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  • The First Sparring Of The Great Debate – Ep.347 – The Great Debate – The 1st Rebuttal

    The First Sparring Of The Great Debate – Ep.347 – The Great Debate – The 1st Rebuttal
    Nov 17 2025
    The First Sparring Of The Great Debate The first sparring of The Great Debate takes place here with the Christian & atheist getting five questions to ask for the other to answer. While we aren't used to this format, this really lays out the needed back and forth interaction that a lot of debates lack within a formal structure. It's not the blood-sport debates we're used to on YouTube but it helps with each side making sure the other is interacting with their points the best. TIMELINE: 00:00 - Introduction 03:22 - Q1 - Source For Atheism Definition 04:03 - A1 - Source Cited 05:15 - Q2 - Cite The Argument Used By Bahnsen 05:36 - A2 - No But You Believe It 06:49 - Q3 - Where's The Transcendental Argument 07:50 - A3 - No Because It's Not A Proof 08:12 - Commentary - Stein Was Helpful For Presuppositionalists 10:49 - Q4 - All Questions Answered The Same Way 11:08 - A4 - No They Are Not 11:34 - Q5 & A5 - What Does An Atheist Believe Laws Of Logic Are 14:21 - Atheist 14:41 - Q1 & Q2 - The Nature Of God 17:04 - Q2 & A2 - Is Your God All The Omnis 17:33 - Q3 & Q3 - If Argument Is Wrong Will God Not Exist 17:56 - Commentary - A Clarifying Comment On A "Problematic" Bahnsen 20:25 - Q4 & A4 - Is God Good 24:43 - Q5 & A5 - Can You Prove The Soul 26:38 - Conclusion BOOK LINKS: The Great Debate - Does God Exist? - Edited and Commentary by Joshua Pillows Debate Transcript Video The Bahnsen Institute All episodes, short clips, & blog - https://www.cavetothecross.com
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  • 9 More Attempts To Disprove God – Ep.346 – The Great Debate – Gordon Stein’s Opening Statement – Part 2

    9 More Attempts To Disprove God – Ep.346 – The Great Debate – Gordon Stein’s Opening Statement – Part 2
    Nov 10 2025
    9 More Attempts To Disprove God Here are 9 more attempts by Dr. Gordon Stein to levy his critiques against traditional arguments for God. With all 11 of them, has there been any that have addressed the claims presented by Dr. Greg Bahnsen? What do you think about these critiques? TIMELINE: 00:00 - Introduction 01:54 - The Revealed Theology Argument Taken Down - No Circles 02:57 - Presuppositional Christian Responds - Two Issues 06:20 - The Miracles Argument Taken Down - No Begging Allowed 07:56 - Presuppositional Christian Responds - Only Atheists Can Beg It Seems 10:35 - The Perfect God Argument Taken Down - Existence First 12:26 - Presuppositional Christian Responds - Agrees With Being Careful 13:37 - The Moral Argument Taken Down - Not Need & Different Values 15:29 - The Wish Argument Taken Down - Nice But Not True 16:21 - The Faith Argument Taken Down - No Reason Unless Reason 17:24 - Presuppositional Christian Responds - All Reason Rests On Faith 20:09 - The Religious Experience Argument Taken Down - It's Only Feelings 21:56 - Presuppositional Christian Responds - Agree But For Different Reasons 22:30 - The Pascal's Wager Argument Taken Down - How To Pick? 25:06 - Conclusion BOOK LINKS: The Great Debate - Does God Exist? - Edited and Commentary by Joshua Pillows Debate Transcript Video The Bahnsen Institute All episodes, short clips, & blog - https://www.cavetothecross.com
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  • Atheist Attempts To Disprove God – Ep.345 – The Great Debate – Gordon Stein’s Opening Statement – Part 1

