By Shanda Fulbright
It never fails. When churched kids hit a certain age, I get panicked messages from parents. They usually start with, “We’re a Christian family, but my son doesn’t want to go to church anymore. He doesn’t believe in God.” Or, “I assumed my daughter was pro-life but she just told me women have the right to choose. How can this be when we are a pro-life family?”
These messages never come when the child is 8 or 9. I never hear about an 11 year old struggling to believe whether or not the Bible is true. I’m not saying it doesn’t happen, I’m just saying this isn’t the age where parents start to panic.
It’s usually around the time our kids are well into their teenage years that parents begin to notice our kids aren’t on board with the whole God, Jesus, and the Bible stuff. Why does it take so long to realize this? There are two main factors. First, we assume that because our kids go to church, they are adopting the beliefs of Christianity. Second, most parents aren’t being discipled, so it’s impossible to catch the discrepancies in the worldview our child actually has compared to a biblical worldview until something big happens – like the approval of abortion or a blatant disbelief in God.
This is where parents hit the panic button.
Is there hope for parents whose teenagers are about to walk away from Christianity? The good news: as long as we have Christ there is always hope. The reality: it’s not going to be as easy in the teen years as it would have been to teach them when they were younger. It will take diligence, and if diligence is what’s been missing all along, be diligent now.
The question is, what does diligent teaching look like in the 21st century?
Learning is a layered process.That means we must transfer knowledge strategically, layer by layer. There has to be a foundation laid and basic knowledge taught before anyone can understand larger concepts. This goes for students of any age. If we skip the foundation, there will be a gap in knowledge. In Christianity, the gap in knowledge is evident when Christians lack a biblical worldview. By the time parents hear their kids expressing a disbelief in God, the gap is already there and it’s likely because they skipped the foundational stage.
So, let’s discuss the three basic stages in the layered process of learning, no matter how old your kids are. Keep in mind that there are recommended age groups to begin each stage, but if you are just beginning to disciple your kids, this is the process from beginning to end.
The good news is that you can always begin at any stage, depending on where you left off. And if you have been doing this all along, keep plugging away knowing that in due time you will reap a harvest (Gal 6:9).
Foundational stage: God’s Word (suggested age – birth to primary)
The path to a biblical worldview begins with biblical literacy. The Bible talks about the word of God as the foundation on which to build (Matt 7:24-27). It also refers to the word of God as spiritual food. It is a necessity of life that all who follow the Lord must implement into their daily walk. But we can’t expect our kids to do this without help.
The approach we take to teaching our children is important because how we present the word of God will determine how they view the word of God. Is it important to you? Then it will be important to them. Do you believe it is the infallible word of God? Then they will too. If you present it as stories instead of historical narratives, then they will view it as a fictional story thrown into their bedtime routine. The language we use when we talk to our kids about God and His word matters. So present the word as a necessity, not as an option.
Connection Stage: God’s World (suggested age – adolescent to preteen)
When we teach apologetics to Christians, we must take a different approach than when we use apologetics to defend our faith with a secular audience. Middle schoolers must begin to make the connection that God’s word and God’s world are not in conflict. We will only be successful at adding this layer to our children’s learning if we laid the foundation of biblical literacy during the first stage.
What happens if we didn’t? The good news is that we can start now. Weave biblical truths into your instruction so that the apologetics concepts are tethered to Scripture. For example, kids need to know God’s nature of goodness in order to understand why He is the moral law-giver. Do a study on God’s attributes before you study the apologetics arguments. This will help fill-in the biblical literacy gaps missed in stage one. Just remember – saturate them with the word of God in every stage, not just the first stage. The word of God is at the core of Christian education.
It’s imperative that we ensure our middle schoolers see how God’s word and God’s world connect. Scientific evidence that points to God’s existence supported by biblical truths accomplishes this. This is where the Cosmological and Design Arguments come in handy. If we don’t help middle schoolers connect the word with the world, it’s likely they’re already questioning the validity of one and where they fit into the other.
Action Stage: Live God’s word in God’s world (suggested age – teens to adult)
How we view the world affects how we live. At this stage, it is important to help your teens make the connection between the word of God and how it applies to the issues of life. In other words, get comfortable with having uncomfortable conversations.
It is the goal to get them to this stage with a biblical worldview so that they draw from biblical truths when looking for the answers to life’s questions. Students who have been discipled and understand why there are good reasons to believe Christianity is true will begin to connect knowledge of God and His word to the understanding of God and His word, and live for God by His word. In fact, this is where the evidence of a biblical worldview is seen in the life of our kids. When the knowledge of all they’ve learned leads them to an understanding of it, they are able to live it. And that’s how we know what someone truly believes.
All too often, Christians compartmentalize the Bible and separate it from the real world. We must be willing to bring real world issues into our conversations with our teens. But I caution you not to wait for your teen to come to you. Open the door to hard conversations about gender and sexuality, abortion, co-habitation, and all of the hot-button topics that make parents cringe. Trust me. Once you get used to having hard conversations they won’t be so hard anymore and you will help your teen live the word in the world.
Successful parents have this in common
If you find your kids are older and they’re beyond the first and second stages suggested here, don’t panic. As I said before, as long as Jesus is in the equation there is always hope. However, the stages of teaching a biblical worldview don’t change:
First, lay the foundation of biblical literacy: God’s word.
Next, add the building block of apologetics: God’s world.
Finally, teach them to apply it: live the word in God’s world.
For those parents who are wondering if the opportunity to teach your kids has passed you by, I want to offer some encouragement. You are the most influential person in your child’s life and that will never change. Use that influence to go back and make up the ground you think you’ve lost. Because as I’ve said before, with Christ it is never too late.
It is our job as parents to make sure we do all we can to raise godly men and women. Our culture looks different today than the cultures before us, but the biblical mandate to parents has always been the same. God calls us to be diligent, and parents must answer the call.
