Best Dr Paul D Larson Podcasts (2024)

The irrationality of criticizing Christianity as a crutch for the weak if Christianity is in fact true and if we have sufficient evidence to know that it is true.By Paul Daniel Larson

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The Claim That 'Christianity Is a Crutch for the Weak' As a Descriptive Claim about Non-Spiritual Characteristics of Christians 3:09

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The arrogant pride involved in criticizing believers for their non-spiritual weakness?By Paul Daniel Larson

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What about the Criticism that Christianity Makes Those Who Adopt It Weaker Rather Than Stronger? 4:46

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The Bible makes believers spiritually stronger, not weaker, than they would be without it.By Paul Daniel Larson

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The Christian Strength That Seems Like Weakness 4:04

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The believer's willingness to endure abuse is a special form of strengthBy Paul Daniel Larson

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How Should We Pray The Desires of Our Hearts in the Face of an Evil Government and a Wicked Culture? 12:09

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A Biblical perspective on what to do with our desires in the midst of a wicked culture and evil government.By Paul Daniel Larson

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Praying our Heart's Desires While Submitting to God's Will? 4:47

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We are to pray our heart's desires even while having a heart that accepts what God does.By Paul Daniel Larson

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What to Think and Pray When the Wicked Flourish 3:24

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How we should respond in thought and prayer when the wicked prosper?By Paul Daniel Larson

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Should We Pray for Persecution of Believers and for Judgment on America for Its Sins? 2:35

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What we should think about praying judgment on America's wickedness and persecution for the purification of the church.By Paul Daniel Larson

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Biblical Prayers when Evil Flourishes around Us 3:55

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When evildoers prosper, what Biblical petitions can we pray?By Paul Daniel Larson

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The Teaching of Christ Is Contrary to a Lifestyle of Wealth, Luxury, and Extravagant Experiences (Clip) 23:11

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Paul shows that a lifestyle of wealth, luxury, and extravagant experience is inconsistent with what Christ taught.By Paul Daniel Larson

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The Purpose of Our Existence Is Contrary to a Lifestyle of Wealth, Luxury, and Extravagant Experiences (Clip) 17:19

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Paul shows that a lifestyle of wealth, luxury, and extravagant experiences is inconsistent with the purpose for which we and the entire universe were created.By Paul Daniel Larson

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Are Vacations Morally Wrong? Two Tests and Two Examples (Clip) 25:56

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Paul considers whether vacations are morally wrong, and looks at 2 important considerations pertinent to that question and 2 examples worthy of consideration.By Paul Daniel Larson

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The Mindset and Example of Christ Are Contrary to a Life of Wealth, Luxury, and Extravagant Experiences (Clip) 6:24

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The Mindset and Example of Christ Are Contrary to a Life of Wealth, Luxury, and Extravagant Experiences.By Paul Daniel Larson

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A List of Conspiracies in the Bible (Clip) 4:59

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Paul speaks of various conspiracies that happened in the Bible.By Paul Daniel Larson

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The Bible's View of Human Nature Guarantees Conspiracies Will Happen (Clip) 4:41

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If the Bible’s view of human nature is correct, conspiracies are guaranteed to happen.By Paul Daniel Larson

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Scientific Evidence for a Young Earth (with Paul Garner)

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Paul Garner and Paul Larson talk about scientific evidence supporting the view that the earth is only thousands of years old.By Paul Daniel Larson

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Why Uniformitarianism is Not A Philosophical or Scientific Obstacle to Young Earth Creationism (with Paul Garner) (Clip) 9:05

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Paul Larson argues that uniformitarianism should not be an obstacle to believing in young earth creationism.By Paul Daniel Larson

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Turbidites As Evidence in Favor of Rapid Deposition of Sedimentary Rock Layers (with Paul Garner) (Clip)

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Turbidites favor the hypothesis of catastrophic formation of sedimentary rock layers.By Paul Daniel Larson

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Widespread Coal Beds and Cross-Bedded Sandstones Support Catastrophic Formation of Sedimentary Rock Layers (with Paul Garner) (Clip) 12:43

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Widespread Coal Beds and Cross-Bedded Sandstones support the hypothesis that sedimentary rock layers were formed catastrophically.By Paul Daniel Larson

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Three Challenges to a Catastrophic Interpretation of Sedimentary Rock Layers (with Paul Garner) (Clip) 8:20

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Though there are significant reasons that support the hypothesis of the catastrophic formation of sedimentary rock layers, there have been some challenges to that view.By Paul Daniel Larson

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Accelerated Nuclear Decay and a Young Earth Better Explain Radiometric Dating Data (with Paul Garner) (Clip) 11:12

