Apologetics FCA High school

Apologetics

Apologetics

Apologea- Latin to have a formal defense for ones conduct

Give a defense for the faith.

1 Peter 3:15 “but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,”

Apologetics story for me.

Last week Pastor John talked with you all about objective truth.

Well there are two types of truth

Objective

Subjective.

Objective truth is something that is a matter of fact, can not change.

Pocket Handbook of Christian Apologetics Definition of Objective

The word objective in the phrase “objective truth” does not refer to an unemotional, detached or impersonal attitude. Truth is not an attitude. Truth is not how we know, truth is what we know.

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Subjective truth is truth that is not a matter of fact, changing.

Pocket Handbook of Christian Apologetics Universal Subjectivism

Universal subjectivism claims that all truth is subjective, that is, “in” or dependent on the knower. This is self-contradictory. The contradiction lies in the fact that the subjectivist claims that truth really, objectively, is subjective. If they claimed only that the subjectivity of truth is a subjective truth, a mere personal opinion or feeling in the mind of the subjectivist, then they would not be claiming that the subjectivist theory was really correct and the objectivist theory incorrect. In that case they would not really be disagreeing with their opponents at all.

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The statement of your truth is your truth, my truth is my truth can not work. Truth is truth fact is fact.

Why objective truth matters

Me in a bank

We must have objective truth. Does this go back to religion. Yes

All of worldviews must answer these 5 questions

Origin

where did we come from?

Identity

Who are we?

Meaning

Why are we here?

Morality

How should we live?

Destiny

Where are we going?

Can Multiple religions be true?

Story of the elephant.

tusk-spear

trunk-snake

leg-tree

tail-rope

side- wall

Every religion claims independency, not just Christianity.

Theism- God made all

Judaism

Christianity

Islam

Pantheism- God is all

Zen Buddhism

Hinduism

New Age

Atheism- No God at all

Religious

Humanism

The claim of Jesus shuts down the potential of all religions leading to Heaven.

John 14:6 “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

Existence of the world has different views.

We must be able to understand which worldview is accurate and objectively true. You can not have more than truth claim that result in different outcomes be true.

2+2

Does Christianity have anything that is different from other religions?

The empty tomb

1 Corinthians 15:14–19

“And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.

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