Weighed in the Balance
Weighed in the Balance, the show where we weigh claims against scripture and see if they hold up, of if they fall flat.
Weighed in the Balance
Latest Episodes
The PCA's Christian Nationalism Report: What It Actually Says (And What Critics Get Wrong)
The Presbyterian Church in America recently released a pastoral letter from its Ad Interim Committee studying Christian Nationalism. Almost immediately, critics began claiming the report promotes compromise, liberalism, and even the destruction...
Former Protestant Pastor Couldn't Defend These 5 Beliefs... Neither Can I
Keith Nestor says there were five Protestant beliefs he could no longer defend—and that those beliefs eventually led him into the Roman Catholic Church.As a Presbyterian pastor, I watched his arguments carefully. Surprisingly, I agree th...
Did John Calvin Try to Erase Ignatius from History?
In this episode of Weighed in the Balance, we take a deep dive into the historical and theological relationship between the Reformer John Calvin and the early church father Ignatius of Antioch.Recently, Roman Catholic creator Ca...
5 Skeptical Claims vs. 1st Century History
I received five all-caps comments from a skeptic that demanded a response. Today, we're putting those claims—from the trial of Jesus to the dating of the Gospels—under historical scrutiny. Was Jesus a failed Revolutionary exe...
King James Onlyism: A Final Word on Bible Translations and Textual Criticism
Is the King James Version the only trustworthy English Bible? How should Christians think about textual criticism, Bible translations, and the doctrine of preservation?In this episode of Weighed in the Balance, Jonathan Brooks i...
