Caleb Harrelson

Dec 15, 20232 min

Answering objections to apologetics & reasoning

Updated: Feb 5

Table of Contents:

  • Objection #1: "Luke 21:14 says we shouldn't prepare ahead of time in our defense"

  • Objection #2 "Apologetics relies on eloquent wisdom yet 1 Corinthains 1:18 says 'not with words of eloquent wisdom"

  • Objection #3: "Doesn't 1 Corinthians 2:2-5 say that Paul taught not with plausible words of wisdom and thus we shouldn't do apologetics?"

  • Objection #4: "Knowledge puffs up, so we shouldn't study apologetics and theology" (1 Corinthians 8:1 & Isaiah 55:9)

  • Objection #5: "Matthew 18:1-4- We need a childlike faith, not an intellectual faith."

  • Objection #6: "Hebrews 11 describes faith that doesn't need evidence"

  • Objection #7: "People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care."

  • Objection #8: "We shouldn't argue because Philippians 2:14 says do everything without arguing and 2 Timothy 2:23-26 says not to be quarrelsome."

  • Objection #9: "1 John 2:27 & John 14:26- Do we really need commentaries, teachers & reasoning when reading the Bible? Doesn't the Holy Spirit just teach us?"

  • Objection #10: "All arguments hinder unity in the church (2 Tim 2:14,23)."

  • Objection #11: "Just love people into the kingdom. Don't try to reason with them or give them evidence."

  • Objection #12: "John 20:29- Doesn't Jesus Praise blind faith?"

  • Objection #13: "We should just let our light shine and not try to reason with people" (Matt 5:16)

  • Objection #14: "Jesus never commanded apologetics or that we should argue or ever defend ourselves or the truth of God's Word."

  • Objection #15: "Christian philosphy distracts from what the Christian is called to do in evangelism and discipleship." see Colossians 2:8

  • Objection #16: "Reasoning with others makes no room for the Holy Spirit"

  • Objection #17: "Jesus did not give an answer/apologetic for false accusations in his trial and neither should we." (Matt. 26:63)

  • Objection #18: "Apologetics & arguing turns people off"

  • Objection #19: "Just share your testimony"

  • Objection #20: "The World will know that we are Christians by our love for one another, not our reasoning." (John 13:35)

  • Objection #21: "You don't need demosntrate the Bible is true by rational arguments. Just demonstrate that it's true by sacrificial love- then people will believe Jersus is the true & follow Himn." (pragmatic vs correspondence view of truth)

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