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reason 4 faith

reason 4 faith. reason 4 faith. reason 4 faith. January 17 th February 14 th February 28 th March 21 st April 18 th May 9 th June 14 th [Sunday 3pm]. Why do you believe what you believe? How do you know that what you believe is true?. “. ”.

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reason 4 faith

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  1. reason4faith

  2. reason4faith reason4faith January 17th February 14th February 28th March 21st April 18th May 9th June 14th[Sunday 3pm]

  3. Why do you believe what you believe? How do you know that what you believe is true? “ ” We are living in a post-Christian era, when the thought forms of society are fundamentally anti-Christian. Francis Schaeffer 1912-1984

  4. “ ” Knowing Showing “ ”

  5. Apologetics apologia • Positive: presents a rational case for Christian truth claims. • Natural theology • Christian evidence • Negative: Deals with objections to those claims. • Objections to God’s existence • Objections to Christianity in particular

  6. Positive Apologetics • Natural theology • General revelation not special revelation • God has revealed himself in the world apart from his revelation in Scripture. • Provides evidence and arguments for God’s existence • It seeks to disqualify atheism or pantheism

  7. Positive Apologetics Natural theology • Arguments for the existence of God • Cosmological [contingency and temporal] • Teleological • Moral • Ontological

  8. Positive Apologetics Christian evidence • To get beyond mere theism we need to show that the god demonstrated by natural theology is in fact the Christian God. • Fulfilled prophecy • Jesus of Nazareth • Jesus miracles and resurrection

  9. Negative Apologetics • Objections to God’s existence • The problem of evil and suffering • The logical version • The probabilistic version • The hidden-ness of God • Objections to Christianity in particular • Biblical criticism • Religious pluralism

  10. “ ” Knowing Showing “ ”

  11. How do you know? • The immediate experience of God • The self authenticating witness of the Holy Spirit • Not evidence and argument “ 9You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. …16The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. Romans 8 20But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth…. 27As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in him. 1 John 2 ”

  12. How do you show? Evidence, reason and argument. Apologetics 1 Peter 3:13-16 Colossians 1:6-10 2 Corinthians 10:3-5

  13. Preparation Protection Demolition 1 Peter 3:13-16 Colossians 1:6-10 2 Corinthians 10:3-5

  14. “ 13Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? 14But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. "Do not fear what they fear; do not be frightened." 15But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, 16keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behaviour in Christ may be ashamed of their slander. 1 Peter 3:13-16 ”

  15. “ 13Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? 14But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. "Do not fear what they fear; do not be frightened." 15But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,16keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behaviour in Christ may be ashamed of their slander. 1 Peter 3:13-16 ”

  16. “ 6So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, 7rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.  8See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ.  9For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, 10and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority. Colossians 1:6-10 ”

  17. “ 6So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, 7rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.  8See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ. 9For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, 10and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority. Colossians 1:6-10 ”

  18. “ 3For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5We 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. 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 ”

  19. “ 3For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5We 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. 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 ”

  20. Conditions for a good argument • True premises • Logically valid structure • Premises must be more plausible than their negations Rules of thought

  21. Good argument? • All men are mortal • Socrates is a man • Therefore Socrates is mortal

  22. Good argument? • If God exists, objective moral values exist • Objective moral values exist • Therefore God exists • If God does not exist, objective moral values do not exist. • Objective moral values exist • Therefore God exists

  23. Good argument? • If Jesus were not Lord, He would be a liar or a lunatic • Jesus was neither a liar nor a lunatic • Therefore, Jesus is Lord

  24. Arguments Deductive If the logic is valid and the premises are true the conclusion is inevitable Inductive If the logic is valid and the premises are true the conclusion may be plausible or likely but not guaranteed

  25. Inductive reasoning Cured A 75% B 45% No treatment C 40%

  26. Inductive reasoning Drug A is effective in improving the cure rate from the disease. • The conclusion is likely true but not guaranteed. • Confounding variable? • Difference in patients • Difference in conditions • Chance?

  27. Certainty and scepticism • Plausibility is person dependant • The most persuasive arguments will be based on premises which enjoy the widest support. • Objections … • Misinformation • Ignorance • Logical fallacy

  28. Certainty and scepticism • Plausibility is person dependant • The most persuasive arguments will be based on premises which enjoy the widest support. • Objections … • Misinformation • Ignorance • Logical fallacy • or • Occasionally a premise will be denied when it is perfectly good because the inevitable conclusion is not popular.

  29. Certainty and scepticism The Kalām Cosmological Argument • Whatever begins to exist has a cause • The universe began to exist

  30. Certainty and scepticism

  31. Certainty and scepticism The Kalām Cosmological Argument • Whatever begins to exist has a cause • The universe began to exist

  32. Certainty and scepticism The Kalām Cosmological Argument • Whatever begins to exist has a cause • The universe began to exist • Therefore the universe has a cause.

  33. Worldview No God? No immortality? Man and the universe are inevitably doomed… Threat of non being Life is ultimately absurd. No meaning, value, purpose.

  34. “New Atheists”

  35. Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player,That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,And then is heard no more. It is a taleTold by an idiot, full of sound and fury,Signifying nothing. Shakespeare 1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.  2 Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. 3 There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard. Psalm 19

  36. Atheism God does not exist. No such being or person. No good evidence that it is true The claim that God does not exist is just as much a claim to know something as the claim that God does exist Atheists must do more that just say that there is no good evidence for God’s existence

  37. What atheists cannot explain … • The origin of the universe out of nothing • The design of the universe • The source of the fine tuning in the universe • The explanation of the numerous constants • The laws of logic • The laws of mathematics • The laws of causality • The origin of objective moral values • The origin of human rights • The origin and design of life • The origin of intelligence • The origin of love • The origin of beauty

  38. Why do you believe what you believe? Because it makes sense of the world How do you show that what you believe is true? Evidence and reason

  39. Atheism/Christianity debate Reasonable Faith www.reasonablefaith.org Stand to Reason www.str.org All About God www.allaboutgod.com Bethinking www.bethinking.org

  40. 4 faith reason January 17th Knowledge, Tactics, Attitudes February 14th God: the arguments February 28th God: the arguments March 21st Objections to belief April 18th Problem of evil & suffering May 9th Religious pluralism June 14th Miracles / Resurrection [Sunday]

  41. Reason Faith

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