Recommended resources related to the topic:
Check Let’s Get Real: Examining the Evidence for God Premium Course: This 12-week PREMIUM COURSE also includes 10 Zoom sessions where your child can ask questions and participate in LIVE discussions with Shanda (and even once with Frank) course commentary, student activity sheets, recommended resources, quizzes, assignments, an apologetics chat group, and free enrolment in the PARENT GUIDE to give you additional questions/activities to discuss with your child, and will help you encourage them to keep up with the course material through answer keys and vocabulary words. Class starts on 2/6 and spots are filling up fast, so be sure to grab your child’s seat in class TODAY!
Proverbs: Making Your Paths Straight Complete 9-part Series by Frank Turek DVD and Download
God’s Crime Scene for Kids by J. Warner Wallace and Susie Wallace (Book)
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Shanda Fulbright is a credentialed teacher and has a certificate in Christian Apologetics from Biola University, a certificate from the CrossExamined Instructor’s Academy as well as several certificates from Online Christian Courses. She hosts Her Faith Inspires podcast where she takes cultural issues and aligns them to biblical truth. You can read her blogs and find out more about her at shandafulbright.com
How to Teach Your Children (and Yourself) WHY Christianity is True | with Shanda Fulbright
PodcastYour children may know WHAT they believe about the Christian faith but do they know WHY? What happens when they leave the safe comforts of home and someone challenges their beliefs–will they know how to respond? Or maybe your child is already questioning the validity of Christianity and the Bible and you don’t even know it yet.
Don’t panic! Former public-school teacher and certified apologist Shanda Fulbright is here to help! She says skepticism about God, Jesus, and the Bible usually begins during the middle school years, which is why we need to start teaching kids as early as possible about how God’s Word and God’s world connect. She sits down with Frank to explain the layered process parents should use to create a strong foundation for their child’s faith and also shares some of the challenges she faced as a parent and public-school teacher in California.
Shanda also points out that many parents feel ill-equipped to teach their children the objective truth behind the Christian worldview because they were never taught it themselves. That’s where her online course (co-authored with Frank), Let’s Get Real: Examining the Evidence for God, saves the day! This course was specially designed for 6-8th graders and will take students on a challenging (but FUN!) journey as they dig in and become confident that Christianity is true and not just stories–that Christianity isn’t just an opinion or preference, but a belief based on FACTS.
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Cosas que dicen los ateos: “Creer en Dios es como creer en Santa”
EspañolPor Timothy Fox
Bienvenidos a la segunda entrega de mi serie “Cosas que dicen los ateos”[i]. (Lea la parte 1 aquí.) Esta serie está dedicada a los malos argumentos y declaraciones que algunos ateos (el tipo de troll de Internet) hacen para desviar una conversación y evitar tener que presentar argumentos o pruebas propias.
Mi intención no es desprestigiar a todos los no creyentes, ya que hay muchas preguntas reflexivas y honestas que los escépticos hacen y que necesitan respuesta. De hecho, ¡hay muchos ateos que están tan cansados como yo de estas afirmaciones sin sentido! Por eso quiero aclarar de una vez por todas algunos de estos eslóganes sin sentido. Pasemos a la segunda:
Mal “argumento” Nº 2: Creer en Dios no es diferente de creer en Papá Noel.
O tal vez lo hayas oído decir: “No necesito refutar a Dios más de lo que necesito refutar la existencia de los duendes”. O de las hadas. O cualquier otro tipo de criatura mítica. El sentido de esta afirmación es igualar a Dios con cualquier otro ser imaginario en el que es ridículo creer seriamente.
El espejismo de Papá Noel
¿Creer en Dios es lo mismo que tener un amigo imaginario? ¿Un papá invisible del cielo? Tal vez, si creer en un hombre gordo con un traje rojo que reparte regalos en un trineo tirado por renos voladores a todos los niños del mundo es lo mismo que creer en un Dios que creó el universo de la nada, trajo la vida de la no vida y fundamenta valores y deberes morales objetivos. Si es así, entonces sí, son exactamente lo mismo.
Pero si creer en Dios es tan ridículo, ¿sabes qué es aún más ridículo? Dar conferencias en contra de su existencia. Debatir sobre ello. Trollear blogs y salas de chat de internet. Escribir libros populares promoviendo la incredulidad. Mientras tanto, no veo a nadie escribiendo “El espejismo de Papá Noel” o “El hada de los dientes no es genial”.
Y supongo que la inmensa mayoría de los seres humanos de todos los tiempos son tan ingenuos como los niños pequeños. Porque todas las culturas a lo largo de la historia han tenido algún tipo de religión o han creído en una deidad de algún tipo. Discutimos sobre la existencia de Dios en las aulas, en la mesa y tomando un café (o una cerveza). Desde filósofos hasta científicos, pasando por creyentes, escépticos y todos los demás. Humanos tontos.
No, en serio
Pero tomémonos este argumento en serio. ¿Creer en Dios no es realmente diferente a creer en Papá Noel? En primer lugar, ¿hasta qué punto está justificado creer en Papá Noel? ¿Qué hace falta para que alguien crea que existe? La evidencia. Y aquí el ateo dice “¡Correcto! ¡No hay pruebas para ninguno de los dos! ¡Por eso es ridículo creer en Dios o en Papá Noel!”. Pero, ¿la evidencia para Santa Claus y Dios es realmente la misma? Bueno, si Papá Noel existe, sabríamos qué buscar: un hombre gordo con un traje rojo que reparte regalos en Nochebuena. Pero, ¿y Dios? Si Dios existe, ¿sabe usted lo que buscaría[ii]? Antes de afirmar que no hay pruebas de algo, asegúrate de saber qué tipo de pruebas debería haber si ese algo existiera.
Para que fuera razonable creer que Papá Noel existe, tendría que ser la mejor explicación de la existencia de los regalos de Navidad. Pero, ¿existe otra explicación mejor? Tal vez alguien más puso los regalos bajo el árbol, como los padres. Quizá los regalos surgieron de la nada. O quizá llevan ahí toda la eternidad. Probablemente ya veas por dónde va esto. ¿Cómo llegó aquí el universo? ¿Apareció de la nada, siempre ha estado ahí, o es razonable creer que algo o alguien provocó que empezara a existir?[iii] Dios es la mejor explicación de toda la realidad. Y aunque no estés de acuerdo, sigue siendo una opción legítima, ¿no?
