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What Is Apologetics?
Defense - Apologia
Used 8 times in the NT
It is the work of defending and convincing - Offensive and deffensive
We for the past few decades the church has begun to fight back against attacks on the bible, God, and truth
My goal is to equip you with basic Christian apologetics
The History of Truth in the World
Pre-modern
In premodern times it was believed that Ultimate Truth could be known and the way to this knowledge is through direct revelation.
This direct revelation was generally assumed to come from God
In other words - The Bible is the Sole Authority
Up to 1650’s
Modern
Often, science and reason were collaboratively or in conjunction with each other.
Sources of Authority.
As the shift in power moved away from the church, politics (governments, kings, etc.) and universities (scholars, professors) took over as the primary sources of authority.
Oftentimes, a religious perspective was integrated into these modern authority sources, but the church no longer enjoyed the privilidged power position.
Absolute truth was considered a reality - But no longer was it assumed to be scripture
Man was searching for truth
1650’s to the 1890’s
Post-Modern
Denial of Absolute truth
Multiple truth’s or no truth’s at all
As this philosophy grows - things grow more chaotic
No longer are there 2 genders but 100 of genders
There is no right or wrong
We can understand this biblically
This is why the world seems like it is going crazy
The teaching of evolution and atheism has had dramatic and detremental effects on our world and culture
- In those days there was no king in Israel.
Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
If there is no God - There is no evil - And everyone can do what is right in their own eyes
From 1890’s to present
The Holy Bible: English Standard Version.
(2016).
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Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles.
This is why Christian Apologetics has exploded on the scene
Categories of Apologetics
Evidential
These are the philiosophical arguments for God and Christianity
Not used as much
Evidential
Apologetics based upon evidence and science
Allow evidence to lead us to truth
Science does not refute the bible
We will be using all three approaches
Presuppositional
These are the philiosophical arguments for God and Christianity
Says everyone has presuppositions - or bias
My bias is that the Bible is true
So I argue from that Basis
We will be using all three approaches
Why Study Apologetics?
Defend The Faith
Jude
2. Pull Down Arguments
3. Strengthen Our Faith
Your faith is not a perfect faith
Attacks from the enemy on truth can wear us down
Apologetics can reinforce and reinvigerate what we believe
4. Strengthen Our Evangelism -
5. Stand as Pillars of The Truth
5. Stand as Pillars of The Truth
Stand as Pillars of The Truth
6. Make Us Bold
Illuss.: If someone was to tell you that 2+2=17, you be confident.
Truth emboldens us
Our Plan
Does God exist?
Did Jesus Really rise from the dead?
Can We Trust the Bible?
Faith vs. Reason
Why does suffering exist?
What About the religions of the World?
Is Genesis True (The Creation Account)?
Is Genesis True (The Flood Account)?
How Old Is The Earth?
What About The Dinosaurs?
What About Evolution?
Last thoughts:
Why are we sometimes ashamed of the gospel?
We believe but what we believe is sometimes embarrassing.
Noah, Jonah, Miracles, Resurrections.
In a world of “reason” - these beliefs can seem archaic - Unless their truth
Be dedicated to this
You need to ask questions.
I am going to incorporate a lot of resources - Videos, books and more
We will need to get a little sciency - Don’t be scared of that
The church in the 1900’s embraced ignorance - we were never called to embrace ignorance but pursue truth
Must move away from Sunday school theology and Veggie Tales
This isn’t fiction - its not cartoons - And souls are in the balance
Science was founded on the truth of God’s Word
Pasteur, Bacon, Galileo, Pascal, Kepler, and Newton (More time as a preacher)
If the church is going to battle for the souls of our youth and culture, we must enter into the battfield of truth - that means knowing some science stuff
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