I often feel I don't find the right words and now I know why! I will study apologetics and looking forward to follow all your lectures. Thank you so much!💐
@@Justas399 "all kinds of evidence" Really. OK, we both deposit $10,000 in a bank and give control over the funds to an independent third party. Then we get ourselves a raw bull. You pray and we see if it cooks. (A biblically proved way of proving god, in case you don't know.) When it does not cook., I take your money, and you publicly admit that you are a %$#@! idiot. In those words. Date and place, and proof of available funds, please.
@@Justas399 "Please give me one fact that proves God does not exist. Please." Not a problem. We both deposit $10,000 in a bank and give control over the funds to an independent third party. Then we get ourselves a raw bull. You pray and we see if it cooks. (A biblically proved way of proving god, in case you don't know.) When it does not cook., I take your money, and you publicly admit that you are a %$#@! idiot. In those words. Date and place, and proof of available funds, please. This would be a "fact that proves dog does not exist." You are welcome. What's the matter, bullsh*it artist? How come I still don't have date and place, and proof of available funds?
Appreciate your lecture. Very useful. Provoking thoughts and guidance towards answers to ultimate questions. Just what we who are created in God's image need.
He spent quite a bit of time defining it. From 9:12 to 16:03 he unpacks how apologetics differs from evangelism, and in doing so, he clarifies what apologetics is. In part, apologetics is the process of “establish[ing] the plausibility, the reasonableness of the gospel of Christ” (9:48). It is the “serious and sustained engagement with […] ultimate questions”, showing “how the Christian faith is able to provide meaningful answers to these ultimate questions” (10:33). Later in the lecture, McGrath discusses the Greek meaning of the word apologia from which we get the term ‘apologetics’. It means a ‘defence’, used in a legal/courtroom setting or in a philosophical debate in which someone needed to provide “a demonstration of the correctness of an argument or a belief” (32:33). This is what apologetics is, “it is trying to defend the Christian Faith by explaining what [it] is and dealing with objections that people have.” (32:02). McGrath also considers how ‘apologia’ is used in the NT to further clarify what ‘apologetics’ is. This discussion occurs in the section from 32:02 to 34:10.
@@marylennox288 thank you so much for writing this super explanation for me and taking the trouble to pad it out with the correct time stamps. I’m very touched. It’s something that I’m always doing for others on TH-cam and this is the first time anyone’s done it for me! If you watch any videos on health and longevity then that’s my specialist topic and I’ll be able to one day return the favour :)
Let's be clear Alister. Apologetics doesn't remove barriers to faith. It builds them very efficiently indeed. But you have a job hinging on this, so it's a win win from your perspective isn't it? Quoting Pascal and Popper does nothing to distract from the dishonesty of your mission, by the way.
They need a new name. Apologetics comes from the word apologies or apology. Jesus Christ does not need us to apologies on his behalf for his actions. It seems rather defensive.
FYI Christians: The purpose of apologetics is not to convince rational people of the truth of your beliefs, but to postpone you from questioning yours. If you actually try any of this on an informed atheist, you will simply embarrass yourself.
Apologetics is about understanding Christianity to the fullest extent, and advocating for it to people who question it. As a Christian if you can't answer the tough questions, then that means you weren't intellectually honest enough in the past to question it yourself.
@@TruffleSeeker54 LOL! Not even close! Apologetics is about making sufficient excuses to keep the already credulous believing. Nothing about apologetics is about understanding anything.
Outstanding! Thank you for sharing this series, and I look forward to the next sessions.
Thank you, I’m so grateful for these resources as I’m just starting what will hopefully be a deep dive into apologetics.
I often feel I don't find the right words and now I know why! I will study apologetics and looking forward to follow all your lectures. Thank you so much!💐
The reason you have no right words is because you have no evidence. Duh.
@@RusskyVoyennyKorablIdiNakhui There is all kinds of evidence for Christianity. None for atheism.
@@Justas399 "all kinds of evidence"
Really. OK, we both deposit $10,000 in a bank and give control over the funds to an independent third party. Then we get ourselves a raw bull. You pray and we see if it cooks. (A biblically proved way of proving god, in case you don't know.) When it does not cook., I take your money, and you publicly admit that you are a %$#@! idiot. In those words. Date and place, and proof of available funds, please.
@@RusskyVoyennyKorablIdiNakhui Please give me one fact that proves God does not exist. Please.
