Modalism is probably the most common theological error concerning the nature of God. It is a denial of the Trinity. Modalism states that God is a single person who, throughout biblical history, has revealed Himself in three modes or forms. Thus, God is a single...
Another argument raised by the egalitarians in support of women being an authority is the case of Junia in Romans 16:7. It is said that Junia, a woman, was an apostle. Since apostles are in a place of authority, then Junia demonstrates that women can be in authority...
Below is a chart that lists every occurrence of the word "head" that is translated from the Greek word kefalh, (pronounced kephale). This is important because the word occurs in several contexts dealing with Christ, marriage, and authority. Of the 77 occurrences of...
The Teleological Argument is also known as the "argument from design." Quite simply, it states that a designer must exist since the universe and living things exhibit marks of design in their order, consistency, unity, and pattern. A common analogy of this is the...
This form of Christian apologetics deals with presuppositions. A presuppohttps://carm.org/2009/10/15/christian-2/sition is an assumption that is taken for granted. A presuppositionalist presupposes God's existence and argues from that perspective to show the validity...
One of the dangers of the apologist is falling into the trap of relying on his own intellectual abilities to try to wrestle someone into the kingdom of God. I am sad to say that I have been guilty of this. Pride hides itself in the heart, so it cannot be seen. When...
Evidential Apologetics is the style of Christian defense that stresses the miracles found in the Bible particularly Christ's resurrection as evidence for the existence of God and the validity of Christ and His words. It also uses historical evidence to support the...
Almost every discipline has a set of rules and guidelines that help a person perform better. In fact, guidelines could be produced for nearly any endeavor. Why should apologetics be any different? Following are some things I have found that are very helpful in...
Classical Apologetics is the style of Christian defense that stresses rational arguments for the existence of God and uses evidence to substantiate biblical claims and miracles. It is quite similar to evidential apologetics and appeals to human reason and evidence. ...
Apologetics is somewhat of a lonely endeavor. It is possible for a person to give a great deal of effort to apologetic work, to defend God’s word, to answering questions, to reasoning with people, and have it all seem as though it was worthless and bears little fruit....