Chapter Two - Hebrews 13:8, 9 Chapter - 2 Corinthians 4:4-6 Chapter Four - Acts 17:26-28 Chapter Five – Philippians 4:5-7 Chapter Six - 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 Chapter Seven - Romans 8:16, 17 Chapter Eight - 2 Corinthians 5:20, 21 Chapter Nine - Colossians 4:5, 6 Mere Apologetics – Study Guide #1 How does McGrath define apologetics on pg. 11? What is “engagement”? What three things does apologetics celebrate and proclaim?
“There is a ____________ to Jesus’ answer.” Why didn’t Muggeridge go hear Graham speak? Subtlety “the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze” Pretext – “What sign do you offer?” David Hume – argued against the ___________________ “Commit it to the ______________, for it can be nothing but _______________ and _________________.” What is the problem with Hume’s statement? “He wields the but ends up chopping up his own way of measuring truth” “Statements on empirical validity” sophistry n. pl. Plausible but fallacious argumentation; a plausible but misleading or fallacious argument; Ravi Zacharias –“The Anatomy of and the Quest for Reason” (Part Two) What (supposedly) are the two kinds of people in the world? Jonah and Solomon were ____________________ of God. Jesus is __________________ than Jonah and Solomon.
Mere Apologetics – Study Guide #2 Why does McGrath begin with discussing missionaries to China and India? What’s his point? What is “modernity”? How does McGrath describe it? What were the weaknesses or “gaps” in modernity? (What did it neglect?) What is the “hallmark of good apologetics”? What is your specific audience? What sort of world do individuals and Christians now inhabit? What does McGrath mean by this word? Do you recognize it as he describes it? What does the author recommend as a response to this vast cultural movement? What opportunities does this cultural mood represent?
What scene is Ravi describing? (Heavens parting, shimmering white, etc.?) The purity of man is the ____________ of something. The purity of Jesus is the __________ of something. Ravi Zacharias – as they Saw Him - #2 Why did the people abandon their gods? What will we find out when we look at Jesus face to face? When you look at God, you are looking at the __________ of purity. 2nd quality of essence: ___________ in charity There is never any reason to be ___________. The Gospel of Mark is the gospel of _________. Mark 1:40-45 Mark 5:21-34 Jesus’ ______________ were among the most powerful parts of His ministry. Jesus wants to give you ______________.
The only thing worse than nostalgia is _____________. What is the self-fulfillment contradiction? Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. Ravi Zacharias –“Understanding the Spirit of the Age” “Part 2” (begin @ 11:00 min.) What (in general) does “self-fulfillment” mean to the couple Ravi is reading about? The church has experienced: ___________________ philosophically ___________________ sociologically What is the problem with seminary students that Ravi has seen? Why? What happened after the Renaissance? What happened in the 18th Century? What happened in the 19th Century?
How does “C.S. Lewis Song” by Brooke Fraser illustrate Lewis’ “argument from desire”? C.S. Lewis Song If I find in myself desires nothing in this world can satisfy, I can only conclude that I was not made for here If the flesh that I fight is at best only light and momentary, then of course I'll feel nude when to where I'm destined I'm compared [CHORUS] Speak to me in the light of the dawn Mercy comes with the morning I will sigh and with all creation groan as I wait for hope to come for me Am I lost or just less found? On the straight or on the roundabout of the wrong way? Is this a soul that stirs in me, is it breaking free, wanting to come alive? Cause my comfort would prefer for me to be numb And avoid the impending birth of who I was born to become [CHORUS] [BRIDGE] For we, we are not long here Our time is but a breath, so we better breathe it And I, I was made to live, I was made to love, I was made to know you Hope is coming for me Hope, He's coming Brooke Fraser With what did Lewis say Christian apologetics must engage? How could you see the “argument from desire” showing up in your relationships?
“Meaninglessness does not come from being weary of _________, meaninglessness comes from being weary of _____________. G.K. Chesterton “At His _________ ________ are ___________ forevermore.” (Psalm 16:11) Principle #1 – (Judges 7) “Anything that _______________ you without __________________ from _____________________ or _____________________ your ___________ ___________ is a _____________________ pleasure. How many miles did John Wesley travel preaching the gospel? How did John Wesley’s mother define sin for him? Ravi Zacharias –“What is Worthwhile the Sun” The underlying idea is that you must understand what your ________ _______ is.