More on evangelism and apologetics
Continuing the vein from yesterday, I want to jot a few thoughts on apologetics. I used to see this a mostly an intellectual endevor. One proof countering another proof, until suddenly, if I had the right amount of proofs, one could show beyond a shadow of a doubt that God existed, their beliefs were correct, therefore you should respond NOW!
Unfortunately, I think this is how most Christians view apologetics. It's really unfortunate because there are valid ways of using the classical approach, evidentialist approach, presuppositional approach, or reformed epistemology approach. But here's the deal, we have to add legs to those approaches.
What do I mean by that?
I mean that what ever method we employ to "prove Christianity" must have some incarnational aspects to us. We, as Christians, can be the best apologetic anyone has ever seen. We must show through our lives that our beliefs actually make a difference. When we say we believe the Bible to be true and that Christianity is true, we must back that up with how we live.
Once people see us living out the truth we profess, we engage in incarnational apologetics. We live out that which we say is truth.
Unfortunately, I think this is how most Christians view apologetics. It's really unfortunate because there are valid ways of using the classical approach, evidentialist approach, presuppositional approach, or reformed epistemology approach. But here's the deal, we have to add legs to those approaches.
What do I mean by that?
I mean that what ever method we employ to "prove Christianity" must have some incarnational aspects to us. We, as Christians, can be the best apologetic anyone has ever seen. We must show through our lives that our beliefs actually make a difference. When we say we believe the Bible to be true and that Christianity is true, we must back that up with how we live.
Once people see us living out the truth we profess, we engage in incarnational apologetics. We live out that which we say is truth.




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