Pero tal vez Santa existe y sólo se esconde. Por eso nunca ha sido observado, ¡igual que Dios![iv] De nuevo, ¿cuáles son las razones para creer que Papá Noel existe? ¿Hay alguna? Porque hay muy buenas razones para creer que Dios existe, como el argumento cosmológico, el argumento moral[v], el argumento del ajuste fino[vi], etc. ¿Se puede decir sinceramente lo mismo de Papá Noel? Por supuesto que no.
Además, ¿qué consecuencias tendría que Papá Noel no existiera? Entonces los niños deben recibir sus regalos de Navidad de otra manera, porque sabemos por experiencia que los regalos existen (a menos que estuvieras en la lista de los malos, supongo). ¿Pero si Dios no existe? Entonces el universo surgió de la nada sin ninguna razón. La vida surgió de la no-vida y la conciencia de la no-conciencia. No hay moral ni valores objetivos. ¿Exactamente lo mismo? No. Ni por asomo.
Conclusión
Espero que todos podamos ver lo ridículo que es igualar a Dios con algún ser imaginario o mítico. No se trata de algo tan trivial como quién reparte los regalos de Navidad o cambia dinero por dientes; estamos hablando de la Primera Causa que creó y sostiene todo el universo. Hay buenas razones y argumentos para la existencia de Dios. Así que a los que dicen que creer en Dios no es diferente de creer en Papá Noel, por favor, paren ya de hacerlo. Son ustedes los que hacen afirmaciones ridículas, no nosotros.
Para otro buen y exhaustivo tratamiento de esta cuestión, consulte el artículo de Reasonable Faith [vii] ¿Es Dios imaginario?[viii]
Para más artículos como Cosas que dicen los ateos: Creer en Dios es como creer en Papá Noel visite el sitio de Tim en FreeThinkingMinistries.com
Notas al pie de página:
[i] https://crossexamined.org/stuff-atheists-say-youre-almost-an-atheist/
[ii] https://freethinkingministries.com/evidence-for-god/
[iii] https://freethinkingministries.com/logic-science-god-the-kalam-cosmological-argument/
[iv] https://freethinkingministries.com/why-god-hides/
[v] https://freethinkingministries.com/an-ought-from-an-is/
[vi] https://www.reasonablefaith.org/finetuning
[vii] https://www.reasonablefaith.org/
[viii] https://www.reasonablefaith.org/writings/question-answer/is-god-imaginary
Recursos recomendados en Español:
Robándole a Dios (tapa blanda), (Guía de estudio para el profesor) y (Guía de estudio del estudiante) por el Dr. Frank Turek
Por qué no tengo suficiente fe para ser un ateo (serie de DVD completa), (Manual de trabajo del profesor) y (Manual del estudiante) del Dr. Frank Turek
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A Timothy Fox le apasiona equipar a la iglesia para que pueda influir en la cultura. Es profesor de matemáticas a tiempo parcial, y esposo y padre a tiempo completo. Tiene un máster en Apologética Cristiana por la Universidad de Biola, así como un máster en Educación Matemática de Adolescentes y una licenciatura en Informática, ambos por la Universidad Stony Brook. Vive en Long Island, Nueva York, con su esposa y sus dos hijos pequeños.
Traducido por Yatniel Vega García
Editado por Monica Pirateque
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When Your Opponent Cheats, What Should You do?
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy John D. Ferrer
You may have heard the phrase, “turnabout is fair play.” If your opponent on the soccer pitch, football field, or basketball court is illegally pushing, shoving, and elbowing you, then it’s only fair that you can push back, right? Turnabout, as they say, is fair play. And as long as it’s not against the law, immoral, or physically harming anyone, then that principle might work fine at least for ball games and boardgames. But what about the game of politics?
Frank and I had a podcast on this topic too. Check it out at:
When Your Opponent Cheats, What Should You Do? | with Dr. John Ferrer
How far should we take this idea of, “turnabout is fair play?” A gentleman from Nigeria by the name of Austin sent us a question about this last week.
Austin is clearly concerned for more than just apologetics. He yearns for justice. Beneath the looming weight of political corruption and injustice, he is staring down one of the largest militant fronts of modern day Islam. He’s rightfully concerned that religious and political opponents have rigged the system. Of course, he wants to do something about it!
If his opponents in the Muslim north are cheating and abusing the system to stay in power, then perhaps Christians in the South can use the same tactics to stand against the spreading Islamic caliphate. The Christians would have good motives. The other guys cheated first. So, is it okay to lie and cheat if the other guy is doing it?
In short, no.
While I sympathize with Austin in Nigeria, I can’t condone that behavior. He’s asking a practical question, of whether the “ends justify the means.” That axiom is the centerpiece of Utilitarianism[i], a non-Christian ethical theory coined by Jeremy Bentham. Sure, lying and cheating might help you win elections. And you might be cheating the same way your opponents are. But the ends don’t justify the means. The means need to be justified themselves.
Moreover, lying and cheating won’t preserve the integrity of the church or showcase the light of Christ to the world. Now, we’ll get into some exceptional cases later. But at this point, if you aren’t literally being forced lie and cheat, then you shouldn’t lie or cheat.
Heart check
Perhaps the best starting point for unpacking that answer is to do a heart-check. Ask yourself: Do you fear and love God more than anyone else?
By that I mean, do you fear God as the sovereign judge and King more than you fear anyone else? And do you love God as your heavenly Father, more than you love anyone else? When we can answer this heart-check with a resounding “Yes!” then we’re in a good position to face hardship and do the gritty work of apologetics.
This heart-check was Peter’s advice to first century believers. Apologists love to quote him in 1 Peter 3:15b, “always be prepared to give an answer.” But just before that classic call to defend the faith, Peter sets it inside a persecution context. In verse 14 he says, “But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. Do not fear their threats; do not be frightened.” Answering how to do that, Peter says to put Jesus first. “But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord” (vs15a). The surrounding passage, 1 Peter 3:9-17[ii] reinforces this point saying, “do not repay evil with evil,” “or insult with insult,” “repay evil with blessing,” “keep [your] tongue from evil and lips from deceitful speech,” and “suffer for doing good” rather “than for doing evil.”
