Jesus'ResurrectedBody,theAtonement,
andIslamThisconversationdealtwiththeresurrectedbodyofChrist,theatonement,andabitonwhatMuslimtheologyhastooffer.Itisbrief,butithasvalueinthediscussionofChrist.Gil:SometimespeoplejustgetstuckonanideaandhaveproblemslettingGod'swordchangethoseideas.Weareallguiltyofthatonewayoranother.But,atleastwiththeresurrectionofJesus,HeroseinthesamebodyHediedin.
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得窥天境
得窥天境，须看透红尘万丈；人神相通，只凭借灵犀一缕。信靠耶稣，此外路路是绝望；坚定不移，万里迢迢聚天堂。
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LogicalFallaciesorFallaciesinArgumentationTherearedifferentkindsoflogicalfallaciesthatpeoplemakeinpresentingtheirpositions.Belowisalistofsomeofthemajorfallacies.Itisagoodideatobefamiliarwiththemsothatyoucanpointthemoutinadiscussiontherebyfocusingtheissueswheretheybelong.
Ihavediscoverednumeroustimesthatduringadebateonanissue,ifyousimplypointouttoyour"opponent"alogicalfallacythathe/sh...[阅读全文]
Ihavediscoverednumeroustimesthatduringadebateonanissue,ifyousimplypointouttoyour"opponent"alogicalfallacythathe/sh...[阅读全文]
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Areyouanapologist?
SometimeswhenIdoseminars,Istandinfrontofagroupofpeopleandintroducemyself.Igiveaverybriefhistoryofwhatgotmestartedinapologeticsandwhatkeepsmegoing.Usually,thosewhoaretherearetheretolearnaboutwitnessingtoMormonsorJehovah'sWitnesses,someothercultgroup,Christiandoctrine,evangelism,oraresimplytheretoaskquestionsondifferentsubjects.Invariably,Iintroducetheterm'apologetics'tothegro...[阅读全文]
SometimeswhenIdoseminars,Istandinfrontofagroupofpeopleandintroducemyself.Igiveaverybriefhistoryofwhatgotmestartedinapologeticsandwhatkeepsmegoing.Usually,thosewhoaretherearetheretolearnaboutwitnessingtoMormonsorJehovah'sWitnesses,someothercultgroup,Christiandoctrine,evangelism,oraresimplytheretoaskquestionsondifferentsubjects.Invariably,Iintroducetheterm'apologetics'tothegro...[阅读全文]
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Anillustrationofwhatapologeticsreallyis
Apologeticsissomewhatofalonelyendeavor.Itispossibleforapersontogiveagreatdealofefforttoapologeticwork,todefendingGod’sword,toansweringquestions,toreasoningwithpeopleandhaveitallseemasthoughitwasworthless.Discouragementisarealitytotheapologist.Therearecertainlyvictories,byGod’sgrace.Buttherearemanyencountersthatcouldsimplybeclassifiedas"unprofitabl...[阅读全文]
Apologeticsissomewhatofalonelyendeavor.Itispossibleforapersontogiveagreatdealofefforttoapologeticwork,todefendingGod’sword,toansweringquestions,toreasoningwithpeopleandhaveitallseemasthoughitwasworthless.Discouragementisarealitytotheapologist.Therearecertainlyvictories,byGod’sgrace.Buttherearemanyencountersthatcouldsimplybeclassifiedas"unprofitabl...[阅读全文]
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AnIntroductiontoApologeticsTheword"apologetics"comesfromtheGreekword"apologia,"pronounced,"ap-ol-og-ee’-ah."Itmeans,"averbaldefense."ItisusedeighttimesintheNewTestament:Acts22:1;25:16;1Cor.9:3;2Cor.7:11;Phil.1;7;2Tim.4:16,and1Pet.3:15.ButitisthelastversethatismostcommonlyassociatedwithChristianapologetics."butsanctifyChristasLordinyourhearts,alwaysbein...[阅读全文]
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TheTeleologicalArgumentTheteleologicalargumentisalsoknownastheargumentfromdesign.Quitesimply,itstatesthatadesignermustexistsincetheuniverseandlivingthingsexhibitmarksofdesignintheirorder,consistency,unity,andpattern.
AtypicalanalogyofthisistheWatchmakerwhichwasgivenbyWilliamPaley(1743-1805).Theargumentgoesasfollows.Ifyoufoundawatchinanemptyfield,youwouldlogicallyconcludethatitwasdesignedandnot...[阅读全文]
AtypicalanalogyofthisistheWatchmakerwhichwasgivenbyWilliamPaley(1743-1805).Theargumentgoesasfollows.Ifyoufoundawatchinanemptyfield,youwouldlogicallyconcludethatitwasdesignedandnot...[阅读全文]
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TheCosmologicalArgumentTheCosmologicalArgumentattemptstoprovethatGodexistsbyshowingthattherecannotbeaninfinitenumberofregressionsofcausestothingsthatexist.Itstatesthattheremustbeafinaluncaused-causeofallthings.Thisuncaused-causeisassertedtobeGod.
TheCosmologicalArgumenttakesseveralformsbutisbasicallyrepresentedbelow.CosmologicalArgumentThingsexist.Itispossibleforthosethingstonotexist.Whateverh...[阅读全文]
TheCosmologicalArgumenttakesseveralformsbutisbasicallyrepresentedbelow.CosmologicalArgumentThingsexist.Itispossibleforthosethingstonotexist.Whateverh...[阅读全文]
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ChristianApologeticsBibliographyForfurtherreadingonapologeticsandareasrelatedtoit,pleaseconsiderthefollowingbookswhichIhaveusedinresearchingapologeticsforthissection.Bush,L.Russ,ed.,ClassicalReadingsinChristianApologetics.A.D.100-1800.GrandRapids,Michigan:AcademieBooks.1983.Douglas,J.D.,TheNewInternationalDictionaryoftheChristianChurch,Douglas,Zondervan,GrandRapids,MI,1978.Frame,John.Apologeticsto...[阅读全文]
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EvidentialApologeticsEvidentialApologeticsisthatstyleofChristiandefensethatstressesthemiraclesfoundintheBible,particularlyChrist'sresurrection,asanevidencefortheexistenceofGodandthevalidityofChristandHiswords.Italsouseshistoricalevidencestosupporttheveracityofthebiblicalaccount(s).Inthis,itisverysimilartoClassicalApologeticswhichstressesreasoninitsapproachtoevidences.Basically,evidentialapologetic...[阅读全文]
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PresuppositionalApologeticsThisformofChristianapologeticsdealswithpresuppositions.1AChristianpresuppositionalistpresupposesGod'sexistenceandarguesfromthatperspectivetoshowthevalidityofChristiantheism.2ThispositionalsopresupposesthetruthoftheChristianScripturesandreliesonthevalidityandpowerofthegospeltochangelives(Rom.1:16).Fromthescripturesweseethattheunbelieverissinfulinhismind(Rom.1:18-32)anduna...[阅读全文]