@@Justas399 "Please give me one fact that proves God does not exist. Please."
Not a problem. We both deposit $10,000 in a bank and give control over the funds to an independent third party. Then we get ourselves a raw bull. You pray and we see if it cooks. (A biblically proved way of proving god, in case you don't know.) When it does not cook., I take your money, and you publicly admit that you are a %$#@! idiot. In those words. Date and place, and proof of available funds, please. This would be a "fact that proves dog does not exist." You are welcome.
What's the matter, bullsh*it artist? How come I still don't have date and place, and proof of available funds?
Appreciate your lecture. Very useful. Provoking thoughts and guidance towards answers to ultimate questions. Just what we who are created in God's image need.
Super! Thank you so much for making these more widely available.
Very elegant aproach, great video.
Thanks for sharing the truth/ JESUS in simple and straight away 🙏.God bless You
Thank you useful for my study of Christian apologetic
Thank you so much for teaching and sharing. It was very detailed and apt.
Thank you for the opportunity of getting to learn from you 🙏
This is super cool! Subscribed and can't wait for the following lectures :) thank you!
Great work ! I learned a lot ❤
Thank you so much for make this material in this form. Is there a script available? Thank you for your answer 🙏
Can you activate the captions in your videos? Your deaf followers would appreciate it!
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Who engineered the basic process that allows for thought and that allows for instinct. And decision making
Obrigado por suas obras, doutor Mcgrath ! Um abraço do Brasil 🇧🇷
super excited for this series, thanks so much
Thank you... ⭐
Thank you so much, this was an excellent start to the course.
Thank you for guiding me.
Thank you very much for making apologetic more interesting.
thank you
Did God not commit genocide on more than one occasion?
Is there anything that exists in reality that one has to have a field of apologetics for?
Great video
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I came looking to understand what apologetics is, but all he does is keep using the word without defining it. Pretty useless introduction…
He spent quite a bit of time defining it. From 9:12 to 16:03 he unpacks how apologetics differs from evangelism, and in doing so, he clarifies what apologetics is. In part, apologetics is the process of “establish[ing] the plausibility, the reasonableness of the gospel of Christ” (9:48). It is the “serious and sustained engagement with […] ultimate questions”, showing “how the Christian faith is able to provide meaningful answers to these ultimate questions” (10:33). Later in the lecture, McGrath discusses the Greek meaning of the word apologia from which we get the term ‘apologetics’. It means a ‘defence’, used in a legal/courtroom setting or in a philosophical debate in which someone needed to provide “a demonstration of the correctness of an argument or a belief” (32:33). This is what apologetics is, “it is trying to defend the Christian Faith by explaining what [it] is and dealing with objections that people have.” (32:02). McGrath also considers how ‘apologia’ is used in the NT to further clarify what ‘apologetics’ is. This discussion occurs in the section from 32:02 to 34:10.
@@marylennox288 thank you so much for writing this super explanation for me and taking the trouble to pad it out with the correct time stamps. I’m very touched.
It’s something that I’m always doing for others on TH-cam and this is the first time anyone’s done it for me! If you watch any videos on health and longevity then that’s my specialist topic and I’ll be able to one day return the favour :)
Let's be clear Alister. Apologetics doesn't remove barriers to faith. It builds them very efficiently indeed. But you have a job hinging on this, so it's a win win from your perspective isn't it?
Quoting Pascal and Popper does nothing to distract from the dishonesty of your mission, by the way.
Toki, Loki, kamu
They need a new name.
Apologetics comes from the word apologies or apology. Jesus Christ does not need us to apologies on his behalf for his actions. It seems rather defensive.
It means giving defense if
The word apologetics comes from the Greek word “apologia” which means defense or justification.
FYI Christians:
The purpose of apologetics is not to convince rational people of the truth of your beliefs, but to postpone you from questioning yours.
If you actually try any of this on an informed atheist, you will simply embarrass yourself.
Apologetics is about understanding Christianity to the fullest extent, and advocating for it to people who question it. As a Christian if you can't answer the tough questions, then that means you weren't intellectually honest enough in the past to question it yourself.
@@TruffleSeeker54
LOL!
Not even close!
Apologetics is about making sufficient excuses to keep the already credulous believing. Nothing about apologetics is about understanding anything.
Also called Propagandanists, right?
Thank you