Category: apologetics
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The church has historically categorized its teaching into three categories: There are two areas of focus for apologetics: both (1) inside and (2) outside the church. Apologetics is done outside the church to defend the faith (1 Pet 3:15). But it is also done inside the church to solidify faith…
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That we are capable of such great beauty as this . . .
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A new analysis from the Institute for Family Studies revealed that “we’ve been witnessing an increase in marital stability since the end of the 1970s,” when divorce became much more common. As it turns out, marriages so far this decade show the most stability out of any other decade in…
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It is crucial for us in the pluralistic age in which we live in to recognize that we cannot simply treat all those who dislike or reject Christianity as being one homogeneous group. No two people have the exact same reasons for rejecting Christianity, and as a result, no two…
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At over 400 years old, The KJV is unquestionably the most influential English Bible to date. Part of the reason is that it reigned as the only available English Bible for 250 years (with no competitors), and continues to appeal to a significant number of people even today. The top…
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There is a well-written, insightful article here on the sexual chaos spreading like a cancer throughout our culture. The observation that “she was made for it” is a clear reference to the Natural Law (Romans 2:14-15). The Natural Law is an increasingly important element today of apologetics; defying it is…
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Here is a powerful essay by Timothy Paul Jones, the apologetics instructor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Worth reading in entirety. “for Augustine, the initial rise of the church functioned as evidence for the truth of the resurrection. To acknowledge the church’s initial growth without admitting the truth of the…
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Every Christian is an apologist whether they realize it or not. Your lifestyle is an apology . . . for either good or bad. This is known as “ecclesial apologetics.” As evil unmasks today, the discrepancy will grow between an increasingly pagan culture and the church. Ecclesial apologetics can be…
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There are many dfferent methodologies for doing apologetics. Here is a useful chart repoduced from Brian Morley’ book “Mapping Apologetics” wherein he elaborates on each methodology. Recommended reading.
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+ Classical Apologetics, Combinationalism, Evidentialism, Experientialism, Fideism, Pragmatism, Presuppositionalism, Rationalism, Reformed Epistemology, Veridicalism+
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I’m old enough to have witnessed a startling change of the culture’s position on tattos and body piercings. When I came on active duty in 1975 after graduation from college, the military would not accept any visible tattoos. Now, it’s almost mandatory if one wants to be perceived as rough…
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