That’s easy for you to say
Of course, it’s easy for me to say all this. My job, my family, my way of life, are all safe. There are no political enemies or religious invaders beating down our door. My home church faces no real danger of conquest, at the hands of radical Muslims, militant Hindus, or even snarky atheists. It’s easy for me to tell folks to endure persecution heroically when it’s their persecution and not mine. That’s why I’m not speaking on my own authority. Apostle Peter said it first. I’m just agreeing with him. If I ever face persecution like my brothers and sisters in Nigeria are facing, I pray I’d have the courage to take my own advice, I pray I would follow St. Peter in honoring Christ as Lord and suffering well.
How do we do that?
At this point, you may be saying to yourself, “Okay, be righteous and don’t ‘sink to their level.’ I get it. But how do we do that?” That’s a great question. I’m glad you asked! Stay tuned for part 2 where I explain seven principles we should all follow when our opponent isn’t fighting fairly.
Footnotes:
[i] https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/utilitarianism-history/
[ii] https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+3%3A9-17&version=ESV
Recommended resources related to the topic:
Is Morality Absolute or Relative? by Dr. Frank Turek DVD, Mp3 and Mp4
When Reason Isn’t the Reason for Unbelief by Dr. Frank Turek DVD and Mp4
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Dr. John D. Ferrer is an educator, writer, and graduate of CrossExamined Instructors Academy. Having earned degrees from Southern Evangelical Seminary and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, he’s now active in the pro-life community and in his home church in Pella Iowa. When he’s not helping his wife Hillary Ferrer with her ministry Mama Bear Apologetics, you can usually find John writing, researching, and teaching cultural apologetics.
Who Made God?
2. Does God Exist?, Atheism, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Bobby Conway
Have you ever found yourself in a conversation with a skeptic only to be asked in gotcha fashion, “Well, who made God?” Asking the question, “Who made God?” is like asking, “How did Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata taste?” It just doesn’t fit. The question is a classic category mistake. God wasn’t made and Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata can’t be tasted. Adding to this blunder, the famed atheist Bertrand Russell notoriously said, “If everything must have a cause, then God must have a cause.” Yet, it’s not true that everything must have a cause. Only that which begins to exist must have a cause. And herein God is perched up in a category all His own.
Think about it. Everything that had a beginning had a cause. And every beginning had a Beginner. And every product has a Producer. And every initiative must have an Initiator. If there is an origin, there must be an Originator. And since there is a genesis, there is a Generator.
That generator my friend is, well, you guessed it.
God.
The Scriptures exclaim from the very first verse, “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). Far from being made, God is the maker of all things made.
Again, note the distinction. The difference between God and everything else that exists is everything else began to exist whereas God just exists. Do you remember what God said to Moses when He appeared to him in the burning bush? Moses said,
What was God saying to Moses? He was revealing Himself to Moses as the self-existent one. As the one who wasn’t made. God was saying, “Moses, go tell them that the One who never began to exist sent you. The unmade One.”
Unlike us, God is what philosophers refers to as a necessary being, an independent being. And each of us, unlike God, are contingent beings and, therefore, dependent. The universe is also contingent because God spoke it into existence. This means that all things that began to exist are dependent on God for existence.
It turns out there is a problem with the question, “Who made God?” The word made can’t be said of God. For God is the unmade Maker. As expected, he’s in a league of his own.
Recommended resources related to the topic:
Why Science Needs God by Dr. Frank Turek (DVD and Mp4)
Oh, Why Didn’t I Say That? Does Science Disprove God? by Dr. Frank Turek (DVD and Mp4)
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Bobby serves as lead pastor of Image Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is well known for his YouTube ministry called, One Minute Apologist, which now goes by the name Christianity Still Makes Sense. He also serves as the Co-Host of Pastors’ Perspective, a nationally syndicated call-in radio show on KWVE in Southern California. Bobby earned his Master of Theology degree from Dallas Theological Seminary, his Doctor of Ministry in Apologetics from Southern Evangelical Seminary, and his Ph.D. in Philosophy of Religion from the University of Birmingham (England) where he was supervised under David Cheetham and Yujin Nagasawa. Bobby’s also written several books including: The Fifth Gospel, Doubting Toward Faith, Does God Exist, and Fifty-One other Questions About God and the Bible and the forthcoming Christianity Still Makes Sense to be published by Tyndale in April 2024. He’s married to his lovely wife Heather and together they have two grown kids: Haley and Dawson.
How Should We Read the Book of Genesis? | with Dr. John Walton
PodcastJust when you thought there was nothing new to be said about the Book of Genesis, Dr. John Walton shows up! Dr. Walton is an Old Testament scholar and Professor at Wheaton College and has written many books on the Old Testament and its ancient Near Eastern background, including a commentary on Genesis, and his popular Lost World series.
In this midweek podcast episode, he sits down with Frank to discuss why being faithful to the context lies at the heart of our understanding of what the Bible communicates to us about God as our creator. In other words, we need to stop viewing it through a modern lens and placing our cultural expectations on it–demanding it to answer questions it was never intended to address.
Some of the ideas and questions they discuss include:
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Resources mentioned during the show:
The Lost World of Genesis One: https://a.co/d/a76qyNN
Wisdom for Faithful Reading: https://a.co/d/0k3LrXL
Old Testament Theology for Christians: https://a.co/d/bxzYb5x
Dr. John Walton at Wheaton College: http://bit.ly/3jXdn6H
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Will You Stand UNSHAKEN? | with Alisa Childers and Natasha Crain
PodcastWho or what are we worshiping? Are we bowing to the one true God, or to the god of the self? We’ve all witnessed the Western world change quite dramatically, especially during the past few years. It goes from faith “deconstruction” to woke ideology to radical gender theory. Anti-Christian ideas haven’t just crept into our homes. They’ve kicked the door down and pulled a chair up to the table!
Christians feel immense pressure to bow down to these false idols as we watch the culture (and many of our loved ones) being shaken up all around us. Once you decide to take a stand for Christ and His authority, how do you hold your ground and live boldly in a world that is downright hostile to the idea of objective and Biblical truth?
