Last week I spoke at Massey Presbyterian Church on the topic “Is it arrogant to claim Jesus is the only way?” The following is an abridged version of the talk I gave. I was recently on a panel at Auckland University where an audience member raised the issue during the Q&A of religious pluralism. The issue […]
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Hear Matt at MPC on: “Is it Narrow-Minded to Think Jesus is the Only Way?”
September 13th, 2013 1 Comment
This blog’s Matthew Flannagan will be speaking at Massey Presbytarian Church’s Night Church Service on the topic “Is it Narrow-Minded to Think Jesus is the Only Way?“ Details are: 7:00pm (come at 6:30pm to grab a meal from the Night Church cafe) Sunday 29 September 2013 Massey Presbyterian Church 510 Don Buck Road, Auckland, New Zealand […]
Tags: Apologetics · Massey Presbyterian Church · Relativism
Advance: Exploring Tough Questions About Christianity
April 23rd, 2013 15 Comments
This blog’s Matthew Flannagan is scheduled to speak alongside Dr Glenn Peoples, Dr Chris Tucker, Sean du Toit and Jacqui Lloyd at this Friday’s one day Auckland conference Advance: Exploring Tough Questions About Christianity. From the promotional material: Are faith and reason enemies? Should we take Christianity seriously in the world of ideas? Can we even know […]
Tags: Chris Tucker · Evangelical Union · Events · Glenn Peoples · Jacqui Lloyd · Sean du Toit · Thinking Matters
Easter Sunday: Contemplating the Resurrection Accounts
March 31st, 2013 2 Comments
Matt preached the Easter Sunday message at Takanini Community Church this morning. Listen to his message “Contemplating the Resurrection Accounts” online or download it as an MP3. (Read Matthew 28:1-15 first.) Related post: Good Friday: The Ritual of Contemplating the Cross
Tags: Apologetics · Easter · MP3 · Preaching
Why Defend Christianity? Hear Matthew Flannagan speak on Thursday
March 28th, 2013 2 Comments
Matt is speaking for Thinking Matters on the topic Why Defend Christianity? This coming Thursday, from the Facebook Event: “The Christian faith seems increasingly at odds with those in the world around us. From the media, to skeptical teachers and unbelieving peers, the gospel seems irrelevant and out of date. How do we talk to […]
Tags: Apologetics · Events · Thinking Matters
Apologetics in Auckland
December 14th, 2012 118 Comments
Here in New Zealand, I am often told by evangelical leaders that we now live in a post-modern society, which has moved beyond “arguments” and that Apologetics is an outdated “modernist concept.” They say we need instead to “tell the story” so that people will see the “meta-narrative of scripture”—whatever exactly that means. Last night, Madeleine and […]
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A common objection to belief in the God of the Bible is that a good, kind, and loving deity would never command the wholesale slaughter of nations. In the tradition of his popular Is God a Moral Monster?, Paul Copan teams up with Matthew Flannagan to tackle some of the most confusing and uncomfortable passages of Scripture. Together they help the Christian and nonbeliever alike understand the biblical, theological, philosophical, and ethical implications of Old Testament warfare passages.
