Christian Witness

  • Arguing in Circles: Part II

    Christian apologetics is drawn from the well-spring of Scripture.  Like the head and tail on the monetary coin, apologetics shares its foundation with evangelism. The two are necessary branches stemming from a proper biblical theology. You cannot divorce apologetics from the Bible any more than you can separate evangelism from the knowledge of God. To…

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  • Arguing in Circles: Part I

    Eaves dropping on a Realistic Hypothetical… “How do you know we landed on the moon?” asks the skeptic. “Well, we have the reports from NASA, and the testimony of the astronauts.  There are also various media sources that validate the event” answers the believer. “Yeah, but I don’t accept those claims.  I don’t believe what…

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  • What Should be the Source for Christian Apologetics?

    William Lane Craig is a brilliant, very articulate Christian philosopher and apologist.  Listening to him speak on a given topic can be a humbling experience, for it is hard to imagine how one may say things with better eloquence.  His speaking manner and quick wit leaves one feeling a bit inadequate when the suggestion of…

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  • Worldview Authority, Indoctrination and the Implications of Deuteronomy 6

    Just a reminder: “A worldview is… ‘Our conception of the world around us, stemming from an authoritative source that we submit to, affecting all areas of activity in our life.’” Contained within this definition are two concepts, one stated and the other implied, that might cause a knee-jerk reaction against it. The first concept is…

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  • False Ideas and the Idols we make: Witnessing to a Witness

    Opening Thoughts… Historically one of the first major heretics to arise out of the Christian faith was a man by the name of Marcion (2nd century; taught 140-155 A.D.). He denied many of the writings of the New Testament (hereafter N.T.) that seemed to share too much affinity with the Jewish faith of old. He…

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