she has been a huge support to him throughout his time doing apologetics ministry, and how although he is sad because she's gone, he isn't in despair due to God's promise of resurrection for those who place their trust in His Son Jesus Christ.
Be sure to check out
The book "365 Read-Aloud Bedtime Bible Stories” by Daniel Partner (Author), Kathy Arbuckle (Illustrator). -- https://www.amazon.com/Bed...
2021-10-0241 min
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 123: Baby Dinosaurs On The Ark? - With Janet Kellogg RayThe issue of science and faith is a struggle for many Christians. How to we reconcile the findings of science regarding an old earth and evolution with our Christian faith? Can they be reconciled? And what does the evidence from science even say in the first place? What evidence is there for an old earth? What evidence is there for evolution? In today's episode, Evan Minton interviews Janet Kellogg Ray, author of “Baby Dinosaurs On The Ark?: The Bible and Modern Science And The Trouble Of Making It All Fit” which talks about this subject.
Get yourself a cop...
2021-09-111h 23
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 122: Misunderstandings On The MountThe Sermon On The Mount recorded in Matthew 5-7 has many teachings of Jesus that He intended for members of the kingdom of God to follow. However, not everything in this passage is correctly understood by Bible readers. Many misconceptions and misinterpretations abound. In this episode, Evan Minton sets the record straight on many of Jesus' teachings recorded. The topics to discuss are:
*Light Of The World and Showing Off - Matthew 5:14-16
*Since Jesus Said He Came Not To Abolish The Law, Are We Still Bound By Old Testament? - Matthew 5:17-18
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2021-09-041h 09
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 119: Is Belief In God Properly Basic? - With David Pallmann and Caleb Jackson.Is belief in God properly basic or do you have to have knowledge of the arguments for God’s existence in order to be justified in believing that God exists? Or can the inner witness of The Holy Spirit itself serve as a form of evidence? In this episode, Evan Minton, Caleb Jackson, and David Pallmann discuss this very subject.
BE SURE TO CHECK OUT:
“The Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism” animated video —> The Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism
Alvin Platinga’s Talk On The Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism —> https://www.bethinking.org/atheism/an-evolutionary-argument-against-naturalism.
“Searchi...
2021-08-141h 06
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 118: Ben Stanhope Responds To Terry Mortenson’s article “Reading Genesis: ANE Hermeneutic VS. Plain Meaning”Is looking at Ancient Near Eastern creation texts just a categorically wrongheaded approach in trying to understand Genesis 1 or The Old Testament in general? Dr. Terry Mortenson thinks so, and he argued as much in his article "Reading Genesis: ANE Hermenuetic VS. The Plain Meaning". In this episode, Old Testament scholar Ben Stanhope and Evan Minton offer their thoughts on Mortenson's article.
Terry Mortenson's article can be read here --> https://answersingenesis.org/genesis/genesis-ane-hermeneutic-vs-plain-meaning/?fbclid=IwAR2QP9MDUjFjRsO5ipFoqiBfvwcLWsUQp4JoxMbcImj26HCsmd4KCtpaQnA
To pick up Ben Stanhope's book "(Mis)Interpreting Genesis", c...
2021-08-071h 08
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 117: Is The New Testament Historically Reliable?Are the gospels historically reliable? Many skeptics would argue that they are not. They will say they’re embellished tales of a man named Jesus at best and outright fairy tales at worst. But is that where the evidence truly points?
This episode’s guest, Dr. Craig Blomberg would say no. In this episode, Evan Minton and Craig Blomberg discuss the evidence for the reliability of the New Testament gospels. They cover whether the gospels were authored by the people whose names they bear, whether The New Testament content has been reliably preserved through the generations, and extr...
2021-07-241h 32
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 116: Were The Appearances Of Jesus Mere Visions? - With Michael LiconaDr. Michael Licona tackles an argument against the resurrection appearances being mere visions. This argument was brought up in a Reddit thread by a skeptic, and the text was e-mailed to Evan Minton from a questioner.
Be sure to check out:
"The Resurrection Of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach" by Michael Licona https://www.amazon.com/Resurrection-Jesus-New-Historiographical-Approach/dp/0830827196/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=the+resurrection+of+Jesus&qid=1624645868&sr=8-2
"The Resurrection Of The Son Of God" - by N.T Wright
https://www.amazon.com/Resurrection-Christian-Origins-Question-Vol/dp/0800626796/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords...
2021-07-171h 12
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 115: Does The Old Testament Paint God In A Bad Light? - With Paul CopanIs The God of The Old Testament a bloodthirsty, slave owning, narcissistic entity? Many skeptics of The Bible would argue that is. How could a good God command the genocide of the Canaanites? How could He regulate slavery instead of outright ban it? Does that mean God is ok with slavery? If so, how could we worship such a God; a God who thinks humans should be owned as property? And what about that strange episode where some youths mock Elijah and God calls two she-bears to attack them on Elijah’s behalf?
Today’s guest is Paul C...
2021-07-101h 23
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 112: Christianity Cross-Examined - With Ken SamplesEvan Minton interviews philosopher and theologian Ken Samples about his newest book "Christianity Cross-Examined" which argues that not only is Christianity true and rational to believe, but it is also a good thing and not a force for evil.
To buy yourself a copy, click here --> https://www.amazon.com/Christianity-Cross-Examined-Rational-Relevant-Good-ebook/dp/B093KN4NN6
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2021-06-191h 12
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 110: The Father, Son, and Spirit in Romans 8 - With Ron C FayHow would Paul have communicated trinitarian theology to an audience who came out of religions that weren't even Yahwhist? In the Greco-Roman world, how would Paul have preached The Trinity in his teachings on salvation, sin, recreation, and law? In this episode, Evan Minton interviews an author who has written a book on just that; Ron C. Fay.
"Father, Son, and Spirit in Romans 8: The Roman Reception of Paul's Trinitarian Theology" by Ron C Fay
can be bought on Amazon and Fontes Press's website --> https://www.fontespress.com/product/father-son-and-spirit-in-romans-8-the-roman-reception-of-pauls-trinitarian-theology/
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2021-06-051h 03
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 109: Kevin Harris Interviews Evan MintonRecently, Evan Minton was on an episode of the Reason Rocks Podcast hosted by Kevin Harris. They talk about how Minton got into apologetics, his battles with doubt, Christian music, Christian movies, and The Deuteronomy 32 Worldview.
