The Jimmy Akin Podcast

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#015 No Room in the Inn - Jimmy Akin Dec 23, 2024

Our view of the first Christmas is shaped by art and tradition, and a common idea about it may be incorrect. Find out why on the Jimmy Akin podcast.…

#014 Mary Was Absolutely Sinless! - Jimmy Akin Dec 16, 2024

What happens when someone who’s new to the Faith thinks he understands a complex, technical matter and then tries to publicly shame someone who’s much more experienced? Let’s find out!…

#013 Jesus Cleansing the Temple—Why and When? - Jimmy Akin Dec 10, 2024

All four Gospels record the fact that Jesus cleared the temple in Jerusalem of buyers and sellers. Why did he do this? What’s more, when did he do this? Matthew, Mark, and Luke record him doing it at the end of his ministry, but John records him doing it at the beginning. In this episode, Jimmy Akin takes you through the biblical clues needed to understand this mysterious event!…

#012 Is Everything Predestined? - Jimmy Akin Dec 02, 2024

Jimmy explores the controversial topic of predestination, examining Calvinist claims that God predestines all events, while challenging the biblical evidence often cited to support these views.…

#011 Arguments from Silence - Jimmy Akin Nov 26, 2024

In this episode, Jimmy reveals why arguments from silence are so problematic and why the arguments used to support claims from skeptics just don’t work.…

#010 James White’s Gish Gallop (Debater’s Tactic) - Jimmy Akin Nov 18, 2024

Jimmy looks at an unethical debater’s tactic known as the Gish Gallop, and how Protestant debater James White regularly uses it when he confronts other viewpoints.…

#009 Do We Leave Time When We Die? - Jimmy Akin Nov 11, 2024

Do our souls leave time when we die and go to be with God in heaven? And—if we are outside of time—are we already saints in heaven, right now? Prepare for some surprises!…

#008 Reconstructed Dialogue in the Bible - Jimmy Akin Nov 04, 2024

Jimmy Akin shows what the ancient audiences actually believed about the way the Gospels convey truth, and it isn’t as simple as modern audiences assume.…

#007 The Jonah Death Hypothesis (Did Jonah Die in the Whale?) - null Oct 28, 2024

Recently, some people have been claiming that the prophet Jonah actually died in the whale and then rose from the dead. But did he?…

#006 Arminianism: Calvinism’s BIGGEST Competitor! - null Oct 21, 2024

In this episode, Jimmy looks at Arminianism—the major rival to Calvinism when it comes to topics like grace, predestination, and free will in Protestant circles.…

#005 Why Would God Create Someone to Go to Hell? - Jimmy Akin Oct 14, 2024

This week, Jimmy takes on a tough subject: The question of why God would create someone he knows is going to hell.…

#004 What Is the Golden Chain of Salvation? - Jimmy Akin Oct 07, 2024

In this episode, Jimmy explores the the "Golden Chain" of salvation. Based on this concept, Calvinists claim that if one enters a state of grace, one will never leave it.…

#003 Do You Hear the Gospel at Mass? - Jimmy Akin Sep 30, 2024

Here Jimmy discusses a common claim of many formerly Catholic Evangelicals—that they never heard about grace, forgiveness, Jesus, and the gospel at Catholic Masses.…

#002 How Can We Have Free Will If God Knows the Future? - Jimmy Akin Sep 23, 2024

Here Jimmy Akin explores how God’s foreknowledge works. Many people believe that if God knows our future actions, then we lack free will, but this is a misconception.…

#001 What Does God Really Want? - Jimmy Akin Sep 18, 2024

In the inaugural episode of the Jimmy Akin podcast, Jimmy delves into the fundamental Christian principle of love, as emphasized in the Bible. He explains that love is the highest priority for God, citing scriptural references that describe God as love and that highlight the importance of loving God and one's neighbor. Akin discusses the two greatest commandments—loving God with all one's heart, soul, mind, and strength, and loving one's neighbor as oneself. He elaborates on the unconditional and conditional aspects of love, emphasizing that while we must always be willing to forgive, actual f…

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