Posts Tagged ‘blind faith’

I had the very special privilege to hear a fairly well known apologist recently.  He was speaking on the reasons behind why the church is losing its youth and young adults.  After the first presentation she was asking about material for kids.  As is my wont, I suggested the book Living Loud by Norman Geisler and Joseph Holden.  This is an outstanding book written for high school age kids, though my 5th grade son is able to understand and process the ideas it presents.Pillars-of-Creation

For those who don’t know, Norman Geisler is one of the most brilliant Christian apologists alive today.  His book Christian Apologetics is a standard text at University and Seminary.  His in a skilled debater often on the front lines defending the faith against skeptics and atheists.  Yes, he had that unfortunate feud with Licona, but his scholarship in apologetics is nevertheless brilliant.

So what is the facepalm in this? (more…)

“but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence;”  1 Peter 3:15 (NASB) 

One of the greatest ills in Christendom of the recent era has been an abandonment of apologetics.  What was once a foundational skill – even if you didn’t call it by that name – seems to be relegated to professional theologians and philosophers.  For many of the laity the discipline of apologetics seems to be taken as indicative of having a lack of faith.

Nothing can be further from the truth.  In fact, to not engage in apologetics is patently unbiblical.  The 1 Peter 3:15 passage above is the most well known, but Paul not only encouraged apologetics, as with the Bereans (more…)