Biblical Reason & Revelation

“Why Arguing Religion Is Pointless — But Honest Logic Can Change Everything” —- I’ve had two unexpected theological debates at Starbucks recently, and both of them taught me something important about how people approach religion. The man who challenged me wasn’t interested in learning — he wanted to win. First he tried to attack the Bible, then the sign of the cross, and when that didn’t go the way he planned, his real motive finally came out: “Why don’t you look into Islam instead?” —- That’s when I realized something: Most religious arguments are hopeless from the start. Not because truth doesn’t matter — it does. —- But because neither person is an expert in the other’s religion, and both end up arguing from assumptions instead of understanding. I’m not an expert in Islam. He’s not an expert in Christianity. So attacking each other’s beliefs is a waste of time. But there is a way forward: Find one point both sides agree on, and use simple logic. That’s exactly what I did. --- 1. I D...

  I Debated an Atheist at Starbucks — and Won I wasn’t looking for a debate. I was just sitting at Starbucks with my Bible open, enjoying a quiet moment, when an atheist acquaintance walked by, saw the Scriptures, and smirked. “Still reading that?” he said. “The Bible is just a bunch of bedtime stories.” That was his opening line. But what he didn’t realize was that he had just handed me the perfect premise — not to argue abstract philosophy, not to debate metaphysics, but to defend the Bible itself. And if I could defend the Bible, then the existence of God naturally followed. So I took his premise and turned it around. --- 1. If the Bible Is “Just Stories,” Then Explain Its Structure I told him: “No novel in human history has ever been cross‑referenced over 60,000 times with no contradiction. No myth collection was written by 40 different men who never met each other. No anthology spans 1,500 years, across three continents — Africa, Europe, and Asia — in thr...