- FSE University
- 50 Questions from Jim Spiegel: His 2010 Book “The Making of an Atheist: How Immorality Leads to Unbelief
- Ed Croteau Book Review (found on his website ‘fse.life’): Marvin Lubenow: His 2004 Book “Bones of Contention”
- About
- Argument #1 = Origin of the Universe
- Argument #10 = The Person of Jesus Christ
- Argument #2 = Design in the Universe
- Argument #3 = Fine-Tuning in the Universe
- Argument #4 = Irreducible Complexity (IC)
- Argument #5 = Information Machines (DNA)
- Argument #6 = The Human Soul
- Argument #7 = Existential Causality
- Argument #8 = Design in the Animal Kingdom
- Argument #9 = Objective Moral Laws & Duties
- Article Category: Marriage
- Article Category: The Bible
- Article Category: Abortion
- Article Category: America
- Article Category: Atheism
- Article Category: Character
- Article Category: Christianity
- Article Category: Christmas
- Article Category: Creation Science
- Article Category: Death
- Article Category: Evolution
- Article Category: Faith
- Article Category: Forgiveness
- Article Category: God
- Article Category: Gospel
- Article Category: Government
- Article Category: Gun Control
- Article Category: Isaiah
- Article Category: Islam
- Article Category: Israel
- Article Category: Jesus Christ
- Article Category: Military
- Article Category: Millennials
- Article Category: Objective Morality
- Article Category: Our Protectors
- Article Category: Passover
- Article Category: Pro-life
- Article Category: Purity
- Article Category: Racism
- Article Category: Resurrection
- Article Category: Sexuality
- Article Category: Soul
- Article Category: Sports
- Article Category: Teenager
- Article Category: The Church
- Article Category: The Constitution
- Article Category: The Cross
- Article Category: Truth
- Article Category: Veterans
- Article Category: Worldviews
- Book 1 – Worldviews, Truth & Evidence
- Lesson 1 – Introduction
- Lesson 2 – Does God Exist? 5 Major Religious Worldviews
- Lesson 3 – 10 Philisophical Worldviews: Can Truth be known?
- Lesson 4 – 3 Cultural Worldviews in American Society Today
- Lesson 5 – Postmoderism
- Lesson 6 – Secular Humanism
- Lesson 7 – Christianity
- Lesson 8 – Truth
- Lesson 9 – Gospel
- Lesson 10 – John 12:19 – The Gospel: A Christ-Centered Worldview
- Lesson 11 – 1 Corinthians 1:22-23 – The Gospel: Greeks-to-Jews
- Lesson 12 – Acts 17:2-4, 18:4 – The Gospel: It Is Reasonable
- Lesson 13 – Genesis 6:3-5 – The Gospel: God Uses People to Reach People
- Lesson 14 – 1 Corinthians 1:26-29 – The Gospel: God’s Base Things
- Lesson 15 – Matthew 13:3-8 – The Gospel: Scattering Seed
- Lesson 16 – What Do People Mean by ‘Evolution’?
- Lesson 17 – Evolution Implications
- Lesson 18 – Genesis 1:1 – The Battle for the Beginning
- Lesson 19 – Romans 1:18-20 – Science, Truth & Faith
- Lesson 20 – Applying ‘Science’ to Search for Truth
- Lesson 21 – Probability Science
- Lesson 22 – Genesis 1:26-27 – My Original Identity
- Lesson 23 – Romans 3:23 – My Forfeited Identity
- Lesson 24 – John 1:12, 1John 3:2 – My Restored Identity
- Lesson 25 – My Physical Identity: Table of Nations
- Lesson 26 – My Spiritual Identity: Israel-to-Abraham-to Christ
- Lesson 27 – Abraham: Father of Many Nations by FAITH
- Lesson 28 – The Book of Isaiah & The Dead Sea Scrolls
- Lesson 29 – Jesus Christ: True Vine
- Book Reviews
- Classroom Workbook
- Ed Croteau Book Review (found on his website ‘fse.life’): Watchman Nee: His 1957 Book “The Normal Christian Life”
- Ed Croteau’s Book Review: Stephen Meyer: His 2013 Book Darwin’s Doubt
- Ed’s Book Review: 113 Questions from Michael Behe: His 1996 Book “Darwin’s Black Box”
- Lesson Highlight
- Lesson Page Template
- Podcast Appearances – The Watching World
- Scholarships
- Site Map
- Subscribe
- The 153 Questions from Edgar Andrews: His 2018 Book “What is Man?”