That’s the BIG question Alisa Childers, Natasha Crain, and Frank will be tackling in the first-ever UNSHAKEN Conference which is set to take place in Dayton, Ohio on 1/28 along with three other locations later this year! In this podcast episode, Alisa and Natasha sit down with Frank to give us a glimpse into some of the content they’ll be sharing at the conference, which is set to be unlike any other apologetics conference you’ve ever seen before!
To view the entire VIDEO PODCAST, be sure to join our CrossExamined private community. It’s the perfect place to jump into some great discussions with like-minded Christians while simultaneously providing financial support for our ministry.
UNSHAKEN conference info + tickets: https://unshakenconference.com/
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Cómo Jeremías 29:11 es mucho mejor cuando se interpreta correctamente
EspañolPor Brian Chilton
Algunos versículos de la Biblia se han popularizado tanto que a menudo se sacan de su contexto. Al hacerlo, el pasaje bíblico pierde el impacto que tiene. Peor aún, el texto puede recibir un mensaje que nunca pretendió transmitir. Jeremías 29:11 es un ejemplo.
El versículo es una promesa de Dios que dice: “Porque yo sé los pensamientos que tengo acerca de vosotros, dice Jehová, pensamientos de paz, y no de mal, para daros el fin que esperáis.” (Jer. 29:11, RVR60). El versículo se ha aplicado mal a menudo, ya que se ha convertido en un elemento básico de las tarjetas Hallmark, placas y chucherías de graduación. Para algunos, el versículo encierra la promesa de que Dios nunca permitirá que la persona sufra malas experiencias o problemas. El graduado que recibe tales cosas puede pensar que Dios sólo traerá cosas buenas a su vida. Pero, ¿es eso realmente lo que dice el pasaje? Una interpretación bíblica adecuada revela tres verdades teológicas que superan el cliché cursi en que se ha convertido el versículo.
Jeremías 29:11 Indica que Dios puede ser encontrado en días difíciles.
Es sumamente importante señalar que Jeremías 29:11 forma parte de la carta de Jeremías a los israelitas que se convertirían en exiliados babilónicos. Esto es clave para entender el contexto del versículo. Si el intérprete pasa por alto este punto, no comprenderá la naturaleza del versículo. Francamente, no sé si alguien querría que este fuera su tema de graduación, porque Dios le está diciendo a la nación que le esperan días difíciles.
Viviendo en una época de lujo y de autocomplacencia, es fácil pensar que Dios sólo traerá cosas buenas a nuestras vidas. Casi vemos a Dios como si fuera un entrenador de superación personal en lugar de un Padre Celestial. Quizás a algunos les gustaría más Dios si fuera lo primero en lugar de lo segundo. Sin embargo, Dios nunca promete que el camino del creyente será fácil. Más bien, Dios nos promete que su presencia nunca nos abandonará ni en los buenos ni en los malos momentos. Si sigues leyendo el texto, Dios les dice a los que están a punto de sufrir el exilio: “Entonces me invocaréis, y vendréis y oraréis a mí, y yo os oiré; y me buscaréis y me hallaréis, porque me buscaréis de todo vuestro corazón.” (Jer. 29:12-13, RVR60). La presencia de Dios está siempre con sus hijos (Mt. 28:20).
Jeremías 29:11 indica que Dios es soberano tanto en los buenos como en los malos momentos.
Jeremías 29:11 es comparable a Romanos 8:28 en el hecho de que el profeta sostiene que Dios es soberano sobre todos los tiempos y ocasiones. ¿Por qué permite Dios que ocurra el mal? Esta cuestión, también llamada teodicea, queda fuera del alcance del presente artículo. Sin embargo, hay que entender que Dios puede permitir que ocurran cosas malas para lograr un fin mayor.
Hoy he hablado con un miembro de la iglesia sobre el libro de Job y el tema teológico principal del libro. Dios le dice a Job que debe confiar en él porque lo puso todo en marcha desde el principio de la creación. La vida y el funcionamiento del universo son mucho más complejos de lo que nadie podría imaginar. De forma parecida, Dios les dice lo mismo a los que pronto serán exiliados de Babilonia: “Confía en mí”. El autor de Hebreos señala que no hay que “tomar a la ligera la disciplina del Señor ni desanimarse cuando uno es reprendido por él, el Señor disciplina al que ama y castiga a todo hijo que recibe”. Soportad el sufrimiento como disciplina: Dios os trata como a hijos” (Heb 12,5-7). Cuando llega la disciplina divina, nunca es para hacernos daño. Más bien, la disciplina de Dios es siempre para hacernos mejores. El Salmo 94 señala que una persona es bendecida cuando recibe la disciplina del Señor porque se le está enseñando a guardar la ley (Sal. 94:12). Dios incluso le dice a Jacob: “Tú, siervo mío Jacob, no temas, dice Jehová, porque yo estoy contigo; porque destruiré a todas las naciones entre las cuales te he dispersado; pero a ti no te destruiré del todo, sino que te castigaré con justicia; de ninguna manera te dejaré sin castigo.” (Jer 46:28 RVR60). El pueblo de la época de Jeremías no había sido fiel, lo que provocó las medidas disciplinarias de Dios. Sin embargo, Dios señala que sigue siendo soberano tanto en los malos tiempos como en los buenos. Le está diciendo al pueblo: “Confía en mí”.
Jeremías 29:11 Indica que Dios Bendecirá a Sus Hijos Fieles al Final.
Una vez más, Jeremías 29:11 puede compararse con Romanos 8:28, que dice: “Y sabemos que a los que aman a Dios, todas las cosas les ayudan a bien, esto es, a los que conforme a su propósito son llamados.”. Del mismo modo, Dios dice a los desterrados: “Restauraré vuestra suerte y os recogeré de todas las naciones y lugares donde os desterré… Os devolveré al lugar de donde os expulsé” (Jer. 29:14). Aunque el pueblo se enfrentaría a graves dificultades en los días venideros, podía vivir con la seguridad de que Dios restauraría la fortuna de su pueblo y de su tierra. Del mismo modo, nosotros formamos parte de la comunidad del pueblo de Dios. No siempre hacemos las cosas bien. Sinceramente, es probable que metamos la pata más de lo que hacemos bien. Sin embargo, Dios tiene un día mejor para sus hijos: un día en el que no habrá más lágrimas, ni dolor, ni angustia, ni divisiones, ni muerte (Apocalipsis 21:3-4). Y lo que es más importante, ese día no habrá más separación de Dios (Apoc. 22:4-5). Nuestra fe estará a la vista (2 Co. 5:7).
