Jesus's teachings in Matthew 10:37 and Luke 14:26 challenge believers to prioritize their love for God over everyone, including family. While it's not about hating others, Jesus emphasizes loving God above all. Prioritizing God doesn't diminish love for family but prevents putting gifts above the giver, leading to deep, fulfilling relationships.
Blaise Pascal's apologetics emphasize the need for a worldview to explain human glory and horror. His "destabilization method" challenges individuals' beliefs, continuously contrasting their perspectives with counter examples. This discomfort is designed to lead them to faith in Christ, who alone can address humanity's greatness and wretchedness. Pascal's approach offers a thought-provoking way to engage skeptics.
The process of becoming a Christian is straightforward and clear, as stated in the book of Romans. It involves confessing with the mouth that Jesus is Lord and believing in the heart that God raised him from the dead. This declaration emphasizes Jesus' lordship, deity, and the forgiveness of sins through his death and resurrection, leading to eternal life with God.
The classic evangelical question on the fate of those who never hear the Gospel arises from concern for their salvation. Rejecting inclusivism, the scriptural reality is that all are dead in sin, needing to hear, believe, and call on Jesus for salvation. Understanding this truth is crucial for maintaining the urgency of missions.
In my own experience with Christians (especially leaders) who believe the earth is very young, one of the most popular lines of argument given to explain how a young earth could be possible in light of what we know about the earth from science is to appeal to the Appearance of Age Argument (sometimes referred... Continue Reading →
As it relates to apologetic arguments, Blaise Pascal is certainly most known for Pascal’s Wager. However, Pascal’s thought is much more diverse and, in my opinion, even more compelling in other areas. Of course, due to his untimely death, Pascal did not flesh out many of his thoughts into any kind of systematic work. Nevertheless,... Continue Reading →
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