Painless Apologetics

Well, that all depends upon whom you ask...and when.

Today, if you stop and ask a pair of bicycle-riding Mormon missionaries, “Are you Christians?” You are likely to receive the same answer I have received in the past, “Of course we are! Jesus Christ is in the name of our church!”

But this has not always been the case.

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This question often omits the word “innocent,” (e.g., “What will happen to those who have never heard about Jesus and the Gospel?”) but the question is the same--innocence is merely implied. But whether innocence is implicit or explicit in the question, it commits the fallacy of the complex question either way--much like the classic example “Have you stopped beating your wife?”

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In the 1960’s, the late Dr. D. James Kennedy crafted an approach to reaching the lost for Christ called Evangelism Explosion which is hinged upon two diagnostic questions:

1. Do you know for sure that if you were to die tonight that you would go to Heaven?, and

2. If you were to die tonight, and were to stand before God, and He asked, “Why should I let you into my heaven?” What would you say?

Time does not permit an exploration of all of the possible responses and how to handle them, but a surprising number of professing Christians offer a spoonful of doubt with their answer to the first question…

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There is really only one difference that matters between Christianity and Islam (or any other religion for that matter), and that difference is exposed by the answer to Jesus’ own question: “Who do you say that I am?” (Matthew 16:15)

Here’s a quick rundown of what Islam teaches about Isa (Jesus)…

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On the last day of class this year, I held and open Q&A session, and asked the students to write down and hand in their questions. I was only able to address two or three of them, so I am going to answer each one in turn here.

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Before diving too deeply into this topic, I think it's helpful to understand what the criteria are for acceptance into the biblical canon--that volume of books and letters which are considered Scripture for orthodox Christians…

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