Reference library
Arguments
Concise argument maps for defending Christian claims with Scripture, public evidence, and clear reasoning.
Biblical Monotheism
A biblical argument that the LORD alone is God, so any later claim must be tested by whether it preserves his worship rather than replacing it.
Contingency and Creation
A foundational argument that contingent reality points beyond itself to a necessary Creator.
Daniel 9 and the Messiah Before the Temple's Destruction
A focused argument that Daniel's seventy weeks place an anointed figure before the destruction of Jerusalem and the sanctuary.
Fine-Tuning and Ordered Creation
A careful argument that life-friendly order in the universe is consistent with, and plausibly points toward, a purposeful Creator.
Jesus and Messianic Prophecy
A careful argument that Jesus fulfills Israel's Scriptures through suffering, resurrection, kingship, and the promised blessing to the nations.
Jesus Is God
A biblical and historical case that the New Testament identifies Jesus as God rather than as a mere creature or prophet.
Liar, Lunatic, or Lord
A careful use of C. S. Lewis's trilemma against the claim that Jesus was merely a good moral teacher.
Objective Morality and God
A concise argument that objective moral obligation and human dignity fit best within a theistic account of reality.
Public Revelation and Prophetic Tests
A biblical framework for evaluating later prophets, messengers, and restoration claims.
Resurrection as Messianic Vindication
A biblical argument that Jesus' resurrection vindicates him as Messiah and Lord.
The Apostolic Gospel Is Final
A biblical argument that later revelation claims must be measured by the apostolic gospel, not allowed to replace it.
The Biblical Personhood of the Holy Spirit
A biblical case that the Holy Spirit acts as a personal and divine agent rather than as an impersonal force.
The Bodily Resurrection of Jesus
A biblical argument that Jesus rose bodily, not as a recreated spirit or a symbolic memory.
The Crucifixion of Jesus
A historical argument that Jesus' death by crucifixion is central to the earliest Christian message and strongly supported by ancient witnesses.
The New Covenant Promised in the Prophets
A biblical argument that the new covenant is promised inside Israel's Scriptures and fulfilled in Christ.
The Reliability of the Bible
A measured case that biblical reliability rests on recoverable textual transmission, public testimony, and a coherent canonical witness.
The Reliability of the New Testament
A focused argument that the New Testament preserves early, public apostolic testimony rather than a late corruption of Jesus' message.
The Resurrection Witnesses
A biblical and historical argument that the public witness to Jesus' resurrection belongs at the center of Christian apologetics.
The Trinity Is Monotheism
A case that the Christian doctrine of the Trinity confesses one God in three persons, not three gods.