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The show that helps Christian men become the worldview leaders their families and churches need. Join Joel Settecase as he answers the questions the world is asking and discusses the Christian worldview with teachers, preachers and theologians. Together, they will help you build a legacy for your family: you, your kids and your wife will be able to confidently give answers from the Bible and see Jesus change lives as you share your faith. Presented by The Think Institute (https://thethink.institute).

  1. 16h ago

    #244 Why Christian Men Are Struggling—and How We're Fighting Back

    Why are so many Christian men struggling to lead their families, defend their faith, and find genuine brotherhood—and what can we do about it? Christian men are called to lead, disciple, and defend the truth. Yet many feel isolated, spiritually inconsistent, unsure how to answer objections to Christianity, and concerned about whether they're passing on a lasting legacy of faith. In this episode, Joel Settecase shares the personal story behind The Think Institute, the challenges facing Christian men today, and how biblical teaching, apologetics training, and the Hammer & Anvil Society are helping men become the worldview leaders their families and churches need. From family crises and hospital rooms to theological conversations around pub tables and fire pits, discover how God is using trials, truth, and brotherhood to forge men for His purposes. Why are so many Christian men struggling with spiritual leadership, discipleship, and defending their faith? What does the Bible teach about the importance of fathers, brotherhood, and iron sharpening iron? How are The Think Institute and Hammer & Anvil Society equipping men to build a lasting Christian worldview legacy? Check out Joel Settecase’s new book, Bible Based Apologetics: https://a.co/d/02HmdOB2 Subscribe to The Think Institute's YouTube Channels! https://youtube.com/thethinkinstitute This channel will deliver even more knowledge on how to answer questions and objections to the Christian worldview! If you subscribe now, you'll get to catch the next teaching video... https://youtube.com/@thinkdebates This is your home for Christian vs. non-Christian, Roman Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox debates. Subscribe now to catch the next debate stream—live! Want to bring The Think Institute's training to your church or ministry? Go here: https://thethink.institute/forchurches Need a tool to help you easily teach the basics of the Christian worldview to your young children? Get a free copy of CATAKIDS! today right here: https://thethink.institute/catakids Ready to become the worldview leader your family and church need? Join the community of like-minded men on the same journey as you. Men, try out the Hammer & Anvil Society free: https://thethink.institute/society

  2. Oct 12

    #243 Did Jesus Lead Israel Out of Egypt? (Jesus in the Old Testament)

    If Jesus is God and has always existed, where was He during the thousands of years covered by the Old Testament? In this teaching episode, Joel Settecase explores three mysterious Old Testament figures whose identities are not fully revealed until the coming of Christ: the Angel of the Lord, the Word of the Lord, and the Son of Man. The Angel of the Lord appears at pivotal moments throughout biblical history. He comforts Hagar, stops Abraham from sacrificing Isaac, speaks to Moses from the burning bush, commissions Gideon, claims to have delivered Israel from Egypt, bears God’s name, and is even called Yahweh. Is this merely a created angel—or a pre-incarnate appearance of Jesus Christ? Joel then examines the Word of the Lord. In the Old Testament, the Word does more than communicate a message. He creates, speaks, acts, delivers, judges, and appears personally to God’s people. The New Testament finally identifies Him: “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us.” The third figure is the Son of Man from Daniel 7—a human figure who comes with the clouds of heaven, receives an everlasting kingdom, and is worshiped by all nations. Jesus repeatedly applies this title to Himself and reveals that He is the promised divine-human King. These three mysteries fit within Israel’s uncompromising belief that there is only one God. The New Testament does not abandon Old Testament monotheism. It reveals the triune identity of the one true God. Jesus did not suddenly appear in Bethlehem. He was present throughout the biblical story—speaking, shepherding, rescuing, revealing God, and moving redemptive history toward His incarnation, death, resurrection, and eternal reign. Go Deeper Become the worldview leader your family and church need. Learn more about the Hammer & Anvil Society at https://thethink.institute/society. Pastors and church leaders can bring practical worldview and apologetics training to their congregations through The Think Institute. Learn more at https://thethink.institute/forchurches. The Think Institute is a Christian nonprofit ministry equipping believers to explain, share, and defend the Christian message. Give now at https://thethink.institute/partner.

  3. Oct 8

    #242 Does God Choose Who Gets Saved?

