| | '''Christian apologetics''' is the defense of the [[Christianity|Christian]] [[faith]] through evidence and [[logic]]-based arguments.<ref>The word [[apologetics]] comes from the [[Greek]] word apologia (from Greek ἀπολογία), which means "speaking in defense." Christian [[Witnessing|witness]] to [[Jesus Christ]] in an informal, spontaneous setting, most often in conversation, is an oral form of Christian apologetics. ''See'' [[First Epistle of Peter (Translated)#3:15|1 Peter 3:15]].</ref> Compelling evidence for Christianity includes: | | '''Christian apologetics''' is the defense of the [[Christianity|Christian]] [[faith]] through evidence and [[logic]]-based arguments.<ref>The word [[apologetics]] comes from the [[Greek]] word apologia (from Greek ἀπολογία), which means "speaking in defense." Christian [[Witnessing|witness]] to [[Jesus Christ]] in an informal, spontaneous setting, most often in conversation, is an oral form of Christian apologetics. ''See'' [[First Epistle of Peter (Translated)#3:15|1 Peter 3:15]].</ref> Compelling evidence for Christianity includes: |
| − | *the four [[Gospel]]s were written by ethnic rivals -- a Jew, a Gentile, a Greek, and probably a Samaritan -- and yet fully corroborate each other's accounts;<ref>Non-believers falsely assert that the Gospels were not written until decades after the fact, when the evidence indicates otherwise (see, e.g., [[date of Mark]]). Regardless, the truth of what was written remains proven by their corroboration among ethnic adversaries.</ref> according to [[Simon Greenleaf]], the legal scholar who was a chief early figure at Harvard Law School, the [[Gospel]]s corroborate each other's accounts, and he viewed their mutual support as a key strength under the rules of evidence. ''See'' [[Christian legal apologetics]].<ref>[https://grok.com/share/c2hhcmQtNA%3D%3D_3e694dc6-5fc5-405e-b6df-12ac7543c531 Provide information on Simon Greenleaf's Testimony of the Evangelist. Also, does Simon Greenlead indicate that the four gospels corroborate each other?]</ref> | + | *the four [[Gospel]]s were written by ethnic rivals -- a Jew, a Gentile, a Greek, and probably a Samaritan -- and yet fully corroborate each other's accounts.<ref>Non-believers falsely assert that the Gospels were not written until decades after the fact, when the evidence indicates otherwise (see, e.g., [[date of Mark]]). Regardless, the truth of what was written remains proven by their corroboration among ethnic adversaries.</ref> According to [[Simon Greenleaf]], the legal scholar who was a chief early figure at Harvard Law School, the [[Gospel]]s corroborate each other's accounts, and he viewed their mutual support as a key strength under the rules of evidence. ''See'' [[Christian legal apologetics]].<ref>[https://grok.com/share/c2hhcmQtNA%3D%3D_3e694dc6-5fc5-405e-b6df-12ac7543c531 Provide information on Simon Greenleaf's Testimony of the Evangelist. Also, does Simon Greenlead indicate that the four gospels corroborate each other?]</ref> |
| | *There is extensive [[Biblical scientific foreknowledge]], and many prophecies in the [[Bible]] have remarkably been fulfilled.<ref>[https://grok.com/share/c2hhcmQtNA%3D%3D_20e9ac23-9c56-4dbc-a7a3-8a306444fc2d Do Christians indicate that the Bible has many fulfilled prophecies? Please summarize the book Science Speaks by Peter Stoner.]</ref> ''See'' [[Bible prophecy]]. | | *There is extensive [[Biblical scientific foreknowledge]], and many prophecies in the [[Bible]] have remarkably been fulfilled.<ref>[https://grok.com/share/c2hhcmQtNA%3D%3D_20e9ac23-9c56-4dbc-a7a3-8a306444fc2d Do Christians indicate that the Bible has many fulfilled prophecies? Please summarize the book Science Speaks by Peter Stoner.]</ref> ''See'' [[Bible prophecy]]. |
| | *Non-believers have no plausible explanation for who [[Jesus]] was and his immense influence, if he weren't [[God]].<ref>[https://grok.com/share/c2hhcmQtNA%3D%3D_0bd7af04-49b1-415c-977e-d0eb390da507 How much influence did Jesus have on the world? How much influence has Christianity had on the world? Also, please cover Dr. James Kennedy's work ''What if Jesus was not born?''. Please cover the article "The Triumph of the Gospel of Love" at: http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/articles/church_history/themistocles_triumph_love.html Also, cover the article The Surprising Discovery About Those Colonialist, Proselytizing Missionaries at https://archive.is/cDMnA#selection-1017.0-1017.76]</ref> | | *Non-believers have no plausible explanation for who [[Jesus]] was and his immense influence, if he weren't [[God]].<ref>[https://grok.com/share/c2hhcmQtNA%3D%3D_0bd7af04-49b1-415c-977e-d0eb390da507 How much influence did Jesus have on the world? How much influence has Christianity had on the world? Also, please cover Dr. James Kennedy's work ''What if Jesus was not born?''. Please cover the article "The Triumph of the Gospel of Love" at: http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/articles/church_history/themistocles_triumph_love.html Also, cover the article The Surprising Discovery About Those Colonialist, Proselytizing Missionaries at https://archive.is/cDMnA#selection-1017.0-1017.76]</ref> |