Voddie Baucham’s sermon Why I Believe the Bible makes the excellent point that our Christian beliefs are based upon sound historical evidence. His presentation goes right to the point when encountering young Mormon missionaries doing their one year mission. Their defense is to say Mormonism is the truth because they know it is true in their heart. I can’t blame them for this approach since the well documented history of the founding of the Latter Day Saints is well attested to and known to be bogus. The point Voddie Baucham is making is that this is not the case for Christianity. There are now 16 million people who believe the LDS hoax.
Voddie Baucham ended where I wish to start when he said, “And the Gospel works for me” or something like that. Regardless of how verifiable is the history of the Bible, history alone really isn’t a lesson unless the meaning is made relevant for the present age. We find this idea in the saying, “Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.” – Edmund Burke. Well, my point is that all who know the Bible are not Christian. Making an apologetically argument about verification of the content of the Bible is not what makes Christianity Christianity. Ultimately, believers must join with the Mormons in their claim, “it is true in their heart.” It really is a contest about spiritual reality and relationship with the LORD.
Regardless of how subjective and indefensible are ones own emotions and experience, the power of Christ in the believer is what makes Christianity viable, not history. Some Christians are first opened to faith in Christ by apologetics as presented by Voddie Baucham, buy not the vast majority. Most believers begin their walk with the Lord Jesus emotionally because the Holy Ghost has reached out and grabbed a lost person.
I am not an apologist for the faith. I’m not good at that. I don’t argue well, but I wish I did. What I do know is the Holy Ghost will use me to pour grace where he wishes. Now, this is easy, because it is not about me, and it is joyous because I know that there is a spiritual awakening from the dead happening before my very eyes. I can see the LORD at work.
Voddie Baucham ended where I wish to start when he said, “And the Gospel works for me” or something like that. Regardless of how verifiable is the history of the Bible, history alone really isn’t a lesson unless the meaning is made relevant for the present age. We find this idea in the saying, “Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.” – Edmund Burke. Well, my point is that all who know the Bible are not Christian. Making an apologetically argument about verification of the content of the Bible is not what makes Christianity Christianity. Ultimately, believers must join with the Mormons in their claim, “it is true in their heart.” It really is a contest about spiritual reality and relationship with the LORD.
Regardless of how subjective and indefensible are ones own emotions and experience, the power of Christ in the believer is what makes Christianity viable, not history. Some Christians are first opened to faith in Christ by apologetics as presented by Voddie Baucham, buy not the vast majority. Most believers begin their walk with the Lord Jesus emotionally because the Holy Ghost has reached out and grabbed a lost person.
I am not an apologist for the faith. I’m not good at that. I don’t argue well, but I wish I did. What I do know is the Holy Ghost will use me to pour grace where he wishes. Now, this is easy, because it is not about me, and it is joyous because I know that there is a spiritual awakening from the dead happening before my very eyes. I can see the LORD at work.
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