Concerning our basic approach to apologetics, I think we should…

Concerning our basic approach to apologetics, I think we should differentiate between our “in house” Christian arguments and making a defense of the Christian faith. My understanding of apologetics is that it is the defense of the faith. One reason why CS Lewis was an effective apologist is because he understood and defended “mere Christianity.”

If I am defending the faith, I don’t think I need to get into issues with the sabbath , or which is the best Bible version, or is hell eternal, speaking in tongues, sovereignty or free will, inerrancy, the rapture, end times prophecy, modes of baptism, and a myriad of denominational differences.

I am not dogmatic or closed minded about this. I may be wrong. But at this point it is what I believe..

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7 comments

Larry Koester says:

April 20, 2020 at 9:20 pm

I think it was the moderator in this group said it was for all question pertaining to the faith. Though what is considered proper apologetics caries from person tio person

J Allen Noll says:

April 20, 2020 at 9:58 pm

I definitely was not expecting this type of atmosphere myself… and ya wonder why people don’t want to belong to the Christian faith?? Mahatma Gandhi carried a version of the NT in his pocket stating “I like this Jesus; but don’t like His followers”. Who’s image is on you??

Shawn McComas says:

April 20, 2020 at 11:26 pm

I agree.
I’m not gonna debate over details in dogma.
It’s the ugliest side of religion.

Daniel Ho says:

April 21, 2020 at 12:11 am

Amen

Ian Grant Spong says:

April 21, 2020 at 1:05 am

OP offers a valuable opinion.

Nick Shara says:

April 21, 2020 at 3:30 am

I understand your point, but i think many of these issues do affect the reach of christianity throughout the world.

If people are proclaiming “rejecting the sabbath will send you to hell”, then others will END UP in hell by default, because they rejected God under the false premise that someone taught them about the sabbath.

Specifically, requiring the sabbath, the abuse of the gift of tongues, “water” baptism, and incorrectly representing God’s sovereignty. I think those issues are well worth arguing.

Jesus said the false teachings of pharisees DID prevent people from entering heaven.

But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in…. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
Matthew 23:13‭, ‬15

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