Apologetics EXAM
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Evidentialist Apologetics: What is its basic motto? - ANSWER-• Faith based on Evidence
What Is Apologetics? - ANSWER-• Apologetics: the reasoned defense of the Christian faith.
Why Do Apologetics? - ANSWER-(1) to glorify God
(2) to silence unbelievers
(3) to evangelize unbelievers
(4) to edify the church and the believer
(5) to protect the church and the believer
• Analogy: curative medicine versus preventative medicine
(6) to promote theological insight
(7) to develop critical thinking skills
What Apologetics Is Not - ANSWER-...making an apology (in the popular sense).
...an excuse for being argumentative.
...a form of intellectual bullying.
...a substitute for evangelism.
What is the biblical mandate for apologetics? - ANSWER-•
2 Exhortations and 2 Examples
2 Exhortations
(1) Peter's exhortation:
"...but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense (apologia) to anyone who asks you for a reason (logos) for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect..." (1 Pet. 3:15)
(2) Jude's exhortation:
"Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints." (Jude 3)
2 Examples
(1) John's Example:
"Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name." (John 20:30-31)
(2) Paul's Example
"And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three
Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the
Scriptures..." (Acts 17:2) Many examples in Acts
What is a "worldview"? - ANSWER-• It is their network of ultimate beliefs, assumptions, values, and ideas that functions as a framework for interpreting their immediate experiences and for interacting with the world.
What it TAKES to make a worldview? - ANSWER-• Theology: presuppositions about God (and about ultimate reality).
• Anthropology: presuppositions about humans (origins, nature, purpose, etc.).
• Knowledge: presuppositions about knowledge and truth (whether, what, how, etc.).
• Ethics: presuppositions about goodness and morality (source, nature, goal, etc.).
• Salvation: presuppositions about the basic human problem and its solution.
What constitutes the Christian worldview? Theology: - ANSWER-• There is a God! • God created the world (everything other than God) and is not dependent on the world.
• Creation is a finite reflection of its Creator: rational, moral, purposeful, orderly, one/many.
• God is a Trinity: one God in three distinct Persons
• God is a perfect being: he possesses all perfections and no limitations
• God is a (or rather the) Personal Absolute
What constitutes the Christian worldview? Anthropolgy: - ANSWER-• Created humanity: we were created by God in his image
• Fallen humanity: we are fallen in sin and separated from God
• Sin affects every aspect of our being: will, intellect, emotions, etc.
• Redeemed humanity: we can be restored in the image of God through Christ
What is Christianity? - ANSWER-• It is an entire worldview (or "world-and-life view").
What three aspects make up an apologetic? - ANSWER(1) Proof - Offering reasons to believe that the Christian worldview is true or reasonable.
(2) Defense - Countering reasons to believe that Christian worldview is false or unreasonable.
(3) Offense - Offering reasons to believe that nonChristian worldviews are false or unreasonable.
What is the Probabilistic (Evidential) Argument from Evil? - ANSWER-There are particular instances of evil that are so terrible that it seems God could not be morally justified in allowing them; these particular instances of evil provide strong evidence against the existence of God.
- (1) There are instances of evil and suffering that appear to be gratuitous (i.e., such that God could not have any morally sufficient reasons for allowing them).
• Example: the Holocaust
• Example: the rape, torture, and murder of a little girl - (2) If there are instances of gratuitous evil and suffering, then there is no all-good and all-powerful God.
- (3) Therefore, most probably there is no all-good and allpowerful God. [Show Less]