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Here are concise summaries of several recent posts to joshualetter, designed to be easily remembered so as to equip believers to be ready to address many of the concerns often raised by those who are seeking the truth.
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SEVEN PRACTICAL APOLOGETICS TOOLS
1. The pioneers of modern science were virtually all Christians and were scientists specifically because of their religious beliefs. In particular, they were scientists because they believed in a rational God who created an intelligible universe and man as a rational being capable of comprehending that universe. For more information, see Thomas Alderman, Science and Religion: Exploding the Myth of Conflict, (a five-part series)(go to www.joshualetter.com and search for “exploding”).
2. The universe had a beginning and must therefore have had a cause outside itself. That cause had to be timeless, immaterial, and inconceivably powerful. More info: joshualetter.com, subject index: The Cosmological Argument for God.
3. The laws of physics are incomprehensibly fine-tuned for life. The most plausible explanation (if not the only plausible explanation) is that they were intended to be that way by a cosmic designer. More info: joshualetter.com, subject index: The Fine-Tuning of the Universe.
4. Objective moral values exist. The most plausible explanation is that they are rooted in the character of a good Creator. More info: joshualetter.com, subject index: The Moral Argument for God.
5. Jesus’ disciples were transformed by His post-Resurrection appearances from cowering fugitives to fearless evangelists. Many of them died for their proclamation; none recanted. The best explanation is that they truly encountered the risen Christ. More info: joshualetter.com, search field, “minimal facts.”
6. The authors of the New Testament were honest and had ready access to the eyewitnesses of the events in the life of Jesus. More info: joshualetter.com, search for “honesty.”
7. While it is true that many errors were introduced into the New Testament in the course of being manually copied, scholars have succeeded in identifying and correcting virtually all of those errors – as even skeptical New Testament scholars have acknowledged. More info: joshualetter.com, search for “recovery.”
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