What if the same motives that drive murder cases also help us test whether the Gospels are telling the truth? In this clip, cold case detective and Christian apologist J. Warner Wallace explains why sex, money, and power are the only three motives behind every murder, every major sin, and every significant lie—and then turns that detective lens on the New Testament. 🔍📖

We walk through how homicide detectives use motive to eliminate suspects, why “he just snapped” almost never holds up, and how those same investigative tools can be used to ask hard questions about the Gospel authors. If people only lie for sex, money, or power, then what exactly did the disciples stand to gain by inventing a story about Jesus—especially one that got them beaten, rejected, and killed? 💭

You’ll also hear how J. Warner approached the Gospels as an atheist, treated them like cold case files, examined eyewitness testimony, and wrestled with miracles and Big Bang cosmology along the way. If you’re a skeptic, a believer, or just a true crime fan who loves evidence and logic, this conversation is for you. 🧠⚖️

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