    How does God take a sinner from spiritual death to eternal glory? In this teaching episode, Joel Settecase explains the biblical doctrine of salvation—also known as soteriology—through the ordo salutis, the order of salvation. Beginning with the “golden chain of redemption” in Romans 8, Joel traces God’s saving work from foreknowledge and predestination to calling, regeneration, justification, sanctification, perseverance, and final glorification. The episode addresses some of Christianity’s most important and controversial questions: Does God choose sinners for salvation, or do sinners choose Him first? Can divine predestination and genuine human choice both be true? Does regeneration come before faith? What do repentance and faith actually mean? And can someone who has truly been born again ever lose salvation? Joel argues that salvation begins with God’s sovereign grace, not human merit or initiative. Before the foundation of the world, God chose a people in Christ—not because of anything good they had done or would do, but according to the loving purpose of His will. Within their lifetimes, God effectually calls His people through the proclamation of the Gospel, removes their hearts of stone, and gives them new hearts capable of responding in repentance and faith. Repentance and faith are two sides of the same coin: turning away from sin and idols while trusting in, submitting to, and pledging allegiance to Jesus Christ. Those whom God foreknows, predestines, calls, and justifies will ultimately be glorified. The believer’s future salvation is so certain that Scripture can speak of it as already accomplished. Salvation is God’s work from beginning to end—and all of it is to the praise of His glorious grace. Go Deeper Become the worldview leader your family and church need. Learn more about the Hammer & Anvil Society at https://thethink.institute/society. Pastors and church leaders can bring practical worldview and apologetics training to their congregations through The Think Institute. Learn more at https://thethink.institute/forchurches. The Think Institute is a Christian nonprofit ministry equipping believers to explain, share, and defend the Christian message. Give now at https://thethink.institute/partner.

  4. Oct 5

    #241 Why Christians Cannot Affirm Homosexuality

    Does the Bible’s condemnation of homosexual practice mean that Christianity is hateful toward gay people? In this teaching episode, Joel Settecase explains why biblical Christianity is not anti-gay, but anti-sin—and why that distinction matters. The Christian message did not arise as a reaction to the modern LGBTQ movement. For nearly 2,000 years, Scripture has condemned homosexual practice alongside greed, drunkenness, theft, sexual immorality, verbal abuse, and every other form of rebellion against God. But condemnation is not the final word. The Gospel announces that sinners can be washed, sanctified, and justified through Jesus Christ. Christians do not speak about homosexuality because we believe ourselves to be morally superior. We speak because we too have sinned, and we have received forgiveness through Christ. This episode also addresses the common objection, “It is not our place to judge.” Joel agrees that final judgment belongs to God—but God has already revealed His moral verdict in Scripture. Christians do not decide who goes to heaven or hell. Our responsibility is to agree with God, speak the truth in love, and call everyone—including ourselves—to repentance and faith. The Christian message to the LGBTQ community is not hatred. It is the same message offered to every sinner: Christ died for our sins, was buried, rose on the third day, and gives eternal life to all who repent and believe. Go Deeper Become the worldview leader your family and church need. Learn more about the Hammer & Anvil Society at https://thethink.institute/society. Pastors and church leaders can bring practical worldview and apologetics training to their congregations through The Think Institute. Learn more at https://thethink.institute/forchurches. The Think Institute is a Christian nonprofit ministry equipping believers to explain, share, and defend the Christian message. Give now at https://thethink.institute/partner.

  5. Oct 1

    #240 Why the Modern Self Is a Christian Idea Gone Rogue

    Who are you—and can you truly understand yourself without first understanding God? In this conversation, Joel Settecase explores the Christian roots of personhood, identity, and the modern idea of the self. Long before contemporary culture made self-expression the highest good, Scripture presented human beings as morally responsible persons who stand before God, possess real agency, and live within a meaningful story. David cries out to God in the Psalms. Paul describes the inner struggle of the human heart. Augustine recounts his restless journey toward the One who made him. But the modern world has detached the self from its Creator. Today, identity is treated as something we invent, perform, and constantly validate before an online audience. Social media intensifies the confusion by stripping away the stable coordinates of time, place, community, and personhood. We are told to discover ourselves while being shaped by countless voices competing to define us. Christianity offers a better vision. You are not merely a cog in a social machine, a product of your circumstances, or an interchangeable part of the crowd. You possess dignity, agency, hopes, and responsibility because you were created by God. Yet you are not an autonomous, self-created individual either. Drawing from Augustine, John Calvin, Francis Schaeffer, the Psalms, and the biblical doctrine of creation, Joel explains why knowledge of self and knowledge of God cannot be separated. God is the ultimate reference point who gives your identity meaning, boundaries, and purpose. Like a plant ripped from its soil, the self does not become free by rejecting the conditions for which it was created. Freedom without God eventually becomes slavery—to approval, desire, passion, or the expectations of others. You matter deeply. Your choices are real. But you can only understand who you are when you know the One who made you. Go Deeper Become the worldview leader your family and church need. Learn more about the Hammer & Anvil Society at https://thethink.institute/society. Pastors and church leaders can bring practical worldview and apologetics training to their congregations through The Think Institute. Learn more at https://thethink.institute/forchurches. The Think Institute is a Christian nonprofit ministry equipping believers to explain, share, and defend the Christian message. Give now at https://thethink.institute/partner.