Check out Kevin Harris' channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7o4f1_TKzfKb5D5gwova8Q
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2021-05-2940 min
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 108: Discussing Epistemology and Presuppositional Apologetics - With David PallmannHow do you know what you believe? What's the criteria for knowledge? This is the answer the branch of philosophy known as epistemology aims to answer. In this episode, Evan Minton interviews David Pallmann on the subject of epistemology and where his studies on this subject have taken him. They also discuss a method of apologetics called Presuppositionalism and why Mr. Pallmann finds this to be a flawed approach.
Check out David Pallmann's YouTube channel "Faith Because Of Reason" here --> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8sTncrKOJtT3J4TEwg7fag
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2021-05-221h 02
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 106: Wholly Smoke! The Myth Of Endless Torment - With Brother BirdEvan Minton interviews Brother Bird about his recently published book "Wholly Smoke!: The Myth Of Endless Torment" in which he defends the annihilationist view of Hell.
Click here to buy your copy --> https://www.amazon.com/Wholly-Smoke-Myth-Endless-Torment-ebook/dp/B092HT2CRQ/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=wholly+smoke&qid=1618507751&s=digital-text&sr=1-1
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2021-05-011h 02
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 104: Does The Bible Contain Contradictions?In today's episode, Evan Minton will be addressing some common examples of alledged contradictions in The Bible that skeptics frequently bring up.
William Lane Craig article cited on the podcast --> https://www.reasonablefaith.org/writings/question-answer/inerrancy-and-the-resurrection/
The Case For The Resurrection Of Jesus YouTube Series -- https://cerebralfaith.net/the-case-for-the-resurrection-of-jesus/
Evan Minton's review of Peter Enns' book "Inspiration and Incarnation" --> https://cerebralfaith.net/book-review-inspiration-and-incarnation-by-peter-enns/
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2021-04-181h 29
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 103: God's Deceptions In The Old TestamentThe Bible says God never lies...right? Well, it turns out there are a couple of instances in The Old Testament in which he indisputably does. How are we to reconcile those with passages that assert that Yahweh is a God of truth?
"Lying and Deception" by Michael S. Heiser --> https://drmsh.com/lying-and-deception/
"Q&A: Several Questions About GodWorld, Molinism, and Divine Deception" by Evan Minton, --> https://cerebralfaith.net/qa-several-questions-about-godworld-molinism-and-divine-deception/
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2021-04-0344 min
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 101: Does Annihilationism Make Hell Non-Threatening?Many believers in the traditional view of Hell (i.e eternal conscious torment) argue that if the wicked are annihilated on judgment day, then Hell really wouldn't be quite as motivating to people who believe death is going to be the end of them anyway. How should conditionalists respond to this? This objection, Evan Minton will tackle in this episode.
"Does Annihilationism Make the Threat of Hell Meaningless?" -- https://parresiazomai.blogspot.com/2017/12/does-annihilationism-make-threat-of.html?fbclid=IwAR0T60WbXngFWeJoUwOPFX8dW4WGTMZ8yEVZIJJKe3jl7G_KqT5w9zFv2t0
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2021-03-2055 min
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 99: (Mis)interpreting Genesis - With Ben StanhopeThe Creation Museum in Kentucky makes claims about cosmic and human origins such as the earth is 6,000 years old, made in 6, 24 hour days, and most surprisingly, that humans and dinosaurs lived at the same time until they went extict some thousands of years ago. But how accurate are their claims? How accurate are their arguments? What about the archeological evidence of dinosaurs that lived alongside them? Did The Bible really mention dinosaurs? Is that what the Behemoth and Leviathan were?
In this episode, Evan Minton interviews Ben Stanhope who answers these and more in his recently released...
2021-03-061h 07
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 98: Is God A Misogynist? - With David WilberIs God a misogynist? Does he think women are inferior to men? Many modern day feminists and secularists seem to think so? But does he? If not, then why was a woman forced to marry her rapist in Deuteronomy 22:28-29? Why did God say that women should be quiet in church and not be allowed to teach in 1 Timothy 2? Why did God allow polygamy? If God really is no respecter of persons, how do we explain these things? And is there any positive evidence in The Bible that God considered men and women equal?
This podcast's guest...
2021-02-271h 28
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 97: Is The Doctrine Of The Incarnation Logically Coherent?Skeptics alledge that the doctrine that Jesus is both God and human is logically coherent? But is that the case? In this final installment of the Christmas Apologetics series, Evan Minton argues that this claim is false. Jesus can be both God and man without any law of logic being violated.
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2020-12-2645 min
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 94: Are The Birth Narratives Of Jesus Historically Reliable? - With Lydia McGrewIn this second episode of the Christmas Apologetics series, Evan Minton interviews Dr. Lydia McGrew on the historical reliability of the birth narratives in the gospels of Matthew and Luke? How trustworthy are these documents actually?
To see more of Lydia McGrew's material, go to http://www.lydiamcgrew.com/
"Acts Gets Hard Things Right" --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sdLTyM7Sks&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2uWcMTUD9Dc_7Xfc1SWZlw6CEzsfqvFzMDE9s0bd2U9doaDU_PIBat2MA
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2020-12-0553 min
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 93: CHRISTMAS APOLOGETICS: Should Christians Celebrate Christmas? - With Michael JonesThis is the first episode in a series titled "Christmas Apologetics". Throughout this series, a variety of guests from the world of Christian Apologetics will be on to defend the faith from points of attack that come up particularly around the issue of Christ's birth. In this episode, Evan Minton interviews Michael Jones about whether or not it is morally permissable to even celebrate Christmas in the first place. He'll be responding to an article written by Scott Ashely of Beyond Today.
To see more of Michael Jones' material, visit
www.inspiringphilosophy.or...
2020-11-2846 min
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 92: Tactics For Sharing Your Faith - With Greg KouklIn this episode, Evan Minton interviews Gregory Koukl of Stand To Reason ministries on his book "Tactics: A Game Plan For Discussing Your Christian Convictions". They go over the various tactics for sharing your faith without getting stonewalled by the skeptic. These tools will be helpful for anyone regardless of their level of knowledge regarding apologetical and philosophical and theological subjects engage in fruitful dialogue.
