1.27.2014 APOLOGETICS - americanvision.org

I peter 3.15 says 'sanctify the Lord God in your hearts
and be ready always to give an answer to
every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear...
today EVIDENTIAL APOLOGETICS are prevalent...
THE EVIDENCE produced FOR A GOD (!)...NOT CHRIST.. is from outside of the Bible.

this type of apologetics makes the hearer the judge.

man is not the judge of truth, nor the judge of God.

God has revealed Himself in several ways:
1. His creation...
'the heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament showeth His handiwork.
day unto day uttereth speech and night unto night showeth knowledge.
there is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard.
their line is gone out through all the earth
and their words to the end of the world.  psalm 19.1-3
2. His word, the bible...
'...from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures,
which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
all scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable
for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.  II timothy 3.15-7
3. His Son, Jesus Christ...
'God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
hath in these last days spoken unto us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things...Hebrews 1. 1-2

the only way to know truth is through God.
without Him there is no truth.
all men are born alienated from God and destined for hell,
because they have rejected God,
the one who created them
and gave His life on the cross of calvary to save them from their sin.
'for God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son
that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.

man rejects God because He does not see his need of God
nor does he want to obey God.
'for the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men,
who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
because that which may be known of God is manifest in them;
for God hath shown it unto them
for the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world
are clearly seen,
being understood by the things that are made,
even His eternal power and Godhead:
SO THAT THEY ARE WITHOUT EXCUSE. Romans 1. 16-20

today i viewed a video from The American Vision which is founded on the above verses.
it presents a way for interaction with people who do not want the God of the bible.
it is based on a PRESUPPOSITIONAL APOLOGETIC.
(a defense that takes for granted as fact that no truth can contradict the bible).
or to say it another way,
one can only know the way to heaven by submitting themselves to the God of the bible.
Jesus said, I am the way, the truth and the life. no man cometh unto (God) the Father but by Me'.

many present evidence to man with the idea that this will enable man to decide for or against God...
ie. man can be the judge over God.
the bible presents God, the One who on the day of judgment will appoint all men to their eternal place,
to man...as One who died to take away away the penalty for his sin.
'for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God'. romans 3.23
'for the wages of sin is death (eternal separation from God),
but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. romans 6.23

most people today state that there is no set truth...
while (implicitly) positing truth of the above statement!
this approach focuses on not allowing this inconsistency.
and...if possible...helping the person to see this and to see that the bible posits, correctly and unashamedly,
that it alone is the source, the foundation of, truth.

a few statements repeated throughout the dvd of live interactions...
*what is truth in your view?
*the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.
*you cannot know anything unless you start with God.
*don't conclude with God, start with Him
*when you don't start with God you have given up knowledge
*where do you get truth about God?
*response to 'truth' statements made which are contradictory to the Bible,
'THAT'S NOT WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS..."