Worldview & Culture / Apologetics

  • God of the Bible vs. God of Philosophy by

    There is so much about God that is beyond our comprehension. But does this make God unknowable? If not, is it possible that some of the philosophers caught a glimpse of our Creator? Continuing this series of “Defending Your Faith …

  • Necessary Being by

    If you ask an atheist how the universe came into being, the most likely answer will have something to do with a Big Bang a long, long time ago. However, Dr. Sproul exposes that the atheist has more homework to …

  • Kant’s Moral Argument by

    Here we look at some of the considerations that we find in the New Testament with respect to the moral argument.  Kant gave his famous moral argument for the existence of God, telling “that every single person in the world …

  • Vanity of Vanity by

    “Without Christ, without hope,” this statement is one that we draw from the writer of Ecclesiastes’ verse, “Vanity of vanity – all is vanity.”  In this portion of the series Dr. Sproul talks about the meaning behind this Old Testament verse …

  • Self-Existence by

    How can God always be? Is the idea of a God who always was a nonsensical notion? When the finite mind collides with infinite categories and questions like this, wonder can turn to struggle, struggle to doubt, and then finally …

  • Self-Creation (part 2) by

    What are the chances that something other than God created the universe?  Many people in the field of science have reduced the idea of creation to religious fable. And there are many in the church who are intimidated by seemingly …

  • Self-Creation (part 1) by

    How do you prove to unbelievers the reality of Genesis 1:1? One way to do so is by showing them the irrational alternatives. In this message, Dr. Sproul exposes some of these irrational alternatives people resort to when denying …

  • The Case for God by

    Does God exist? If your answer is yes, then, can you prove it? Many Christians don’t know where to even begin to do this. Continuing the series “Defending Your Faith,” Dr. Sproul looks at some of the different approaches …

  • Four Possibilities by

    Dr. Sproul spends this lecture giving us a presentation on how the classical method would proceed to try to establish proof for the existence of God. To do so he follows a method that, in its basic form, was first …

  • Aquinas vs. Kant by

    In Kant’s critique he touches on the concept of classical synthesis and gives a comprehensive critique of the traditional arguments for the existence of God. His was an attack against Thomas Aquinas’ view of natural theology. Here Dr. Sproul …

  • The Illusion of Descartes by

    Dr. Sproul takes the time to repeat the four principles from the previous lecture and look at each one in greater detail. The first is that it is an illusion, the second one is that it is self-created, the third …

  • Contradiction and Paradox by

    How do you answer a person who says that the Trinity is an illogical concept? Does the Bible teach contradictions? Before answering that, it is best to make sure we mean the same thing when we say contradiction. In this …

  • Analogical Language (part 2) by

    In the study of apologetics , Dr. Sproul shows us the fourth aspect of basic necessary conditions for knowledge-the principle of the analogical use of language.  This is probably the one that seems the most esoteric perhaps to the layperson who …

  • Natural Theology (part 2) by

    Dr. Sproul continues the study on natural theology. In “Natural Theology”, Dr. Sproul defines the term natural theology and then looks at some historical principles that have developed concerning the principle.

  • Mystery by

    Can we penetrate the depths of the concept of the Trinity? What about the incarnation of Jesus, where there is one person with two complete natures? We are now introducing a category about which Dr. Sproul would say that it …