Session One: Faith Vs. Reason?
Introduction to Christian Apologetics
Is faith in any form truly opposed to reason?
How does faith and reason work together?
Is faith in any form truly opposed to reason?
How does faith and reason work together?
Session Two: Transcendental Arguments
Innate Knowledge of God, Suppression of the Truth, and Parasitic Substitution (Romans 1:18-32).
Strategy: Expose the suppression and substitution and present how Christianity tells a better story.
Strategy: Expose the suppression and substitution and present how Christianity tells a better story.
Session Three: Does God Exist? (Part 1)
Introduction to Formal Logic and Arguments
The Cosmological Argument
Compare with Westminster Shorter Catechism Q4
The Cosmological Argument
Compare with Westminster Shorter Catechism Q4
Session Four: Does God Exist? (Part 2)
In this session we look at arguments for God's existence from design (teleological) and from morality and justice (axiological).
Session Five: The Bible (Part 1)
What is the Bible? How do we have the books we have today?
How do we know it is God's very word to us?
How do we know it is God's very word to us?
Session Six: Textual Criticism
Continuing our discussion on scripture, we address the accusation that the Bible is errant and can't be trusted.
Session Seven: The Case For The Resurrection
1 Corinthians 15 states that if the resurrection of Jesus did not happen,
we should abandon Christianity all together. In this session,
we look at the evidence for the resurrection as if it were a cold-case mystery.
we should abandon Christianity all together. In this session,
we look at the evidence for the resurrection as if it were a cold-case mystery.
Session Eight: The Problem of Evil
If God is sovereign and good, then why is there evil and suffering in the world? In this session we explore this important question and look to scripture to see how God helps us to know how to respond.