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DEBATE: Are TRANS WOMEN Women (Chris Date vs Matthew Adelstein)

April 7, 2025

Chris Date and Matthew Adelstein debate the meaning of the terms "man" and "woman" (Chris argues they're mature human males and females).

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DEBATE: The Dead Are Conscious in the Intermediate State from Death to Resurrection

May 12, 2025

Chris and friend James Harding argue that dead human beings are not conscious, contra friends Steven Hafley and Nathan Bozeman.

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A sample of my latest work

NIV, Upside-Down Kingdom Bible (Notes on Death and Afterlife)

NIV, Upside-Down Kingdom Bible (Notes on Death and Afterlife)

Chris contributed notes on death and the afterlife to this new Zondervan study Bible, edited by Preston Sprinkle.

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Chris & Rebekah DISAGREE: The Bible & LGBT+

Chris & Rebekah DISAGREE: The Bible & LGBT+

Chris has an informal debate over the Bible and LGBTQ+ issues with Rebekah from the Bread of Life channel.

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Conditionalism’s Standing within Biblical Evangelicalism · Chris Date

Conditionalism’s Standing within Biblical Evangelicalism · Chris Date

Chris explains where conditionalism stands in evangelicalis to pastors and leaders in the Eastern region of the Advent Christian Conference.

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Un-Apologetics #26: Let's Play 20 Questions (w/ guests Chris Date, Colton Carlson, & Israel Trujillo

Un-Apologetics #26: Let's Play 20 Questions (w/ guests Chris Date, Colton Carlson, & Israel Trujillo

Chris joins a panel of Calvinists to answer Trinity Radio's recent 20 questions for Calvinists.

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Theopologetics 050: What is Gender Ideology? Sex and Gender, Part 1

Chris begins a series on sex and gender, answering the question, "What is gender ideology?"

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Rethinking Hell Live 112: Responding to Thomas Farrar; Part 2

William Tanksley joins Chris to continue a series of episodes responding to traditionalist Thomas Farrar.

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"Die" vs. "Dice" | Confused Comparables

Chris explains why just one of the things collectively called "dice" (when there are two or more) is called a "die," not a "dice."

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"Loving the World—Without Loving the World": Sermon Given at Table of Hope on March 5, 2023

Chris preaches on Daniel 1:8-16 and Daniel's choice to love the people in the world without loving its ways.

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The Hermeneutics of Conditionalism: A Defense of the Interpretive Method of Edward Fudge

Chris argues that proper application of hermeneutical principles shows the Bible teaches conditional immortality (a.k.a annihilationism).

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As I Live and Breathe: “Soul” and “Spirit” in Christian Physicalism

Chris explains how Christian physicalists understand biblical language of "soul" and "spirit."
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As I Live and Breathe: “Soul” and “Spirit” in Christian Physicalism

Chris explains how Christian physicalists understand biblical language of "soul" and "spirit."
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William Lane Craig vs. Chris Date (Sort Of): WLC Botches the Atonement in a Question of the Week

Chris debunks William Lane Craig's recent answer to a question about annihilationism.

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A quick introduction

Above all else, I am a follower of Jesus Christ.

The sinless life, atoning death, and justifying resurrection of God incarnate is the only true hope anyone can have in the face of death, so looming ever nearer. Only through faith in him can one hope to rise again from the dead and live forever thereafter. And allegiance to Christ doesn’t only secure future life; it beautifully transforms this one. In no one and nothing else can one find anything remotely close to the boundless majesty, wonder, and fulfillment of life in Jesus Christ.

Sadly, Christ’s people—the church—have often stymied their own efforts to take this glorious, life-giving message to a dying world that so desperately needs it. In many ways, the church is in desperate need of reform.

My calling—my desire, my passion, my mission—is to serve Christians by helping to reform their hearts and minds and inviting their help to reform my own.

You can dive deeper into my mission by exploring this site.

You can also read my statement of faith, get to know me personally, or view my curriculum vitae.