Jeremías 29:11 es un versículo maravilloso. Pero no se puede cavar en la profundidad de sus minas teológicas a menos que uno se tome el tiempo de entender el versículo en su contexto apropiado. Aunque puede que este versículo no sea tan deseable para colocarlo en las tarjetas de graduación como lo fue una vez, el versículo se vuelve más intenso y fuerte especialmente cuando llegan los problemas. El plan final de Dios para nuestras vidas es traer grandes bendiciones. Pero esas bendiciones a menudo pueden quedar envueltas en los sinsabores de la vida. Al colocarnos en las presiones de la vida, Dios nos convierte en diamantes.
Recursos recomendados en Español:
Robándole a Dios (tapa blanda), (Guía de estudio para el profesor) y (Guía de estudio del estudiante) por el Dr. Frank Turek
Por qué no tengo suficiente fe para ser un ateo (serie de DVD completa), (Manual de trabajo del profesor) y (Manual del estudiante) del Dr. Frank Turek
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Brian G. Chilton es el fundador de BellatorChristi.com y es el presentador de The Bellator Christi Podcast. Recibió su Maestría en Divinidad en Liberty University (con alta distinción); su Licenciatura en Ciencias en Estudios Religiosos y Filosofía de la Universidad Gardner-Webb (con honores); y recibió la certificación en Christian Apologetics (Apologética cristiana) de la Universidad de Biola. Brian actualmente está inscrito en el programa Ph.D. en Teología y apologética en Liberty University. Brian ha estado en el ministerio por más de 15 años y sirve como pastor en el noroeste de Carolina del Norte.
Traducido por Yatniel Vega García
Editado: Jennifer Chavez
Fuente del Blog Original: https://bit.ly/3zu0g1j
¿Deben los cristianos estudiar filosofía?
EspañolPor JD Kline
Pregunta: Tengo curiosidad por saber si los cristianos deberían estudiar filosofía.
Respuesta: Es posible que en algún momento haya oído decir: “Los cristianos no deben estudiar filosofía porque la Biblia advierte a los creyentes que se cuiden de la filosofía.” Colosenses 2:8 la describe como “vanas sutilezas” y de las “tradiciones de los hombres”, o “del mundo” y no de Cristo. Algunos creen que la propia naturaleza de su discurso convencerá a sus seguidores de creer en Dios. Por lo tanto, se cree que el estudio de la filosofía no sólo es antibíblico. Lo lleva a uno al escepticismo. Una vez me dijeron: “Todo lo que necesitas es la Biblia y el Espíritu Santo”. O “solo ten fe”.
Sin embargo, esto no es bíblicamente exacto ni necesariamente cierto. En las manos equivocadas, la filosofía puede ser peligrosa. Pero, en mi experiencia, la filosofía me ha llevado a una relación más estrecha con Dios. Como Dador de sabiduría (Proverbios 2:6, Santiago 1:5), puedo conocerle más profundamente y despojarme de cualquier barrera intelectual de reticencia que oscurezca una conexión de cabeza a corazón.
Dios no es antifilosofía. Dios dice: “Venid ahora y razonemos juntos” (Isaías 1:18). Además, las Escrituras nos enseñan a amar al Señor, Dios, con nuestras mentes (Lucas 10:27); y a destruir los argumentos altivos que se levantan contra el conocimiento de Cristo (2 Cor. 10:5). En otras palabras, las Escrituras nos ordenan desarrollar las facultades racionales que Dios nos ha dado y utilizarlas para vivir sabiamente en la búsqueda de Cristo. Aprendemos de 1 Pedro 3:15 que debemos responder persuasivamente de la esperanza que hay en nosotros. Lo creas o no, ésta es la tarea de la filosofía. Escuchemos ahora las voces de nuestro pasado.
Grandes pensadores cristianos en el estudio de la filosofía
El fallecido Norman Geisler afirma que “no podemos cuidarnos adecuadamente de la filosofía a menos que seamos conscientes de la filosofía”[i] Además, “Dios nunca pasa por alto la mente en el camino hacia el corazón”.[ii]
C.S. Lewis afirma: “Si todo el mundo fuera cristiano, no importaría que todo el mundo fuera educado. Pero una vida cultural existirá fuera de la Iglesia tanto si existe dentro como si no. La buena filosofía debe existir, aunque sólo sea porque la mala filosofía necesita respuesta”[iii].
El puritano Cotton Mather dijo una vez: “La ignorancia no es la madre de la devoción, sino de la herejía”[iv] Puede que esto no se refiera específicamente a la filosofía, pero es una acusación contra el movimiento anti-intelectual dentro de la Iglesia de todos los tiempos. Por lo tanto, la Iglesia no puede permitirse el lujo de ser ignorante con respecto a la filosofía, porque la filosofía conduce al conocimiento de Dios, mientras que la serpiente de la herejía se encuentra a la espera de hacer presa de los ignorantes y torcer el espíritu de nuestra devoción (la verdad) – trayendo confusión y mentiras. Ten cuidado con aquellos que tratan de hacerte razonar fuera de la filosofía porque su filosofía sobre la filosofía es filosóficamente ignorante. En su piedad, no te llevan a la devoción sino a la herejía. La filosofía es una sierva para la verdad sobre Dios.