    Atheist Attempts To Disprove God – Ep.345 – The Great Debate – Gordon Stein’s Opening Statement – Part 1
    Nov 3 2025
    Atheist Attempts To Disprove God It's now Dr. Gordon Stein's turn in the debate. This atheist attempts to disprove God in 11 different ways. However, what seems to happen here is the use of an odd definition for God and an actual need for one more argument - the one Dr. Bahnsen uses. TIMELINE: 00:00 - Introduction 05:59 - Dr. Gordon Stein's Opening Statement - On Facts 07:01 - Atheist Stein's Definition Of Atheism 09:27 - Atheist Stein's Definition Of God 11:45 - Atheist Takes Down 11 Proofs For The Existence Of God 13:38 - The Cosmological Argument Taken Down - The Uncaused Universe 16:40 - Joshua Pillows Commentary Against Stein's Presentation 21:14 - Joshua Pillows Commentary Against The Cosmological Argument 23:55 - The Design Argument Taken Down - The Undesigned Universe 26:29 - The Life Argument Taken Down - The Unmoved Life 28:42 - Joshua Pillow Commentary Against Stein's Induction 31:54 - Conclusion LINK: 30:19 - Dr. Jason Lisle Does Some Science BOOK LINKS: The Great Debate - Does God Exist? - Edited and Commentary by Joshua Pillows Debate Transcript Video The Bahnsen Institute All episodes, short clips, & blog - https://www.cavetothecross.com
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  • 3 Important Claims In The Great Debate – Ep.344 – The Great Debate – Greg Bahnsen’s Opening Statement – Part 2

    3 Important Claims In The Great Debate – Ep.344 – The Great Debate – Greg Bahnsen’s Opening Statement – Part 2
    Oct 27 2025
    3 Important Claims In The Great Debate Here is Dr. Greg Bahnsen's 3 important claims in the Great Debate. The first two are there to sweep away a lot of confusion Dr. Stein and other atheists have when it comes to the type of argumentation presuppositionalists use. Unfortunately, Dr. Stein didn't seem to be prepared to actually engage in that type of debate as we'll see in the coming weeks. TIMELINE: 00:00 - Introduction 01:36 - The 3 Claims Of Bahnsen's Opening Statement 06:00 - Cracker's Don't Matter! - The Nature Of Evidence Between Christians & Atheists 11:12 - Presuppositional Conflict Of Worldviews 26:54 - The Transcendental Argument For God As A Positive Claim 31:49 - Conclusion BOOK LINKS: The Great Debate - Does God Exist? - Edited and Commentary by Joshua Pillows Debate Transcript Video The Bahnsen Institute All episodes, short clips, & blog - https://www.cavetothecross.com
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  • Setting The Stage For The Great Debate – Ep.343 – The Great Debate – Greg Bahnsen’s Opening Statement – Part 1

    Setting The Stage For The Great Debate – Ep.343 – The Great Debate – Greg Bahnsen’s Opening Statement – Part 1
    Oct 20 2025
    Setting The Stage We open our 14th book by setting the stage for The Great Debate. We cover the Forward by Eli Ayala and Preface by Joshua Pillows, who give the background for the debate and speakers. Then we dive into Dr. Greg Bahnsen's opening statement, where he uses most of his time covering what the debate is and what it isn't. He also covers why he's going to talk about the Christian form of theism and how the debate can be an objective matter and not a subjective one. TIMELINE: 00:00 - Introduction 03:39 - Forward By Eli Ayala (Revealed Apologetics) 09:07 - Preface To The Debate 14:56 - The Book's Format 16:34 - Bahnsen's Opening - Setting The Stage For The Debate 17:40 - 3 Reasons Why To Argue For Christian Theism Not General Theism 21:09 - Defining Your Terms & The Debate Is & Isn't 22:34 - 3 Reasons To Focus On Objective Matters, Not Subjective 26:32 - The Nature Of The Debate 29:20 - Conclusion BOOK LINKS: The Great Debate - Does God Exist? - Edited and Commentary by Joshua Pillows Debate Transcript Video The Bahnsen Institute All episodes, short clips, & blog - https://www.cavetothecross.com
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  • Book 14 Announcement – Cave To The Cross Apologetics

