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and many of the Greeks. He was the Christ. When Pilate, upon

This fact is hidden from Ryrie and others on his side by their own systematic way of reading New Testament references to faith or belief in Christ and to “the gospel” so that they fit their account of what is at issue.

the beauty of God’s love revealed in the cross, presented and perceived in the life of the church, is the most effective apologetic.

In the third step, the apologist argues from empirical (what can be seen with the naked eye) and historical evidence that the Bible is authentic, historically reliable, inspired, and is a trustworthy record of miracles and the physical resurrection of Christ.

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The most influential medieval apologist of Western Christendom was its most influential theologian: Thomas Aquinas.

From its inception, Christianity has been a public religion making claims that could be held up to historical scrutiny in the place it was birthed.

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