Timestamps/Chapters 0:00 Gino Jennings: Christmas Trees Are Evil 10:18 Dr. Costa's Testimony 15:15 Church History & Apologetics Is Important for All Christians 29:10 Poll: Is Christmas Based On Pagan Rituals? 30:45 The Claims of Zeitgeist (Horus, Mithra, etc.) 58:30 The Roman Elite Created Christianity 1:05:05 The Saturnalia & Date of Christ's Birth 1:11:53 Where Does Santa Claus Come From? 1:17:47 The Sabbath & Christians 1:25:50 What Is The Early "Church? 1:28:35 Christmas Trees & Jeremiah 10 1:38:10 What Are Saints? 1:42:10 Traditions & Legalism Our guest: Dr. Tony Costa YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-hn2Xo6TNYiVvzanW3CBXQ/featured Dr. Costa is an Ordained Minister, with a Ph.D in Theology & New Testament Dr. Costa has been a member of: Society of Biblical Literature, Evangelical Theological Society, Evangelical Philosophical Society Areas of Expertise: Biblical & Systematic Theology, Cults, and the New Age Movement Dr. Costa is currently Professor of Islam and Apologetics at Toronto Baptist Seminary, Adjunct Professor with Providence Theological Institute in Franklin, Tennessee, and Instructor at the University of Toronto Writings: Worship and the Risen Jesus in the Pauline Letters (A study of worship in the NT and of the place of the risen Christ in worship - from the perspective of the Apostle Paul - a subject that had not previously been fully treated at the scholarly level.) https://www.amazon.com/Worship-Pauline-Letters-Biblical-Literature/dp/1433122901 Early Christian Creeds & Hymns https://www.amazon.com/Early-Christian-Creeds-Hymns-Costa/dp/1774840138 This book examines the ancient creeds and hymns found in the New Testament, shedding light on what the earliest Christians held to be central, definitional, and foundational to their faith. Listen to Dr. Costa on Sermon Audio: https://www.sermonaudio.com/search.asp?speakeronly=true&currsection=sermonsspeaker&keyword=Dr._Tony_Costa Dr. Tony Costa will be teaching an online course on Logic on Sunday nights from 7:00 p.m. EST to 9:30 p.m. EST from January 23, 2022, to March 13, 2022. This course will be 'live' on Zoom but will also be recorded so you can catch up afterward! Course registration is $149 (Canadian dollars). To register please email us at torontoapologetics@gmail.com to receive instructions and information. This course is open for any and all who are interested in expanding their knowledge. In this course, we will cover central aspects of formal logic beginning with an explanation of what constitutes good reasoning. Topics will include; - What is Logic? - The Laws of Logic - God and Logic - Deductive and Inductive Arguments - Valid and Sound Arguments - Logical Fallacies Textbook for the Course on Amazon: https://amzn.to/31L69Kf ________________ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C9OqssWvyc

Is Elon Musk a champion for free speech? Musk hired Linda Yaccarino - CEO of X (Twitter) - lawful but awful - freedom of speech not freedom of reach. #shorts #elonmusk #free #speech ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgtt1zqWV5E