tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259116390092226068.post5646472192565074405..comments2024-03-11T23:56:47.339-07:00Comments on OC Apologist - On Christ Apologetics: Apologetics Significance #1Andy Wrasmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09404901729530244690noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259116390092226068.post-85594764061868419092010-08-29T15:28:44.121-07:002010-08-29T15:28:44.121-07:00If I may toot my own armchair apologist horn for a...If I may toot my own armchair apologist horn for a moment. Although many great Christian apologists who have far more claim to authority than I would disagree, It's long been my contention that Apologetics should be more than just a subset of evangelism.<br /><br />Is apologetics a useful evangelical tool? Of course it is. There are stumbling blocks that prevent certain people from reaching the cross and apologetics can help tear them down. but that is one of many uses for apologetics.<br /><br />Prayer is also useful in evangelism. But evangelism is far from the only context in which I want to pray.<br /><br />Instead I'd argue that apologetics should be a theological endeavor undertaken by Christians to bolster their understanding of their own faith. To make it more defensible, more robust. Such that, should anyone ask we can glorify God with a more complete communication of what is true and why, while should nobody ask, we will have undertaken a spiritual discipline which is valuable in it's own right to help us, even if nobody else, understand that these are not just religious ideas is submit assent to, these are real facts about the real world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com