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People from all walks of life will often ask one or more of the following metaphysical questions: Why should I believe the Bible? Is there salvation outside of Christianity? How do we know that God exists? Given evil, how can one justify God?
“An argument may remove doubt, but only the Holy Spirit can convict of truth.” – Ravi Zacharias
Gordon H. Clark was against the idea of irrationalism. He also sees the neo-orthodox insistence that divine revelation under any and all circumstances is non-cognitive cannot escape a skeptical conclusion.
To get at the nature of that faith, it is helpful to ponder why faith alone justifies. Why not love, or some other virtuous disposition?
America is in a huge theological confusion which leads to confusion in thinking as well.
What’s wrong with the world today? Where is God in the midst of pain? Could we justify God in the midst of evil?
However difficult it is to engage the world, believers are called to engage this ever-changing culture with the never changing gospel!
The perspective of Christian mind once again is to rediscover the truth of scripture, critical thinking that is led by the Spirit, and identifying the various ways the secular world value and practice have creeped into the church.
Apologetics is the study of, “Defense of the faith.” Why should you read this and believe in these truth claims?