Introduction
Patrick Madrid
Who gave the talk we have finished seeing?
Reasons for the existence of God.
What is natural apologetics?
This technique refers to defending our faith by squashing the person and enjoying it.
What is the search and destroy technique?
This technique is finding things of the faith and spirituality in common with the other person.
What is finding common ground technique?
Something we have in common with people from other religions is that we believe that a higher power exists.
What is something in common we have with people from other religions or 'spiritual' people?
Apologetics is a type of theology that focuses on using reason to explain why we believe in our faith
What is apologetics?
Natural apologetics is useful to explain our faith to atheists.
For what is natural apologetics useful to?
This technique is defending our faith for the vainglory, the applause and praise.
What is the "all about me" technique?
This technique is about questioning the other person's authority claims on believing what they believe in?
What is the question authority technique?
The thing we have in common with Protestants is that we believe in the Bible.
What is the thing we have in common with Protestants?
Greek for 'give explanation'
What is apologia?
Reasons for belief in Christ.
What is Christian apologetics?
Attacking the other person's beliefs can trigger a heated argument when defending our faith.
What can trigger a heated argument when defending our faith?
The defenses against Sola Scriptura is to point out the fact that Sola Scriptura is not in the Bible and that a divinely inspired table of contents for the New Testament doesn't exist.
What are the defenses against Sola Scriptura, or Scripture Alone?
Something we have in common with atheists is that we are both thinking, rational persons, and really serious about pursuing the truth.
What is something we have in common with atheists?
"Always be prepared to make a defense to any one who calls you to account for the hope that is in you, yet do it with gentleness and reverence" (1 Peter 3:15)
What does the Bible say about apologetics?
This type of apologetics is entering the argument with the pressuposition that God exists.
What is presuppositional apologetics?
This technique is about making the case for your arguement in an aggressive and steady way.
What is streamrolling?
This defense is about using a misinterpretation as a means to explain the necessity for authority on Bible interpretations, as in Madrid's napkin example.
What is the defense for Bible interpretations?
This method is discovered by Aristole when he asked his students questions that led them to find the weaknesses in their arguments.
What is the Socratic method?
Love God with all your mind, heart, and strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself.
What are the Greatest Commandments?
Reasons for niche Catholic faith
What is Catholic apologetics?
This approach is about showing disrespect to the other person, and it's the incorrect approach to apologetics.
What is being disrespectful?
This technique is to be quiet and listen for hidden reasons for their opposition to our faith.
What is the "looking for clues" technique?
This technique is doing your part in speaking the truth with love, being respectful, sharing what you know, seeking common ground and letting God do the heavy lifting.
What is the 'leaving it in God's hands' technique?