A game plan for discussing your christian convictions gregory koukl in a world increasingly indifferent to christian truth, followers of christ need to be equipped to communicate with those who do not speak their language or accept their source of authority. Pdf how to defend the christian faith download read. You can prepare yourself to face challenges to your faith. Half asleep, that is, until the professors lecture. Defending your faith with reason and precision, by willian lane craig. Five ways to defend the faith against unexpected attacks by joe. I pray you are as excited about defending it as i am preaching it. An introductory essay explains the need to defend the christian faith in todays intellectual and cultural. Several additional essays were developed especially for this book. The term used by theologians is christian apologetics. 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.
Sproul affirms four logical principles that are necessary for all real discussion and teaches you how to defend your faith in a. Defending your faith on this sunday before the 4th my goal today is to show you that we are in a war for our very right of religious freedom. On guard is an excellent summation of how the christian faith makes sense of the real world in which we all live. Always be ready to give a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you. As a christian, you have the right to claim a spiritual relationship with god in defense for all your daily activities. This book gives the reader new knowledge and experience. A call to the ministry is a call to the ministry of the word. Defending your faith with reason and precision ebook. The largest and most trusted library of over 1,9,000 free sermons from conservative christian churches and ministries worldwide. Defending our faith defending your family defending yourself faith faith and healing faith and words faith and works faith healing faith in. The abcs of defending your faith brad alles concordia university wisconsin brad.
Defending your faith defending your faith truth defending your faith study ondefending your faith meaning, defending your faith tips, defending your faith explained, defending your faith training, defending your faith counseling, defending your faith summary, defending your faith message and how defending your faith message affects your christian walk. The new testament epistles overflow with injunctions to guard the truth. The faith that the new testament calls us to is a faith rooted and grounded in something that god. So there i am, a sophomore in college, half asleep in my 9 a. No matter how badly you defend the faith, the catholic answer is the right answer. Even if you take your faith seriously, and make a goodfaith effort to be familiar with. They will discover not just what they believe, but why they believeand how being on guard with the truth has the power to. He affirms four logical premises that are necessary for all reasonable discourse, and teaches you how to. Defending your faith with reason and precision english edition by william lane craig.
Defending your faith will use various teaching styles ranging from lectures, mock debates, video, group discussions, and plenty of handson practice in the art of conversational apologetics and evangelism. As christians, we are all called to defend our faith. Apostles, in dealing with nonjews, tried to show the. 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. Sometimes its not what you say, but how you say it. This concise guide is filled with illustrations, sidebars, and memorizable steps to help christians stand their ground and defend their faith with reason and precision. In this video interview, mary jo sharp, certified apologetics instructor and author of why do you believe that. Createspaceindependent publishing platform, 2010 naudio excerpts from.
This book consists of a series of apologetics essays, most of which began as lectures given in europe, ukraine and the u. Defending your faith quotes showing 16 of 6 the bible never tells us to take a leap of faith into the darkness and hope that theres somebody out there. Defending our faith in the bible king james version. 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. The world is increasingly intolerant of truth claims and this can undermine confidence. To lead youth to recognize ways they can prepare to face challenges to their faith and to list ways to practice their faith in the face of. How to defend your faith without being a jerk boundless. Riding are lots ebooks in the planet that does amend our data. We need to learn how to defend our faith in a hostile world. 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. When paul defended his leadership position, he used.
This onestop, howtodefendyourfaith manual will equip christians to advance faith conversations deliberately, applying straightforward, coolheaded arguments. Paul reasoned with them out of the scriptures, opening and. 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. But im confident that if you do your homework, youll find there are good answers to the hard questions.
