0:00 Intro-WORLDVIEWS IN COLLISION…How Do We Share Our Christian Faith & The Creditability Of The Bible With Our Neighbors Who Believe Only Parts Of The Christian Worldview? [ANSWERING IN #1,2,3, STEPS…Overview 1) 2) 3) ]
1:43 1) The Nature Of The Argument Itself
2:21 2) The Certainty Of Christianity (Next Lecture)
2:33 3) The Futility Of Unbelief (Next Lecture)
3:04 …Warning About Contentiousness…1 Peter3:15…
6:03 #1 Many People Think That The The Believer & Unbeliever Have Everything In Common Except The Believer Has A Little Bit More…The Weak Approach To Apologetics Is To Argue Over Particulars – Illustration: TWO IDENTICAL FACES, EXCEPT ONE HAS A MUSTACHE
11:09 The Strong Approach To Apologetics Is To Argue Worldviews…
12:10 Challenge The Unbeliever To Make Sense On Their Worldview – Things They Appear To Have In Common With The Believer, eg ETHICS “Standards Of Decency”
16:12 The Dispute Between The Believer & Unbeliever Isn’t Over Random Particular Premises Of A Religious Nature; IN PRINCIPLE, IT’S OVER EVERYTHING…THAT’S WHY OUR ARGUMENTS SHOULD FOCUS ON WHAT WE APPEAR TO HAVE IN COMMON TO EXPOSE THE DIFFERENCES OF WOLRDVIEWS & EXPLOIT THE UNBELIEVER’S INABILITY TO MAKE SENSE OF THEIR WORLD WITHOUT GOD
18:18 eg, The Uniformity Of Nature
20:17 When We Take The Strong Approach To Apologetics, What We’re Recognizing Is That Worldviews Are In Collision…1Cor18-21
24:20 WHO’S THE FOOL?…
25:59 Consider Evolution
29:07 The Apostle Paul’s Approach To Apologetics, Col2:8 – Command To Be Careful Lest You Get Robbed By The World’s Traditions & Philosophies, Of All The Treasures Of Wisdom & Knowledge That’s In CHRIST. …CLING TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF CHRIST
33:44 The Danger Of “Mustache” Apologetics…The Unbeliever’s Entire Worldview (His Face) Is Corrupt & Is In Need Of Saving, Not Just Some Small Aspect
37:21 The Fear Of THE LORD Is The Starting Point Of The Christian’s Reasoning Process
39:01 WORLDVIEWS IN COLLISION…A Worldview Is Defined As A Network Of Presuppositions…A Presupposition Is An Elementary Assumption; A Foundational Conviction; THAT WHICH IS AT THE CENTER OF OUR WEB OF BELIEFS REGARDING METAPHYSICS, EPISTEMOLOGY, & ETHICS.
40:39 METAPHYSICS, EPISTEMOLOGY, & ETHICS (Transcendental Concepts) Are Not Verified By The Methods Of Natural Science…(Because Natural Science Isn’t Its Own Foundation) …Yet, Everything That We Claim To Know & Every Experience We Have Is Interpreted & Interrelated In Terms Of These Presuppositions
43:06 The Spider Web Hierarchy Of Our Convictions…Periphery vs. The Center
46:44 SEVEN CHARACTERISTICS OF WORLDVIEWS
46:56 1) Worldviews Are Held By Faith (eg, Hinduism)…Philosophical Issues Cannot Be Resolved By Empiricism
48:40 2) Everyone Has A Worldview
51:20 3) A Worldview Is The Window Through Which We See Everything In Our Lives
53:13 4) Worldviews Involve Religious Commitment (eg, Transvestite Issue)
55:03 5) A Worldview Is Somewhat Like A Roof Over All Of The Different Rooms In Our Life
55:47 6) A Worldview Is Like The Foundation Of The Rooms
56:11 7) A Worldview Is Made Up Of Views About Reality, Knowledge, & Ethics (They Are Held In Combination, Not Singularly)
56:59 RECAP…THE (B)ELIEVER’S & (U)NBELIEVER’S APPROACH TO PHILOSOPHY IN THREE WAYS
57:52 #1 (B) Humble Submission To GOD, Obedient To HIS Revelation (U) Attempts To Be A Law Unto Himself
1:01:21 #2 (B) THE WORD OF GOD Is The Starting Point (U) Suppresses The Truth By Means Of His Unrighteousness
1:03:46 #3 (B) Interprets Everything In Terms Of THE TRIUNE GOD & THE LORDSHIP Of JESUS CHRIST (U) Interprets Everything Without Reference To GOD & According To His Natural Categories Of Thinking
1:04:07 SUMMARY
1:04:50 Preview Of The Next Lecture
In apologetics Christians are too often “on the defensive.” Dr. Bahnsen shows that believers need to take the offensive (without being offensive) against those who object to the truth of Christianity. He explains that this involves understanding their underlying worldviews and showing their intellectual futility while realizing that all unbelievers are secret believers who deceive themselves about their knowledge of God.
- Challenge to Unbelief (1 of 6) – Worldviews in Collision
- Challenge to Unbelief (2 of 6) – The Certainty of Christianity
- Challenge to Unbelief (3 of 6) – The Futility of Unbelief, Part 1
- Challenge to Unbelief (4 of 6) – The Futility of Unbelief, Part 2
- Challenge to Unbelief (5 of 6) – Self Deception (Romans 1)
- Challenge to Unbelief (6 of 6) – Apologetics Conference Q & A
