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3. The Essentials of Apologetics – Why Apologetics?
Why Apologetics?

4. The Essentials of Apologetics – Why Apologetics?
Why Apologetics?

5. The Essentials of Apologetics – Why Apologetics?
Why Apologetics?

6. The Essentials of Apologetics – Why Apologetics?
Why Apologetics?

7. The Essentials of Apologetics – Why Apologetics?
Why Apologetics?

14. The Essentials of Apologetics – Why Apologetics?
Why Apologetics?

18. • Apologetics helps guide skeptics and unbelievers
through today‟s worldview maze.
• Uses facts and evidences that lead to God‟s truth
and their salvation.

19. “A woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple
fabrics, a worshiper of God, was listening; and the Lord opened her
heart to respond to the things spoken by Paul.” – Acts 16:14

20. • The third purpose of apologetics is to strengthen the
church.
• Attacks from atheists and skeptics can leave believers with
doubts and a weakened faith.
• Apologetics supplies the Christian with rational, logical,
and evidential truths that undergird their trust in the Bible.

22. "But solid food is for the mature,
who because of practice have their
senses trained to discern good and
evil."
- Hebrews 5:14
Strengthen the Church

23. • The fourth purpose of apologetics is to refute error.
• The goal is to defend and uphold God‟s truth.

24. “The Lord‟s bond-servant must not be
quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach,
patient when wronged, with gentleness correcting
those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may
grant them repentance leading to the knowledge
of the truth”
– 2 Timothy 2:24–25
“He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message
as it has been taught, so that he can encourage
others by sound doctrine and refute those who
oppose it.”
– Titus 1:9

25. “We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up
against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought
captive to the obedience of Christ”
- 2 Corinthians 10:5

26. The Essentials of Apologetics – Why Apologetics?
Why Apologetics?

27. Acts 17:16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred within him when
he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.
Acts17: 17 Therefore he disputed in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout
persons, and in the marketplace daily with those who met with him.

28. Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans and of the Stoics encountered him. And some
said, “What will this babbler say?” And some others said, “He seemeth to be a proclaimer
of strange gods,” because he preached unto them Jesus and the resurrection.
Believed all things came directly form the earth itself (evolutionism).
Parallels may be drawn to Buddhism, which similarly emphasizes a lack of
divine interference. Buddhism also resembles Epicureanism in its
temperateness, including the belief that great excesses leads to great
dissatisfaction.
Stressed a simple lifestyle but were pantheistic. According to the
Stoics, the universe is a material, reasoning substance, known as God
or Nature.

29. 22 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars’ Hill and said, “Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in
all things ye are too superstitious.
23 For as I passed by and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription: ‘To the
Unknown God’. Whom therefore ye worship in ignorance, Him I declare unto you.

30. 24 God who made the world and all things therein, seeing that He is Lord of Heaven and
earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands.
25 Neither is He worshiped with men’s hands, as though He needed anything, seeing He
giveth to all life, and breath, and all things.

31. 31 because He hath appointed a Day in which He will judge the world in righteousness by
that Man whom He hath ordained. Of this He hath given assurance unto all men, in that He
hath raised Him from the dead.”
30 The times of this ignorance God overlooked, but now He commandeth all men
everywhere to repent,

32. *There is one, and only one, true God—He is Lord of Heaven
and Earth (vs 23–24).
*This God is the Creator—the world did not make itself (v.
24).
*Life comes from God—He gives all men life and breath, and
everything else (v. 25).

33. *Their evolutionary worldview was incorrect—we are all descended
from one man whom God made (v. 26).
*Their pantheistic worldview was incorrect—if they were God’s
offspring (as they acknowledged), then God could not be made of
gold or silver or stone, a product of man’s design and skill (v. 29).
*Repent! Only then did Paul go on to tell them that this personal
Creator God commands all people everywhere to repent, because
all mankind is accountable to Him and will one day be judged by the
(Jesus Christ) whom God raised from the dead (vs 30–31).

34. What was not mentioned in this interaction?
In fact, what is not mentioned in the entire book
of Acts?

35. Conclusions
Final Thoughts

36. Final Important Points…
• Lastly, it should be understood that apologetics is not the ultimate cause
of a person‟s salvation.
• God is the one who saves.
• Apologetics is not about „talking someone into the faith‟, but rather is one
of the instruments God uses to drive His truth into people‟s hearts and
minds.

