Resources for Apologetics Category 3
Category 3: THE NATURE, PURPOSE, AND DESTINY OF MAN
NOTE: The items on this page denoted as GotQuestons.org were originally videos posted on YouTube by DailyChristianLife and seemed to be audio versions of articles by GotQuestions.org. In early 2017 almost all of the videos on DailyChristianLife vanished seemingly overnight. However, I think the content may still be found at GotQuestions.org in the form of a written article. This has not be verified.
DEFINITIONS
- What does it mean that man is totally depraved? Why does this matter?
*Are All Human Beings Totally Depraved? GotQuestions.org
*One minute Ministries: Depravity of Man by PrisonersForChrist (1:32)
2. What does sanctification mean? Why does this matter?
*Is Sanctification a process or a position? GotQuestions.org
*What is the difference between positional and progressive sanctification? GotQuestions.org
3. What does it mean to repent? Why does this matter?
*Do I have to repent of my sins to be saved? GotQuestions.org
4. What does it mean to be “born again?” Why does this matter?
*How can I become a born again Christian? GotQuestions.org
*10 facts about being Born again!!!by Bible Flock Box (7:01)
5. What does the resurrection of the body mean? Why does this matter?
*Is it important that Jesus was resurrected in a physical body? GotQuestions.org
*Do we sleep after death after end times? GotQuestions.org
GENERAL QUESTIONS
- Do all men have a longing for God?
2. Did a loving God create Hell?
*Why did God create Hell? GotQuestions.org
3. Does God hate the sin but love the sinner?
*Are we to love the sinner but hate the sin? GotQuestions.org
*David Platt – God Hates & Loves Sinners by Wade Davis (9:56)
4. Why am I here?
*Why did God create us? Why are we here? What is the real meaning of Life? The Endless Love of Jesus Ministries (11:50)
5. When does human life begin and why does it matter? *NEW Question for 2017-2018
STATEMENT ANALYSIS
- What is your response to this statement: “Heaven is only a state of mind”?
*What does Heaven Look Like? GotQuestions.org
*12 Facts about Heaven you probably didn’t know!!! Bible Flock Box (17:45)
2. What is your response to the following Martin Sheen quote: “I still believe in the nonviolent Jesus and the basic human goodness present in all of us”? http://progressive.org/mag_intvsheen
*See the answers for Sin Nature (Definitions answers #1)
3. What is your response to someone who asks you, “Is there life after death?”
*Is there life after death? GotQuestions.org
4. What is your response to this statement by Bertrand Russell? “The centre of me is always and eternally a terrible pain – a curious wild pain – a searching for something beyond what the world contains.” Russell, Bertrand. Autobiography Vol. 2 Routledge: New York, 1968, p. 303.* NEW Question for 2017-2018
5. What is your response to this statement by C.S. Lewis? “What I call my ‘self’ now is hardly a person at all. It’s mainly a meeting place for various natural forces, desires, and fears, etcetera, some of which come from my ancestors, and some from my education, some perhaps from devils. The self you were really intended to be is something that lives not from nature but from God. Lewis, C.S. BBC Radio Talk: “Beyond Personality — Mere Men.” Broadcast March, 21, 1944.* NEW Question for 2017-2018
NOTE: The items on this page denoted as GotQuestons.org were originally videos posted on YouTube by DailyChristianLife and seemed to be audio versions of articles by GotQuestions.org. In early 2017 almost all of the videos on DailyChristianLife vanished seemingly overnight. However, I think the content may still be found at GotQuestions.org in the form of a written article. This has not be verified.
2. What does sanctification mean? Why does this matter?
3. What does it mean to repent? Why does this matter? (NOTE: Last year had “repent from one’s sins”)
4. What does it mean to be “born again?” Why does this matter?