![[IMG_0734.jpeg]] About: The goal of this page is to list what I am learning about apologetics and how to systemize what I believe. **Apologetics**- Defense of the Faith. - The goal of apologetics is to have a logical defense for the Christian faith. **Polemics**- Offense for the Faith. - The goal of polemics is to go on the offensive and attack the validity of false doctrine. **Debate is necessary for learning**. In old times there was the expectation of questions and challenges. It was how the teacher would teach. Part of why Jesus dealt with questions was part of how they taught and also how other teachers would test new teachers. - Debate used to be considered a vital part of learning.  [[A System for Processing Hard Issues]] [[Difference Between Ethics, Morals, and Etiquette]] [[First Principles of Knowledge]] [[Textual Criticism Overview]] [[Women in Church Leadership]] [[Core Christian Beliefs]] [[Christology]] Taxonomy- - Epistemology- How you know what you know. Questions: [[Are People Born Good|Are People Born Good?]] Christian Philosophy. Favorite Apologists- Norman Geisler. Frank Turk. John Lennox. Thomas Aquinas. Gary Habermas. Josh/Sean McDowell. ### 1. **Truth about reality is knowable.** > Objective truth exists — reality is not just opinion. **📖 John 8:32 (ESV):** > “And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” --- ### 2. **The opposite of true is false.** > Truth excludes its opposite — two contradictory things can’t both be true. **📖 Isaiah 5:20 (ESV):** > “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil…” --- ### 3. **It is true that the theistic God exists.** > Creation points to a Creator. **📖 Romans 1:20 (ESV):** > “For his invisible attributes... have been clearly perceived... in the things that have been made.” --- ### 4. **If God exists, then miracles are possible.** > If He created nature, He can intervene in it. **📖 Luke 1:37 (ESV):** > “For nothing will be impossible with God.” --- ### 5. **Miracles can be used to confirm a message from God.** > God uses miracles to validate messengers. **📖 Hebrews 2:3–4 (ESV):** > “...it was declared... by those who heard, while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles…” --- ### 6. **The New Testament is historically reliable.** > The NT is a trustworthy record of Jesus’ life and words. **📖 Luke 1:1–3 (ESV):** > “...having followed all things closely... to write an orderly account for you…” --- ### 7. **The New Testament says Jesus claimed to be God.** > Jesus explicitly claimed divinity. **📖 John 10:30 (ESV):** > “I and the Father are one.” **📖 John 8:58 (ESV):** > “Before Abraham was, I am.” --- ### 8. **Jesus’ claim to divinity was confirmed by His resurrection.** > The resurrection is the ultimate sign. **📖 Romans 1:4 (ESV):** > “...declared to be the Son of God in power... by his resurrection from the dead.” --- ### 9. **Therefore, Jesus is God.** > His resurrection proves His identity. **📖 John 20:28 (ESV):** > “Thomas answered him, ‘My Lord and my God!’” --- ### 10. **Whatever Jesus teaches is true.** > As God, His word is authoritative. **📖 John 14:6 (ESV):** > “I am the way, and the truth, and the life.” --- ### 11. **Jesus taught that the Bible is the Word of God.** > He affirmed Scripture’s divine authority. **📖 Matthew 5:17–18 (ESV):** > “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets... not an iota... will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.” --- ### 12. **Therefore, the Bible is the Word of God, and Christianity is true.** > The Bible is true in all that it teaches. **📖 2 Timothy 3:16 (ESV):** > “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching…”