Apologetics

“For too many Zoomers, religion has come to mean any spiritual movement that seeks to oppress. Not only are kids taught in schools that religion was a tool of white colonizers to subdue and enslave indigenous populations, but their popular media are saturated with this narrative.” - Acton

Why Anselm’s 11th century argument defending the reality of God as “that than which greater cannot be thought” still holds up - Gavin Ortlund

“There are varying responses to these excellent questions, and the good ones all require trust that a good, loving, holy, and just God knows what He’s doing.” - Randy Alcorn

“arguments alone, whether they’re friendly or ‘battles,’ aren’t evangelism. Instead, we should seek to win people for Christ, not just score points in a debate.” - TGC

“In our class, we’ve been exploring the concept of engaging with culture…. Humility to show where we don’t have it all figured out, met with grace and truth, fosters trust and connection.” - Church Answers

“…what superintelligence means, why there is so much buzz around it, whether the buzz is justified, and how superintelligence may open doors to share about a God whose ways are higher than our own” - Reasons

“One natural response is to shut down challenging questions for fear faith’s foundations will crack. But forbidding questions is unhealthier than wrestling with honest doubts.” - TGC

“Ankeny (Iowa) Baptist Church hosted Back on Track, a two-day conference for seventh- through twelfth-graders…. In a Q and A the final morning, he answered students’ questions about defending their faith.” - GARBC

“Today… the gospel remains the only lens through which my fellow Gen Zers will be able to see everything else. It’s where they can discover stable identities in a world of counterfeit “concepts of existence,” and it’s the power of God unto salvation.” - TGC

“They have honest questions about all kinds of theological matters—from social injustice to God’s sovereignty. Robust apologetics, then, provides opportunities to give answers rooted in logic and truth.” - TGC