![]() Only Christ can do that (Romans 10:9-10). ![]() Apologetics can help to remove some of those barriers by, with logic and reason, answering some of the tough questions.Īpologetics can't save people. Sometimes people would really like to put their faith in God, but they have true unanswered questions that prevent them from doing so. He can handle them.Īpologetics can use the words of God and the works of God to remove some of the obstacles between a person and God. So get all of your questions and go find the answers! God is bigger than your questions. Faith and critical thinking aren't opposed to one another- it's okay to have questions! It's only when you leave your questions unanswered that they can fester and create unbelief. He calls us in Isaiah 1:18 to come and reason with Him. It isn't in opposition with faith.We are called to love Christ with all of our heart, soul, and mind. If this is your goal, wielding apologetics like a weapon against anyone who dares challenge you on your faith, then you can so easily win the argument but lose the soul.Īpologetics isn't damaging to our spiritual lives. Honest questions deserve honest answers, and as Christians we're called to know why we believe what we believe, and howto explain it to others, but always (as 1 Peter says) with gentleness and respect.Īpologetics isn't about winning an argument. These are real questions, and the answer "because the bible says so" just won't cut it. Questions such as how do you know that the Bible is true, why would a loving God send people to hell, if God is good and all powerful then why do bad things happen to good people, ect ect. ![]() What does that mean? Well, simply put it means answering the hard questions people have about our faith. Hey guys! This week we were so blessed to have people from the Ravi Zacharias International Ministry (RZIM) come to talk to us about apologetics! It was an awesome week learning all about how to answer people when they have questions about our faith, and obey the verse 1 Peter 3:15! "but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you yet do it with gentleness and respect"īefore we got into the actual apologetics we had the school leader for YWAM Maui's secondary school, SBFM, come to speak with us Monday and Tuesday to give us an overview of what apologetics actually is.Īpologetics is the practice or study of giving well reasoned arguments in defense of Biblical truths with clarity and charity. ![]()
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