A Cold Case Homicide Detective Examines the Gospels, with J. Warner Wallace

J. Warner Wallace is a successful cold case homicide detective from Los Angeles who was an atheist for many years. He decided to put Christianity through the same type of evidentiary tests he put his cold cases through. He converted to Christianity when the evidence led him there. He joins the podcast today to talk about skeptical challenges to New Testament reliability, and how he, as a detective resolved those challenges for himself.
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[@Mark-dq6lr]

Alisa, you Jim and Frank Turek have been such a blessing to me . Thanks so much!!!

[@LindeeLove]

sigh

[@intentionally-blank]

Already a thumbs up from me because Mr Wallace has amazing contributions and never disappoints.

[@kirtusstruthers3175]

I love what you said about being able to rest in the evidence when we don't feel it. Thank you!

[@shopgirlonthehill6714]

I will be reading soon. Possibly Christmas gift for everyone on my list, saved and not saved. Thank you for this episode. So encouraging. ❤

[@NettyB]

Amazing interview! I can’t wait to read the book. “You might not feel it, but you can still know it to be true”. Yes, emotions are fickle but holding on to the objective truth of the gospel is so strengthening.

[@fushumang1716]

Thank you sir

[@cindyhigham1853]

I just love the way Jim's mind works, and have devoured all of his books! Enjoyed this episode so much. Thank you!

[@Priscilla_Bettis]

I'm reading Cold Case right now. SO insightful and informative!

[@thegodlogic3844]

Gospel is a wrong concept as there is no eternal hellfire in reality. There is only reincarnation by reason and evidence There is no such God in existence who is going to put people in eternal hellfire. So, billions of Christians are offending the real God, by bearing false witness against God, that He is an eternal torturer. So, first understand that the reincarnation is the nature of reality, so your belief in Gospel, does not stop your reincarnation. So, you need to know, why you are reincarnating.

[@user-lr5ys4nk5w]

Good example of the multiple perspectives. Even in scripture we see that testimony is convincing only with two or more.

[@Michael-le5ph]

It is all from multiple perspectives as none of the gospel writers were eye witnesses. The writer of Luke says he was NOT A witness.

[@EveryDayWalkingWithChrist]

On the top of my list to read after Tactics and I don't have enough FAITH to be an ATHIEST. A perfect video for my day of Baptism! Thank you Alisa and Warner! Looking forward to receiving your music download soon Alisa and reading your book Warner! God Bless You both!🙏✝

[@LindeeLove]

why not just read the Bible?

[@EveryDayWalkingWithChrist]

I do that daily as well my friend! God Bless You! Today Luke 14. @@LindeeLove

[@IanGreenwood1]

Thanks for another great video. People don't disbelieve because they don't have enough good quality information. They don't believe because they simply don't WANT to. It's NOT a head problem (knowledge). It's a heart problem (will). They embrace arguments and presentations that SUPPORT their unwillingness to believe. If they then hear a presentation that refutes their position they simply reject it out of hand as "garbage". They don't even THINK about it. Presenting a critical review of the facts is not a guaranteed "win". More often than not the evidence and facts are just ignored by those who are not in the kingdom. They like to pretend it's about "logic", but in reality they simply don't want to believe. No one was ever "debated" or "argued" into the Kingdom. That's why you can't "evangelise" on social media. God needs to grant repentance, and faith. It's a change of heart, not a change of mind (The renewing of your mind comes later).

[@kristyleavitt8007]

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[@ivanasimic2072]

Forensic faith, I love it ❤

[@SS-dg6mx]

A great interview! I plan to read the book.

[@sweethometreasures]

Can't wait to check out that video series! Thank you so much for offering it for free. I'm planning on using it with our teens 🙌👏🙏

[@melindamercier6811]

Been wanting to get this for myself for a while. Got my daughters the kids version a while back. 😊

[@albertarose1433]

I know neither of you are forensic psychologists but Alissa, as an apologist, will you please get a guest on who can help us understand what happened to Ravi Zacharias? I so admired him. I think men need to remember David emphatically confessed and repented. Maybe Ravi did too who knows. But what makes a man act as Ravi did? Is there a purgatory as Catholics believe where we can go to repent of our sins before entering heaven? Does God give us another chance after death? As an abuse survivor, athis point I hope Ravi is in hell experiencing what he did to women all aspects of the abuse, I’m sorry to say.

[@g.h_-heart-_bunny]

Great information and very easy to understand.

[@RainbowMan.]

Beautiful!! 😍

[@ivanasimic2072]

We need this books Here in Croatia Europe. Over here, we even don't have a jury, its stinks... People don't know how to think for themselve, I love "criminal mind" in order to find evidences

[@Michael-le5ph]

You need the Bible not some person's books.

[@ivanasimic2072]

@@Michael-le5ph I love to read books from experts

[@Michael-le5ph]

@@ivanasimic2072 yeah and a lot of those people lie. The bible is the only source of truth, not what a person redefines it to be.