La pregunta filosófica sobre el estudio de la filosofía
Observa que la propia pregunta exige el uso de lo que pretende refutar. En el fondo, “¿por qué deberían los cristianos estudiar filosofía?” Es una pregunta de naturaleza filosófica. Para responder a una pregunta filosófica, entonces, se requiere el uso del razonamiento filosófico. Por lo tanto, negar el uso de la razón requiere el uso de la razón para negarlo con éxito. Eso es auto-refutante. Es como decir, “nunca digas nunca”, sino sólo, “La razón por la que no debemos usar la razón es que no hay razón bíblica para ello”. Falso. De hecho, deberíamos estudiar filosofía porque la filosofía informa a los lectores de la Biblia sobre cómo interpretarla y entenderla. ¿Ha considerado alguna vez las reglas para interpretar la literatura? La filosofía orienta los principios y métodos que utilizamos para interpretar el texto bíblico, una disciplina llamada hermenéutica. La hermenéutica es una actividad filosófica. No podríamos hacer teología, ni ninguna de las ciencias, sin filosofía. Es la base del conocimiento. De hecho, la filosofía impregna todos los aspectos de nuestra vida y de cómo la vivimos. Aunque no nos demos cuenta, cada uno de nosotros tiene una filosofía sobre la filosofía y sobre si los cristianos deberían estudiarla. Entonces, ¿qué es la filosofía?
Definición de filosofía
En pocas palabras, la filosofía es el amor a la sabiduría. En otros términos, la filosofía es aprender a pensar correcta y lógicamente sobre lo que es, como por ejemplo: lo que es real, lo que es verdadero, lo que es bello, etc. Es la búsqueda de la verdad. Jesús, que es Dios, es la verdad (Juan 14:7). Por lo tanto, en mi opinión, cuando uno estudia filosofía, está buscando a Dios. Lo que decidamos sobre Él se convierte entonces en una cuestión de fe: creer o no creer.
Conclusión
Podría seguir, pero lo cierto es que se ha escrito mucho sobre si los cristianos deberían estudiar filosofía y por qué. Sería negligente por mi parte no dirigirte a algunas voces destacadas de nuestro tiempo y permitir que su trabajo te sirva de guía.
Para profundizar
J.P. Moreland. Love Your God with All Your Mind (Ama a tu Dios con toda tu mente). NavPress; Edición revisada (Septiembre 4, 2012)
Norm Geisler. Why Christians Should Study Philosophy. (Por qué los cristianos deben estudiar filosofía.)
Bibliografía
Geisler, Norman. Beware of Philosophy: A Warning to Biblical Scholars. Bastion Books. Matthews, NC. 2012.
Lewis, C.S. Weight of Glory. HarperOne; 1st edition (Marzo 1, 2001). Originalmente publicado el1965.
Moreland, J.P. Love Your God with all Your Mind. NavPress; Edición revisada (Septiembre 4, 2012).
Potter, Doug. Twelve Things from Dr. G for His Students. Originalmente publicado en https://www.facebook.com/notes/1096515494112261/
Notas al pie de página:
[i] Norman Geisler. Beware of Philosophy: A Warning to Biblical Scholars. Bastion Books. Matthews, NC. 2012.
[ii] Doug Potter, Twelve Things from Dr. G for His Students. Originalmente publicado en https://www.facebook.com/notes/1096515494112261/
[iii] C.S. Lewis. Weight of Glory. HarperOne; 1st edition (March 1, 2001). Originalmente publicado en1965.
[iv] J.P. Moreland. Love Your God with all Your Mind. NavPress; Edición revisada (Septiembre 4, 2012). 16
Recursos recomendados en Español:
Robándole a Dios (tapa blanda), (Guía de estudio para el profesor) y (Guía de estudio del estudiante) por el Dr. Frank Turek
Por qué no tengo suficiente fe para ser un ateo (serie de DVD completa), (Manual de trabajo del profesor) y (Manual del estudiante) del Dr. Frank Turek
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Jason Kline (alias, JD Kline) es un capellán experimentado y ex pastor. Jason obtuvo su Maestría en Divinidad de la Universidad Liberty y completó la formación de Educación Pastoral Clínica a través de Atrium Wake Forest Baptist Hospital. El área de interés de Jason son los temas relacionados con el daño moral y la herida espiritual. Por admonición personal, señala que no escribe como erudito sino como amigo. Su deseo es transmitir lo que ha aprendido, mientras lucha fervientemente por la fe. Jason trabaja como profesor adjunto en Carolina Bible College y fue entrenado a través de NGIM (Norman Geisler International Ministries).
Traducido por Monica Pirateque
Editado por Jennifer Chavez
Fuente del Blog Original: https://bit.ly/3EtJphi
Don’t Panic: A Step by Step Approach to Teaching Kids About God
Apologetics for Parents, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Shanda Fulbright
It never fails. When churched kids hit a certain age, I get panicked messages from parents. They usually start with, “We’re a Christian family, but my son doesn’t want to go to church anymore. He doesn’t believe in God.” Or, “I assumed my daughter was pro-life but she just told me women have the right to choose. How can this be when we are a pro-life family?”
These messages never come when the child is 8 or 9. I never hear about an 11 year old struggling to believe whether or not the Bible is true. I’m not saying it doesn’t happen, I’m just saying this isn’t the age where parents start to panic.
It’s usually around the time our kids are well into their teenage years that parents begin to notice our kids aren’t on board with the whole God, Jesus, and the Bible stuff. Why does it take so long to realize this? There are two main factors. First, we assume that because our kids go to church, they are adopting the beliefs of Christianity. Second, most parents aren’t being discipled, so it’s impossible to catch the discrepancies in the worldview our child actually has compared to a biblical worldview until something big happens – like the approval of abortion or a blatant disbelief in God.
This is where parents hit the panic button.
Is there hope for parents whose teenagers are about to walk away from Christianity? The good news: as long as we have Christ there is always hope. The reality: it’s not going to be as easy in the teen years as it would have been to teach them when they were younger. It will take diligence, and if diligence is what’s been missing all along, be diligent now.
The question is, what does diligent teaching look like in the 21st century?
Learning is a layered process.That means we must transfer knowledge strategically, layer by layer. There has to be a foundation laid and basic knowledge taught before anyone can understand larger concepts. This goes for students of any age. If we skip the foundation, there will be a gap in knowledge. In Christianity, the gap in knowledge is evident when Christians lack a biblical worldview. By the time parents hear their kids expressing a disbelief in God, the gap is already there and it’s likely because they skipped the foundational stage.
So, let’s discuss the three basic stages in the layered process of learning, no matter how old your kids are. Keep in mind that there are recommended age groups to begin each stage, but if you are just beginning to disciple your kids, this is the process from beginning to end.