39. Brief Biography
(10 May 1816 – 10 June 1900)
was the first Anglican bishop of Liverpool.
*Ryle was educated at Eton and at Oxford, where he was Craven Scholar in 1836.
*The son of a wealthy banker, he was destined for a career in politics before choosing a path
of ordained ministry.
*While hearing Ephesians 2 read in church in 1838, he was changed forever. He now
understood what the gospel of grace and salvation through faith in Christ alone really meant.
*For 38 years he was a parish vicar; he became a leader of the evangelical party in the
Church of England.

40. Ryle on the Sovereignty of God and
the Bible.
• “I cannot understand how any one can be called a believer of the Bible who denies
God's providence over this world. For my own part, I believe thoroughly that God
has not changed. I believe that He is governing all things on earth as much now as
He was in the Old Testament days.”
• “Just as the telescope and microscope show us that there is order and design in all
the works of God’s hand, from the greatest planet down to the least insect, so
does the Bible teach us that there is wisdom, order and design in all the events of
our daily life. There is no such thing as “chance”, “luck”, or “accident” in the
Christian journey through this world. All is arranged and appointed by God: and all
things are ‘working together’ for the believer’s good (Rom. 8:28).”

41. Brief Biography
, FRS (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882)
was an English naturalist. He established that all species of life have
descended over time from common ancestors, and proposed the
scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a
process that he called natural selection.
*Darwin's was educated at the University of Edinburgh and then later at the University of Cambridge.
*When going to Cambridge to become an Anglican clergyman, he did not doubt the literal truth of the Bible.
*His five-year voyage on HMS Beagle established him as an eminent geologist whose observations and theories
supported Charles Lyell's uniformitarian ideas.
*By his return he was critical of the Bible as history, and wondered why all religions should not be equally valid.
*He was increasingly troubled by the problem of evil.
* The death of his ten-year-old daughter was very traumatic for Darwin.

42. Darwin on the Bible and God!
• “Thus disbelief {in the Bible} crept over me at a very slow
rate, but was at last complete. The rate was so slow that I
felt no distress, and have never since doubted even for a
single second that my conclusion was correct. I can indeed
hardly see how anyone ought to wish Christianity to be
true; for if so the plain language of the text seems to show
that the men who do not believe, and this would include
my Father, Brother and almost all my best friends, will be
everlastingly punished. And this is a damnable doctrine.”

43. Similarities!
• 1. Both lived in Victorian England at the
same time (had the same political and
social influences, etc.)
• 2. Both had an early religious upbringing.
• 3. Both received superior educations.
• 4. Both experienced family deaths that
impacted them greatly. (Darwin 3 children,
Ryle two wives)

44. Differences!
• 1. Each developed a different
worldview!
– Ryle – The Bible’s history is true
and accurate in all matters.
– Darwin – The Bible is not true and
is not an accurate account of
history (especially in the scientific
sense)

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teachers, media, etc.
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51. My Knowledge
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from birth
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teachers, media, etc.
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52. Total Available Knowledge in the Universe
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53. Total Available Knowledge in the Universe
How do we
understand
information beyond
our own
knowledge?

54. Total Available Knowledge in the Universe
How do we
understand
information beyond
our own
knowledge?

55. Total Available Knowledge in the Universe
How do we
understand
information beyond
our own
knowledge?

56. :

57. #1 – Evolution is
true. There is no God!
:

58. #1 – Evolution is
true. There is no God!
:

59. #1 – Evolution is
true. There is no God!
#1 – Slow
formation over millions of
years!
:

60. #1 – Evolution is
true. There is no God!
#1 – Slow
formation over millions of
years!
#2 – God
exists. The Bible is True!
:

61. #1 – Evolution is
true. There is no God!
#2 – Biblical Flood
buried animals and produced the
fossils quickly!
#1 – Slow
formation over millions of
years!
#2 – God
exists. The Bible is True!
:

62. There is no problem with the evidence, just the interpretation of the evidence.
It is a presuppositional issue!
:

63. We must Interpret all past evidence!

64. →
→
YES! They are in the same species. They are both
domestic dogs.
Evidence can be deceiving!
!

