Apologetics Basics
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Lesson OneIntroduction to Christian Apologetics8 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson TwoThe Question of God’s Existence7 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson ThreeThe Question of the Reliability of the Bible7 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson FourThe Question of the Resurrection of Christ7 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson FiveThe Question of Hypocrisy in the Church7 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson SixThe Question of the Fine-Tuning of the Universe7 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson SevenThe Question of Evil and Suffering in the World7 Activities|1 Assessment
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion2 Activities
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Christian Learning Center › Forums › Can you think of a time when you were called upon to give a defense of your faith in Christ? If so, briefly explain.
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Can you think of a time when you were called upon to give a defense of your faith in Christ? If so, briefly explain.
Andrea Thomas replied 9 hours, 25 minutes ago 448 Members · 472 Replies
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I have never been asked to defend my faith. When people ask about where I find my hope, I often talk about the character of God and why I need Him.
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My son was having issues with his wife. He was very despondent. He questioned why God would let this happen. During many discussions over the phone we talked about who God is. Was He a mean dictator that enjoyed seeing us suffered or does he have any care for us in our tribulations. Of course I turned to many passages of God’s love for us. Also, I explained that we don’t see the whole picture, only God does.
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So I go to the gym every morning Monday through Friday. From time to time I will see a man named Ron. Who says to be Christian and to believe in God, but finds it odd that we needed a middle man, Jesus, to grant us salvation. He asked me the other morning after I had just killed my back day at the gym, “Why do we need Jesus to get to God?” Also he said, “When I pray to God, I pray to God, not Jesus.” I had so many answers come to mind, that I could not really put my finger on one particular reason. But whatever I did say, he liked it enough to say that he would like to grab a coffee sometime and talk more about this “Jesus”. When I got home after my workout, my mind started to align with all the thoughts that had come to mind concerning this conversation. Amongst more of my complex thoughts about the issue, I found the best answers to be simple: Jesus WAS God. In human form. So when you are praying to God, you are also praying WITH Jesus and vice versa. I look forward to more conversations on the matter. For now I have more in depth answers to Ron’s question.
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I work with a few people who are either on the fence or clearly atheist. We often have discussions as to why, and how I can believe like I believe. My explanation to them is, for many years I doubted too. But too many things have occurred in my fifty plus years that I couldn’t doubt the existence and love of God. One of the experiences I bring to them is, my mother, who had drug me from church to church during my youth, was critically ill. During the last visit I had with her at the hospital, I was trying to speak to her, but she was completely unresponsive. The doctors had explained that she had been fighting so hard to remain with us, she was “brain dead”, but her body was still working to keep going. I prayed for her, and me. It was what she taught me to do. My visit was over, I grabbed her hand and kissed her face, and said, “l love you momma”. My step father and a nurse witnessed her reply to me, “I love you too”. They were as shocked as I was, but tests again revealed she had no brain activity. I smiled knowing that God had allowed her to let me know He was real, and she was going to be in good hands. My faith confirmed as she passed from this life to her home.
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Yes, my sister works with children she sees children who are neglected abused and rebellious. So when I told her I was born again last year, she asked me “if I was feeling okay” did I drink some sort of kool aid and the question everyone gets if There is a God why do bad things happen. I was new in my faith then so I have to admit I stumbled a lot referenced some scripture in Romans. She told me not to speak to her about god and don’t bring it up to my kids.