    Book 14 Announcement – Cave To The Cross Apologetics
    Oct 13 2025
    Book 14 Announcement For our 14th book, we dive into one of the great moments for presuppositional apologetics. The debate between Greg Bahnsen and Gordon Stein in 1985 is a seminal watershed moment in apologetics history. Join us, starting next week, as we walk through the debate with the book The Great Debate edited and commented on by Joshua Pillows. BOOK LINKS: The Great Debate - Does God Exist? - Edited and Commentary by Joshua Pillows Debate Transcript Video The Bahnsen Institute All episodes, short clips, & blog - https://www.cavetothecross.com
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  • Christianity Can Integrate With Science – Ep.342 – Scientism & Secularism – The Importance Of Integrating Christianity And Science – Part 2

    Christianity Can Integrate With Science – Ep.342 – Scientism & Secularism – The Importance Of Integrating Christianity And Science – Part 2
    Oct 6 2025
    Christianity Can Integrate With Science Christianity can integrate with science. In fact, the scientific revolution was only made possible because of the Christian worldview and those people who sought to discover just exactly how God ordered the universe. Only post-Enlightenment anachronistic history puts Christianity and science at odds with each other. So, this is our last plea to reject scientism and embrace a worldview that justifies true science. TIMELINE: 00:00 - Introduction 00:51 - How Should Christianity Integrate Science 01:50 - Suggestion 1 - The Two Realms Model 03:22 - Suggestion 2 - The Complementarian Model 05:06 - The Danger Of The Complementarian Model 09:14 - Suggestion 3 - The Presupposition Approach Model 10:27 - Suggestion 4 - The Practical Application Model 11:36 - Suggestion 5 - The Direct Interaction Model 13:40 - The Conflict This Model Causes 15:20 - When Should We Go Against The Experts In Science? 16:53 - Scenario 1 - Is There An Alt Bible Interpretation Available? 17:33 - Scenario 2 - A Set Of Experts That Goes Against The Other Experts 21:09 - Scenario 3 - If There Are Historic Or Philosophical Issues With Holding To The Majority Expert Views 26:00 - Scenario 4 - The Sociological Explanations For Forcing Majority Expert Views 27:44 - Scenario 5 - Theological Issues With Holding To Majority View 30:51 - Scenario 6 - Ideas That Go Against The Christian Worldview 32:41 - One Final Plea 34:53 - Conclusion BOOK LINKS: Scientism and Secularism - Learning to Respond to a Dangerous Ideology by J.P. Moreland Kindle Paperback Audible (FREE With Membership) Logos J.P. Moreland Website All episodes, short clips, & blog - https://www.cavetothecross.com
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  • Can Science Integrate With Christianity? – Ep.341 – Scientism & Secularism – The Importance Of Integrating Christianity And Science – Part 1

    Can Science Integrate With Christianity? – Ep.341 – Scientism & Secularism – The Importance Of Integrating Christianity And Science – Part 1
    Sep 29 2025
    Can Science Integrate With Christianity? Now that we have knocked down scientism, are Christians left without being able to use science? Is science without the worldview that provided for its justification and moral guards? Why not at all, says J. P. Moreland who provides a foundation for how science integrate with Christianity. TIMELINE: 00:00 - Introduction 02:39 - Can You Integrate Science & Christianity? 08:11 - 2 Types Of Integration - Conceptual & Personal 11:47 - 3 Ways Science Provides Rational Truth Claims For Christians 12:37 - 1 - Direct Defense 15:28 - 2 - Polemics 16:26 - 3 - Positive Christian Explanations 18:21 - Conclusion BOOK LINKS: Scientism and Secularism - Learning to Respond to a Dangerous Ideology by J.P. Moreland Kindle Paperback Audible (FREE With Membership) Logos J.P. Moreland Website All episodes, short clips, & blog - https://www.cavetothecross.com
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