Apologetics – Gregory Scott Blog

What Christians and LGBTQers Must Agree On

It is becoming clear the defining moral issue of the younger generation is sexual identity. It is also clear that Evangelicals are finding themselves increasingly marginalized on this issue. Their resistance is equated with intolerance, and their opinions are increasingly reserved for hushed conversations with other Evangelicals.

The reality is there is common ground for conversation, though I doubt either side recognizes it. That common ground is found when one recognizes that even most in the LGBTQ community believe pederasty, pedophilia, and bestiality are wrong. In other words, like Evangelicals, the LGBTQ community believes there should be limits on sexuality.

The difference between the two is a disagreement over where to draw the line. Thus, for the LGBTQ community to insist that only they could be right about where to draw that line makes them as intolerant as they accuse Evangelicals of being.

On Apologetics—Part 2

In the last post, I explained the dilemma Christians face in attempting to use reason to persuade non-Christians to faith in Jesus.

Those who need redemption are unable to be persuaded because their fallen condition predisposes them toward suppressing the Truth.

As a result, when the Apostle Paul took the gospel to the Greeks, he did not attempt to persuade them with reason but with the power of God. I Corinthians 4:20.

If any group of people were subject to being persuaded by reason, it was the Greeks. The Greeks gave us Plato and Aristotle.

Millennials are on the opposite end of the spectrum from the Greeks. They are more driven by emotion than reason. The Greeks produced stoics; Millennials produce snowflakes. Continue reading “On Apologetics—Part 2”

On Apologetics—Part I

When I was in college I was challenged by an atheist about why I believed what I believed as a Christian.

As a result, I began reading everything I could find on apologetics.

I read every book Francis Schaeffer wrote. I read Josh McDowell, Clark Pinnock, C.S. Lewis, and John Warwick Montgomery.

I became familiar with the apologetics of Norman Geisler and Cornelius Van Til.

As a result, I became convinced intellectually of the soundness of the reasons for my belief.

Then, in law school, I was baptized in the Holy Spirit, and for the first time I began to see manifestations of the power of God through healings, prophecy, and words of knowledge. At that point, I lost interest in apologetics because reason seemed a weaker advocate for God than His power.

Continue reading “On Apologetics—Part I”

Why God Is Not Fair

My parents bought bicycles for me and my brother for our tenth birthdays. My brother is 10 months older than me, so he got his–a brand new red one–first.

When my birthday arrived, my expectations were high. I can still remember my disappointment when instead of a new bike, I receive a used Schwinn. It wasn’t fair.

When Jesus appeared to His disciples for the third time after His resurrection Jesus asked Peter if he loved Him more than the other disciples. Peter said he did. Jesus then told Peter that when he was old he would be taken into custody and put to death. Peter then looked around and saw the disciple, John, and asked Jesus if John would get the same fate. Jesus responded, “If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow Me!” John 21:18;22. Continue reading “Why God Is Not Fair”

What Easter Means

Today is Easter.

If you awoke this morning wondering what the big deal about Easter is you are probably not alone.

As Easter has become secularized and commercialized, particularly in the U.S.A., the true meaning of Easter has become obscured.

But whether you are a Christian or not, Easter does mean something.

Whether you believe it or not, Easter means something. Continue reading “What Easter Means”