Our christian faith is under attack as never before. In this series on sundays from february 17, 20 through march 24, 20, we learned how to argue the case for christianity, and how to respond to the most popular objections to those arguments, using william lane craigs book on guard. Craig offers four arguments for gods existence, defends the historicity of jesus. He affirms four logical premises that are necessary for all reasonable. Do you stumble over your words when someone asks you what you believe. How can you learn the basics of defending your faith. This course will guide you in ways to defend your faith while expressing gods love toward those who oppose you. Renowned scholar william lane craig offers a readable, rich training manual for defending the christian faith. Throughout the course, we will also be discussing ways to effectively argue your faith. That is why every nonchristian worldview is irrational. This site will help christians defend their faith against all manner of antichristian assaults. Top ten verses to defend your faith for the past few days i have been trying to think of the top ten verses that would be most helpful to apologists and evangelists.
As such, we are called not only to proclaim it but also to defend it. This requires an examination of the evidenceshistorical and rationalfor historic christianity. To download right click and save to your hard drive. When challenged,defend your faith faithlife sermons. The pdf and prc files are sent as single zips and naturally dont have the file structure. He affirms four logical premises that are necessary for all. The bible calls us to jump out of the darkness and into the light. A guidebook to clerics and paladins higher intellect. Defending your faith with reason and precision 9781434764881 by william lane craig and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Every christian is expected by god to do it at some point in their life. Speaking the truth in love, once again william lane craig proves we don t have to be abrasive to be persuasive. On guard defending your faith with reason and precision. Youre sure to grow in knowledge and confidence in sharing and defending your faith. Defending the faith to the best of our ability is not a luxury or an indulgence in intellectual vanity.
Prior to the late 20th century, virtually all people who claimed to be christians understood scripture to be inspired and preserved in other words, sacred. He affirms four logical premises that are necessary for all reasonable discourse, and teaches you how to defend your faith in a. Can you stand before the socalled intellectual masses and mockers with courage and strengthened resolve because you have the truth. They will discover not just what they believe, but why they believeand how being on guard with the truth has the power to change lives forever. A guidebook to clerics and paladins rich redman and james wyatt ocr and pdf layout by pope cerebus updated for errata as of july 10, 2001. No matter how smart your interlocutor is, the catholic has the advantage of defending the truth. Five tips for defending your faith teen life christian. Defending your faith with reason and precision william lane craig, lee. Five ways to defend the faith against unexpected attacks. Defending your faith with reason and precision st john in the.
Christianity has always been under attack, and god has always raised up apologists to. Many christians today dont share their faith with others, either informally with family, friends and colleagues, or formally in outreach with the church. Contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. It is the task given to each one of us as we bear witness to our faith before the world. The intellectual defense of the truthfulness of christianity. Since i used to teach apologetics classes at church, i actually got to field some of those questions. When challenged, defend your faith 1 corinthians 9. There is probably no greater defender of the christian faith alive today than william lane craig.
Apologetics defending the faith defense sword of righteousness. Defending your faith is an amazingly well written book, as is practically every sproul book that ive ever read. Ill send you, for free, 34 articles a week that will strengthen your relationship with god and equip you, by the grace of god and the power of the holy spirit, to use reason to lead others to know christ as lord and savior. Defending your faith investigates many of the answers to the critical issues of biblical apologetics in an intelligent and userfriendly format based on decades sharing with people of all backgrounds about the firm foundations of our faith, dr. He focuses on defending the basic truth claims for two of the most crucial issues of apologetics. The emphasis is not on winning the argument but on planting seeds of the gospel in your conversations. Also, christians often dont feel equipped to share, especially when faced with the cults.
This is a big fancy word to say that you want to explain to others why you believe what you believe. This onestop, howto defend your faith manual will equip christians to advance faith conversations deliberately, applying straightforward, coolheaded arguments. Reflect on pauls words to timothya mere sampling of the new testament charges to defend the faithand let their import for you and your call to ministry sink in. Sproul is known for his teaching and his ability to take a complex subject and present it in a way that can be more easily understood. A pologetics is the term used for defending ones beliefs using reason. Augustus deeds written on his temple wall, mentioning the census. Most people are worried that they do not know their.
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