Week 1 Grace Adult Sunday School: Why God Make Sense In A World That Doesn't

Notes:
Sep. 8 - Week 1 - The Reason For Apologetics & The Biblical Case For Apologetics
The Reason We Need Apologetics:
• Christian apologetics is vital for strengthening believers.
• Christian apologetics is vital in shaping culture and evangelizing unbelievers (Acts 17).
A Biblical Case For Apologetics:
• Jesus practiced apologetics
• Matthew 22:15-33
• Matthew 11:2-6
• Mark 2:8-12
• Luke 24:36-40
• The Apostles practiced apologetics
• Luke 1:1-4
• 2 Cor 10:3-5
• Col 2:8-9
• Col 4:6
• John 20:30-31
• Apologia = defense or vindication (1 Peter 3:15)
• The rational defense of the Christian Worldview as objectively true, rationally compelling, and existentially or subjectively engaging.
• The branch of Christian theology that:
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• Old Testament (Isaiah 40-45, 1 Kings 18:20-40, Isaiah 1:18, Deuteronomy 13:1-5, Deuteronomy 18:20)
• The prophets never said “God said it so you should just believe it.”
• Genesis 1 as an apologetic against competing world-views.
• The prophets often pointed to an orderly universe.
• The prophets always gave a rational defense by appealing to fulfilled prophecy and miracles.
For Next Week: Read the Introduction (pages 1-16) of Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn’t.