Defending Your Faith

by Dan Story

Publisher:

Kregel

, 1997

Overview

This book answers the most common questions and issues raised by non-Christians and by young people exploring their own faith or wanting to answer the questions of their skeptical friends. It simplifies scholarly apologetic material without being simplistic. Some of the seventeen questions answered are: How do we know God exists? Why is there evil and suffering in the world? Is God an environmentalist? Why don't Christians practice what they preach?

Defending Your Faith is designed to help Christians see that Christianity is a reasonable and intelligent faith grounded on objective, verifiable evidence. It will also enable readers to share these answers with family, friends, and coworkers who have questions about Christianity. Dan Story will challenge you to share your faith with others while knowing that you are not alone as you witness for Christ.

Contents

Top Highlights

“Nelson Glueck, a scholar who specialized in ancient documents such as the Bible, remarked, ‘it can be stated categorically that no archaeological discovery has ever controverted a Biblical reference.’³ In other words, in every instance where the Bible could be checked-out historically against extra-biblical sources, the Bible has always been found accurate in what it reports.” (Page 37)

“The Bible is the only religious document in existence that provides more than two thousand prophecies that validate its historical claims.” (Page 37)

“General revelation is information about God found outside of the Bible.” (Page 26)

“The goal of Christian apologetics (indeed, the goal of all evangelism) is not to coerce a person into accepting Christ on blind faith but to lead him to make an informed decision for the Lord.” (Page 15)

“If the Bible alone can sustain its truth-claims in areas in which it can be investigated, then it is reasonable to trust it in spiritual matters.” (Page 34)

Praise for the Print Edition

It is apologetics that needs no apology.

—R.C. Sproul

This may be the most important apologetics book for lay readers since Josh McDowell's Evidence that Demands a Verdict.

—Elliot Miller, Editor-in-Chief, Christian Research Journal

Product Details

• Title: Defending Your Faith
• Author: Dan Story
• Publisher: Kregel
• Publication Date: 1997
• Pages: 234

About Dan Story

Dan Story received his B. A. in theology from San Diego Bible College and Seminary and his M. A. in Christian apologetics from Simon Greenleaf University. He is the author of Engaging the Closed Minded, Christianity on the Offense, and more than fifteen apologetics booklets.