The good news is that you can always begin at any stage, depending on where you left off. And if you have been doing this all along, keep plugging away knowing that in due time you will reap a harvest (Gal 6:9).
Foundational stage: God’s Word (suggested age – birth to primary)
The path to a biblical worldview begins with biblical literacy. The Bible talks about the word of God as the foundation on which to build (Matt 7:24-27). It also refers to the word of God as spiritual food. It is a necessity of life that all who follow the Lord must implement into their daily walk. But we can’t expect our kids to do this without help.
The approach we take to teaching our children is important because how we present the word of God will determine how they view the word of God. Is it important to you? Then it will be important to them. Do you believe it is the infallible word of God? Then they will too. If you present it as stories instead of historical narratives, then they will view it as a fictional story thrown into their bedtime routine. The language we use when we talk to our kids about God and His word matters. So present the word as a necessity, not as an option.
Connection Stage: God’s World (suggested age – adolescent to preteen)
When we teach apologetics to Christians, we must take a different approach than when we use apologetics to defend our faith with a secular audience. Middle schoolers must begin to make the connection that God’s word and God’s world are not in conflict. We will only be successful at adding this layer to our children’s learning if we laid the foundation of biblical literacy during the first stage.
What happens if we didn’t? The good news is that we can start now. Weave biblical truths into your instruction so that the apologetics concepts are tethered to Scripture. For example, kids need to know God’s nature of goodness in order to understand why He is the moral law-giver. Do a study on God’s attributes before you study the apologetics arguments. This will help fill-in the biblical literacy gaps missed in stage one. Just remember – saturate them with the word of God in every stage, not just the first stage. The word of God is at the core of Christian education.
It’s imperative that we ensure our middle schoolers see how God’s word and God’s world connect. Scientific evidence that points to God’s existence supported by biblical truths accomplishes this. This is where the Cosmological and Design Arguments come in handy. If we don’t help middle schoolers connect the word with the world, it’s likely they’re already questioning the validity of one and where they fit into the other.
Action Stage: Live God’s word in God’s world (suggested age – teens to adult)
How we view the world affects how we live. At this stage, it is important to help your teens make the connection between the word of God and how it applies to the issues of life. In other words, get comfortable with having uncomfortable conversations.
It is the goal to get them to this stage with a biblical worldview so that they draw from biblical truths when looking for the answers to life’s questions. Students who have been discipled and understand why there are good reasons to believe Christianity is true will begin to connect knowledge of God and His word to the understanding of God and His word, and live for God by His word. In fact, this is where the evidence of a biblical worldview is seen in the life of our kids. When the knowledge of all they’ve learned leads them to an understanding of it, they are able to live it. And that’s how we know what someone truly believes.
All too often, Christians compartmentalize the Bible and separate it from the real world. We must be willing to bring real world issues into our conversations with our teens. But I caution you not to wait for your teen to come to you. Open the door to hard conversations about gender and sexuality, abortion, co-habitation, and all of the hot-button topics that make parents cringe. Trust me. Once you get used to having hard conversations they won’t be so hard anymore and you will help your teen live the word in the world.
Successful parents have this in common
If you find your kids are older and they’re beyond the first and second stages suggested here, don’t panic. As I said before, as long as Jesus is in the equation there is always hope. However, the stages of teaching a biblical worldview don’t change:
First, lay the foundation of biblical literacy: God’s word.
Next, add the building block of apologetics: God’s world.
Finally, teach them to apply it: live the word in God’s world.
For those parents who are wondering if the opportunity to teach your kids has passed you by, I want to offer some encouragement. You are the most influential person in your child’s life and that will never change. Use that influence to go back and make up the ground you think you’ve lost. Because as I’ve said before, with Christ it is never too late.
It is our job as parents to make sure we do all we can to raise godly men and women. Our culture looks different today than the cultures before us, but the biblical mandate to parents has always been the same. God calls us to be diligent, and parents must answer the call.
Recommended resources related to the topic:
Check Let’s Get Real: Examining the Evidence for God Premium Course: This 12-week PREMIUM COURSE also includes 10 Zoom sessions where your child can ask questions and participate in LIVE discussions with Shanda (and even once with Frank) course commentary, student activity sheets, recommended resources, quizzes, assignments, an apologetics chat group, and free enrolment in the PARENT GUIDE to give you additional questions/activities to discuss with your child, and will help you encourage them to keep up with the course material through answer keys and vocabulary words. Class starts on 2/6 and spots are filling up fast, so be sure to grab your child’s seat in class TODAY!
Proverbs: Making Your Paths Straight Complete 9-part Series by Frank Turek DVD and Download
God’s Crime Scene for Kids by J. Warner Wallace and Susie Wallace (Book)
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Shanda Fulbright is a credentialed teacher and has a certificate in Christian Apologetics from Biola University, a certificate from the CrossExamined Instructor’s Academy as well as several certificates from Online Christian Courses. She hosts Her Faith Inspires podcast where she takes cultural issues and aligns them to biblical truth. You can read her blogs and find out more about her at shandafulbright.com
C.S. Lewis LIVE! (almost) | with Max McLean
PodcastC.S. Lewis famously said, “Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.” And someone who can quote C.S. Lewis better than most people is the winsome and award-winning actor Max McLean who joins Frank on our midweek podcast today!
Max is the founder and artistic director of the Fellowship for Performing Arts, a New York City-based non-profit production company that produces live theater and film from a Christian worldview to engage a diverse audience. In addition to his narration of The Listener’s Bible, Max is most well-known for his many stage adaptions of books and essays by C.S. Lewis, including the feature-length film, The Most Reluctant Convert: The Untold Story of C.S. Lewis, and his current on-stage production of Further Up and Further In, which may be coming to a city near you soon!
In this episode, Max sits down with Frank to discuss his inspiration for developing this play, which is a dazzling, state-of-the-art, multimedia experience that explores what made C.S. Lewis such an effective apologist/evangelist to skeptics. Further Up and Further In picks up where The Most Reluctant Convert ends and is sure to impress believers and non-believers alike! At one point during the podcast, you’ll hear Max go into character as he performs the first scene of the play!
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