To purchase Greg Koukl's book, and to find other content of his, visit https://www.str.org
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2020-11-211h 35
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 90: Human Freedom, Divine Knowledge, and Mere Molinism - With Tim StrattonAlthough MISTER Tim Stratton has been on The Cerebral Faith Podcast before, this is the first time DOCTOR Tim Stratton has been on. In this episode of The Cerebral Faith Podcast, Evan Minton and Tim Stratton discuss his newest (and his first) book; "Human Freedom, Divine Knowledge, and Mere Molinism: A Biblical, Historical, Theological, and Philosophical Analysis." They discuss where he passed his dissertation, how long it took him to complete, and some of the contents of the dissertation, such as biblical evidence that seem to prove divine determinism and biblical evidence that seems to prove humans have libertarian...
2020-11-071h 34
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 88: Does The Bible Teach That God Is A Trinity?What is the doctrine of The Trinity? Does The Bible teach it? Is it only in The New Testament or are there traces of it in The Old Testament as well? And is The Trinity even logically coherent? Isn't it a hopelessly contradictory concept? These are questions Evan Minton seeks to answer in this podcast episode.
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2020-10-101h 12
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 87: Does The Bible Teach That Jesus Is God?A recent poll came out saying that 30% of "Evangelicals" do not believe that Jesus is God, but just a good moral teacher. This is disturbing as belief in the deity of Jesus Christ is one of the essential tenets of Christianity. In this episode, Evan Minton will defend from The Bible the claim that Jesus is God, looking at three categories of evidence (1) Places The New Testament Authors Explicitly Say That Jesus Is God, (2) Jesus' own claims to be God, and (3) Titles Old Testament Authors Used Of Yahweh Which The New Testament Authors Apply To Jesus.
2020-10-031h 34
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 86: T.U.L.I.P On Trial - With David PallmannDoes the Calvinist soteriology T.U.L.I.P stand up under scrutiny? Does The Bible really teach Total Depravity, Unconditional Election, Limited Atonement, Irresistible Grace, and Perseverance Of The Saints? In this episode of The Cerebral Faith Podcast, Evan Minton teams up with David Pallmann to subject the T.U.L.I.P under biblical exegetical scrutiny.
Check out David Pallmann's YouTube Channel here --> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8sTncrKOJtT3J4TEwg7fag
The Proselytize Or Apostatize Podcast on Anchor --> https://anchor.fm/proselytize-or-apostatize
The Proselytize O...
2020-09-262h 00
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 84: The Biblical Case Against Limited AtonementIn Episode 80 of this podcast, Evan Minton gave a syllogistic argument that God loves all people and that Jesus died for all people called "The Maximally Great Argument Against Calvinism". The argument was philosophical in nature, and yet each of the premises could be backed by scripture as well. However, there are also explicit passages in scripture that state that Jesus died for all. So one can go the roundabout way through Perfect Being Theology or just read The Bible. In this episode, Mr. Minton makes the biblical case for unlimited atonement; the view that Jesus died to atone...
2020-09-121h 27
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 82: Answers To Giant Questions - With T.J SteadmanIn this episode, Evan Minton interviews T.J Steadman about his new book "Answers To Giant Questions: How Understanding The Biblical Nephilim Will Enlarge Your Faith".
You can buy the book here --> https://www.amazon.com/Answers-Giant-Questions-Understanding-Biblical/dp/1710795549/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3M6FITXZ564A2&dchild=1&keywords=answers+to+giant+questions+tj+steadman&qid=1598279146&sprefix=answers+to+giant%2Caps%2C150&sr=8-1
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2020-08-291h 24
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 81: "The Problems With Theistic Evolution" by Crossway, DebunkedIn this episode, a group of Theistic Evolutionists (Evan Minton, Noah Edmonds, and Eric Vierthaler) debunk arguments criticizing Theistic Evolution that was put out by the Crossway YouTube channel.
To see the video that this audio was extracted from, go here --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xyy6U8DFHI&fbclid=IwAR0e_pvFfsa5WgG2m_yjzDvtn7Dc132eHUJKZ-OKXYQatCMwwIzLp2wYwoQ
Visit Eric Vierthaler's YouTube Channel --> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzrh8alXH-aW6I-glyMmQeA
My Papers on Genesis
Genesis 1 – Functional Creation, Temple Inauguration, and Anti-Pagan Polemics
Gen...
2020-08-221h 49
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 80: The Maximally Great Argument Against CalvinismI wrote a blog post a couple of years ago titled “The Maximally Great Argument For Arminianism” which attempted to show that God’s universal salvific will logically flows out of Perfect Being Theology. The argument was formulated on my part out of frustration to convince Calvinists that God loves all people, wants all people to be saved, and desires salvation for all people. It doesn’t matter how many passages you point to that assert this in plain English (and plain Greek for that matter), they will find a way to twist them all to mean something other than wha...
2020-08-151h 11
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 79: Analyzing 2 Peter 3:9 and 1 Timothy 2:4 -- With David PallmannIn this episode, Evan Minton and David Pallman discuss two Bible verses that seem to teach that God wants all people to be saved; 2 Peter 3:9 and 1 Timothy 2:4. Do these verses REALLY mean that God loves and desires every human individual to be saved? Christians known as Calvinists do not think so. They have their own interpretations of these verses, and Mr. Minton and Mr. Pallmann show why they don't work.
Check out the Faith Because Of Reason YouTube channel here --> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8sTncrKOJtT3J4TEwg7fag
Proselytize or Apostatize --> ht...
2020-08-0859 min
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 77: Super Heroes and The Problem Of EvilWe're gonna get geeky in this episode as we talk about super hero movies and how they can give us good illustrations to draw on when talking to people about the problem of evil.
Note: Apologies for the audio quality. I had no idea that my external, noise canceling microphone was not plugged in. I thought it was.
Blog Posts mentioned:
"Super Hero Theodicies" by Evan Minton --> https://cerebralfaith.net/super-hero-theodicies/
“Avengers: Endgame, Middle Knowledge, & the Destruction of the Problem of Evil” – Dr. Tim Stratton (The FreeThinking Theist...
