Presenting a defense for faith in Jesus is central to the ministry and mission of all Christians. Dr. Bobby Conway leads viewers through his own personal story, biblical examples of effective witness, and clear reasoning that points to God’s activity in our world today. View descriptions of the Bible’s reliability and the implications of Christian claims about the resurrection. In this winsome presentation, Christians will find effective means to point unbelievers toward Jesus in a way that speaks to the heart as well as the mind.
Click to open course: AP101 Introducing Apologetics
Upon successful completion you should be able to:
Explain why it is important that all believers have some understanding of apologetics
Describe the main approaches to apologetics used throughout history
Define truth and discuss the consequences of rejecting it
Defend the existence of God using the cosmological, teleological, and moral arguments
Articulate why miracles are possible and how they are seen from God’s perspective
Use historical and juridical arguments to defend Scripture’s claim that Christ was resurrected from the dead
Discuss the reliability of the NT documents and what they say about the deity of Jesus
Introducing the Speaker and the Course
Personal Journey into Apologetics
A Rational Defense
A Commandment
Christian Character
The Human Problem of Doubt
Navigating Doubt
Three Approaches to Apologetics
DEFENSE Overview
Consequences of Rejecting Truth
Defining Truth
Truth Is Discovered
Law of Noncontradiction
Various Worldviews
The Cosmological Argument, Part 1
The Cosmological Argument, Part 2
The Teleological Argument, Part 1
The Teleological Argument, Part 2
The Moral Argument
Three Moral Observations
Miracles
Objections to Miracles
Tests of Reliability: The Bibliographical Test
Tests of Reliability: The Internal Test
Tests of Reliability: The External Test
Who Is Jesus?
The Disciples and God on Jesus
Responding to Objections That Jesus Is God
Messianic Prophecies
A Sinless and Miraculous Life
Resurrection Hoax Theories
Prophecy and the Resurrection
Confirming the Resurrection
Changed by the Resurrection
Course Summary
Title: AP101 Introduction to Apologetics
Instructor: Bobby Conway
Publisher: Lexham Press
Publication Date: 2016
Product Type: Logos Mobile Education
Resource Type: Courseware, including transcripts, audio, and video resources
Courses: 1
Video Hours: 5
Bobby Conway is the founder and host of The One Minute Apologist—a YouTube ministry that provides credible answers to curious questions. He earned his ThM from Dallas Theological Seminary and his DMin in apologetics from Southern Evangelical Seminary, and he is a PhD candidate at the John Hick Centre for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Birmingham in England. He is also the author of several books, including Hell, Rob Bell, and What Happens When People Die, The Fifth Gospel, and Doubting Toward Faith. He and his wife Heather have two kids, Haley and Dawson.