Apologetics

“The apologists affirmed: Christians are model citizens, respectful to Roman authorities, do good, and are not a threat to the empire.

“Appeals to nonbelievers should go beyond pure rationality, but they shouldn’t go beyond the bounds of Scripture.” - C.Today

“Establishing a foundation in apologetics early may also help guard against the church drift experienced by many young adults who grow up in church. In a 2017 study, LifeWay Research found that young adults who drop out of church are less likely to say, ‘The student ministry taught me how to defend my Christian faith’ ” - BPNews

“…the goal of apologetics is to persuade people who aren’t already persuaded…. yeah you want to comfort and reassure, and help people gain more confidence, that’s one role of apologetics. But if we’re thinking evangelistically, the goal is persuade them to listen to the gospel” - TGC

“In our increasingly ‘spiritual but not religious’ society, we are seeing a growing interest in things like karma, mindfulness, and zen. These ideas and practices come directly from Buddhism…. veteran missionary Forrest McPhail explains how we can engage those who embrace Buddhist beliefs with the truths of the gospel.” - Rooted Thinking

“Published in 1972 during the ‘counterculture’—when everything seemed up for grabs in religion, philosophy, politics, and society—Schaeffer ‘understood the times’ and knew what Christians needed to do” - Douglas Groothius

“…the elegance and beauty with which God expresses His love and justice in rescuing people from eternal punishment is mind blowing. In Islam, for example, Allah capriciously grants eternal life to some and punishment to others. In this way, Allah provides love at the expense of his justice, and thus justice is left wanting.” - CPost

“One could immediately argue that God is the center of everything and deserves our God-centeredness, and I would fully concur. Nevertheless, I’m convinced we can more fully establish the inherent loving, unselfish nature of God by clarifying three important truths.” - Rooted Thinking

“Chatraw builds upon the assumption that all human beings are living out some kind of a story, some narrative about the big questions: Who are we? What’s the meaning of life? What’s wrong with the world and how can we fix it? What’s wrong with me and how can I fix myself?

“These two claims do not match what I understand of Van Til’s apologetic. (I was schooled in this approach and adopted it for myself some years ago, so I am somewhat of an ‘insider.’)” - Matt Postiff