Episodes
In this episode, Jimmy reveals why arguments from silence are so problematic and why the arguments used to support claims from skeptics just don’t work.…
Published 11/26/24
Published 11/26/24
Jimmy looks at an unethical debater’s tactic known as the Gish Gallop, and how Protestant debater James White regularly uses it when he confronts other viewpoints.…
Published 11/18/24
Do our souls leave time when we die and go to be with God in heaven? And—if we are outside of time—are we already saints in heaven, right now? Prepare for some surprises!…
Published 11/11/24
Jimmy Akin shows what the ancient audiences actually believed about the way the Gospels convey truth, and it isn’t as simple as modern audiences assume.…
Published 11/04/24
Recently, some people have been claiming that the prophet Jonah actually died in the whale and then rose from the dead. But did he?…
Published 10/28/24
In this episode, Jimmy looks at Arminianism—the major rival to Calvinism when it comes to topics like grace, predestination, and free will in Protestant circles.…
Published 10/21/24
This week, Jimmy takes on a tough subject: The question of why God would create someone he knows is going to hell.…
Published 10/14/24
In this episode, Jimmy explores the the "Golden Chain" of salvation. Based on this concept, Calvinists claim that if one enters a state of grace, one will never leave it.…
Published 10/07/24
Here Jimmy discusses a common claim of many formerly Catholic Evangelicals—that they never heard about grace, forgiveness, Jesus, and the gospel at Catholic Masses.…
Published 09/30/24
Here Jimmy Akin explores how God’s foreknowledge works. Many people believe that if God knows our future actions, then we lack free will, but this is a misconception.…
Published 09/23/24
In the inaugural episode of the Jimmy Akin podcast, Jimmy delves into the fundamental Christian principle of love, as emphasized in the Bible. He explains that love is the highest priority for God, citing scriptural references that describe God as love and that highlight the importance of loving God and one's neighbor. Akin discusses the two greatest commandments—loving God with all one's heart, soul, mind, and strength, and loving one's neighbor as oneself. He elaborates on the unconditional...
Published 09/18/24