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Data of radiometric dating is better explained by accelerated nuclear decay and a young earth.By Paul Daniel Larson

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Helium in Zircons as Evidence for a Young Earth (with Paul Garner) (Clip) 6:29

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The amount of helium present in zircons is explained by a young earth and accelerated nuclear decay.By Paul Daniel Larson

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Reasons for a Young Age of the Solar System (with Paul Garner) (Clip) 9:18

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A young solar system is supported by various pieces of scientific evidence.By Paul Daniel Larson

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Population Statistics and Early Man's Intelligence Comparable to Ours Favor a Young Humanity (with Paul Garner) (Clip) 4:48

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Mankind's growth rate and advanced intelligence favor a young age for humanity.By Paul Daniel Larson

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Three Pillars of Catastrophic Plate Tectonics and Its Explanatory Superiority (with Paul Garner) (Clip) 16:35

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Three central features of the theory of catastrophic plate tectonics and the theory's explanatory superiority.By Paul Daniel Larson

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Problems with the Standard Evolutionary Interpretation of the Fossil Record (with Paul Garner) (Clip) 6:26

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Interpreting the Fossil Record from a Standard Evolutionary Perspective is Problematic for a Number of Reasons.By Paul Daniel Larson

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The Ecological Zonation Theory (with Paul Garner) (Clip) 10:46

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Pre-flood ecological zones and the relationship of their inhabitants to fossils in the geological record.By Paul Daniel Larson

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Post-Babel Living Conditions and the Development of Ancient Mankind (with Paul Garner) (Clip) 6:08

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Primitive living conditions of ancient mankind were due to factors other than having intelligence inferior to ours.By Paul Daniel Larson

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The Ice Age and Ice Cores from a Young Earth Perspective (with Paul Garner) (Clip) 12:03

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A young earth perspective on the question of ice age(s) and ice cores.By Paul Daniel Larson

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Paul and Timothy Mitchell look at evidence of Greco-Roman Writing Practices and the doctrine of the inspiration of original autographs.By Paul Daniel Larson

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How Greco-Roman Writing Practice Undercuts Linguistic Arguments Against Traditional Biblical Authorship (with Timothy Mitchell) (Clip) 6:01

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Considered in light of Greco-Roman writing practice, linguistic and stylistic arguments against traditional Biblical authorship have significantly less weight.By Paul Daniel Larson

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How Greco-Roman Writing Practice Mirrors Today and Does Not Negate The Search For An Original Autograph (with Timothy Mitchell) (Clip) 11:23

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Considered in light of Greco-Roman writing practice, it is legitimate to search for wording of an original autograph.By Paul Daniel Larson

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Why The Treatment Of Galen's Writings Does Not Support Abandoning The Search For New Testament Autographs (with Timothy Mitchell) (Clip) 6:59

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The treatment of Galen's writings suppports the concept of an original autograph for New Testament books.By Paul Daniel Larson

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The Role of Community Reading in Protecting against Changes to New Testament Texts (with Timothy Mitchell) (Clip) 3:58

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Community Reading fostered a cultural memory that protected against changes to New Testament texts.By Paul Daniel Larson

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The Role of Social Networks in Protecting against Acceptance of Forgeries (with Timothy Mitchell) (Clip) 3:52

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The social networks of early Christian communities would have been a significant barrier protecting against the community accepting forgeries.By Paul Daniel Larson

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How Wide Distribution from Single Manuscripts and Community Repetition Invalidate The Phone Game Analogy (with Timothy Mitchell) (Clip) 6:59

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Multiple copying from early manuscsripts and the wide distribution of manuscripts make the phone game analogy misleading.By Paul Daniel Larson

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Evidence from Pliny That 1st and 2nd Century Authors Thought in Terms of an Original Autograph (with Timothy Mitchell) (Clip) 4:39

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Evidence of Pliny favors the view that authors in the New Testament era thought in terms of an original autograph.By Paul Daniel Larson

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Why Ancient Writing Practices Should Not Stop The Search for An Original Autograph (with Timothy Mitchell) (Clip) 9:14

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Greco-Roman writing practices should not stop the search for wording of an original autograph.By Paul Daniel Larson

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A Consideration in Favor of Moving from the Initial Text to the Autograph (with Timothy Mitchell) (Clip) 4:25

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One reason in favor of moving from an initial text to the original autograph.By Paul Daniel Larson

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Luke 10:16 As An Argument for Inspiration Even If the Wording of The Autograph Were Not Known (with Timothy Mitchell) (Clip) 5:48

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How Luke 10:16 provides an argument in favor of inspiration (and belief in inspiration) even if the original wording of an apostolic text were not known.By Paul Daniel Larson