by Karlo Broussard | Apr 18, 2019 | Articles, Christian Apologetics
Today we encounter Jesus’ cry from the cross: “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” (Mark 15:34). Although it’s a small detail within a larger narrative, it can be a huge obstacle when it comes to our faith. Why should I hope in Jesus, someone might say, when...
by Karlo Broussard | Jan 2, 2019 | Articles, Christian Apologetics
There are many ways to argue for the historical reliability of the Gospels. One compelling approach is to point to what nineteenth-century Anglican priest J.J. Blunt called “undesigned coincidences.” These occur when you have two texts containing pieces of information...
by Karlo Broussard | Sep 3, 2018 | Articles, Christian Apologetics
When asked what it would take for them to believe in God, atheists often say that something miraculous, like a cut-off limb growing back, would move them to belief. They intuit that if being could be given where there is non-being, there must be a transcendent cause...
by Karlo Broussard | Jul 10, 2018 | Articles, Christian Apologetics
In our quest to discover whether Jesus is Emmanuel (God with us), it is necessary that we concern ourselves with Jesus’ miracles. For if Jesus performed miracles, then we have good reason to believe that Jesus is who he says he is: the exclusive son of the Father...
by Karlo Broussard | Aug 14, 2017 | Articles, Christian Apologetics
Not long ago I had a nice chat with some Jehovah’s Witness ladies who came to my door. After kicking off the conversation with small talk, we got down to business. They started by saying, “You may have heard that we’re not Christian, but I assure you we are.” I asked...
by Karlo Broussard | Jul 11, 2017 | Articles, Christian Apologetics
Agnostic New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman says that we can’t trust the Gospels in their reports about Jesus’ resurrection. His basic argument is that the Gospels are “hopelessly contradictory” (The Historical Jesus). In his 2006 debate with William Lane Craig,...
