Apologetics and Answers
Contrary to the assumptions of many, Christianity can withstand the assaults of knowledgeable skeptics. If you are a college student, we especially hope this information will help you to take the step of faith and knock on heaven's door. Click on any of the links below to explore a particular realm of truth. Note: This section is currently under construction
See also: Recommended Reading | The Need for Apologetics
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The Philosophy Center
- Christian theism and philosophy are friends, not enemies. Ask us anything. [Under Construction]
- Agnosticism: What is truth? Can reality be known accurately?
- Science and Empiricism: Should we believe in anything that cannot be verified scientifically?
- Religious Pluralism: Many ways to God? Can anything true come out of religion? Aren't religions just projections of man's religious instinct?
- Atheism: Who created God? What about evolution? Why should I believe that God exists?
- Theism and the nature of God: What do we mean by God? Pantheism, Polytheism, finite godism, deism
- Moral Law and Evil: If God, why evil? Isn't morality just a matter of opinion?
- Miracles and anti-supernaturalism: Aren't miracles violations of natural law and therefore impossible?
- Jesus Christ and Christian theism: If I believe in God and try to live a good life, why do I need Jesus? Why should I believe Jesus is God? What is salvation?
- Christian doctrine: Isn't the doctrine of the Trinity a contradiction? How could Jesus be God and man?
- Free Will and Foreknowledge
- Christianity, eternal judgment and world religions: How can you believe in hell? What about all the people who never heard the name of Jesus? What about Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism?
- Questions about Christians: What about the Crusades? Aren't all Christians hypocrites? Does Christianity work?
- Sin, Hedonism and Sexual Immorality: Isn't the word "sin" a little outmoded? Life's too short to be serious all the time! How can something be wrong when it feels so good?
- Culture, Politics and Ethics: Aren't all Christians bigoted, right-wing fundamentalists? Doesn't the Bible deride women and promote slavery? What about abortion and homosexuality?
- Christian Life: Aren't the preaching methods you use at Old Town offensive and inappropriate? Why do I have to go to church? I'm too much of a sinner to ever be a saint.
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Creation and Evolution Science
- Are you really just a pig with big brains or are you made in the image of God? |
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Historical and Manuscript Evidence
- How reliable is the Bible? Didn't somebody just make it up? Is there really any historical or archeological evidence for Jesus? Truth is, more money, research and energy has been spent in efforts to try to refute this Book than any other book, and as so many 20th century archeologists have found, the Bible stands up to the most intense scrutiny--both externally and internally. In this section we answer objections and offer a positive case for Christ. |