2020-07-1836 min
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 75: Genesis 10-11: The Tower Of Babel, The Fall Of The gods, and The Divine Council WorldviewYou may think you know the story of The Tower Of Babel, but you might be surprised at what your Sunday school teacher didn't tell you. There's a lot more going on in this narrative than mere prideful humans trying to build a tower to Heaven and a confusion of languages by God. In this podcast episode, Evan Minton finishes off his series on the Primeval History period of The Bible by reading his paper "Genesis 10-11: The Tower Of Babel, The Fall of The gods, and The Divine Council Worldview."
The paper can b...
2020-06-2951 min
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 74: Noah's Nakedness, The Sin Of Ham, and The Curse Of CanaanGenesis 9 records an odd event of Noah getting drunk, passing out in his tent uncovered, Ham coming in, seeing it, telling his brothers, Noah waking up and realized that fact, and cursed Canaan, Ham's son. What in the world is going on here? In this episode, Evan Minton reads his paper "Noah's Nakedness, The Sin Of Ham, and The Curse Of Canaan" which gives the answer.
Paper can be found in text form here --> https://cerebralfaith.net/genesis-9-noahs-nakedness-the-sin-of-ham-and-the-curse-of-canaan/
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2020-06-2828 min
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 69: Genesis 2 & 3: Adam and Eve As Archetypes, Priests In The Garden Of Eden, and The Fall.In this episode of The Cerebral Faith Podcast, Evan Minton will read his paper "Genesis 2 & 3: Adam and Eve As Archetypes, Priests In The Garden Of Eden, and The Fall". The paper makes an exegetical case for the following propositions (1) that Genesis 2 is a sequel to Genesis 1. (2) that Genesis 2 does not teach that Adam and Eve were de novo creations, but instead, that the accounts that speak of them being formed from dust and rib are features of archetypology. These facts of being formed from dust and Rib are not just true of Adam and Eve, but it is true of...
2020-06-231h 27
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 68: Genesis 1: Functional Creation, Temple Inaguration, and Anti-Pagan PolemicsIn this episode, Evan Minton reads the first paper in his series of papers; The Primeval History Paper series. In this part of the series, Mr. Minton argues that contrary to being an account of natural history (whether taking place over 24 hour days or billions of years), Genesis 1 was never meant to be read as an account of material origins. Instead, Genesis 1 was meant to be read as an account of FUNCTIONAL origins over a 7 day period AFTER a period of material creation that preceded it. Moreover, this assigning of functions God does takes place for 7 days in which...
2020-06-222h 01
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 66: A Conversation With An Ex-Mormon - Lisa BrockmanEvan Minton interviews Lisa Brockman, author of "Out Of Zion: Meeting Jesus In The Shadow Of The Mormon Temple", who shares her journey out of Mormonism to biblical Christianity.
You can buy here book here --> https://www.amazon.com/Out-Zion-Meeting-Shadow-Mormon/dp/0736976450
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2020-05-301h 08
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 65: Meet The Eccentric NaturalistIn this episode, Evan Minton interviews Noah Edmonds who runs The Eccentric Naturalist blog and YouTube channel. They discuss science and faith, Roman Catholicism, and more.
The Eccentric Naturalist Blog --> https://theeccentricnaturalist.blogspot.com/
The Eccentric Naturalist Youtube Channel --> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCempczWwChpWKaNSrFe2g-w
"The Scriptural Roots Of Catholic Teaching" by Chantal Epie --> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A2FGLWO/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1&fbclid=IwAR069QlE92PQRNFu0LrKG7u1MqFQM_ykXQD6XmNp5vT8aRXxQSxO1AepH-8
Jesus and the Jewish Roots of...
2020-05-1655 min
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 64: Eternal Universe Models - Going For The Philosophical JugularWhat happens if you're using The Kalam Cosmological Argument with an atheist and he throws out a cosmological model that might seem as though the universe always existed, thus premise 2 ("The universe began to exist") is false? What happens if you have never heard of it before? What happens if there either no scientific problems with the model, or at the very least you don't know what those problems are? In this episode, Mr. Minton will show you how you can respond to such challenges to the Kalam by "Going after the philosophical jugular". By that is meant that...
2020-05-0939 min
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 63: The Future Of Cerebral Faith (and How You Can Help Make It A Reality)Evan Minton talks about where he wants to take Cerebral Faith in the future, and how your funds can make a world of difference.
Article mentioned in the episode:
"Choosing A Computer For Video Editing" --> https://www.desktop-documentaries.com/computer-for-video-editing.html?fbclid=IwAR3PUZn2al2NDcA825Hvv-Lh1b33lYdlymOa23-6i5Xuyq7w2HBIQrIf9hg
Click here to sign up for the "Christian Hope Through COVID-19" online live-streamed conference. --> https://valormediaconferences.com/?fbclid=IwAR1Cxw9SFd7Q8tXwiWglu74GYtqNFBWgqHxklBXFZJ-dDf7Qkiw1_f7UFjs
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2020-05-0241 min
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 62: How A Conversation With An Atheist Helped Me Deal With Divine HiddenessIn this episode, Evan Minton recounts an online conversation he had with an atheist on the logical problem of evil, the evidential problem of evil, and the issue of free will, and how it lead to him realizing the apologists he had been reading were correct all along in saying that God needs to maintain a certain level of hiddenness in order to prevent coercing us into Heaven.
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2020-04-251h 00
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 61: Chronicles Of The Nephilim - Interview With Brian GodawaEvan Minton interviews Brian Godawa on his Chronicles Of The Nephilim novel series, and the biblical, theological, and historical evidence undergirding the series. What many evangelicals are not taught from the pulpit is that there's a lot more going on in The Bible regarding the supernatural. There is a war between Eve's offspring and Satan's, between God and gods, and between men and giants.
Visit www.godawa.com to purchase Brian Godawa's books.
Cerebral Faith Blog Post mentioned in the introduction --> https://cerebralfaith.net/the-kinds-of-videos-you-can-expect-cerebral-faith-to-make/
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2020-04-181h 21
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 59: A Presentation On Jesus' Resurrection From 2015 - Part 1In this episode, Evan Minton digs up an old recording of himself rehearsing The Minimal Facts Case For The Resurrection of Jesus which he recorded in Spring of 2015. Though some of the arguments have been revised as Minton has continued his study, much of the arguments are largely unchanged. None of the revisions has been because the case was weaker than he thought, but because it is much stronger.
