Not All Atheists Were Hurt; Most Are Simply Suppressing the Truth in Rebellion
A common response among Christians who encounter atheists or skeptics is to ask, “I wonder who hurt them that they would reject God?” This thought reveals a basic assumption that only trauma could possibly be the cause of unbelief. And certainly, some...
Is the Best Defense a Good Offense in Apologetic Encounters?
Guest Post by Jeff Mindler [Jeff graduated from Lancaster Bible College in 2014 with a B.A. in Biblical Studies, as well as an M.A. in Counseling. He currently works as the Event Coordinator for the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals in Lancaster, PA. His wife,...
Machen on the Necessity of Apologetics
You can teach about evangelism all you want, but if you don’t include apologetics training, you reduce your effectiveness exponentially. False ideas are the greatest obstacles to the reception of the gospel. We may preach with all the fervor of a reformer and...
Is there value in apologetics if it does not lead to evangelism?
I wonder if “apologetics” which does not lead people to Christ as Savior, and then on to their living under the Lordship of Christ in the whole of life, really is Christian apologetics. There certainly is a place for an academic study of a subject called...