Tag: Deception
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I remember hearing a sermon by Ernie Gruen in the mid 1980s that judgment always begins with deception. He used Romans 1:18-32 to justify his argument. Now, some four decades later, he appears to have been frighteningly correct. 2 Thessalonians 2:11 declares that God sends a powerful delusion to those…
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Apologetics has a necessary ministry both outside the church towards unbelievers and inside the church towards believers. Apologetics has two functions: (1) persuade skeptics (1 Pet 3:15) and (2) strengthen the church (2 Cor 10:5; Titus 1:9). Both ministries are essential. For unbelievers, the focus is on defense (apologia) of…
Christian Apologetics 