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2020-04-041h 25
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 58: The Coronavirus, The Problem Of Natural Evil, and Closed ChurchesIn this Evan Minton talks about the Coronavirus. Specifically, Mr. Minton addresses the following topics
1: WHY DOES GOD ALLOW THE CORONAVIRUS? - If God is all loving and all powerful, why doesn't He stop the Coronavirus?
2: : SHOULD CHURCHES CLOSE? - Mr. Minton talks about how some have some stinkin' thinkin' when it comes to the fact that many churches have closed during The Coronavirus pandemic.
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2020-03-281h 10
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 57: Friend Of Science, Friend Of Faith - Interview With Gregg DavidsonIn this episode, Evan Minton interview Gregg Davidson about his book "Friend Of Science, Friend Of Faith: Listening To God In His Works and Word".
You can buy this book on Amazon.com here --> https://www.amazon.com/Friend-Science-Faith-Listening-Works/dp/0825445418
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2020-03-2149 min
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 56: Rhetorical Points That Atheists Need To Stop Bringing UpMany atheists view Christians (or Xians as they like to say) as stupid know-nothing irrational brainwashed idiots. After all, we believe in talking snakes, talking donkeys, a woman turned into salt, that all the animals in the world got on one boat, etc. In this episode, Evan Minton explains why Twitter and Reddit atheists need to stop making fun of Christians for affirming these things that are taught in The Bible. Whether you find these reasonable or unreasonable will depend on major presuppositions.
"Why I Think A Local Flood Is More Plausible" -- https://c...
2020-03-1458 min
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 55: What Is The Divine Council And Is It Biblical?In this episode, Evan Minton will talk about an often neglected but very significant part of The Old Testament worldview; The Divine Council. The supernatural world is far more robust than just one omnipotent God who does stuff every now and then, According to The Bible, it is vastly populated....with gods. Some gods serve God, other gods war against Him.
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2020-03-071h 11
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 54: Why I Became An Annihilationist (Part 2)Picking up from last week's episode, "Episode 53: Why I Became An Annihilationist (Part 1)", Evan Minton addresses the biblical texts that people who believe Hell consists of eternal conscious torment use in support of that view. He shows how, not only do they NOT prove Hell is eternal torment, but they actually support annihilationism.
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2020-02-291h 16
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 53: Why I Became An Annihilationist (Part 1)Annihilationism is the view that the damned in Hell are, well, annihilated. In episode 28 of this podcast, Evan Minton defended the character of God from several objections from skeptics based on the doctrine of Hell. He defended the eternal torment view of Hell and argued that this is not incompatible with God's nature. Minton no longer holds the view that the wicked in Hell are conscious for eternity. Minton is now an annihilationist. In this episode, Minton goes into the positive case that convinced him to change views.
Article Mentioned In The Podcast: "ON T...
2020-02-221h 13
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 51: The Contingency Argument For God's ExistenceWhy does anything at all exist? Why does the universe exist? Why isn't there just nothing? Originally formulated by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, and developed and defended by modern-day apologist Dr. William Lane Craig, The Argument from Contingency argues that the explanation for why there is something rather than nothing is to be found in the creative will of God. It is this theistic argument that Evan Minton will be talking about in this episode.
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2020-02-0150 min
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 50: Jesus, Skepticism, and The Problem Of History - Interview With Darrel BockIn this interview, which marks the finale of the first season of The Cerebral Faith Podcast, Evan Minton interviews New Testament scholar Darrel Bock about a new book he co-edited with Ed Komozewski on Historical Jesus studies. The book is called "Jesus, Skepticism, and the Problem of History: Criteria and Context in the Study of Christian Origins." What can the criteria of authenticity tell us about the historical Jesus?
Get your copy of "Jesus, Skepticism, and The Problem Of History" here --> https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Skepticism-Problem-History-Christian/dp/0310534763/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8...
2019-12-2337 min
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 49: The Genealogical Adam and Eve - Interview With S. Joshua SwamidassScience has shown that Adam and Eve, if they were real people couldn't have been de novo creations. Science has shown that there was never a population size smaller than 10,000 individuals. We couldn't have all descended from an original couple. Right? Well, contrary to popular belief, you can affirm the de novo Adam and Eve, that all people descended from Adam and Eve, and moreover, that Darwin's theory of evolution (or common ancestry) is true. In this interview, Evan Minton interviews S. Joshua Swamidass of PeacefulScience.org about his soon-to-be-released book "The Genealogical Adam and Eve: The Surprising Science...
2019-11-231h 13
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 48: Inspiring Philosophy Weighs In On Dr. Craig’s Recent Response To MeIn this podcast episode, Evan Minton interviews Michael Jones of Inspiring Philosophy. They respond to a two-part podcast episode in which William Lane Craig responds to Minton's rebuttals of his criticisms of The Cosmic Temple View Of Genesis 1.
The article Craig responded to can be read here --> https://cerebralfaith.net/william-lane-craigs-criticisms-of/
Part 1 of Craig's response to that article can be listened to here --> https://www.reasonablefaith.org/media/reasonable-faith-podcast/john-waltons-view-of-genesis-part-one/
Part 2 of Craig's response to that article can be listened to here --> https://www.reasonablefaith.org/media...
2019-11-1858 min
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 47: William Lane Craig Responded To Me! Genesis 1, John Walton, and ANE Creation TextsIn this podcast episode, Evan Minton responds to a two part podcast episode in which William Lane Craig responds to Minton's rebuttals of his criticisms of The Cosmic Temple View Of Genesis 1.