- The 22 Questions from Robert Jastrow: His 1978 Book “God and the Astronomers”
- The 36 Questions from Thomas Nagel: His 2012 Book “Mind and Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature is Almost Certainly False”
- This Week’s Thought
- Top Ten: Why God Exists
- Videos
- We’re Doing Some Site Housekeeping
- Book 2 – The Origin of Man
- Lesson 30 – Origin – Argument 1
- Lesson 31 – 8 Scientific Facts Supporting Biblical Creation
- Lesson 32 – General Theory of Relativity
- Lesson 33 – Hubble Law
- Lesson 34 – Expansion Rate of the Universe
- Lesson 35 – Cosmic Background Radiation
- Lesson 36 – 1st Law of Thermodynamics
- Lesson 37 – 2nd Law of Thermodynamics
- Lesson 38 – Laws of Cause & Effect
- Lesson 39 – Argument #2 for God’s Existence: The Design in the Universe
- Lesson 40 – The MIND Behind the Universe
- Lesson 41 – Intelligent Design = Accuracy with Precision
- Lesson 42 – Design: It’s EVERYWHERE in the Universe
- Lesson 43 – The Mathematical Order of the Universe
- Lesson 44 – How the Universe Holds & Stays Together
- Lesson 45 – Argument 3 for God’s Existence: The Fine-Tuning in the Universe
- Lesson 46 – Fine-Tuned Constants and Forces = Minutely Accurate & Precise
- Lesson 47 – Psalm 8:3-4 The Anthropic Principle
- Lesson 48 – Earth’s Precise Location in the SOLAR SYSTEM
- Lesson 49 – Earth’s Location in the Universe: He cares for me
- Lesson 50 – Isaiah 45:18 – Earth’s Precise Design for Life
- Lesson 51 – Earth’s Hydrologic Cycle: Finely Tuned to Support Life
- Lesson 52 – Psalm 19:4b-6 – Our Sun
- Lesson 53 – Psalm 19:7-9 – The Bible Reveals God’s Grace
- Lesson 54 – Argument 4 for God’s Existence: Irreducible Complexity in Biochemical Life
- Lesson 55 – Psalm 139:1-4 God’s OMNISCIENCE
- Lesson 56 – How I SEE – Retina & Vision CREATION
- Lesson 57 – How I SEE – Muscles & Vision CONTROL
- Lesson 58 – How I STAY ALIVE: Irreducible Complexity of Blood Clotting
- Lesson 59 – How I FUNCTION: Irreducible Complexity of the Human Brain
- Lesson 60 – Argument 5 for God’s Existence: Information Machines
- Lesson 61 – Do We Know ‘Intelligent Design’ When We See It?
- Lesson 62 – Don’t Scientists think Intelligent Design exists in the Universe?
- Lesson 63 – DNA = The Information Code of Living Organisms
- Lesson 64 – The Cell: CITY of Information-Processing MACHINES
- Lesson 65 – Argument 6 for God’s Existence
- Lesson 66 – My Physical Heart – My Body’s Hardest Working Machine
- Lesson 67 – 3 Evidences for the Existence of my Soul
- Lesson 68 – Argument #7 for God’s Existence: Existential Causality
- Lesson 69 – Argument 8 for God’s Existence: The Design in the Animal Kingdom
- Lesson 70 – Evolutionary Paradox: Bats’ Echolocation
- Lesson 71 – Evolutionary Paradox: Godwits’ Migration
- Lesson 72 – Evolutionary Paradox: Giraffe’s Blood Circulation System
- Lesson 73 – Evolutionary Paradox: Bombadier Beetles’ Defense System
- Lesson 74 – Creation Theory vs. Evolution Theory
- Lesson 75 – What do people mean by ‘Evolution’?
- Lesson 76 – Embryology: What our kids are taught in school
- Lesson 77 – Human DNA: What our kids are taught in school
- Lesson 78 – Vertebrate Eye: What our kids are taught in school
- Lesson 79 – Fossil Record: Evidence for Evolution?
- Lesson 80 – Archaeopteryx: The Transition from dinosaurs to birds?
- Lesson 81 – Human Fossil Record: Evidence for Evolution?
- Lesson 82 – What do Evolutionists mean by ‘Natural Selection’?
- Book 3 – The Reliability of the Bible, The Person of Jesus Christ
- Lesson 83 – The Bible: Why do People Ignore it Today?
- Lesson 84 – The Bible is Unique in… CONTINUITY
- Lesson 85 – The Bible’s Circulation
- Lesson 86 – The Bible’s Influence
- Lesson 87 – The Bible’s Survival
- Lesson 88 – The Bible: God’s Personal Investment
- Lesson 89 – Psalm 19:7-9 What the Bible is Good For
- Lesson 90 – New Testament: Is it HISTORICALLY Reliable?
