Apologetics
This greek word, stated in 1 Peter 3:15, is the root from where we get the modern word: Apologetics.
What is Apologia?
These 66 books, make up this volume of work.
What is the Old & New Testament / Bible / Holy Scriptures?
This council, which met in 325 AD, discussed the matter of Jesus' Divinity. Where Arianism was refuted as Heresy, and a creed of the same name of this council was formed.
What is the Council of Nicaea?
These two words meaning "The Reason of Christ" embodies the mission of our ministry & is the namesake of our club on campus.
What is "Ratio Christi"?
This New Testament Author was converted after being blinded on the road to Damascus and subsequently trained by Jesus personally for three years before going on to write many Epistles.
Who is the Apostle Paul?
The philisophical argument for God's existence, popularized by William Lane Craig which argues that since the universe has a beginning it must have a cause, and that this cause must be an uncaused cause, this uncaused cause is God.
What is the Kalam Cosmological Argument?
This book of the Bible details the nation of Israel's escape from captivity under the Egyptian Pharaoh, the sending of the ten plagues, and the giving of the ten commandments were given.
What is the book of Exodus?
This Augustinian friar was made famous by preaching against the sale of indulgences & nailing 95 theses to the church door at Wittenburg, leading to the Protestant Reformation.
Who is Martin Luther?
Ratio Christi was founded on this University Campus in the year 2007, and has since expanded to many other campuses.
What is Appalacian State University?
This 19th century Baptist pastor, led a congregation in London and was widely hailed as "the Prince of Preachers".
Who is Charles Spurgeon?
This type of apologetics was popularized by the likes of Cornelius Van Till, John Frame, & Francis Schaeffer.
What is presuppositionalism?
The Apostle Phillip, in Acts chapter 8, instructs this man on the scriptures of Isaiah and Baptizes him.
Who is the Ethiopian Eunuch?
This country is traditionally claimed to be the place where St. Andrew the apostle went after the ressurection to preach the gospel.
What is India?
There are 11: UNT, DBU, UT - Tyler, Baylor, Texas A&M, SHSU, UTSA, HCU, UH, UH - Clearlake, & Rice.
How many Ratio Christi chapters are there in the State of Texas?
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What Universities in Texas have a Ratio Christi Chapter?
This Dominican priest was perhaps the most influential philosopher & theologian of the middle ages. He is famous for his Five Ways & the Summa Theologica.
Who is Thomas Aquinas?
The belief which states that life arose from non-life without the intervention of a creator, is a central belief of athiestic origins. Despite lacking any scientific evidence.
What is A-Bio-Genesis?
This prophet of God rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem under the authority of King Artaxerxes of Persia.
Who is Nehemiah?
This doctrine, typically credited to St. Augustine, states that all men inherit the guilt of rebellion from Adam in the garden.
What is Original Sin?
These statements support Ratio Christi's mission & vision. They are:
1. Absolute Truth
2. High View of Scripture
3. Apologetics
4.The University
5.The Next Generation
6. Transforming Lives
6. Changing Culture
What are Ratio Christi's Core Pillars?
This 20th century writer and apologist is credited with the argument that Jesus was either "a liar, a lunatic, or the LORD".
Who is C.S. Lewis?
This Roman-Jewish Historian is one of several non-Christian historians to cite Jesus as a Historical figure who lived and died under pontius pilate.
Who is Flavius Josephus?
The author of Hebrews states that Jesus was a priest of the order of this Old testament figure who Abraham honored with tithes in Genesis chapter 14.
Who is Melchizedek?
This 6th century king is widely considered the first Christian king of the Anglo-Saxons, who was converted by St. Augustine of Canterbury.
Who is Ethelbert?
While not a doctrinal issue, our ministry is eclectic in its methodology of apologetics and evangelism. Christianity can be supported in many ways, including classical and presuppositional apologetic methods (exclusive reliance on one approach is unwise). Humans, though corrupted by sin, can acquire important, but limited, knowledge from nature that points to God. Accordingly, we affirm the use of both natural revelation (nature) and special revelation (Scripture) to reason toward Christianity.
What is Ratio Christi's statement on Apologetic Methodology?
This Celtic-British theologian from the 4th century was condemned for a heresy that now bears his name. The heresy, which stated that humans did not have original sin & emphasized human choice in salvation was also later condemned at the council of Orange.
Who is Pelagius?