The article Craig responded to can be read here --> https://cerebralfaith.net/william-lane-craigs-criticisms-of/
Part 1 of Craig's response to that article can be listened to here --> https://www.reasonablefaith.org/media/reasonable-faith-podcast/john-waltons-view-of-genesis-part-one/
Part 2 of Craig's response to that article can be listened to here --> https://www.reasonablefaith.org/media/reasonable-faith-podcast/john-waltons-view-of-genesis-part-two/
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2019-11-091h 36
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 45: Keaton Halley's Critique Of The Lost World Of Adam and EveEvan Minton responds to Keaton Halley of www.creation.com, who criticized the book "The Lost World Of Adam and Eve: Genesis 2-3 and The Human Origins Debate"
You can read Keaton Halley's article here --> https://creation.com/images/pdfs/tj/j29_2/j29_2_47-51.pdf
"From The Mailbag: Why Would God Allow Scientific Errors In The Bible" -- https://biologos.org/articles/from-the-mailbag-why-would-god-allow-scientific-errors-in-the-bible
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2019-10-261h 06
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 44: Darwinian Evolution and A Historical Adam are CompatibleDarwin VS. Moses, The Origin Of Man VS. The Book of Genesis, Science VS. Faith. Most people seem to think that you've got to have one or the other. If one is right the other is wrong. As we've seen in Evan Minton's series on Genesis, this is not true regarding the first chapter of Genesis, but what about the second chapter? Does Genesis 2 present a view of human origins that is hopelessly at odds with what we know from biology, genetics, paleontology and anthropology? How can someone accept The Bible and science at the same time if the...
2019-10-191h 11
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 43: The Lost World Or The Gnostic World?Evan Minton responds to an article called "The Gnostic World Of John Walton" by Thomas Purifoy Jr. The article critiques the functional origins/temple inauguration interpretation of the Genesis account that Walton defends in his book "The Lost World Of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and The Origins Debate". The article can be read here --> https://isgenesishistory.com/gnostic-world-of-john-walton/
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2019-10-1258 min
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 42: Responding To Hugh Ross' Critique Of The Cosmic Temple View Of Genesis 1Evan Minton responds to an article Hugh Ross wrote criticizing The Cosmic Temple Inauguration View Of Genesis 1, specifically Ross' critique of John Walton's book "The Lost World Of Genesis 1". The article that Evan Minton is responding to can be read in its entirety here --> https://reasons.org/explore/blogs/todays-new-reason-to-believe/read/tnrtb/2012/06/22/defending-concordism-response-to-the-lost-world-of-genesis-one
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2019-10-051h 14
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 41: Response To William Lane Craig's Critique Of The Cosmic Temple Inauguration View Of Genesis One (Part 2)Evan Minton continues his response to William Lane Craig's critique of John Walton's "The Lost World Of Genesis One"
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2019-09-2854 min
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 40: Response To William Lane Craig's Critique Of The Cosmic Temple Inauguration View Of Genesis OneIn this episode Evan Minton critiques the critique of William Lane Craig to The Cosmic Temple Inaguration View Of Genesis One, defended in last weeks podcast episode and in Minton's blog post "The Cosmic Temple Inaguration Of Genesis One" (see here --> https://cerebralfaith.net/the-cosmic-temple-view-of-genesis-one/).
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2019-09-211h 13
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 39: The Cosmic Temple Inaguration View Of Genesis 1Genesis 1 is one of the most widely disputed passages of The Old Testament. What is Genesis saying? In this episode, Evan Minton argues that Genesis 1 is not an account of natural history/material origins. Rather, Genesis 1 is about functional origins and about God inaugurating the universe as His temple in a time period of 7-24 hour days. God assigned functions to the things mentioned in Genesis 1 as part of inaugurating His "Cosmic Temple" which He took up His "rest" in at the end of the 7 day account. Minton believes that science is not conflict nor CAN be with Genesis 1...
2019-09-141h 36
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 37: The Unseen Realm - Interview With Michael S. HeiserIn this episode, Evan Minton interviews Dr. Michael S. Heiser about his book "The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible." But beware: your view of the Bible may be rocked as a result of this interview!
Check out Dr. Heiser at www.DRMSH.com and on his Naked Bible podcast.
The book can be purchased here -- https://www.amazon.com/Unseen-Realm-Recovering-Supernatural-Worldview/dp/1577995562?SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag=duckduckgo-d-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=1577995562
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2019-08-3157 min
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 36: Science And Christianity - Interview With J.B StumpEvan Minton interviews J.B Stump on his text book Science and Christianity which is an accessible, engaging introduction to topics at the intersection of science and Christian theology.
You can buy Stump's book in Hardcover, paperback, and Kindle formats on Amazon.com. --> https://www.amazon.com/Science-Christianity-Introduction-J-Stump-ebook/dp/B01LXT5NZ0
Also be sure to check out BioLogos.org where Stump blogs regularly.
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2019-08-2438 min
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 35: The Rabbi On The Mount - Interview With Phil WeingartYou can’t interpret scripture properly without understanding its context. When Jesus spoke, Judaism was the context. In today's episode, Evan Minton interviews Phil Weingart about his book "The Rabbi On The Mount: How Jesus' Judaism Helps To Clarify The Sermon On The Mount". “'The Rabbi on the Mount' presents details from history, scripture, and the writings of the Jewish sages of Jesus’ day that illuminate what Jesus would have meant by many of the things He said in the Sermon and explain how His students would have taken His words. Learning the facts about Jesus’ Jewish culture and religion...
2019-08-171h 10
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 33: Ancient Near Eastern Thought and The Old Testament - Interview With John WaltonInterpreting Scripture is about three things; context, context, context. There are different kinds of context when it comes to interpreting The Bible. There's "Immediate Context" which is to interpret a verse in light of the verses that come before and after, there's the context of scripture as a whole, and there's cultural context. When it comes to that last one, much homework needs to be done. Cultural context is reading a biblical passage the way it's original author and audience would have understood it, according to their cultural cognitive environment. Knowing the cultural context can sometimes let you see a...
2019-08-0355 min
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 31: Questions About HeavenWhat does The Bible teach about Heaven? Do we go there immediately when we die? Will we be able to sin in Heaven? Will we be able to recognize our loved ones in Heaven? Will we remember our earthly lives in Heaven? Will we be able to eat in our resurrected bodies? These and others are question that Evan Minton answers in this podcast episode.
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2019-07-201h 00
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 29: Questions From FacebookThis is the first Q&A episode of The Cerebral Faith Podcast. In this episode, Evan Minton answers questions received from Facebook.
