by Karlo Broussard | Apr 22, 2022 | Articles, General Ethics
When you hear the sentiment “thou shalt not be a white supremacist”—it’ll be dressed up a bit, but that’s the meaning—you can rest assured that the moral absolute being expressed here isn’t really about white supremacy. Sometimes it amounts to a form of relativism...
by Karlo Broussard | Mar 29, 2022 | Articles, General
I recently attended the debate between Jimmy Akin and Bart Ehrman on the reliability of the Gospels. What jumped out to me—and what I wish had gotten more play in the debate—was Ehrman’s claim that Matthew and Luke disagree as to where Joseph and Mary began their...
by Karlo Broussard | Mar 7, 2022 | Articles, General Ethics
For many years, relativism was the craze in apologetic circles. It was a primary target for apologists because it was part of the modern cultural landscape. “You have your truth, I have mine” was the catchphrase. Some have suggested that relativism is long gone. David...
by Karlo Broussard | Feb 20, 2022 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Whether we can be absolutely sure that we’re going to heaven is a hotly debated topic among Christians. For those who argue that we can have absolute assurance, John 5:24 is a go-to passage. It reads: Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears my word and believes him...
by Karlo Broussard | Feb 3, 2022 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
The so-called “wisdom” of the world is rife with incoherencies. One of the more trendy and pernicious examples of our time is transgenderism. Like relativism, transgender philosophy looks compelling, maybe even commonsense, on the surface. But when you examine it...
by Karlo Broussard | Jan 20, 2022 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Whenever we’re talking about whether it’s appropriate to ask the saints to intercede for us, an objection that’s inevitably made is, “The Bible never instructs us to pray to the saints, or make our request known them. Therefore, we shouldn’t do so.” The first thing we...
