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Love and apologetics

Posted on March 9, 2014 Written by Mark McIntyre 5 Comments

Gagged Man

But all of us, through impatience or pride, sometimes fall short of the command to love the one with whom we disagree. If love of God and love of neighbor is not our motivation for engaging in the discussion, then we are better off remaining silent.

Filed Under: Apologetics Tagged With: apologetics, apology, Love, reason

The Greatest Apologetic?

Posted on November 16, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre 6 Comments

Greatest Apologetic

If we claim to be spending time in fellowship and service of Jesus, like those he healed in the Gospels, we should be eternally affected and it should show to those around us.

Perhaps the effect that Jesus has had upon us is the greatest apologetic.

Filed Under: Apologetics Tagged With: apologetics, changed lives

Dealing with apparent failure in apologetics

Posted on November 9, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre 5 Comments

Watering Can

If some could witness the miracles of Jesus and remain unconvinced and unconverted, we would be foolish to think that everyone will respond to our presentation and defense of the Gospel. The will overrides the intellect when dealing with matters of faith and world view. If the lack of response is an indication of failure, it is a failure that Jesus also experienced.

Filed Under: Apologetics Tagged With: apologetics, defense, failure, miracle

A response to Hungry Atheist

Posted on September 18, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre 3 Comments

On July 9 of this year, I wrote a post entitled, A follow-up to some comments. One of the comments I received on that post was from someone calling himself (or herself) Hungry Atheist. I thought that I would selectively quote the comment and provide response to the points that were raised in that comment.

Filed Under: Apologetics, Atheism Tagged With: apologetics, atheism, atheist, Religion

What Nehemiah can tell us about apologetics in the church

Posted on May 31, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre 7 Comments

Brick and Trowel

I have heard that there are those in the church who do not feel that apologetics should be part of the discipleship process for believers . . . A statement in the book of Nehemiah got me thinking about defending our faith and the need for such defense.

Filed Under: Apologetics Tagged With: apologetics, Church, Discipleship, Nehemiah

We Don’t Need Apologetics, We Just Need to ‘Experience’ Jesus

Posted on November 30, 2012 Written by Greg West 12 Comments

Experience

“We don’t need apologetics, we just need to ‘experience’ Jesus!” Unfortunately, this is something I hear from fellow believers quite often and it never fails to set off the warning sirens in my head. Read on to find out why.

Filed Under: Apologetics, Guest Post Tagged With: apologetics, experience, Jesus, knowing

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Why don’t we do better at this?

It seems to me that this answers the question of why we don’t do better at loving others. I fail to love others when I fail to appreciate how much I am loved by God.

Social Media

6 Reasons for a Church to Engage via Social Media

Social media appear to be here to stay. The church has the responsibility to use social media tools to fulfill her mission. This post provides 6 reasons in support of the use of social media.

On Empty Consolation

In this Christmas season, we celebrate Emmanuel, God with Us, who came to earth to make that comfort and joy possible. But we should also keep in mind that the baby in the manger came knowing that he would also be the God on a Cross as the means of producing that joy.

Number our days

Numbering our days: a reflection on Psalm 90

In Psalm 90, the psalmist prays that we might learn to number our days. Is this a call to get busy or is there some other meaning? How should we understand this prayer?

Martyn Lloyd-Jones

Martyn Lloyd-Jones on True Christians and the Sermon on the Mount

A comment made by Martyn Lloyd-Jones in the introduction to a collection of his sermons on the Sermon on the Mount is still relevant today. We need to be honest about the Church’s failures, repent and begin again.

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