| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Ideas have Consequences | “Why should we analyze & evaluate worldviews? Who really cares ?” |
| Be faithful disciples of Christ - to avoid | “promiscuous evangelism” – evangelism that is not consistent with what Christ taught |
| Know why you believe what you believe | (Prov. 14:15, I Pet. 3:15, II Cor. 10:5, Jude 3, Titus 1:9, 2 Timothy 2:24–25, I John 4:6, Matt. 11:3-6, Romans 12:2, Col. 4:5-6, 2:8-9) |
| Be faithful ambassadors of Christ and fulfill his | “Great Commission” (Matt. 28:18-20, Phil. 1:7 & 16) |
| Contrast is the mother of Clarity | when people really see where the alternatives take them, Christianity becomes more attractive – Provides the ability to build bridges to others who disagree (Acts 17) |
| To help a fellow believer work through doubt | (FaithUnbelief) |
| Difficulties in Apologetics | Too many issues and " You cannot prove God ” |
| LEVEL #1: | TRUTH: DOES OBJECTIVE TRUTH EXIST? and If it does, then move to |
| LEVEL #2: | WORLDVIEWS: WHICH WORLDVIEW HAS THE BEST FIT— |
| LEVEL #3: | WHICH THEISTIC PERSPECTIVE HAS THE BEST FIT— |
| Convert | to the worldview opposing you |
| Cower | and change the subject |
| Compromise | & attempt to merge your worldview with the opposing one |
| ASK QUESTIONS | What do you mean by that? ,How did you come to that conclusion? ,Why do you believe that?, Why do you think that is true? |
| Secular Humanism | Atheism |
| Marxism/Leninism | Existentialism |
| Cosmic Humanism (New Age) | Pantheism |
| Theism | (encompasses Judaism, Islam, and Christianity) ,and An INFINITELY PERFECT AND PERSONAL GOD necessarily exists. |
| Atheism | the belief that includes affirmative denial of the existence of God |
| Atheism | From the Greek aqeoV A (alpha-negative) + THEOS (God)- literally translated “no God” |
| agnostics | Agnosticism-the belief that one cannot know about God (i.e. know that He exists, He cares, et al) |
| agnostics | From the Greek agnwskw A (alpha-negative) + GINOSKO= “to know” |
| agnostics | The Latin translates agnostic as literally an “ignoramus” (one who does not know) |
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