Apologetic
Booths
Booths
The theory that Jesus didn't actually die but recovered and escaped the tomb as He rose.
The Swoon Theory
What is free will in the context of a relationship with God?
You have the ability to reject God or not.
How did God primarily choose to reveal Himself to mankind?
Through Jesus Christ (pg. 44)
"Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made."
Genesis 3:1
“Free will, though it makes evil possible, is also the only thing that makes possible any love or goodness or joy worth having."
C.S Lewis
How many prophecies from the OT did Jesus fulfill?
300+
What are the three consequences of sin?
1. Idolatry
2. Relativism
3. Broken Relationships
Give one reason why God just doesn't appear?
1. Who cares? - People can still reject God as Lord.
2. God is veiled out of mercy for us.
3. Power gets in the way of relating.
"When you eat of it, your eyes will be opened, and you will. be like God, knowing good and evil"
Genesis 3:5
“Sin is believing the lie that you are self-created, self-dependent and self-sustained.”
Augustine
What two criteria do we use to evaluate the reliability of the bible?
TRANSMISSION and ACCURACY
What would be the forbidden fruit in the following relationships? (Give an example for all 3 to receive points)
-Friendship (betrayal)
-Marriage (adultery)
-Soldier (desertion)
What is the Trilemma?
Jesus was either a Liar, Lunatic, or Lord.
"But," he said, "you cannot see my face, for man shall not see me and live"
Exodus 33:20
“When we cease to worship God, we do not worship
nothing; we worship anything.”
G.K. Chesterton
What are the 3 main points of the Kalam Cosmological Argument?
1. Whatever begins to exist has a cause
2. The universe began to exist
3. Therefore the universe must have a cause
Why did Adam and Eve hide from God?
They rejected God and felt sense of shame, "nakedness"
What is the car analogy?
If cars were sentient and discovered the owner's manual, they would realize it must have been written by someone who intimately understood what they were and how they were put together.
"I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." -Jesus
John 14:6
"But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being."
Aleksander Solzhenitsyn
What 3 things make Christianity stand apart from all other world religions?
(at least 2 to get the points)
1. Do vs. Done (or Salvation comes before works)
2. Entire faith rooted in historical event of the resurrection
3. Jesus is fully God
What is sin, as described in the material? List 5 examples of their fruits.
A: Rejecting God’s rightful claim over our lives and putting ourselves on the throne.
Adultery, Envy, Arrogance, Pride, Evil Thoughts, Sexual Immorality, Deceit, Slander, Theft, Murder
Name at least 3 extra-biblical sources or historians that recorded events surrounding Jesus and the early church.
Suetonis (AD 120), Plinius Secundus (AD 112), Tertullian (AD 197), Thallus (AD 52), Cornelius Tactus (AD 52-54), or Flavius Josephus (AD 37)
We did not follow cleverly invented stories when we told you about the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
2 Peter 1:16
God desires a loving, trusting relationship with us. We were created to this end. Does speaking from the clouds do that? [...] At best they can wow or scare people into submission [...] They can coerce obedience. [...] But they do not produce love.
Dr. Gregory Boyd, Letters From A Skeptic