Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith

Seventh, radical ad hoc readjustment

The apologist, in fact, cannot substitute bare emotional fervor for intellectual acumen and hard study. Rather, they should work hand in hand.

Apologetic “dumping” or “blasting” with little concern for the state of the soul of the unbeliever may relieve pent-up tension and display the apologist’s knowledge, but it does little to bring anyone closer to eternal salvation.

God is consistent and cannot lie. God cannot deny himself or assert what is false, nor can he make something both true and false in the same way at the same time. This is no limit on God; it is a virtue.

The word apologetics comes from the Greek word apologia, which can be translated as “defense” or “vindication.”

Christian apologetics is the rational defense of the Christian worldview as objectively true, rationally compelling, and existentially or subjectively engaging.

Zeal does not ensure knowledge; in fact, zeal may serve as a beguiling surrogate for knowledge.

As Christians do battle with false ideas that keep people from coming to Christ, they are dealing with power encounters, not just interacting with ideas, individuals, and events. We triumph “‘not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty” (Zech 4:6; Acts 1:8).

With any writing, a text taken out of context is a pretext for error.