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Tactics A GAME PLAN FOR DISCUSSING YOUR CHRISTIAN CONVICTIONS

Tactics A GAME PLAN FOR DISCUSSING YOUR CHRISTIAN CONVICTIONS. Paperback:  208 pages Publisher: Zondervan; 2009 Language:  English ISBN-10: 0310282926.

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Tactics A GAME PLAN FOR DISCUSSING YOUR CHRISTIAN CONVICTIONS

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  1. TacticsA GAME PLAN FOR DISCUSSING YOUR CHRISTIAN CONVICTIONS Paperback: 208 pages Publisher:Zondervan; 2009 Language: English ISBN-10:0310282926 …but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect. 1 Peter 3:15

  2. Road Map • Part One: The Game Plan • Diplomacy or D-Day? • Reservations • The Columbo Tactic • Part Two: Tactics to Find the Flaws • Suicide: Views that Self-Destruct • Practical Suicide • Sibling Rivalry & Infanticide • Taking the Roof Off • Steamroller • Rhodes Scholar • Just the Facts, Ma’am • More Sweat, Less Blood

  3. Apologetics • Google Says: • reasoned arguments or writings in justification of something, typically a theory or religious doctrine.

  4. Any stories from this week?

  5. Diplomacy or D-Day? • Matthew 10:16 • I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents andinnocent as doves • Ambassador Model • More friendly curiosity & relaxed diplomacy • Less confrontation • The witch in Wisconsin • Pg 20-23

  6. Pg 28: • If Christianity is the truth, no matter how convincing the other side sounds at first, there will always be a fly in the ointment somewhere – a mistake in thinking. . .

  7. KouklSays (pg 38): • It may surprise you to hear this, but I never set out to convert anyone. My aim is never to win someone to Christ. I have a more modest goal, one you might consider adopting as your own. All I want to do is put a stone in someone’s shoe. I want to give him something worth thinking about, something he can’t ignore because it continues to poke at him in a good way. • Paul Says (I Cor 9): • Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. 20 To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those under the law.21 To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law), so as to win those not having the law. 22 To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some. 23 I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.

  8. Getting in the Driver’s SeatThe Columbo Tactic • Three Questions • 1. What do you mean by that? • WHAT • 2. How did you come to that conclusion? • WHY • 3. Just one more thing. . .have you considered. . .? • Or: Can you clear this up for me. . .? • Or: Can you help me understand this. . .? • (read pg 84) • This is the first tactic that requires knowledge & skill

  9. Finding the FlawsSuicide: Views that self-destruct • When statements fail to meet their own criteria of validity, they are self-refuting: • There is no truth. • Is this statement true? • There are no absolutes • Is this an absolute? • No one can know any truth about religion • And you, exactly, did you come to know that truth about religion? • You can’t know anything for sure • Are you sure about that? • You can only know truth through experience? • What experience has taught you that truth? • Never take anyone’s advice on that issue. • Should I take your advice on that?

  10. Finding the FlawsSuicide: Views that self-destruct • Religious Plularism is self-destructing • Pg118 • When someone dies, they might go to Heaven or Hell, or they might be reincarnated, or they might simply turn to dust, but they can’t do them all at the same time.

  11. Finding the Flaws • Practical Suicide (pg 121) • Simply can’t work in real-life application • “It’s wrong to say that people are wrong.” • Sibling Rivalry & Infanticide • When two objections are at odds with each other • When a concept turns out to disqualify the view itself • Pg 132

  12. Finding the Flaws • Taking the roof off • Pg 143 • Three steps • Reduce the point of view to its basic argument • Give the idea a test drive to see if any absurd consequences result • Invite the person to consider the unusual implications of her view • Pg 146 • Trotting out the Toddler • Pg 151 & 154

  13. Why arguments don’t work • Why do people ignore arguments? • Emotional reasons • Prejudice • Cultural influences • Just plain pigheaded

  14. Steamroller • Because steamroller are so aggressive, you must manage them aggressively • Step One: Stop Him • That’s not a simple issue. I need a moment to explain myself. Is that okay? • Step Two: Shame Him • Can I ask you a favor? I’d love to respond to your concern, but you keep breaking in. Could I have a few moments without being cut off to develop my point? Then you can tell me what you think. Is that okay with you? (wait for a response) • Step Three: Leave Him • When facing an aggressive challenger, I often give him the last word. Not only is this gracious, it’s also powerful, conveying a deep sense of confidence in one’s own view. Simply say: ‘I’ll let you have the last word.’ Don’t break this promise. Grant him his parting shot, and then let it rest.

  15. Rhodes Scholar • Popular articles always inform, but almost never educate • When an article tells you WHAT a scholar believes, you have been INFORMED • When an article tells you WHY he holds his view, you have been EDUCATED

  16. Just the Facts, Ma’am • 1. Be aware that many challenges to Christianity are based on bad information. These objections can be overcome by a simple appeal to the facts. • 2. You need to know the facts

  17. Just the Facts, Ma’am • More wars have been fought and more blood has been shed in the name of God than any other cause. Religion is the greatest source of evil in the world. • True or false? Pg 117 • Our Founding Fathers were not Christians, but deists. • True or false? Pg 178 • Two Questions: • What’s the claim? • Is the claim accurate?

  18. More Sweat, Less BloodEight Quick Tips • Be ready • Keep it simple • Avoid religious language and spiritual pretense • Focus on the truth of Christianity, not merely its personal benefits • Give reasons • Stay calm • If they want to go, let them leave • But don’t let them leave empty handed

  19. The Ambassador’s Creed • An ambassador is. . . • Ready • Patient • Reasonable • Tactical • Clear • Fair • Honest • Humble • Attractive • Dependent

  20. Other Good Schtuff • Pg 114 – to err is human

  21. Other Good Schtuff • God doesn’t take sides • Pg 113

  22. Other Good Schtuff • Theistic Evolution: Designed by Chance • Pg 117

  23. Other Good Schtuff • Only Science gives reliable truth • Pg 117

  24. Other Good Schtuff • Moral Relativism Self-Destructs • Pg 124

  25. Other Good Schtuff • Proselytizing Prohibited • Pg 127

  26. That’s all, folks!

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