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Apologetics 7 Major Authors
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Know Why You Believe Paul Little
Is Christianity Rational? It there a God? Is Christ God? Did Christ Rise from the Dead? Is the Bible God’s Word? Are the Bible documents Reliable? Does Archaeology Verify Scripture? Are Miracles Possible? Do Science and Scripture Agree? Why Does God allow suffering? Does Christianity differ from other Religions? Is Christian Experience Valid?
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Evidence That Demands a Verdict Josh McDowell
Uniqueness of the Bible The Canon Reliability of the Bible: Historical Text Reliability of the Bible: Archaeology Historical Jesus Claims of Jesus as God’s Son Dilemma: Lord, Liar or Lunatic Great Proposition Messianic Prophecies Resurrection Prophecy Fulfilled in History Uniqueness of Christian Experience
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Reasons We Believe Nathan Busenitz
We Believe in God We Believe the Bible Revelation Order and Design Continuation of the Universe Eternity written on our hearts Life without God is meaningless Flow of Human History Miraculous Events Other Belief Systems are Inadequate Confirmation of Holy Spirit Corresponds to Reality Tested and Trustworthy Fulfilled Prophecies Consistent Message Moral Ethic and Social Impact Supernatural Richness Changes Lives Unique among Religious Books Jesus’ Affirmation
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Reasons We Believe We Believe the N.T is Reliable
We Believe in Jesus Christ Consistent with Previous Revelation Close Eyewitnesses Historical Tested Details Accurate records Jesus Consistent with Gospels Jesus’ life in Non-biblical sources Jesus consistent with N. T. Superior to Other Gospels Preserved Through Church History Christians have come to know Jesus Meets biblical requirements O.T. Prediction of Life and Death Visibly authenticated by God Exhibited Divine Authority Lived a sinless perfection Testimony of Friends Testimony of Non-Christian Sources Church Established Died and Resurrected
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Christian Handbook of Apologetics Peter Kreeft and Ronald Tacelli
Existence of God Nature of God Problem of Evil Divinity of Christ Resurrection of Christ Biblical Reliability Life after Death Heaven and Hell Other Religions Objective Truth
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I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist Norman Geisler and Frank Turek
Handling the Truth Why believe anything Beginning of Universe Divine Design Natural Law or Divine Awe? New Life Forms Mother Teresa vs Hitler Miracles Early Testimony of Jesus Eyewitness Testimony of Jesus Truth of New Testament Jesus’ Resurrection Who is Jesus? Jesus taught the Bible
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