Wes Huff Debate...

Today's videos are pretty long, but I think they are well worth the time. The first is from a couple years ago of a debate between Wes Huff and Billy Carson.

Wesley Huff is a Christian apologist, public speaker, and current Central Canada Director for Apologetics Canada. Billy Carson is an online author and New Age/ancient aliens proponent who promotes alternative theories about biblical history

The debate between took place on Oct. 18th 2024.  Both Billy and Wes were notified 24hours before that we were scheduled to talk with each other, that it would be in a debate-style discussion format, and that we would be talking about Christianity and the Bible. The topic of discussion that was disclosed to all individuals involved the fact that we would be discussing Billy's public and widely dispersed criticisms and critiques regarding the Bible and Historic Christianity. 

Carson argued that standard biblical texts are inaccurate and claimed, among other things, that Jesus was not crucified and cited alternative texts like the Gospel of Barnabas. Huff used historical, literary, and manuscript evidence to show that Carson's arguments relied on forged documents and geographical or chronological impossibilities

This debate was so one-sided that it was entertaining and almost comical. This debate went viral for how it exposed flaws in Carson's pseudoscientific claims. Following the event, Carson attempted to suppress the footage and threatened legal action, but the recording spread widely online anyway.

I think there are two points learned from the debate:

1. Knowledge is important. Wesley Huff has researched and study the issues related to Christianity and the historicity of Christianity. He’s knowledgeable of Greek and Hebrew. In an age of much fake news and slander against the Bible, Christians should grow in knowing their faith well. While not everyone would be a specialists or have PhD, still there’s so much we can learn today!
2. Humility is also important. I think Wes’ humility is apparent in the debate and also other interviews. He can teach and have it where he wants people to learn and not just about how he’s smart. In fact I think there’s something that is winsome and even non-Christians are noticing. That’s so so important.

Here is an interview with Wes Huff on the Joe Rogan show (one of the most popular podcasts in the world) from about a year ago...

If you want to learn more from Wes Huff, there is lots of interesting information and videos on his website at https://www.wesleyhuff.com/.