"Apologetics series encourages Christians to articulate their faith"

SAN DIEGO — The Bible, in 1 Peter 3:15, instructs Christians to know how to defend their faith and give an account for the hope they have in Christ. To do so, Christians today need more than theology; they need a firm grasp of apologetics to combat new strains of anti-Christian, anti-biblical teachings in modern culture.

A San Diego ministry wants to help Christians defend what they believe, while also understanding and countering the unbiblical issues and philosophies that capture the minds of America’s youth.

Reasonable Faith San Diego is the newest chapter of a national ministry, Reasonable Faith, founded by Dr. William Lane Craig, research professor of philosophy at Talbot School of Theology in La Mirada. Craig is the author or editor of more than 30 scholarly works and more than 100 articles in professional journals of philosophy and theology. He is a powerful voice promoting modern-day apologetics.

According to its leaders, Reasonable Faith offers “an intelligent, articulate, and uncompromising, yet gracious, Christian perspective” in addressing crucial public issues concerning the truth of faith today.

Reasonable Faith chapters help Christians and unbelievers consider the existence of God, the objectivity of truth, the foundation of moral values, the creation of the universe, and other biblical truths, including the historicity of the resurrection of Christ.

The new atheism movement, promoted by Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins and others, is one current source of attack on biblical Christianity; but Christian liberals like Bart Ehrman also discredit New Testament texts and the resurrection of Christ.

“It seems that whenever you turn on the radio or TV or pick up a newspaper or magazine these days, you find Christians being ridiculed, misrepresented, or just made to look bad,” Craig said.

“Moreover, on our university campuses and in our high schools, certain professors and teachers seem to enjoy putting down Christian students in their classes—even to the point of making them objects of ridicule,” he said. “I believe that it’s time we Christians do something to present a more credible image of who we are and what we stand for.” Continue reading »

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