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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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  • Why God Of The Gaps Is A Bad Objection – Ep.340 – Scientism & Secularism – Methodological Naturalism, Theistic Evolution, & Intelligent Design – Part 2

    Why God Of The Gaps Is A Bad Objection – Ep.340 – Scientism & Secularism – Methodological Naturalism, Theistic Evolution, & Intelligent Design – Part 2
    Sep 22 2025
    Why God Of The Gaps Is A Bad Objection While finishing our discussion on why methodological naturalism should be rejected, we deal with another bad objection to Christians having a place in the science world. The charge of believing in a "God of the gaps" is levied at Christians to scoff at their history in science. We take a look at it and offer up "nuh huh" and "you do it too"! TIMELINE: 00:00 - Introduction 03:01 - The 2 Reasons To Reject Methodological Naturalism 03:49 - Science Already Allows For Intelligence As An Explanation 06:52 - Human Sciences Allow Intelligence As An Explanation 07:46 - Distortion Of Natural Science To Keep Out Intelligence 13:43 - Responding To The Bad God Of The Gaps Objection 15:54 - Objection 1 - God Is Not Limited To Gaps 17:41 - Objection 2 - Not Offering Evidence In Ignorance But Positive Explanation 21:43 - Objection 3 - There Are Gaps That Need Explanation 23:16 - Two Ways God Acts Intelligently That Gives Us Explanations 26:33 - Empirical Vs. Historical Science Doesn't Count Out Intelligent Explanations 29:26 - Intelligence Design Differs From Creation Science 31:26 - 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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  • The Danger Of Methodological Naturalism – Ep.339 – Scientism & Secularism – Methodological Naturalism, Theistic Evolution, & Intelligent Design – Part 1

    The Danger Of Methodological Naturalism – Ep.339 – Scientism & Secularism – Methodological Naturalism, Theistic Evolution, & Intelligent Design – Part 1
    Sep 15 2025
    The Danger Of Methodological Naturalism Before we talk about how Christianity should integrate science, we need to talk about how NOT to do it. The dangers of methodological naturalism aren't realized for those in camps like theistic evolution. Here, we look at why methodological naturalism doesn't work out for those who want to have both God and evolution. TIMELINE: 00:00 - Introduction 01:16 - One Bad Way To Integrate Christianity & Naturalism 03:05 - Intelligent Design Intro 03:59 - The Blind Watchmaker Is A Bad Argument 06:18 - Intelligent Design IS A Science 07:19 - Methodological Naturalism Should Be Rejected 08:19 - What Is Theistic Evolutionists 10:46 - The Revival Of Methodological Naturalism 13:48 - What's Wrong With Theistic Evolution & Methodological Naturalism 17:03 - Failed Explanations For What Counts As Science 19:47 - Failed Explanation That Something Is Held Tentatively 21:16 - Failed Explanation That It Appeals To Natural Laws 22:35 - 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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