Sunday, January 13, 2013

William Lane Craig on Apologetics Training

"If Christians could be trained to to provide solid evidence for what they believe and good answers to unbelievers’ questions and objections, then the perception of Christians would slowly change. Christians would be seen as thoughtful people to be taken seriously rather than as emotional fanatics or buffoons. The gospel would be a real alternative for people to embrace."

- William Lane Craig
On Guard: Defending Your Faith with Reason and Precision, p. 18.
Posted by Brian Auten at 7:30 AM
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Let us be realistic, Dr. Craig! Over 50% of Christ's Body are very ordinary people who can be taught only the basics of "Give an answer to all who asks of you, with meekness and fear." They should not be made to think that they are inferior in any way if they cannot study and grasp deeper insights of the gospel. After all, they are saved by faith in Christ--not education. As a strong follower of Dr Craig, I affirm him in his desire to train young Christian intellectuals to "defend the Faith." Yet, not everyone can be so bright as Dr. Bill! James

Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 1:10:00 AM GMT+1
Anonymous said...

"Over 50% of Christ's Body are very ordinary people who can be taught only the basics."

Are you assuming intellectual superiority over "50% of Christ's Body"? At least 99% of the many Christians I know are capable of clearly articulating Craig's arguments.

"They should not be made to think that they are inferior in any way if they cannot study and grasp deeper insights of the gospel."

This sounds condescending, do you really think that "50% of Christ's Body" is unable to "grasp [the] deeper insights of the gospel."?

Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 11:41:00 PM GMT+1

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