- Lesson 91 – New Testament: Early Timeline of Original Writings
- Lesson 92 – Any Good Examples of Reliability of Ancient Writings?
- Lesson 93 – New Testament: Is it Historically Reliable?
- Lesson 94 – New Testament: Why These 27 Books?
- Lesson 95 – Old Testament: Is it HISTORICALLY Reliable?
- Lesson 96 – Old Testament Prophecies: Fulfilled by Jesus?
- Lesson 97 – Does Archaeology Confirm the Bible’s Historical Reliability?
- Lesson 98 – Archaeology & the Bible: The Kings of Mesopotamia
- Lesson 99 – Archaeology & the Bible: The Hittites
- Lesson 100 – Archaeology & the Bible: The Assyrians
- Lesson 101 – Biblical Prophecy & Archaeology
- Lesson 102 – Fulfilled Prophecy: Destruction of Assyria & Nineveh
- Lesson 103 – Ezekiel 26 – The Prophetic Destruction of TYRE
- Lesson 104 – Evidence & the Bible: Jesus Christ
- Lesson 105 – Non-Biblical Authors: TACITUS
- Lesson 106 – Non-Biblical Authors: PLINY SECUNDUS
- Lesson 107 – Non-Biblical Authors: FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS
- Lesson 108 – The Testimony of Eyewitnesses
- Lesson 109 – The Resurrection of Jesus Christ
- Lesson 110 – Peter’s Transformation = Evidence for the Crucifixion
- Lesson 111 – The Resurrection: Does it stand up to attack?
- Lesson 112 – The Crucifixion: Does it stand up to attack?
- Lesson 113 – Jesus Christ – Timeline of Evidence for His Deity
- Lesson 114 – 9 Proofs: The Deity of Jesus Christ
- Lesson 115 – Jesus’s Direct Claim to Deity
- Lesson 116 – The Synoptic Gospels
- Lesson 117 – Jesus Christ: Only GOD Makes These Claims
- Lesson 118 – Acts 7:55-56 The Gospel and the SON OF MAN
- Lesson 119 – Jesus Christ: the Word Became Flesh
- Lesson 120 – Jesus Christ: God as Creator, Life, Light
- Lesson 121 – Jesus Christ: He Claims Deity as the True Vine
- Lesson 122 – Did Jesus Christ Fulfill Biblical Reqt’s to be God?
- Lesson 123 – Jesus’s Messianic Lineage
- Lesson 124 – Matthew 1 to Luke 3 = The Path to Messiah
- Lesson 125 – The Incarnation
- Lesson 126 – Isaiah 9:6 God in the Flesh
- Lesson 127 – IMMANUEL in the Old Testament
- Lesson 128 – Jesus & the 70 Weeks in Daniel 9
- Lesson 129 – Daniel 9:26: The Predicted Death of Messiah
- Lesson 130 – Isaiah 53, Psalm 22 & Jesus Christ
- Lesson 131 – Skeptic Argument: Isaiah 53 is about the Nation of Israel
- Lesson 132 – Archaeology: Isaiah 53, Psalm 22 & Jesus Christ
- Lesson 133 – Skeptic Argument: Psalm 22:16b doesn’t say ‘pierced’
- Lesson 134 – “One Solitary Life”: Jesus’s Relevance to me
- Lesson 135 – The Questions of Jesus Christ to ME
- Book 4 – God’s Will for My Life
- Lesson 136 – What Do We Mean by My ‘WILL’?
