Christian Alogetics-What Is Christian Apologetics?

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When I hear the word Theology, I think of the study of the Biblical text, the divine existence of God, and God’s purpose for man. The Bible talks about who God is, why God created man, and God’s instructions on how man should live in this world. The Bible states, “All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction for training in righteousness (2 Timothy 3:6). The Bible contains significant instructions on how to manage everyday life and how to have a relationship with God. A person would think a theologian is a highly educated person who go to school to learn about the Bible and interpret it for full understanding; however, anyone can study the scriptures of the biblical text and learn what God has …show more content…

by using evidence and reasoning. According to “Christian Apologetics-What is Christian Apologetics?”, (2018), “Christian apologetics can be summarized in two parts: (a) objective reasons and evidence that Christianity is true (how Christianity corresponds to reality) and, (b) the communication of that truth to the world”. For example, the Cosmological Argument about the cosmic existence of the universe and how the universe came into existence is a topic of Apologetics. According to the word of God, God spoke the universe into existence. In today’s 21st century, diffident groups disagree with the cosmological argument that God exists, and he created all that is in this world; however, that cannot deny the biblical facts and evidence in the bible. The dead sea scrolls which verify the books of the bible that we read today is real, and the accuracy of the manuscript is an example of proof the bible is authentic. The creation of the universe relates to Theology and God’s revelation about himself and man and those that believe in him receive salvation. God reveals himself to us though the

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