Lesson 1 CHRISTIAN Evidences
Book Lessons 1-3 1. Is it proper to use the internal evidence of the Bible to prove that the Bible is “The Word of God”? Explain.
2. What is apologetics? What is its purpose for the believer?
3. What is the proposition of this course?
4. What is the meaning of revelation?
5. What is naturalism? What are some worldviews, with other names, that are in harmony with naturalism? What do they all deny?
6. What must reason have before it can decide on the truth or falsity of a proposition?
7. Can human reason prove the Christian religion to be true? (See Keyser, p. 7)
8. Jenkins affirms that Jesus defended his teaching and conduct. Describe His defense when He was charged by the Pharisees of having cast out demons by the power of Beelzebub. (Mt. 12:24-37)
9. Explain the difference between Rationalism and Rationality.
10. Barth, Bultmann, and Tillich adopted the view that says “the Bible contains mistakes, but we can still believe it.” How did they justify this position?
11. Name the two basic beliefs about man that were adopted following the Renaissance. How were these assumptions “shattered and widely abandoned” in the twentieth century? (p. 11)