Reasonable Faith Podcast episode mentioned in the episode --> https://www.reasonablefaith.org/media/reasonable-faith-podcast/is-the-penal-substitution-of-christ-unjust/
Book on the atonement mentioned in the show --> https://www.amazon.com/Atonement-Elements-Philosophy-Religion/dp/1108457401?SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag=duckduckgo-d-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=1108457401
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2019-06-221h 02
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 28: Is Hell A Hellacious Doctrine?The doctrine of Hell is a stumbling block for many people. To many, it just doesn't seem possible for God to be perfectly good yet sentence people to an eternity of torment. In this episode, Evan Minton talks about the doctrine of Hell and addresses a variety of objections to it such as "How could God punish people infinitely long for sins of finite significance?", "How could God send infants to Hell?" "How could God be just if He punishes all sins equally?" and "What happens to those who die without ever hearing the gospel?"
2019-06-151h 16
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 27: Is The Problem Of Evil Really A Problem?If God is all powerful and all good, why doesn't He stop evil and suffering? The answer that atheists think most plausibly answers this question is that either God is not all powerful, not all good, or doesn't even exist! This is one of the sharpest arrows in the atheists' quiver. Nevertheless, while it has prima facie persuasive power, it withers under scrutiny, and Evan Minton will show that in today's podcast episode. There are three versions of the problem of evil. Two of them are intellectual in nature and one of them is emotional in nature. In this...
2019-06-081h 14
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 26: The Shroud Of Turin, Fact Or Fraud? - Interview With Dave GlanderThe Shroud Of Turin is widely believed to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ, but is this actually the case? Many would say no, but others would say yes. In this episode, Evan Minton interviews Dave Glander of Truth Ministries who believes that The Shroud Of Turin really is the burial cloth of Jesus. And he doesn't just take this stance on blind faith, he takes it on the basis of powerful scientific evidence.
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2019-06-0143 min
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 25: Responding to Rationality Rules' Objection To The Moral ArgumentIn this episode, Evan Minton tackles 5 objections to William Lane Craig's version of The Moral Argument for God's Existence, which is the version he uses as well, put forth by popular atheist YouTuber Stephen Woodford (a.k.a Rationality Rules). The video in which these objection were put forth is "The Argument from Morality - Debunked (William Lane Craig’s Moral Argument Refuted)"
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2019-05-251h 07
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 24: Responding To Rationality Rules' Objections To The Kalam Cosmological ArgumentIn this episode, Evan Minton responds to 6 objections that a popular atheist YouTuber raised in a YouTube video called "The Kalam Cosmological Argument - Debunked (The First Cause Argument - Refuted)"
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2019-05-181h 09
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 22: Logical Fallacies - What They Are And How To Avoid Them - Part 2Continuing from last week, Evan Minton will be talking about various logical fallacies that come up during discussions he's had when defending Christianity. Logical Fallacies are mistakes in thinking and reasoning, which renders an argument for a certain conclusion unreasonable. In this episode, Evan Minton talk about The Red Herring Fallacy, The Genetic Fallacy, Appeal To Emotion, Shifting The Burden Of Proof, The Fallacy Of Composition, The Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc Fallacy, Loaded Question and The Ad-Hoc Fallacy.
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2019-05-041h 07
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 21: Logical Fallacies: What They Are and How To Avoid Them -Part 1Logical fallacies are mistakes in thinking and argumentation. When a fallacy occurs, one's argument is a failure, and one is unjustified in believing said argument's conclusion on the basis of said argument. To learn how to avoid falling for someone's fallacious argument and to avoid coming up with fallacious arguments on your own, you need to know what the list of fallacies are to better help spot them. In this episode, Evan Minton goes through 9 logical fallacies and gives examples he's encountered from non-Christians who make fallacious arguments against Christianity.
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2019-04-271h 06
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 20: The Case For Jesus' Resurrection - Part 5: Answering Unanswered QuestionsThis is the conclusion of a 5 part series on the resurrection of Jesus. In this finale of the series, Evan Minton answers some questions that commonly come up during his discussions with skeptics on the historical evidence for the resurrection of Jesus. "Why didn't Jesus appear to Pilate and the Pharisees?", "Why does Mark's gospel end with no post-mortem appearances?", "Why don't more historical sources mention Jesus if He existed?", and others are questions that Mr. Minton addresses in this podcast episode. Finally, for anyone who has been persuaded by the arguments and evidence in this podcast series, Mr...
2019-04-191h 01
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 19: The Case For Jesus’ Resurrection - Part 4: The Antecedent Probability ObjectionWhen skeptics fail at finding a naturalistic theory to account for the minimal facts, they resort to a different tactic. In this episode, Mr. Minton responds to the argument that the resurrection of Jesus is so improbable, that the evidence given in favor of it is just simply not good enough to overcome that probability. This is known as "The Antecedent Probability Objection". Mr. Minton will argue that all of the evidence we have is indeed strong enough to overcome the a-prior probability against miraculous resurrections.
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2019-04-1859 min
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 18: The Case For Jesus' Resurrection - Part 3: The Best Explanation For The Minimal FactsThis is part 3 of 3 of a series on the historical case for Jesus' resurrection. In part 2, Evan Minton used The Principles/Criteria Of Authenticity that he laid out in part 1 to come to the conclusion that 5 propositions are historically true; (1) Jesus died by crucifixion, (2) Jesus was found empty the following Sunday morning, (3) His disciples sincerely believed that Jesus appeared to them alive after His death, (4) a church persecutor named Paul converted on the basis of what He perceived to be an appearance of the risen Jesus, and (5) that a skeptic named James converted to Christianity on the basis of...
2019-04-171h 15
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 17: The Case For Jesus' Resurrection - Part 2; The Minimal FactsIn the previous episode, Mr. Minton explained the historical methodology he would be taking in defending certain facts about Jesus as actually being true, historical facts. He explained that he would be employing "The criteria of authenticity" to The New Testament just as non-Christian historians and scholars do in their examination of the historical Jesus. He then went on to argue that the historical Jesus believed himself to be divine. However, why should we believe him? After all, anyone can claim to be God, but that doesn't make it true. This is where the resurrection comes into play. If...
2019-04-161h 28
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 16: The Case For Jesus' Resurrection - Part 1, The Criteria Of Authenticity & Jesus' Divine Self-UnderstandingThis podcast episode is the beginning of a series in which Evan Minton makes a case that the Jesus of history and the Jesus of faith are the same Jesus. Minton argues that (1) Jesus claimed to be God,(2) died on the cross and (3) rose from the dead. In the first half of this episode he explains the methodology he'll be employing, as understanding the methodology is crucial to avoid misunderstandings and to keep opponents from attacking straw men. The second half employs that methodology to the documents written about Jesus from the first century to make the case that...
