What Role Does Eternity and Free Will Play in the "Problem of Evil"?

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The Cross as a Crime Scene: Building the Penal Substitution Case from the Gospels (Podcast)

Is penal substitution a later theological invention—or does the Gospel testimony itself reveal that Jesus died in the place of guilty people? In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Podcast, J. Warner Wallace investigates the case from the Gospels alone. Rather than beginni ...  Show more

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The Hidden Family Tree of Jesus' Disciples: Were More of the Twelve Brothers Than We Realize?

Were more of Jesus' twelve disciples connected than we realize? In Matthew 10:2–4, the Gospel writer does more than list the names of the apostles. He appears to arrange the Twelve in pairs. Peter and Andrew are brothers. James and John are brothers. But what about the other pair ...  Show more

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