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  Truthbomb Apologetics: Video: Sean McDowell and Matthew Vines in Conversation- What Does the Bible Say About Homosexuality?

Understanding Intelligent Design - apologetics - blip.tv

Here is a short video presentation on Intelligent Design from Sean McDowell




Understanding Intelligent Design - apologetics - blip.tv

Confident Christianity: The Berkeley Mission

Mary Jo Sharp has posted an interesting article on her blog about a student study group that teach Christian teens about apologetics anhttp://www.blogger.com/blog-this.do?zx=145028px5tdprd then take them to UC Berkeley campus to hear presentations of opposing viewpoints. This is a brilliant idea. I'm certain everyone involves get value from it. In addition, I'm interested because I was a student at Berkeley during the 1990's and I know about the wide and diverse opinions that are there. This type of ministry is sorely needed! Brilliant. I wanna go.

Confident Christianity: The Berkeley Mission

Why Apologetics Has a Bad Name | conversantlife.com

Sean McDowell has written a great post for why apologists are not more successful. I think he brings up great and solid points. Like all aspects of ministry, we must allow God to lead us as to how to minister. We must depend on God to know when to be gentle and when to be forceful. I'd call Elijah's apologetic on top of Mt Carmel successful, but it most certainly was not gentle. Sometimes sarcasm is needed I'd expect most of time it's not. Love is always necessary.

Why Apologetics Has a Bad Name | conversantlife.com

Apologetics 315: Sean McDowell vs. James Corbett Debate MP3 Audio

I have come to expect a lot of great resource from Apologetics 315 and this post continues to exceed my expectations. Here is a debate where Sean McDowell takes an atheist almost twice his age on the question: Is God the best explanation of Moral values? I had hoped James Corbett would have brought a different argument  - something new I had not heard before but he didn't. McDowell was able to really almost predict what Corbett was going to say and beat him to it - along with a powerpoint presentation.  Corbett's argument was the same tired atheist arguments
a. You don't need to believe in God to be moral
b. Morality evolved in people because it was beneficial.
c. The Bible presents outdated ideas of morality that we now know bettter (ie slavery, mistreatment of women, racism, ect)
d. More people have been killed because of religion than anything else due to peole thinking they were absolutely right in what they believe.
e. Doubt is better because Corbett admits that he could be wrong  and religious people have no proof that they are right about a divine law giver.
f. Religious people have done horrible things. 

So in other words, for Sean McDowell this was a slam dunk. I doubt he even worked up a sweat because points "a" and "f" were not even debated..anyone who has thought through this would agree - All human being are capable of understand morality apart from what they believe and we don't do it perfectly. The point that McDowell homed in on is the questions about "Who's morality is it if its relative and where did it come from and how? This is how he won the debate because Corbett could not answer that.  No atheist can God is the best answer to the question.

McDowell's apologetic like William Lane Craig's does not depend on the Bible's infallibility or truth to be valid. This is why I think he didn't spend much time refuting Corbett's weak arguments against the Bible. He did speak to point "d" showing that the number of people who were killed on the actions of religious people dwarf those who were killed by atheists. I also thought it was interesting for Corbett to admit that he could be wrong but he doubted that McDowell was right. I mean that by the time you know for sure through experience it could be too late to change your mind and make a change.

The one part of McDowell's argument that I dind't like was that he appealed to Free Will. I know he looks at Free Will from an Arminian perspective and I'm not sure if it can be truly defined that way. I quickly agree that we all have will and make decisions that have eternal worth and ramifications but I think we need to be more careful on how we see how it relates to God's sovereignty because we are far from sovereign in running this universe by our choices.

Apologetics 315: Sean McDowell vs. James Corbett Debate MP3 Audio

Apologetics 315: Apologist Interview: Sean McDowell

This is an excellent Interview! Teacher and apologist Sean McDowell sat down with Brian Auten of Apologetics 315 and gave his testimony and answered some questions about his work and how his Father has influenced him. What I got most out of it was the realization that he is just a couple of years younger than I and he grew up in Church and Apologetics like I, he had the same experience I did and what everyone does: it came time to answer "Who Do I say Jesus Is?" He wondered if what he has been taught his whole life was true or not. And he researched it out. I went through the same thing and I also researched and searched. We came up with the same answers - God is true.  I slo enjoyed the advice he gave about how to bring Apologetics into your church or school when there isn't that much interest already! I also found out which scholars have influenced him most.I actually saw him live once and was impressed....now I got to learn a lot more about him. Follow the link below to learn more!

Apologetics 315: Apologist Interview: Sean McDowell