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Unleashing Your Faith. OFFENCE without being Offensive. Discussing Truth and Christian Convictions. 8. Offense. Claims. Consistent with a Biblical Worldview. Trinity. Gravity. Diety of Christ. Algebra. Inconsistent with a Biblical Worldview. Romanism. Judaism. Atheism. Islam.
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Unleashing Your Faith OFFENCE without being Offensive Discussing Truth and Christian Convictions 8
Offense Claims Consistent with a Biblical Worldview Trinity Gravity Diety of Christ Algebra Inconsistent with a Biblical Worldview Romanism Judaism Atheism Islam JWs Hinduism Abortion Mormonism Buddhism Oneness Homosexuality Hold to “Biblical Authority” Appeal to External Authority Giving an Answer: Offense
Examples • Romanism • Oneness Pentecostal • Jehovah’s Witnesses • Mormonism • Islam • Abortion? • Homosexuality? Approach • Take up their “accepted authority” to prove the validity of the Bible • Demonstrate inconsistencies. • Place the burden on them to resolve the inconsistencies. Inconsistent with a Biblical Worldview Hold to “Biblical Authority” Judaism? Giving an Answer: Offense
Types of Catholics Practicing Catholics Lapsed Catholics Regular attender Catholics Cultural Catholics ‘Just in Case’ Catholics Evangelical Catholics Seven Sacraments Baptism Confirmation The Eucharist Reconciliation (penance) Anointing the sick (formerly Extreme Unction) Holy Orders Holy Matrimony According to Rome
Offense Claims Consistent with a Biblical Worldview Trinity Gravity Diety of Christ Algebra Inconsistent with a Biblical Worldview Romanism Judaism Atheism Islam JWs Hinduism Abortion Mormonism Buddhism Oneness Homosexuality Hold to “Biblical Authority” Appeal to External Authority Giving an Answer: Offense
What do you believe and why do you believe it? • the authority and sufficiency of Scripture • the doctrine of the Trinity • Christ - the person, virginal conception, and two • natures of • the doctrine of original sin • the substitutional atonement of Jesus Christ • the gospel message • the Doctrines of Grace • the nature and foundation of the church, • ‘covenant’ theology • the sacraments
ONENESS PENTACOTALISM (Apostolic or Jesus' Name Pentecostalism’
Offense Claims Consistent with a Biblical Worldview Trinity Gravity Diety of Christ Algebra Inconsistent with a Biblical Worldview Romanism Judaism Atheism Islam JWs Hinduism Abortion Mormonism Buddhism Oneness Homosexuality Hold to “Biblical Authority” Appeal to External Authority Giving an Answer: Offense