Category: apologetics
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Eric Smith has a thoughtful essay here entitled “How Does Church History Help Me Read Scripture Faithfully?”. He argues that studying church history benefits us in three ways: As with Eric Smith, my own personal journey into church history has reaped valuable fruit. If you’re looking for a good historical…
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Music is transcendent (existing outside space and time) with the power to move people like nothing else. (I will eventually produce on the blog my Argument from Music for the existence of God.) Watch these videos of contemporary music afficionados listening to “Nights In White Satin” by the Moody Blues…
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Absolutely. How can I possibly be an effective apologist if I’m a brand new Christian with little education, no training in philosophy, history, theology, science or any apologetic methodologies or arguments? Answer – by the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit within you. You have infinite divine power within you.…
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There is an interesting commentary here by William Collen entitled “War In Heaven” which reflects on Guido Reni’s 1635 painting “The Archangel Michael Defeating Satan”. The painting depicts the passage in Revelation 12 in which we are given an account of a heavenly battle between the forces of light and…
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Near Death Experiences (NDEs) – where people undergo physical death (perhaps through an accident or on the operating table) and experience heaven (or hell) for a short duration, and then return to bodily life – make for popular reading. Some think they should be used in apologetics. I disagree. I’m…
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There is an interesting article here entitled “Engineers For The Gospel.” It’s worth reading in entirety. Engineers tend to make good apologists. They think logically, are practical and deal with certainty. They can self-teach new things. They know what they believe and why they believe it. They know that ideas…
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The relationship between Israel and the Church in the New Testament is something theologians do not see eye-to-eye on. At one extreme are those who claim the church has replaced Israel and that God has no future plan for Israel (replacement theology). At the other extreme are those who claim…
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There is an interesting opinion piece here by Nathanael Blake entitled “Reality Strikes Back” with the subtitle “The transgenderism tide is turning, but many destructive lies—and reactions to lies— remain.” He chronicles the increasing pushback against transgender insanity as people begin to acknowledge the deception and madness of the movement.…
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Sometimes no amount of evidence will convince someone who happens to hold a false belief. Two contemporary examples are “flat-earthers” (yup, they really exist) and people who are convinced that the Apollo moon landings were an elaborately-concocted hoax. “Flat earthers” are not convinced by the fact that you can circumnavigate…
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I did not know that Francis Schaeffer (of L’Abri) had a son until I saw this interview with him conducted by Sean McDowell. This was painful to watch. Frank claims to be an “atheist who believes in God.” Sean is very gracious in the interview. While it’s obvious that Frank…
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Christian Apologetics 