- Lesson 137 – Four Rules for Knowing GOD’S WILL
- Lesson 138 – PSALM 8 God’s Dignity to Mankind = ‘FREE WILL’
- Lesson 139 – PSALM 37:3-6 10 Keys to Finding God’s Will
- Lesson 140 – 10 Ways God has Revealed His Will to Mankind
- Lesson 141 – Isaiah: Explaining God’s Will & His Work in SALVATION
- Lesson 142 – God’s Work in Salvation
- Lesson 143 – God’s Will for my Life: Building Blocks on a Sure FOUNDATION
- Lesson 144 – God’s Will: Climbing the ‘Proverbs Ladder’
- Lesson 145 – JUSTIFICATION = ‘dikaioma’
- Lesson 146 – The Theology of Biblical Justification
- Lesson 147 – My Justification: What it cost the Father & Son
- Lesson 148 – The Reformation: Martin Luther’s Discovery
- Lesson 149 – God’s Gift that Justifies Me = SAVING FAITH
- Lesson 150 – Luke 18:9-14 Jesus explains Justification
- Lesson 151 – Matthew 7:13-14 God’s Way of Salvation
- Lesson 152 – Mark 10:17-27 The Rich Young Ruler
- Lesson 153 – MARK 8:34 The Gospel According to Jesus
- Lesson 154 – Matthew 4:17 Repentance
- Lesson 155 – Luke 15:11-32 The Prodigal Son
- Lesson 156 – Genesis 15:5-12,17 God’s Salvation = COVENANT
- Lesson 157 – Hebrews 9:16-18 God’s Salvation = CONSECRATION
- Lesson 158 – Consecration’s Power is in BROKENNESS
- Lesson 159 – Jesus PROMISES: I cannot lose my Salvation
- Lesson 160 – SANCTIFICATION = ‘hagiasmos’
- Lesson 161 – Stop Praying for What I Already Have
- Lesson 162 – God’s Wisdom: Is Seen in His CHARACTER
- Lesson 163 – God’s Names: reveal His CHARACTER
- Lesson 164 – Argument 9 for God’s Existence
- Lesson 165 – The Existence of Evil = Evidence that God Exists
- Lesson 166 – My Character: God’s Definition
- Lesson 167 – My Character: is a HEART issue
- Lesson 168 – When I stand before God…
- Lesson 169 – WHO I AM: How God has designed me (1 Thess. 5:23)
- Lesson 170 – My Character: is relational
- Lesson 171 – My Character: requires renewal
- Lesson 172 – My Character: fights against My Nature
- Lesson 173 – Romans 7:14-25 The Moral Law & The War Within
- Lesson 174 – My Character can defeat my Nature
- Lesson 175 – Why Am I Here? My Journey = Spiritual Growth
- Lesson 176 – My Reverence… is where I begin
- Lesson 177 – Psalm 145:17-20 God’s Love requires He judge Evil
- Lesson 178 – Matthew 10:28 Hell = A good reason to fear God
- Lesson 179 – My Humility.. attracts God to me
- Lesson 180 – My Submission: demonstrates my Servanthood
- Lesson 181 – Godly Meekness
- Lesson 182 – My Faithfulness… requires Risk
- Lesson 183 – My Truthfulness… delights Him
- Lesson 184 – Glorification = ‘doxaro’
- Lesson 185 – Three ways God is glorified
- Lesson 186 – Nominal Christians: Why some people reject Christ
- Lesson 187 – Authentic Christians: How God’s Glory is Revealed
- Lesson 188 – 4 of the 5 Biblical Fruits I can store for Eternity
- Lesson 189 – God’s Love for me = ‘AGAPE’
- Lesson 190 – My Love for God = why I obey
- Lesson 191 – God’s Kindness & Mercy
- Lesson 192 – Propitiation: ‘Mercy Seat’ = Jesus Christ
- Lesson 193 – Propitiation: High Priest’s Blood Offering = Jesus Christ
- Lesson 194 – God’s Forgiveness = His Love in the New Testament
- Lesson 195 – God’s Forgiveness = His Love in the Old Testament
- Lesson 196 – God’s Requirements for Forgiving Sin
- Lesson 197 – ‘Yom Kippur’ = God’s ‘Day of Atonement’
- Lesson 198 – Bitterness = The Enemy that destroys from Within
- Lesson 199 – Forgiving Others = The Answer to My Bitterness
- Lesson 200 – God’s Giving = His Love in the Old Testament
- Lesson 201 – My Giving = My Love for God
- Lesson 202 – My Diligence = Prompts a Promise from God
- Lesson 203 – God’s Annoying Attributes (or…why He’s God and I’m not)
- Lesson 204 – What Areas of My Life Require My Diligence?
- Lesson 205 – God’s Suffering: His Earthly Obedience Fulfills His Righteousness
- Lesson 206 – HEBREWS 5:8 Why He was obedient to Suffering
- Lesson 207 – Argument for God’s Existence: Evil & Suffering
- Lesson 208 – Naturalism: Is there any moral basis for Evil & Suffering?
- Lesson 209 – One Reason for My Suffering: It produces Character
- Lesson 210 – Jesus’s Vision: Evangelism = Being a Bridge to My Community
- Lesson 211 – Effective Evangelism: First ‘Come’, then ‘Go’
- Lesson 212 – The Reward System After You Die
- Lesson 213 – Luke 16:24-31 The Reality of Hell
- Lesson 214 – 1Corinthians 3:11-15 My Rewards: based on Motives
- Lesson 215 – 2Corinthians 5:10 The BEMA Seat of Christ
- Lesson 216 – The BEMA Seat of Christ: The 7 Revelation Privileges
FSE University 