Dangerous Realities - a reason for Christian apologetics
As human beings capable of rational thought, we are obliged to conform our beliefs to reality. Not to approach the world in this way is to create very dangerous situations. Before crossing a street, for instance, we must conform our beliefs about current traffic conditions to what we see around us. If we ignore the actual situation and step into the street simply because we prefer to think of it as free of traffic, we risk being flattened by a bus. The bus doesn’t care what we prefer. It is our responsibility to respond to the facts, to conform ourselves to them.
We must investigate the world and its issues to discover facts and truths about them. This process is useful for one simple reason: truth is true whether you believe it or not. Truth does not require belief in order to be true, but it does deserve to be believed.
We must grasp our situation to understand why the emergency room scenario applies in our search for truth. The law of God offers us the understanding—the diagnosis that our condition is terminal—and the gospel of Jesus Christ provides the antidote. Jesus is not merely a cherry-flavored cough syrup that works just as well as the lemon-flavored Buddha. Belief in Jesus is an invasive heart procedure that brings people to life. And it is the only procedure that will work.
But as human beings who would rather be in the supermarket we must be persuaded to go to the emergency room. We have objections, barriers, biases, acculturations, conditions, misconceptions, presuppositions, distortion of facts, and any number of excuses. It is the goal of Christian apologetics to remove these hindrances that stand between a person and the cross of Christ.
If you truly seek after the truth, with all your heart, AND HAVE A CLOSED MIND, you will find Him.[/quote]
I would!! I actually married a woman pregnant with another man's child. The daughter and I are friends to this day and the mother and I write all the time. One of the few nice things I ever did in my life was give Tina Marie a last name!! I've done very little to be proud of. But this was one
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Sometimes I just get carried away
I've done very little to be proud of. But this was one
RE: Got any Romantic Ideas or surprises? k..I'll start
No....I never get past the Ameretta!!