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Identifying The Current Rivals of Christianity
- Apologetics is a problem for every Christian and no one can hesitate to say that it is not his problem or with unconvincing excuses such as “God does not need to be defended”.
- The real spiritual battle is against enemies and powers that rise up against knowledge.
- A struggle where we seek to undo sophysmas.
- Using powerful weapons to highlight these lies.
- Showing that Christ is the truth.
- When people ignore the conflict of worldviews.
- Between God and the gods.
- Between a theo-referent and anthropo-referent vision.
- They are like prophets who say “Peace.
- Peace.
- When there is no peace?”(Jeremiah 6:14).
In this conflict, we need a more complete apologetic, an apologetic of the worldview: it is not enough an apologetic that sometimes defends Christianity (genesis and genealogy, for example), but systemically defends the entire Christian vision of reality. World.
In the end, the battle belongs to the Lord! If we do not want a simple human struggle between human intelligences, powers and powers, we must consider in a special way the battlefield against which it is fought and the nature of the battle.
We must examine the teaching of other worldviews (complex values and meanings) to show the supremacy of christian worldview. Some may find her proud, but it’s intellectual honesty in the world of debate.
You live in the meanings you see
At the root of each worldview, there are three basic models:
There are three main basic problems in this worldview conflict:
Jesus touched these three questions: Jesus said unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but for me (John 14:6). Jesus claimed to be the way (ethics), truth (epistemology) and life (metaphysics).
How are we going to fight? The three sides of apologetics
Our desire in this struggle is persuasion:
And Agrippa said to Paul, You almost want to persuade me to become a Christian!And Paul said, “I will praise God that, little by little or many, not only you, but also all who listen to me today, become like me, except these chains (Acts 26:28-29).
Our weapons
After all, it is necessary to show that the answer that fully satisfies man – ethics, epistemology and metaphysics – The Christian hypothesis opens up a range of meanings that are more beautiful and profound than any other world view brings, in this lack of meaning. World.