1: Apologetics as a Fundamental New Testament Ministry
The Biblical example and teaching about the use of reason as a helping, loving ministry. Including what a Biblical (Christlike) apologetic is and is not.
In this series, Dallas covers many important topics that are involved with defending the Christian faith in the 21st century, including the role of the Bible, ethics, philosophy, science, the history of ideas, and so on.
When we do the work of apologetics, we do it as disciples of Jesus, and therefore we are to do it in the manner in which he would do it. This means, above all, that we do it to help people, and especially those who want to be helped. We are not to beat unwilling people into intellectual submission, but to be the servant of those in need.
We also do the work of apologetics as relentless servants of truth. Truth reveals reality, and reality can be described as what we humans run into when we are wrong, a collision in which we always lose. Being mistaken about life, the things of God, and the human soul is a deadly serious matter. That is why the work of apologetics is so important.
This 4-week series on Biblical Christian Apologetics was recorded at Grace Church in Los Alamitos, CA in April 1990. It later became the foundation for the book, The Allure of Gentleness.
Be sure to download and print a copy of Dallas's handout below.
The Biblical example and teaching about the use of reason as a helping, loving ministry. Including what a Biblical (Christlike) apologetic is and is not.
Why the physical (natural) world cannot exist on its own, what the supraphysical world must be like, why evolution cannot answer such questions, history with and without God.
As we move in apologetic work beyond the issue of God's existence and basic nature, our
work becomes less a matter of proof., though that remains absolutely crucial at certain
points, and more a matter of "making sense" of the elements of Christian faith, showing
that of course it would be such.
The hope that is in us (I Peter 3:15) is not based merely upon the objective reality of God or the objective truth of the scriptures, but upon our constant interaction with the rule of God from the heavens here and now.
The primary topic is the way God speaks to us. You will hear a special story about when the Lord spoke to Dallas in relationship to his son, and how the Lord responded when Dallas spoke back. Also some discussion about how science continues to prove more about the existence of God.
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The primary topic is the way God speaks to us. You will hear a special story about when the Lord spoke to Dallas in relationship to his son, and how the Lord responded when Dallas spoke back. Also some discussion about how science continues to prove more about the existence of God.
