Check all the statements that applied to Christian apologetics
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"Apologetics" has the idea of "apologizing." It is about our needs to ask for forgiveness to someone we have wrong.
The word related to "apologetics" appears 17 times in the New Testament when the speaker was making a defense against an opposing argument.
"Apologetics" is sometime used to confirm someone's faith
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When a friend invites you to a gay pride parade, you gently decline and tell him to have a good time. What would be a biblical truth that encourage you to respond in a different way?
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John 3:16 For God so love the world that He gave His one and only Son...
Matt 28:19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations...
1 Peter 3:15 In you heart revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you for the reason of the hope...
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There is a wise saying in Proverb that teaches us the wisdom of answering others. But the wise saying seems very contradictory. Please fill in the blank by dragging and dropping the correct words.
"Do not [blank_start]answer[blank_end] a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him. Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be [blank_start]wise[blank_end] in his own eyes." (Proverb 26:4-5)
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answer
wise
follow
proud
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1 Peter 3:15 reads
"But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect."
This verse encourages us to share the gospel to everyone.
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True
False
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Apologetics cannot replace the representation of the gospel message. Evangelism is the primary. Apologetic conversations may lead to good opportunities to share gospel. Evangelistic conversation may lead to apologetics to answer questions of those who still have doubts.
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True
False
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When Jesus encountered false accusation of God's work in Matthew 12:22-29, Jesus demonstrated the principles of making a defense against the someone distorting the truth.
Check all the principles that Jesus had demonstrated here.
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You should be tolerant to others' mistake.
Actively answer error with the truth.
If the audience is stubborn, there is no point of answering them.
Answering error can take place even if the audience is not receptive to what you have to say.
We can use sound logic and reason to make our points. Sound logic and reason stem from our Creator God who Himself is intelligent and rational
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One of the functions of "apologetics" is persuasion. It is to convince people that they should take believing in God seriously and Christianity involves commitment.