LIVE Debate Night | Presuppositional Apologetics Takes On All Challengers

Joel Settecase is a presuppositional apologist. He holds to Calvinist, Evangelical, Protestant thelogy and the five Solas of the Reformation (including Sola Scriptura). If you disagree, here is your chance to try and prove him wrong. Rules: 1. Keep your interactions respectful. No blaspheming God or slandering Christians. 2. We'll post the link to join the debate in the first few minutes. We'll prioritize newcomers. 3. Each challenger will get 10, 15, or 20 minutes (moderator's choice). Once time's up, the debate is over. Watch my whole Apologetics Answers playlist here:    • If You Want to Learn to Defend Your Faith,...   ============================== ⏰ Timestamps ⏰ TBD ♱ SUBSTACK: Read weekly articles to help you learn and grow: https://thethinkinstitute.substack.com/ ♱ CHURCH TRAINING: Bring an IMPACTFUL weekend training event to your church or ministry ➡️ https://thethink.institute/forchurches ♱ SOCIETY: Christian men get equipped for their Christian life, in community. Try out the Hammer & Anvil Society now. Go to https://thethink.institute/society. The easiest method for teaching your kids the faith we can help you learn (catechism): https://thethink.institute/catakids Men: Want to become the worldview leader your family and church need? We provide in-depth education and community for Christian men: https://thethink.institute/society My name is Joel Settecase. I'm the president of The Think Institute, NFP. How I got here: 2009: Left the business world. 2010: Became a Bible teacher at a Christian school in Chicago. Realized I needed more education. 2011: Enrolled at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS). 2013: I joined a suburban church as pastor-in-training. 2013–2016: Served as a youth pastor, discipling middle and high school students. 2014: Wife diagnosed with cancer while pregnant. God taught us faith. 2014–2015: Discovered Calvinism, New Covenant Theology, and Presuppositional Apologetics. 2015: Our thirdborn diagnosed with leukemia. God tested and trained us in real time. 2016: Joined Chicago multi-site church as Associate Pastor overseeing men's, students, and family ministry and evangelism—later becoming interim lead campus pastor. 2016 Wrote Catakids! catechism to teach my young kiddos the faith. 2017: Graduated cum laude from TEDS. Capstone papers on apologetics of Jonathan Edwards and John Frame. 2018: Joined Cru Church Movements as missionaries. 2019: Thirdborn got heart failure. God built our ministry from Lurie Children's Hospital. 2020: Started homeschooling. Son received heart transplant. 2020: Launched the Hammer & Anvil Society during Covid. 2021: Started teaching at homeschool co-ops. 2022: Launched The Think Institute as a nonprofit. 2023: Wrote The Bible Based Worldview. 2023: Re-launched the Hammer & Anvil Society as a nationwide men's fellowship. 2024: Joined Village Bible Church, teaching apologetics and worldview classes, family camps, men's retreats, student electives, and Sunday sermons. 2025: Launched on Substack. YouTube channel hit 1M views. We now reach 75K+ people monthly and distribute hundreds of educational resources each year. To every Christian man trying to live a Christian life: God will give you what you need for your journey (Eph. 2:10). I am living proof of that. And now my job is to help you build a worldview legacy, where you, your kids, and your wife will be able to confidently answer the world's questions with confidence, and see Jesus change lives as you share your faith. =========================================================== The Think Institute relies on the generous support of our Ministry Partners to pursue our mission. Thank you for your help in preparing thousands of regular believers to explain, share and defend the Christian message all over the world. The Think Institute, NFP is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (EIN: 88-3225438). Donations to The Think Institute are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. Donate now: https://thethink.institute/partner 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/60897295...