Understanding the Faith: A Survey of Christian Apologetics

by Jeff Myers

Publisher:

David C Cook

, 2016

Does the Bible have authority in a world committed to relative truth?

The understanding of absolute, objective truth has been largely lost. Spend just a few minutes discussing politics or religion and you’ll hear responses like, “There is no truth!” or “That may be true for you, but not for me.” Understanding the Faith dares to wade into the middle of the controversy with chapters such as:

• Is God Christian?
• Isn’t Claiming Truth Intolerant?
• Is the Bible Anti-Science?

Summit Ministries’ half century of teaching, this first volume of the Understanding the Times Series is your definitive resource for deepening and defending your faith. It’s a required resource for every Christian’s bookshelf.

Contents

Top Highlights

“What we’re shooting for in this book is what C. S. Lewis called mere Christianity: agreement on the nonnegotiable basics of the faith while exercising charity in the areas where we disagree.” (source)

“Flannery O’Connor said, ‘Truth does not change by our ability to stomach it emotionally.’” (source)

“Steven Pinker, a professor at Harvard University, defines faith as ‘believing something without good reasons to do so.’²¹ But this is far too simplistic if not downright misleading. Certainly, biblical faith is a gift of God (Eph. 2:8), and it involves trusting that God is who he says he is and will do all that he has promised to do.²² But biblical faith is based on knowledge, not blind obedience.” (source)

“What makes faith valid is not that we have it but that the object of our belief is actually worthy of belief. Theologian David Clark says, ‘Faith derives its value not from the intensity of the believer but from the genuineness of the one she believes in. True faith is faith in the right object; faith in an unfaithful person is worthless or worse.’” (source)

“The world is desperate for truth, but without knowing God’s Word, through which he reveals his nature and character, our attempts to communicate it will be nothing more than the offering of an opinion.” (source)

Product Details

• Title : Understanding the Faith: A Survey of Christian Apologetics
• Author: Myers, Jeff
• Publisher: David C Cook
• Publication Date: 2016
• ISBN: 9781434709691

About Jeff Myers

Over the last twenty years, Dr. Jeff Myers has become one of America’s most respected authorities on Christian worldview, apologetics, and youth leadership development. He is the author of several books and the president of Summit Ministries. In his appearances on the FOX News channel and on various TV programs, Dr. Myers offers humor and insight from a Christian worldview. He holds a doctor of philosophy degree and teaches leadership courses through College Plus and Belhaven University. Dr. Myers and his family live in Colorado.