Presuppositional Apologetics Class

Please enjoy my hour review of the debate we had with an atheist in our class. I go over all the major points and offer clarity. I. THE ARGUMENT FROM THE GOSPEL Notice how around 14:00 Spencer affirms the main premises of the argument, mainly that all major historians agree that Jesus lived, died and…

Here are some things to consider for tonight’s discussion: “301 Class” is a church based college level class designed for MPI’s elders and deacons. It comes after our 101 and 201 discipleship classes. MPI church uses the presuppositional apologetic approach as taught by Dr. John Frame in his book, Apologetics: A Justification of Christian Belief in…

Today we will be preparing for our discussion with an atheist in class next week. Mark 16:15-20, “15 He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. 16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. 17 And these signs…

2 Corinthians 10:4-5, “4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” Notes…

John 3:19, “This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.” Notes in pdf I. The “Problem of Evil” Premise 1: If God were all-powerful, he would be able to prevent evil. Premise 2: If God were all-good, he would desire to prevent…

Romans 1:16-17, “16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. 17 For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as…

Romans 1:18-23, “18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20 For since the creation of the world…

2 Corinthians 10:3-5, “3 For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against…

1 Corinthians 1:10-17 (NIV), “10 I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought. 11 My brothers and sisters,…

2 Timothy 3:16-17, “16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” Click here for pdf. I. Our Message (1) The Bible: The apologist’s message, ultimately, is nothing less than the whole of…