[@keatsiannightingale2025]

@@Michael-le5phThe Bible is objectively not the only source of truth. All truth is God’s truth. The Bible is truth, and God’s truth. That doesn’t mean people like you and me don’t get misled by our own false notions though.

[@ivanasimic2072]

@@Michael-le5ph I read the Bible, don't worry :) this is my foundation

[@andrewschafer8986]

Specifically as it relates to the empty tomb.

[@Michael-le5ph]

We don't even have a tomb, so how do you know it's empty? Where is this tomb? They couldn't even find it right after the close of the canon. People went in search for it then and it's nowhere to be found. Also crucified people were usually left on the cross and not buried as part of the torture. and we don't know if Joseph was a real person or even had a tomb or was allowed to have the body of Jesus.

[@jamestrotter3162]

@@Michael-le5phMaybe you just don't want to know. But those who have been born again and belong to Jesus Christ definitely know.

[@andrewschafer8986]

​@@jamestrotter3162 The person above is suggesting you have zero physical proof. Not spiritual or person proof. can you provide any physical proof?

[@mchristr]

If God exists, and acts in and through the Creation, we should expect the supernatural. If God is, the supernatural is logically consistent with theism.

[@johnhammond6423]

'If' is a very big word my friend.

[@Michael-le5ph]

That's a lot of IFS. It's an argument all based on a what if. that's not an argument at all. You must first prove that God exists, and if he created the world, and then if He does acts in his creation. Then you can call this an argument.

[@Yawnyaman]

37:50, an alternative explanation is that both Paul and Luke were using a pre-existing account of the Last Supper

[@thegodlogic3844]

The Gospel of Jesus blood, cross, resurrection that buys you ticket to eternity, is wrong, because you are not separated from God because of Adam's sin, but your own unwillingness to go to God as the Prodigal Son. So, as long as you have outstanding material attachment, you do not go to God. That's the spiritual principle

[@sms4hou676]

Isn't that experts teaching people how to be experts?

[@LindeeLove]

I don't understand why Apologists like Wallace and Koukl and Turek don't put this "treasure" information out there for free on-line. People could at least read it on their phones, or kindle, or whatever. Is he interested in convincing people or is he interested in selling something?

[@maxmaximum-sh4bx]

For the algorithm

[@robertdouglas8895]

Jesus told us who our Teacher is when it comes to deciphering the meaning of anything in the Bible and anywhere else. That authority is not part of this world. "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you." Why do people avoid trusting the Holy Spirit? It's because they think that fear of God is a virtue and it makes no sense to ask what you fear for the truth. People fear the world less. Mr. Wallace does say he knew he had to reduce his enmity toward God to be open to the truth. The desire takes us part way. However he still uses the world to connect us with truth when truth is of God and spiritual, not of the world and carnal. Jesus said, " Judge not by appearance but judge by righteous judgment." How do you go further? Forgive everyone.then you will not fear God's judgment. "For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you"

[@johnpaulyates1655]

All christian scholars acknowledge that the first gospel, Mark, wasn't written until after the year 70. 40 years after Jesus was crucified. The next gospel, Matthew, wasn't written for at least another 10 yrs. after that. Then Luke was written some time after the year 95. John was written sometime between the first and second centuries. While the author of Luke doesn't write Acts until sometime after the turn of the century. These dates are well established. No scholar ever says that the Gospels or Acts are eyewitness accounts. J. Warner Wallace isn't a historian or NT scholar. But he is a retired detective who is trying to sell books to make money, though. 🤨

[@IAlephI]

"People in this world are asleep when they die they wake up" - Imam Ali (a.s) "Die before you die" - Holy Prophet (p) Holy Quran 3:185 ...whereas the life of this world is no more than the delusion of enjoyment. Holy Quran 3:190 Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the day and night there are signs for people of reason.

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

I am not against the “useful delusion” concept. Society is much better off with Western style Christianity than without it. Law and order, good institutions, the concept of self renewal and improvement.

[@Michael-le5ph]

It's only better off with christianity if you prove it's all true. If it's not, then No we don't need it.

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

@Michael-le5ph Did you ever visit a prison? You don't find many church goers there. We don't need to poll people who don't murder,nor need to convince people around them that Christianity is true.

[@makeitcount179]

Jude 1:3 appeals to us...that we contend earnestly for the Faith. Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to teach us ( jn 14:26). Peter said " grow in Grace and knowledge (2 Peter 3:18) And Paul listed what is of First importance (1 Cor 15:3,4) So we SHOULD battle for Truth. It's not an option really.

[@chardo24]

God does not require proof. God is truth himself. His truth is not dependent because ten people see it, or a hundred people, or a million people accept it. God itself is the truth. The problem with these Christians is that they have no faith. They want proof, they want a physical resurrection of it, they want miracles, they want signs otherwise they say that is not true.. No Sign Will Be Given to This evil generation, Except The Sign of Jonah - Luke 11:29-32, Matthew 12:38-42, Mark 8:11-13

[@kinggenius930]

Of course the claim that a god exists requires proof

[@chardo24]

@@kinggenius930 God does not exist . God is existence itself To exist is to be finite and is God finite?