  6. Sep 28

    #239 The Terrifying Beings Guarding God’s Throne | Lecture for Students

    What are angels really like—and how different are they from the pictures we see in movies, paintings, and popular culture? In this teaching lecture for the students of Village Bible Church, Joel Settecase introduces the unseen spiritual realm by exploring the biblical “hosts of heaven.” Rather than relying on imagination or tradition, Joel turns to Scripture to examine several roles played by heavenly beings. These include throne guardians such as seraphim and cherubim, members of the divine council, messengers who carry out God’s commands, and warriors who battle against evil spiritual powers. The lesson explores the burning, winged seraphim of Isaiah 6; the strange, multi-faced cherubim of Ezekiel; the angels who deliver God’s messages; and Michael, the heavenly warrior who fights against the forces of darkness. Students will also learn why angels are described more often by their roles than by their physical appearance, why Scripture forbids worshiping or praying to angels, and how these powerful beings serve God and assist His people. But the most important lesson is not ultimately about angels. Angels guard God’s presence, carry His messages, and worship before His throne—but Jesus Christ is greater than every angel. He is the great High Priest, God in the flesh, and the One whom even the hosts of heaven worship. Go Deeper Become the worldview leader your family and church need. Learn more about the Hammer & Anvil Society at https://thethink.institute/society. Pastors and church leaders can bring practical worldview and apologetics training to their congregations through The Think Institute. Learn more at https://thethink.institute/forchurches. The Think Institute is a Christian nonprofit ministry equipping believers to explain, share, and defend the Christian message. Give now at https://thethink.institute/partner.

  7. Sep 24

    #238 Death Before Adam? The Problem Old-Earth Christians Must Answer

    Can Christians consistently accept Darwinian evolution, millions of years, and the biblical account of creation? In this interview episode, Joel Settecase speaks with a young-earth creationist Jonathan Sarfati of Creation Ministries International about the fossil record, chemical evolution, death before Adam, ancient human remains, aliens, and the mysterious Nephilim of Genesis 6. The discussion begins with scientific challenges to evolution. Does the fossil record reveal gradual Darwinian development—or a series of sudden appearances? Can ordinary chemical processes explain how nonliving matter became the first living cell? The conversation then turns to Scripture. According to Genesis and Romans 5, death, suffering, and disease entered the world through Adam’s rebellion. But if the fossil record represents millions of years before Adam, then animal death, cancer, violence, and even human death would precede the Fall. Can old-earth creationists limit Romans 5 to human death? The guest argues that commonly accepted dating methods still place human fossils long before any plausible biblical date for Adam. Joel and his guest also explore whether ancient stories about gods producing offspring with human women preserve a distorted memory of the Nephilim, and whether Genesis was compiled by Moses from earlier historical records. This episode challenges Christians to examine whether modern evolutionary timelines can truly be reconciled with the biblical history of creation, the Fall, and redemption through Jesus Christ—the last Adam. Go Deeper Become the worldview leader your family and church need. Learn more about the Hammer & Anvil Society at https://thethink.institute/society. Pastors and church leaders can bring practical worldview and apologetics training to their congregations through The Think Institute. Learn more at https://thethink.institute/forchurches. The Think Institute is a Christian nonprofit ministry equipping believers to explain, share, and defend the Christian message. Give now at https://thethink.institute/partner.

  8. Sep 21

    #237 Does the Incarnation Contradict Logic? | Christian vs. Atheist Debate

    If God is immaterial spirit, how can Jesus Christ be God in human flesh without violating the law of non-contradiction? In this Christian vs. atheist debate clip, Joel Settecase responds to a thoughtful challenge concerning the incarnation. The atheist asks whether Jesus can be both material and immaterial at the same time. Joel explains the Christian doctrine of the hypostatic union: the eternal Son of God took on a true human nature without surrendering, diminishing, or contradicting His divine nature. Jesus did not cease to be God when He became man. The incarnation was an addition of human nature—not the subtraction or negation of deity. The conversation then turns to another foundational issue: are the laws of logic genuinely universal and necessary, or are they contingent upon our desire to communicate intelligibly? Can someone disprove the universality of logic simply by speaking nonsense? Or does our ability to recognize nonsense actually confirm that objective standards of intelligibility already exist? This exchange explores the relationship between logic, meaningful communication, the incarnation, and the Christian claim that God is the necessary foundation for rational thought. Go Deeper Become the worldview leader your family and church need. Learn more about the Hammer & Anvil Society at https://thethink.institute/society. Pastors and church leaders can bring practical worldview and apologetics training to their congregations through The Think Institute. Learn more at https://thethink.institute/forchurches. The Think Institute is a Christian nonprofit ministry equipping believers to explain, share, and defend the Christian message. Give now at https://thethink.institute/partner.

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The show that helps Christian men become the worldview leaders their families and churches need. Join Joel Settecase as he answers the questions the world is asking and discusses the Christian worldview with teachers, preachers and theologians. Together, they will help you build a legacy for your family: you, your kids and your wife will be able to confidently give answers from the Bible and see Jesus change lives as you share your faith. Presented by The Think Institute (https://thethink.institute).

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