Introduction to Apologetics Instructor: Mike Kozlinski Class Objectives Class Preliminaries Class outlines posted www.xanga.com/MikeKoz10 Email questions to
MikeKoz10@hotmail.com Prayer sheet Include spiritual items Include apologetic opportunities Let me know if I speak too quickly Class Objectives Spiritual formation Learn, explain and defend basic reasons why Christianity is true Provide framework for future study Class Progression Proving Christianity True 1) Truth about reality is knowable 2) The theistic God exists 3) Miracles are used to prove the truthfulness of the message and the messenger Proving Christianity True 4) The New Testament is historically accurate 5) In the NT, Jesus claimed to be God and proved it. 6) Jesus taught that the Bible is the Word of God. Revised Class Progression Proving Christianity True 1) Truth about reality is knowable 2) The theistic God exists 3) Miracles are used to prove the truthfulness of the message and the messenger (handouts) Proving Christianity True 4) The New Testament is historically accurate (handouts) 5) In the NT, Jesus claimed to be God and proved it 6) Jesus taught that the Bible is the Word of God (hand outs) Final Three Classes Proving Christianity True 1) Moral Argument for God’s Existence 2) Messianic Prophesy 3) The Resurrection and Final Thoughts Introduction to Apologetics Class 6 – Design Conclusion and Review to be sent out via email or given via handout Anthropic Princple Follow Up Does the Anthropic Principle beg the question? Requirements in world Requirement out of world No other known forms of life anywhere else Can the teleological argument be considered a proof? Not definitive but HIGHLY Probable Criminal vs Civil Case Introduction to Apologetics Class 7 – Morality Step 2: The Theistic God Exists 1) Worldview Overview 2) Proof – Creation 3) Proof – Design 4) Proof – Morality 5) Natural Law Proof 3: Moral Argument The Moral Argument
1) Every law has a lawgiver.
2) There is a moral law.
3) Therefore, there is a Moral Law Giver. What is the Moral Law? The Moral Law is… Right for all Absolute Objective Universal Transcendent Known to all (core) Can’t Not Know Self-evident/Intuitive Not Always Felt Suppressed by unrepentant What the Moral Law Is Not Dependent on Societal Laws Slavery used to be legal Relative to Cultural Teachings Male children preferred Relative to Cultural Doings Widow Burning Relative to Individual Belief Rape always wrong The Result of Evolution Would only explain why we think its wrong Instinct Would not be able to violate it Wrong would The Importance of the Moral Law Basis for Human Rights Basis for Daily Living Basis of Individual Charity (ABCCM) Basis for Political Reform Within(Slavery/Abortion) Basis for International Justice (Nuremburg) Confusions About the Moral Law Changing Behavior Behavior tells what is done. Morality tells what ought be done Changing Perceptions That Hitler taught that Jews were not human did not change that they were Application to Particular Situations Medical Triage Varied Cultural Expressions Driving on left or right side of road Moral Disagreements People argue their position on the basis of Morality (Pro-Life vs Pro-Choice) Varied Methods What is best way to achieve moral end? Demonstrating the Moral Law Seen in Reactions People get mad when they are treated immorally Seen in Judgments Made Even judgment to not be judgmental Seen in Moral Dilemmas Without real morality, there’d be no dilemma Seen in Rationalizations Homage paid to guilty knowledge Ask Good Questions Dissipate Smoke Call Attention to the Obvious Connect the Dots Release the Catch Play Back the Tape Tighten the Noose Call the Bluff For Next Week Read thru Chapter 7 Will cover Morality and Natural Law next week Pray the prayer list Books/websites will be put on attachment that will go out with emails | 
