Stand to Reason
If you start sharing the Gospel frequently, you will run into all kinds of questions and objections. "You can't trust the Bible." "It doesn't matter what you believe." "What about evolution?" Etc. Knowing how to deal with such questions can seem intimidating. Even if you know the right answers, it's hard not to let the conversation degenerate into an argument and take you off the main topic of the Gospel.That's why I'm so grateful for the ministry of Stand to Reason. These are some really smart folks who specialize in training Christians to think clearly and communicate effectively. They put on a seminar in Minneapolis a few months ago that blew me away, and I'm currently taking their Ambassador Basic Curriculum course through my church. It's a 15-CD set complete with over 200 pages of printable PDF notes, which I highly recommend. Stand to Reason doesn't just give you facts to memorize, they teach you tatics for communicating effectively with others. Check it out!
posted by Cedricstudio at 1:12 PM
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Evolution isn't really a big problem. It just represents one operative meta-narrative in society, the bible doesn't preclude or exclude it. I've heard people contort on either side of the issue and it just isn't really that necessary. The scriptures don't fall apart on issues that aren't germaine to it's central message - which is the history of a people in relationship with YHWH God. It asks much bigger questions than whether or not the world is thousands or billions of years old. And the biblical narrative is unchanged by either meta narrative (Christ is Lord of all history). So basically I don't waste my time with such foolish arguements. Rather I direct it to what is absolutely clear - who is Christ and what are you going to do in light of the revelation of Christ? That is the heart of the gospel - not a specific view of creationism.
Then again I often find that Christian folks with a narrow view of creation also have a gnostic view of the material. Not that this should be the case, but it often is.
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