65. Are tribes in the South American rain forest more primitive forms
of humans than we are?
Did dinosaurs live before humans?
Were the people who lived in caves and used simple tools not very
intelligent?
Did Noah lack special tools or equipment to build the Ark?
Are the stars older than the earth?
Is there more than one race?
Does it take millions of years to form fossils, oil, coal, or

66. Are tribes in the South American rain forest more primitive forms
of humans than we are?
Did dinosaurs live before humans?
Were the people who lived in caves and used simple tools not very
intelligent?
Did Noah lack special tools or equipment to build the Ark?
Are the stars older than the earth?
Is there more than one race?
Does it take millions of years to form fossils, oil, coal, or
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No A YES answer below means that you
have been influenced by
evolutionary concepts.

68. “
“Evolution *is+ a theory universally accepted
not because it can be proven by logical
coherent evidence to be true, but because the
only alternative, special creation, is clearly
incredible.” Professor D.M.S. Watson

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74. Worldview
Atheist (No
God Exists)
Christian
(God Exists)

75. Worldview What
does 2 + 2
equal?
Atheist (No
God Exists)
4
Christian
(God Exists)
4

76. Worldview What
does 2 + 2
equal?
Does 2 + 2
always
equal 4?
Atheist (No
God Exists)
4 Yes
Christian
(God Exists)
4 Yes

77. Worldview What
does 2 + 2
equal?
Does 2 + 2
always
equal 4?
Is there a
universal law
of
mathematics?
Atheist (No
God Exists)
4 Yes Yes
Christian
(God Exists)
4 Yes Yes

78. Worldview What
does 2 + 2
equal?
Does 2 + 2
always
equal 4?
Is there a
universal law
of
mathematics?
Is the
universal law
material or
immaterial?
Atheist (No
God Exists)
4 Yes Yes immaterial
Christian
(God Exists)
4 Yes Yes immaterial

79. Worldview What
does 2 + 2
equal?
Does 2 + 2
always
equal 4?
Is there a
universal law
of
mathematics?
Is the
universal law
material or
immaterial?
Where did this
universal law
come from?
Atheist (No
God Exists)
4 Yes Yes immaterial I don’t know, it
evolved.
Christian
(God Exists)
4 Yes Yes immaterial God, he set all
universal laws
in motion and
they must
abide by His
unchanging
character!

80. Worldview What
does 2 + 2
equal?
Does 2 + 2
always
equal 4?
Is there a
universal law
of
mathematics?
Is the
universal law
material or
immaterial?
Where did this
universal law
come from?
Questions that follow.
Atheist (No
God Exists)
4 Yes Yes immaterial I don’t know, it
evolved.
How did a universal immaterial
law come about by chance?
Can you trust your own brain if
it evolved by chance?
How do you make sense of the
laws of logic if everything came
about by chance?
Christian
(God Exists)
4 Yes Yes immaterial God, he set all
universal laws
in motion and
they must
abide by His
unchanging
character!

81. Worldview What
does 2 + 2
equal?
Does 2 + 2
always
equal 4?
Is there a
universal law
of
mathematics?
Is the
universal law
material or
immaterial?
Where did this
universal law
come from?
Questions that follow.
Atheist (No
God Exists)
4 Yes Yes immaterial I don’t know, it
evolved.
How did a universal immaterial
law come about by chance?
Can you trust your own brain if
it evolved by chance?
How do you make sense of the
laws of logic if everything came
about by chance?
Christian
(God Exists)
4 Yes Yes immaterial God, he set all
universal laws
in motion and
they must
abide by His
unchanging
character!

82. Worldview What
does 2 + 2
equal?
Does 2 + 2
always
equal 4?
Is there a
universal law
of
mathematics?
Is the
universal law
material or
immaterial?
Where did this
universal law
come from?
Questions that follow.
Atheist (No
God Exists)
4 Yes Yes immaterial I don’t know, it
evolved.
How did a universal immaterial
law come about by chance?
Can you trust your own brain if
it evolved by chance?
How do you make sense of the
laws of logic if everything came
about by chance?
Christian
(God Exists)
4 Yes Yes immaterial God, he set all
universal laws
in motion and
they must
abide by His
unchanging
character!
… it’s not that one thing
proves that Christianity is
true, it is that everything
fits when one presupposes
Christianity. G.K.
Chesterton

83. Laws of Logic are Universal and couldn’t exist unless they came from the Mind of God!

84. The Bible is