Though many of the worlds finest minds hold this view, the bible teaches that it is. The intellectual defense of the truthfulness of christianity. He then moves on to offer the four basic explanations for why there is stuff you, me, the earth, the universe, lemurs, whathaveyou. Jesus was recognized by the early church as having authority equal to and even beyond that of the old testament scriptures. This book consists of a series of apologetics essays, most of which began as lectures given in europe, ukraine and the u. The first letter of peter tells its addressees that they must always be prepared to make a defense apologia to anyone who calls you to account for the hope that is in you 3. This course will guide you in ways to defend your faith while expressing gods love toward those who oppose you. Augustus deeds written on his temple wall, mentioning the census. These resources present a wellreasoned basis for the christian faith, defend it against objections, and expose the flaws of other. The emphasis is not on winning the argument but on planting seeds of the gospel in your conversations. Renowned scholar william lane craig offers a readable, rich training manual for defending the christian faith.
Students can use it to take notes as the teacher works through each lesson. The largest and most trusted library of over 1,922,000 free sermons from conservative christian churches and ministries worldwide. Sproul surveys the history of apologetics and demonstrates that reason and science are your allies in defending the existence of god and the historical truth claims of jesus christ. To download right click and save to your hard drive. As you continue defending the gospel of jesus christ, faith, hope, charity and love, with an eye single to the glory of god, qualify you for the work. Faith is the instigator that propels dreams into actionable steps that yield visible results. An introductory essay explains the need to defend the christian faith in todays intellectual and cultural. Paperback, 5 copies please check back soon to purchase this item. Faith is the capacity to turn our thoughts into a vision using hope as fuel.
The new ap defending the faith study bible hardcover is now available. Do you stumble over your words when someone asks you what you believe. Let us here call to mind that christ was meek but never weak. This site will help christians defend their faith against all manner of antichristian assaults. Defending the faith to the best of our ability is not a luxury or an indulgence in intellectual vanity.
This workbook accompanies the defending your faith leaders guide. Stop a aggressive challenger in their tracks and turn the tables. In this video interview, mary jo sharp, certified apologetics instructor and author of why do you believe that. Defending the faith study bible hardback apologeticspress. This book is a must for any one interested in sharing and defending biblical christinity 8 people found this helpful. Scores of special sections that cover topics such as gods existence, science and the bible, gods justice and hell, defending the bibles position on prayer. This onestop, howto defend your faith manual will equip christians to advance faith conversations deliberately, applying straightforward, coolheaded arguments. The defense of the faith has been required of christians when they faced persecution, but apologetics have also been undertaken in the face. Advocates of greek philosophy accused christians of contradiction or challenged the consistency of such doctrines as the incarnation or the resurrection. From the classroom to mainstream media, christians regularly find their fundamental beliefs discounted by opponents who consider faith to be incompatible with reason. The largest and most trusted library of over 1,916,000 free sermons from conservative christian churches and ministries worldwide. Faith is viewed as subjective, emotional, a crutch for those who find the real world too hard. This is the teachers guide to a series of lessons on christian.
Where does defending your faith rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far. He focuses on defending the basic truth claims for two of the most crucial issues of apologetics. You can prepare yourself to face challenges to your. Though defending your faith is subtitled an introduction to apologetics it is much more than that. Not only will you find a tremendous amount of evidence to bolster your faith, but there are links to other websites that will help you quickly answer any skeptics assault. He affirms four logical premises that are necessary for all reasonable discourse, and teaches you how to defend your faith in a. Sproul sets forth the core claims of faith to reveal. Recognize someones bad thinking for the purpose of guiding them to the truth, yet remaining gracious and charitable. Defending your faith is an amazingly well written book, as is practically every sproul book that ive ever read.
Sproul shows how reason and scientific inquiry can be allies in defending the existence of god and the historical truth of christ. If we dont defend the faith people wont know about christ, more people will be going to hell, and more false teachings will be brought into christianity. Along the way, he shares his story of following gods call in his own life. Point everyone to jesus christ, not to yourself or your ministry. Christianity has always been under attack, and god has always raised up apologists to. Sproul affirms four logical principles that are necessary for all real discussion and teaches you how to defend your faith in a.
The aim and purpose of this document is to highlight the importance of defending biblical truth and to point the reader to helpful resources. Please read our short guide how to send a book to kindle. Now you know that while weve been having some mighty cold weather up here this past week, pastor hubert and cheryl have been suffering for the lord down in sunny florida. Preparation for the defense of the faith is part of the churchs job to equip the saints. Th erefore, the sunday school teacher or bible teacher is legitimately considered responsible to help his or her students strengthen and defend their faith.
Throughout the course, we will also be discussing ways to effectively argue your faith. The abcs of defending your faith brad alles concordia university wisconsin brad. Sproul affirms four logical principles that are necessary for all real discussion and teaches you how to defend your faith in a faithless world. Some people even selfproclaimed christians today have one basic belief about the bible that it shouldnt be believed. The reasoning, the information, and the responses given to defending your faith is an amazingly well written book, as is. This concise guide is filled with illustrations, sidebars, and memorizable steps to help christians stand their ground and defend their faith with. Faith is a message created in our mind in the form of an image about the things we desire. Defending your faith with reason and precision, by willianlane craig. Several additional essays were developed especially for this book.
He then moves on to an overview of key voices on the topic of natural reason and faith. It is so sad that most socalled christians just sit back and let the false teachings spread, many even endorse it. There is a widespread belief that reason and faith are incompa. Surveying the history and fundamentals of apologetics, this book demonstrates how reason and scientific inquiry actually support christianitys claimsthus equipping believers to defend the. I have read this book and i have found it very helpful for any one who is interested in. Defending your faith with reason and precision st john in the. It is the task given to each one of us as we bear witness to our faith before the world. Defending your faith with reason and precision nweek 1. This requires an examination of the evidenceshistorical and rationalfor historic christianity.
He affirms four logical premises that are necessary for all reasonable discourse, and teaches you how to defend your faith in a faithless world. Sproul has a effective understanding of apologetics and its desperate need in this modern era. Pdf how to defend the christian faith download read. Defending the christian faith part 1 apologetics today. There is a widespread belief that reason and faith are incompatible and opposed to each other. Consider the italian duotone binding type as an alternative. Sproul sets forth the core claims of faith to reveal just how rational christianity truly is. Download defendingyourfaith ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format.