What Are Apologetics and Polemics?
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- Опубліковано 8 бер 2022
- Many Christians now are interested in apologetics. Others don’t know what the term means. Does it mean we are apologizing for being Christians? Absolutely not!
Even fewer know what polemics are, although many practice it.
In this video we explain that simply put:
• Apologetics - is defending your beliefs
• Polemics - is finding problems with other people’s beliefs
Apologetics differ depending on who is attacking your faith. For example, if you are defending the Christian faith from atheists you will present different material than if you are defending against Muslim attacks. So, it is good to learn defenses which are specific to the kind of people you are having discussions with.
Polemics also differ depending on to whom you are speaking. The challenges you would give atheists are not necessary for Muslims. Finding fault with Islam and other religions usually requires a bit of study to understand what they believe. First, learn how it differs from your beliefs. Then, look into things they believe that contradict what you believe and find reasonable ways you can question those or challenge them.
Many people who are brave enough to share their faith only want to talk about God’s love and the gospel. Sometimes that is enough to bring a person to Christ. But now, with people from so many backgrounds living in the West, we need to both explain the gospel in a way that makes sense to them, defend it against their stumbling blocks. Beyond that as Brother E who trained Dr. C says that when we are reaching Muslims,
“Sooner or later we need to expose Islam and challenge them. It is so difficult for Muslims to leave Islam that they must be totally convinced that it is wrong before they have the courage.”
As we often explain, our activities with Muslims, and anyone, fall into three categories:
Building Bridges
Sharing Truth
Challenging Falsehood
Our videos and study guides (on www.christianfrommuslim.com) show you in detail how to do these things. We prefer to do them in that order: build, share, and then challenge. If you have a good bridge, or relationship with someone, you can say almost anything without causing trouble if you say it in love. But there are a few settings where the order changes, such as in a debate or online.
Whatever the setting however, be sure to pray before you do any of these. Remember, when you are arguing to defend the Christian faith or challenge Islam that God loves everyone. He loves them despite the foolish or evil things that they believe. We need to represent God well, as his ambassadors, regardless of the setting we are in.
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Such an important topic Dr. C!
We totally agree! Knowing what to say to defend and advance our faith - and when and how to say it - is of great importance.
Great video. Every Christian must study apologetics and polemics.
We totally agree! Knowing what to say to defend and advance our faith - and when and how to say it - is of great importance.
Check out our other apologetics and polemics video on our UA-cam playlist, and our website: www.ChristianfromMuslim.com.
@@christianfrommuslim Thank you
I will.
Thanks for explaining the terms, glad to see the video. I am Christian from Pakistan and have Muslim friends who often have lots of questions like, where in the Bible Jesus claims to be God, How can God die if Jesus ever died on the cross, trinity is not in the Bible and it was invented by the church in 2nd or 3rd century, Christians enjoy salvation and put all works on Jesus to fulfil the law, Christians don't fulfil the law themselves, Bible has been changed and so on.....
These are few of many questions I hear every other day. These are the ones that make Muslims to struggle understanding the gospel.
Thanks again for the above video and many others to equip people like me with tools to manage trough difficult times.
It is great to hear from you Adnan. We have more videos addressing your questions. If you go to our website, www.ChristianfromMuslim.com, you will find many answers on the "Apologetics" and "Questions" pages. We also have them on UA-cam, but they are more organized on our website.
We also have full training with study guides on our "Lessons" page.
@@christianfrommuslim thank for writing back. It is very encouraging. I did visit your website and found it interesting with answers to many questions that Muslims struggle to understand.
@@christianfrommuslim how can I contact you if I would like to write in detail? What is your best email?
@@adnan2072 Use the same email that we post at the end of our videos: BecomingChristianfromMuslim@gmail.com.
Blessings from our Lord to you!
@@christianfrommuslim that's wonderful, thanks.
Is the Gospel the word of God?
Quran 5:47
So let the people of the Gospel judge by what Allah has revealed in it. And those who do not judge by what Allah has revealed are ˹truly˺ the rebellious.
Ok, so it is the word of God. Then what does the Gospel have to say about the Quran?
Galatians 1:8-9 NKJV
[8] But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed. [9] As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed.
Ok, so the Gospel tells me the Quran is false. But it had to be corrupted, right?
Quran 18:27
Recite what has been revealed to you from the Book of your Lord. None can change His Words, nor can you find any refuge besides Him.
Ok, so nobody can change God's words. So if the Gospel isn't the word of God, the Quran is false because it says that it is, and if it is the word of God, the Quran is false anyway because the Gospel tells us not to believe it.