[@kinggenius930]

@@chardo24 "God does not exist . God is existence itself " How have you determined that?

[@chardo24]

@@kinggenius930 God is not an object among other objects God is the ground of all beings.

[@chardo24]

@@kinggenius930 God is not separate nor outside of us . In him we live and have our being said Paul.

[@Truth397]

i would like to see Wallace debate Bart Ehrman. He'll get destroyed!

[@jamestrotter3162]

Ehrman isn't an apologist. He's a heretic.

[@Michael-le5ph]

@@jamestrotter3162 and your guy is an idiot. so should be a great debate.

[@Truth397]

@@jamestrotter3162 heretic? lol. You keeping believing in talking donkey’s, people walking on water, people getting eaten by bears, staff turning in snakes, etc lol

[@jamestrotter3162]

@@Truth397He's still a heretic.

[@Truth397]

@@jamestrotter3162 you’re a heretic to Judaism. Jesus rode the tanakh straight to his grave. No one would know nothing about him if it wasn’t for the tanakh.

[@terrypaul7706]

Luke 1.1 tells you what he heard from others! Luke is not a person .. Luke the word means light giving 😜

[@jamestrotter3162]

" Be diligent to come to me quickly, for Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world, and has departed for Thessalonica; Crescens for Galatia, Titus for Dalmatia. Only LUKE IS WITH ME."-2nd Tim. 4:9-11. Luke was a traveling companion of the apostle Paul. He wrote the Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts. Paul mentions him again in Col. 4:14-" Luke, the beloved physician and Demas greet you." Luke is definitely a person. He was a Greek physician, a disciple and follower of Christ, a Christian, and a traveling companion of Paul.

[@Michael-le5ph]

@@jamestrotter3162 And how do you know he wrote the gospel since the oldest copies have NO NAMES on them and the writer doesn't say he's Luke? That's Catholic tradition with no known evidence.

[@keatsiannightingale2025]

@@Michael-le5phAre you ok? Seriously, you’ve posted like ten things on this thread within the last hour.

[@terrypaul7706]

@@jamestrotter3162 demas means governor of the people! If you don’t have a concordance you don’t know anything you are reading.. it’s allegory gal4.24! It’s parable! It’s a symbolic story to get you the reader, theophilus as Luke calls you the reader, to see the truth of what’s being told! To see through the veil of the letter! The letter kills , the spirit gives life ( meaning) . You are reading it carnally ( fleshly, literal) and to be carnally minded is death! BUT …….. the spirit within will guide you to all truth, once you repent, ( change your mind, change your state of seeing the world, your beliefs). To look within, where the kingdom is, within you . The bible is psychological

[@jamestrotter3162]

@@Michael-le5phHe also wrote the Book of Acts. He was a traveling companion of Paul the apostle, and Paul mentions Luke twice in 2nd Tim.4:9-11, and in Col. 4:14. In 1st Tim. 5:18, Paul quotes the words of Jesus as recorded in Luke 10:7- "The laborer is worthy of his hire." The only place this is written is in Luke's Gospel. The only way Paul could have known these words was because Luke was traveling with Paul while he was writing his Gospel account, which is evidence that the Gospel of Luke was written by Luke. That's not Catholic tradition; that's historical fact.

[@andrewschafer8986]

What you both are describing is not how the gospels differ. They are described totally different. And they were not eye witnesses…

[@keatsiannightingale2025]

How do you figure they were not eyewitnesses?

[@truncated7644]

@@keatsiannightingale2025 they were illiterate fisherman and couldn't write a gospel for one. Written 40-60 years later by people who spoke a different language and lived in different countries. Names were not attached to the gospel for over 125 years. And so much more. What makes you think these stories are by eyewitnesses?

[@andrewschafer8986]

@@keatsiannightingale2025 There isn’t evidence to support this. Not to mention these books were not named with these names originally. They were given the names as the title of the books much later. Look into this and see what you find out.

[@Michael-le5ph]

@@keatsiannightingale2025 How were they eye witnesses when the writer Luke says IN THE TEXT that he put his gospel together with the writing of others. come on, read your text and stop listening to the words of other people. christian don't even know what their own Bibles say..

[@keatsiannightingale2025]

@@Michael-le5phDude, I know what Luke says. I know more about the Bible than you. That’s for sure. I’m talking about the information being contained as well. So how do you know Matthew and John weren’t written by eyewitnesses?

[@Michael-le5ph]

A cold case homicide detective has no bearing on whether the gospels are true or not. find people who are scholars who have studied the text their whole lives and interview them. This is like asking some random guy if the Bible is true. This is kind of dumb.

[@user-or6ki1ks9l]

I’m very interested in what a professional investigator with decades of experience has to say after digging into The Life of Jesus.