Session 1: Why is Evidence Important For Faith?
1.In I Peter 3:15 which type of faith does the scripture teach us to pursue? Explain how you know.
I Peter 3:15 "But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you with meekness and fear.” (NKJV)
A:I Peter 3:15 teaches us to have intelligent faith to know why we believe what we believe the reason behind the hope that we have as believers.
1.Fill in the Blank:The _________is the Standard of Truth.
A: Bible
1.Fill in the blank: According to Evidence that Demands a Verdict, The New Testament is reliable because of its __________________ and _____________ ______________.
A:The New Testament is reliable because of its historiography and eye witness accounts.
1. What is the central event of the Christian faith?
A: The resurrection (page 70).
1. What did Jesus say to show He is God?
A: “Before Abraham was, I am.” (Page 95, John 8:58)
2. Acts 22:1-21 begins by saying “Brethren and fathers hear my defense before you now.”Who is making this claim and what were they defending?
A:Paul was making this claim and he was defending his faith. (Page 8)
2.In what ways do those who say truth isn't important contradict themselves by their daily reliance on truth?
A:They contradict themselves because everyone has a truth that they seek out for others to believe.
2.How does historiography help us determine the authenticity of an ancient document?
A:Historiography is a big word but simply represents the process and the principles by which Scholars can determine the authenticity of any document whether it be from Plato, Plutarch, Herodotus or anyone else applying the science, Scholars put ancient documents through three specific tests.(Page 48)
2.Who were the first eyewitnesses to the resurrection?
A: Women.
2.True or False? Did Jesus claim to be God during his child before the high priest and Sanhedrin?
A:Jesus claimed to be God during his child before the high priest and Sanhedrin.(Mark 14)
3. According to Evidence That Demands a Verdict, what are the five reasons why apologetics is important today?
A:We are all apologists anyway 2.Apologists strengthen believers 3.Apologist help students hang on to their faith 4.Apologist help with evangelism 5.Apologist helps shape culture (Page 6)
3.What is the difference between objective truth, subjective truth, and emotional truth?
A:Objective truth is what we observe, subjective truth is, what we think, emotional truth is what we feel.
3.What is the connection between Christianity and historical events?
A: “God was in Christ reconciling the world Himself” (2 Corinthians 5:19). The Incarnation, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ as a real event in time and space, i.e., as historical realities, are the indispensable foundations of the Christian faith. (Page 53)
3.Throughout the Bible we find stories of people who were raised from the dead. How did Jesus' resurrection differ from these other resurrections and Scripture?
A:The other people died again, Jesus did not die again and he experienced eternal life.
3.Fill in the Blank: The Old Testament written over a period of about _____________years, contains approximately ___________ major prophecies about the Messiah they are all fulfilled in only one person _________________.
A:The Old Testament written over a period of about a thousand years contains approximately 260 major prophecies about the Messiah; they are all fulfilled and only one person, Jesus Christ.