About The Actual Answers Podcast with Matt Hazelwood
Actual Answers is a Christian apologetics podcast hosted by Matt Hazelwood. Each episode tackles tough questions about God, Christianity, the Bible, theology, culture, and the Christian worldview and then teaches you how to do the same. Whether you're a skeptic seeking answers, a believer wrestling with difficult questions, or a Christian wanting to strengthen your faith, this podcast is designed to provide thoughtful, biblical, and intellectually rigorous responses. Because truth matters, questions matter, and Christianity has actual answers.
Send us Fan Mail Are Miracles Possible? Can miracles actually happen—or has modern science made belief in the supernatural impossible? Before we can ask whether the miracles of the Bible actually happened, we have to answer a more basic question: Are miracles even possible? In this episode of The Actual Answers Podcast, we examine one of the most common objections to Christianity: the claim that miracles violate the laws of nature and therefore cannot—or should not—be believed. We’ll look at ...
5 Aug 2026
Is Atheism Just a Lack of Belief? Does Faith Mean Believing Without Evidence?
Send us Fan Mail A simple Facebook comment turned into one of the most fascinating apologetics discussions I've had in a long time. After responding to a common atheist objection, the comment section quickly filled with atheists, agnostics, and skeptics challenging nearly every point I made. Rather than spending days replying one comment at a time, I decided to step back and address the much deeper philosophical questions driving the entire conversation. In this episode, we examine five of th...
31 Jul 2026
Why Does God Allow Evil?
Send us Fan Mail The Problem of Evil is often presented as Christianity's greatest intellectual challenge. If God is all-powerful, all-knowing, and perfectly good, why does evil exist at all? In this episode of Actual Answers with Matt Hazelwood, we tackle that question head-on by walking through one of the clearest and most comprehensive biblical treatments of the problem of evil, following the framework developed by Dr. Norman Geisler. Rather than offering shallow clichés or emotional plati...
28 Jul 2026
Does God Exist? (Part 2: The Moral Argument)
Send us Fan Mail Does God Exist? Part 2 — The Moral ArgumentIf objective moral values and duties really exist, where did they come from? Is morality simply a matter of personal opinion, cultural preference, or evolutionary instinct—or does it point beyond ourselves to God? In Part 2 of our series on God's existence, we examine one of the most compelling arguments for theism: the Moral Argument. We explore why every moral law requires a moral lawgiver, why objective morality is something we al...
22 Jul 2026
Does God Exist? (Part 1: The Kalam Cosmological Argument)
Send us Fan Mail Does God exist? Before discussing the Bible, miracles, or the resurrection of Jesus, we must first answer the foundational question: Is there a God at all? In Part 1 of our series on God's existence, we examine one of the most influential arguments in the history of philosophy—the Kalam Cosmological Argument. Popularized by philosopher Dr. William Lane Craig, this argument contends that because the universe began to exist, it must have a cause beyond itself. In this lesson, w...
9 Jul 2026
Are All Sins Equal?
Send us Fan Mail Many people have heard the phrase, "All sins are equal in God's eyes." But is that actually what the Bible teaches? In this episode of Actual Answers, Matt Hazelwood examines one of the most common misconceptions in Christianity. While James 2:10 teaches that every sin makes us guilty before a holy God, the rest of Scripture reveals that not all sins are equally serious or receive the same judgment. We'll look at what Jesus Himself taught about "greater sin," why greater know...
9 Jul 2026
Can All Religions Be True?
Send us Fan Mail Can all religions be true? Is it arrogant to claim that Christianity alone is true? What if someone is sincere but believes something different? These are some of the most common objections Christians face today, and they all hinge on one foundational question: can opposite truth claims both be true? In this episode, we examine one of the most basic—but often overlooked—principles of rational thought: the Law of Non-Contradiction. This self-evident law states that opposite id...
2 Jul 2026
Is Truth About Reality Knowable?
Send us Fan Mail Does truth actually exist? Can we know it? Or is everything just a matter of perspective? Before anyone can meaningfully ask whether Christianity is true, we must first answer a more foundational question: What is truth? This episode lays the philosophical foundation for the Christian faith by exploring the nature of truth itself. If truth does not exist, cannot be known, or is merely relative, then every worldview—including Christianity—collapses. But if truth exists and can...
25 Jun 2026
Did Jesus Really Exist?
Send us Fan Mail Did Jesus of Nazareth actually exist, or is He simply a legendary figure invented by early Christians? In this episode of Actual Answers, we examine the historical evidence using the same standards historians apply to every figure from the ancient world. We explore the testimony of Jewish and Roman historians, the earliest Christian documents, the remarkable creed preserved in 1 Corinthians 15, and the conclusions of modern scholars—including agnostics and atheists. The quest...
24 Jun 2026
What Is The Unforgivable Sin?
Send us Fan Mail Few teachings of Jesus have produced more fear, confusion, and speculation than "blasphemy against the Holy Spirit." Is it suicide? Murder? Adultery? Denying Christ? A particular phrase spoken in anger? Or is it something a Christian can accidentally commit? In this episode, we go directly to the biblical text and carefully examine what Jesus actually said, what the Pharisees were doing, and why this sin is uniquely described as unforgivable. Along the way, we'll explore the ...
18 Jun 2026
Who Made God?
Send us Fan Mail Who made God? It's one of the most common objections raised against Christianity—and one of the most misunderstood. In this episode, Matt Hazelwood addresses the question directly and explains why it contains a hidden assumption that Christians have never believed. Is God a created being? If not, what does it mean for God to be eternal, self-existent, and uncreated? And why is asking "Who made God?" similar to asking "Who is the bachelor married to?" or "Where is the square c...
16 Jun 2026
Why Do Christians Need Apologetics?
Send us Fan Mail What is apologetics, and why does it matter? In this inaugural episode of Actual Answers, Matt Hazelwood introduces the biblical discipline of Christian apologetics and explains why every believer should care about defending the faith. What does the Bible teach about giving reasons for Christianity? How do we respond to objections from atheism, scientism, relativism, naturalism, and other competing worldviews? And what role does apologetics play in evangelism? Drawing from Sc...
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