Christian Apologetics - Recitation and Discussion

When understood in its proper context, 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 serves as a proof-text against doing apologetics.

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In 1 Corinthians 2 Paul alludes to a movement of his day known as sophism. Sophists were rhetoricians who maintained public careers based on their ability to speak and follow oratorical conventions.

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In order to win people to the gospel, Paul was not willing to be flexible in his persuasive efforts.

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Other religions in the ancient Near East looked upon natural revelation yet claimed that the sun is itself a manifestation of a god(s).

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We are given true knowledge of God through nature but the problem lies not with the revelation of God in nature, but rather with people who suppress and twist the revelation and end up worshipping creation rather than the Creator.

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To maintain a balanced view of the Old Testament, one must remember the prophets spoke not only against the culture of their day, but also with and for it.

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Ancient Near Eastern cultures, though interested in “how the world works and how it came to work that way,” searched for answers in a very different place, in the supernatural realm.

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Jesus performed miracles to validate exclusively his message about the Kingdom of God.

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Jesus does contradict the Old Testament’s story but, at the same time, brings it to its intended goal.

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The lives of Jesus Christ’s followers ought to make an apologetic impact.

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