Apologetics Podcast Episodes

Part 1: Laying a Foundation for the Topic

Christian apologetics is the discipline of making a defense for the Christian faith. Apologetics, therefore, has an important place in the life of a believer. But what place does it have? Does our faith rest on the sum total of a bunch of rational arguments? Or do the arguments rest on our faith in God and thereby give rise to worship? In this episode, Brian Sutter, interviewed by Matt Kaufmann, cites the importance for both, but advocates for worship. Apologetics offers a great deal of health and hope to the believer.

Part 2: Grounding Our Faith

The Christian faith is not a house of cards, tenuous and in need of protection. Thus, questions and challenges are welcome. Within the church especially. Within our families absolutely. In this episode, Brian Sutter helps us understand four main lenses through which we can understand apologetics and make a defense for the faith.

Part 3: Giving a Defense

You don’t need to be an intellectual to make a defense for the faith. A visible hope, a genuine love, an honest humility and a listening ear will go a long way in this regard. In this final episode of the Apologetics series Brian Sutter and Matt Kaufmann peal back the onion of faith to reveal the beauty of God and give some tips on how we can engage the skeptic.

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Further Information

Defending the Christian Faith
Defending the Christian faith was greatly needed in the infant New Testament Church and undoubtedly is still needed today. Knowing what you believe  and why you believe it is important in a world where seemingly everything is challenged. Learn more by reading this article.

The Case for Faith   
The Case for Faith Student Edition (Ages 13-17) 
The Case for Faith for Kids (Ages 8-12)
Author: Lee Strobel
As a former atheist, the author conducts interviews with many to investigate why a loving God would allow suffering and evil and could condemn souls to hell. He weaves together a convincing argument for having faith in God and Jesus Christ His Son as Lord and Savior. He discredits the theory of evolution and provides solid support for faith in a Creator. His approach in the book is to take a statement of doubt and expose the fallacies of it, effectively leading the reader to a greater confidence in choosing to believe. In fact, the author’s conclusion is that it takes more faith to not believe in God than to simply accept His sovereignty.

5 Minute Apologist    
Author: R. Cornish
5 Minute Apologist provides a brief overview of several important areas of apologetics. This book is meant to help equip the believer with a quick understanding of important areas that are often questioned in the Christian faith. Areas covered are as follows: Recognizing and defending truth in thinking; logic and philosophy; understanding what worldviews, other religions and cults are and recognizing how they differ from a Biblical Worldview; identifying questions, confusion, and arguments about the Bible, God, Jesus, the resurrection, and miracles and finding truthful ways to address them; and understanding common questions and arguments from the scientific world and revealing what is true in science and what is not.   

 

Apologetics Conference
The Apologetics Committee of the ETR exists to raise awareness of what apologetics is, why it matters, and provide entryways into major apologetic questions. Every year the Apologetics Committee of ETR hosts a conference, visit the ETR website to view past conference and information on upcoming conferences.

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