Defending Christianity as both true and rational
"but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense [Greek is apologia] to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect” (1 Pet 3:15)
“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the Sun has risen, not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” CS Lewis
There are four areas of apologetic defense (tolerance, rationality, gospel and orthodoxy), two from general knowledge (general revelation) and two from special knowledge (special revelation). TO THE WORLD TO THE CHURCH FROM GENERAL REVELATION TOLERANCESeeking tolerance for the faith RATIONALITYPhilosophical arguments for Christian theism FROM SPECIAL REVELATION GOSPELDefense of Christian…
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There are four areas of apologetic defense (tolerance, rationality, gospel and orthodoxy), two from general knowledge (general revelation) and two from special knowledge (special revelation).
| TO THE WORLD | TO THE CHURCH | |
| FROM GENERAL REVELATION | TOLERANCE Seeking tolerance for the faith | RATIONALITY Philosophical arguments for Christian theism |
| FROM SPECIAL REVELATION | GOSPEL Defense of Christian truth to call people to saving faith | ORTHODOXY Safeguarding the faith |
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Christian Apologetics 
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