2019-04-151h 13
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 14: The Case For Nero Caesar Being The Beast Of RevelationWho is the anti-Christ? Who is the beast of Revelation? Many people over the past few decades have been identified as the anti-Christ such as Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler, Ronald Reagan, The Pope (or some future pope) and even Barack Obama! All of this speculation about who the anti-Christ or the beast is all hinge on the same presupposition: that the beast is yet to come. But what if that presupposition is false? What if the beast isn't some future person, but a first century figure who's already come and gone? In this podcast episode, Evan Minton will read...
2019-04-0647 min
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 13: The Case For The Preterist Reading Of Matthew 24Jesus' sermon in Matthew 24, also known as the Olivet Discourse, is one of the many biblical passages that comes up during discussions of the end times. Most Christians however, presuppose that everything Jesus prophesies has not yet been fulfilled, it's still in our future. This makes some excited when blood moons occur, when they watch the news and see all of the turmoil in the world, the "wars and rumors of wars", "famines and earthquakes in various places", and people who claim to be Jesus (because Jesus said near the end that many would say "I am The Christ"...
2019-03-301h 06
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 12: The Soteriological Case For MolinismIn this week's episode, Mr. Minton reads aloud his paper "The Soteriological Case For Molinism". Molinism is a theological system that seeks to account for divine sovereignty and human freedom. Molinism is the view that God uses His knowledge of what any free creature would freely choose in any given circumstance to orchestrate every event that occurs without violating human freedom in the process. In last week's episode, Mr. Minton showed that The Bible teaches that human beings have libertarian free will, that God has middle knowledge, and that God meticulously controls all things. He showed how only Molinism...
2019-03-231h 32
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 11: Is Evolution Compatible With The Bible? - Interview with Michael JonesDarwinian Evolution and The Bible's teaching of creation: are these two mutually exclusive? Many Christians and atheists think that they are. Michael Jones of Inspiring Philosophy does not. Jones holds to the view most commonly known as Theistic Evolution, and he debated his view with Kent Hovind back in January on Modern Day Debate's YouTube Channel. In this episode, Mr. Minton interviews Jones on his view of creation as well as comments on the debate he had with Hovind. You won't want to miss this week's episode!
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2019-03-161h 03
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 10: The Case For Mere MolinismIf God is in control, how can human beings have free will? On the other hand, if human beings don't have free will, how can God hold us morally accountable for the things that we do? The Bible teaches that God is sovereign over all things but also that human being are genuinely free to make decisions. The Bible itself doesn't give us the answer of how these two biblical teachings can both be true. To harmonize them is the task of systematic theology, not biblical theology. Molinism is a theological system that seeks to account for divine sovereignty...
2019-03-091h 22
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 8: Into The Life Of Christian Scientists; Rhyanna Rogers and Angela FugateMany people seem to be under the impression that to be a good scientist, you must be an atheist. The best scientists are atheists after all, right? When you think of scientists, names like Stephen Hawking, Laurence Krauss, and Neil DeGrasse Tyson come to mind. All these men of science are not also men of God. In this episode, Evan Minton interviews Rhyanna Rogers and Angela Fugate; two microbiologists who also happen to be Bible believing Christians! Rogers and Fugate give the story of how they became Christians, what made them want enter the field of microbiology, what microbiology...
2019-02-2347 min
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 7: The Ontological Argument For God's ExistenceAfter weeks of surveying Argument's For God's Existence, Evan Minton has come to the end doing a series on of the series. He finishes off by talking about The Ontological Argument For God's Existence which was first formulated by St. Anselm. However, Minton isn't fond of Anselm's version and instead defends a version of the argument formulated and defended by world famous philosopher Alvin Plantinga known as "The Modal Ontological Argument". The argument is that if God's existence is even possible, then God exists!
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2019-02-1654 min
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 6: The Moral Argument For God's ExistenceContinuing in the series on arguments for God's Existence, Evan Minton addresses The Moral Argument for God's Existence. Mr. Minton argues that if God does not exist, then objective moral values and duties do not exist. However, he also argues that objective moral values and duties do exist. By modus tollens reasoning, it follows that God exists.
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2019-02-0946 min
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 5: The Local Fine-Tuning Argument For God's ExistenceIn this episode, Evan Minton will talk about how improbable it is for our planet to be suitable for advanced life. The size of the Earth, the size of the moon, the size of the sun, the rotation speed of Earth, the amount of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere, and many other parameters had to come together to make our planet habitable. What is the best explanation of this? Did these things all come together by mere chance? Or was this result of a divine plan?
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2019-02-0259 min
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 4: The Fine-Tuning Argument For God's ExistenceIn this episode, Evan Minton goes over a scientific subject known as The Cosmic Fine-Tuning. The Laws of physics are so delicately balanced that if they were off by even a hair's breadth, no life of any kind could exist anywhere at all in the universe. What best accounts for this extraordinary feature of the universe? Physical necessity, chance, or intelligent design?
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2019-01-261h 12
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 3: The Kalam Cosmological Argument For God's Existence (Part 2)This is part 2 of a 2 part episode on The Kalam Cosmological Argument for God's Existence. In the previous podcast episode, Evan Minton laid out the premises of the argument; (1) Whatever begins to exist has a cause, (2) The universe began to exist, (3) Therefore the universe has a cause, and explained why the type of cause has to be God. In this episode, Evan Minton will be addressing a myriad of objections that atheist detractors have lodged against the argument in an attempt to refute it. The Kalam argument seems like a good argument at face value, but does it hold...
2019-01-1953 min
The Cerebral Faith PodcastEpisode 1: Introduction To The Cerebral Faith PodcastThis is the first episode of The Cerebral Faith Podcast! In this episode, your host Evan Minton explains what this podcast is about. The podcast is about Christian Apologetics; a defense of the truth of Christianity. Christianity meets the demands of the intellect, not just the demands of the heart. Mr. Minton also goes into who he is and how he got into the Christian Apologtics. Mr. Minton also talks about some of the topics he plans on addressing in the near future. Cerebral Faith has been a blog for over 6 years. Mr. Minton also talks about why he...
2019-01-0558 min