Beggars to Bread: July 2023

Sunday, July 30, 2023

Why Apologetics Needs Beauty (And How to Use it Well)

This talk was given at the 2022 Apologetics Conference at Palm Beach Atlantic University on October 29, 2022. Check out some of the exciting work in apologetics happening at Palm Beach Atlantic University here: https://pbaapologetics.com/ Truth Unites exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) serves as senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Ojai. SUPPORT: Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/truthunites One time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/truth... FOLLOW: Twitter: https://twitter.com/gavinortlund Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthUnitesP... Website: https://gavinortlund.com/ MY ACADEMIC WORK: https://gavinortlund.com/mypublications/ PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/truth-unites DISCORD SERVER ON PROTESTANTISM Striving Side By Side: https://discord.gg/MdTt6d5PVs CHECK OUT SOME BOOKS: https://www.amazon.com/Makes-Sense-Wo... https://www.amazon.com/Theological-Re... https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Right-... https://www.amazon.com/Retrieving-Aug... 00:00 - Introduction 01:20 - The Anguish of Doubt 06:17 - 1) Why Beauty Matters 14:33 - Disenchantment 17:33 - Distraction 20:42 - Outrage 21:50 - 2) How to Use Beauty 23:19 - Justice 29:13 - Love 32:44 - Math 36:37 - Music 41:29 - Hope

Friday, July 28, 2023

Why Christians Should Care About Culture

Thursday, July 27, 2023

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

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Monday, July 24, 2023

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Sunday, July 23, 2023

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Can Intelligent Design Explain The Theory of Evolution?

Monday, July 10, 2023

What do you see in your mind’s eye when the word sex is mentioned? Fifty Shades of Grey? A James Bond movie? Cosmopolitan or Vanity Fair? Or does your mind immediately flash from sex to Scripture? Trust me, when it comes to sex, societal norms can hardly hold a candle to Scripture. If you think that’s an overstatement, just read a few pages of Solomon’s Song of Songs. Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the 𝘉𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘯 broadcast and the 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘜𝘯𝘱𝘭𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘥 podcast, noted that tragically, what the Creator purposed to be pristine and pure, the creation has prostituted and perverted. But that is not where the story ends! God does not arbitrarily remove things; He redeems them. So will there be sex in the resurrection? Yes and no. It all depends on what you mean by sex. First, by nature or essence we are sexual beings. Sex is not just something you do; sex is what you are! The foremost reason we can say with certainty that sex will exist in the resurrection is that sex is not merely a word that describes an erotic experience. Sex is what we are by essence: in the beginning God created us male and female (Genesis 1:27). And that is how it always will be. Furthermore, we can safely surmise that there will be sexuality in heaven because heaven will personify enjoyment. Men and women will enjoy one another not in a merely physical sense but in a metaphysical sense. This reality is virtually impossible for a crass materialist to grasp. The materialist views sexual pleasure as a function of fitting body parts together. Christians, however, see humanity as a psychosomatic unity of both body and soul. In heaven, the pleasure that the male and female sex will experience in one another will be infinitely magnified, because in eternity our earthly conception of sex will have been eclipsed. In place of selfishness, we will take pleasure in selflessness. Finally, we can safely assume that there will be sex in eternity because God created sex in Eden before humanity’s fall into a life of constant sin terminated by death. Thus, in Eden Restored we can rest assured that God will not remove our sexual nature; rather, He will redeem it. In the new heaven and new earth, sex will no longer be for the purpose of procreation. Nor will it involve sexual intercourse, for “at the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven” (Matthew 22:30). In heaven we will experience a kind of spiritual intercourse that eludes our understanding on earth. In paradise, romance subverted will become romance sublime. It will be agape-driven rather than animal-driven. For in Eden Restored, we will fly full and free, unfettered by the stain of selfishness and sin. So will there be sex in the resurrection? Again, yes and no. Yes, there will be sexuality in heaven in that we will be in heaven, and we by our very nature are sexual beings. And no, there is no warrant for believing that sex in terms of the physical act will be in heaven. -------------------------------------------------- Connect with the Christian Research Institute (CRI): 🔴 Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/CRInstit... 🔴 Subscribe to the Bible Answer Man on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... ✔️ Subscribe to “Hank Unplugged” on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... ✔️ Subscribe to our print magazine the Cʜʀɪsᴛɪᴀɴ Rᴇsᴇᴀʀᴄʜ Jᴏᴜʀɴᴀʟ. A subscription includes access to online exclusive articles https://www.equip.org/product/crj-sub... 📒 Visit CRI’s website: http://www.equip.org/ ✅ Listen to the Bible Answer Man broadcast live streaming Monday through Friday from 6-6:30 PM ET online at http://www.equip.org/ #christianity #sex #heaven