Round the Sphere Again: Apologetics

Both Simple and Difficult
Jeff Downs: “[T]he interesting thing about apologetics is that it really is simply thinking God’s thoughts after him and putting that into practice in an unbelieving world. It is that simple, but given the fact that we are sinners being sanctified, it is also difficult.”

He goes on to give us links to a few beginner apologetic resources, including a  series of videos done by Dustin Segers. I’ve only watched one (so far), and I’m recommending them on that basis.

Jeff’s list of three beginner apologetic books includes Always Ready by Greg Bahnsen, which I keep quoting here.

God Exists and He Has Revealed Himself
Mike Wittmer responds to a skeptic from a presuppositional perspective. 

My content presupposition is that God exists and that he has revealed himself in Scripture.  I appreciate why you would not accept this starting point, but you should note that I am not claiming to be “an oracle channeling God” but rather a recipient of his revelation. This is the important difference between us:  I believe that God has revealed himself to us and you do not.

I can’t say that I know a whole lot about the presuppositional method of apologetics vs. the evidentialist  method issue. I’ve been told that I argue like a presuppositionalist, but if that’s true, it’s only because that’s the way my mind works. That’s why I’m reading Always Ready and watching those videos linked above—to find out what I really should be doing.