Part 1: Reasons for Faith

From the C.S. Lewis Institute - Basic Apologetics Course

Welcome Video

Is belief in God, that Jesus is the Son of God, or that the Bible is the Word of God an irrational "leap in the dark" as many non-believers maintain? Or is there enough evidence to make a leap of faith into a direction set by the light? The five lectures in this set provide some of the classic arguments to address these questions.

Study Guide (download PDF)

Lecture One - Does God Exist? The Cosmological Argument: Can We Know God Exists By Looking Out At The Cosmos?

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Lecture Two - Does God Exist? The Argument from Desire: Can We Know God Exists by Looking Within?

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Lecture Three - Who is the Real Jesus? Did the Early Church Create Jesus or Did Jesus Create the Early Church?

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Lecture Four - Argument From Prophecy: Were the Details of Christ's Life Foretold in the Old Testament?

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Lecture Five - Case For The Resurrection: Can You Prove that Christ Was Raised From the Dead?

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Guest Speakers:

“The Universe Had a Beginning - Reasons for Faith” – Dr. Stephen Meyer (2014)

• Resource: Discovery Institute

“The Historical Jesus - The Resurrection” – Dr. John Ankerberg (2020)

• Resource: John Ankerberg Show