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Apologetics vs. Evangelism?

For Gospel-minded Christians, sharing the Gospel must be the priority. So yes, evangelism is typically the driving approach. Apologetics is then a tool that can be utilised in evangelism when specific ...
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How can non-believers, who cannot perceive nor understand the things of the Spirit, overcome their spiritual blindness?

The first step in true religion is that required by John the Baptist - he that hath two coats, give to him that hath none and likewise with meat, Luke 3:11. If one does not love one's neighbour whom ...
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What terminology do Christians use to describe specific events and experiences in the process of conversion of non-believers?

The Ordo Salutis (latin for Order of Salvation) describes the steps for Protestants. (Catholics and Eastern Orthodox think about these things in a different way.) The list and the ordering of items ...
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Which Christian denominations believe that God can be credited for the spiritual transformation and sanctification of a Muslim?

God sends rain on all men. He heals and saves them all in times. However, you are confusing emotional and misguided conversion stories with spirituality. Spirituality cannot be disconnected with Truth....
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Apologetics vs. Evangelism?

Expanding the horizon of "evangelism" First, a note about how you frame evangelism. Evangelism is broader than "preaching of the gospel with Spirit and power" which smacks of the ...
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What potential factors could explain why a truth-seeking skeptic might fail to undergo a conversion experience?

earnestly give it a try Taking this to be true, earnestness implies no shallow effort, no flimsy resolve, but a long-term, concerted and committed endeavor. If this is truly the case, we would expect ...
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What specific strategies exist in apologetics to effectively engage and persuade individuals who adhere to pagan beliefs?

Effective Apologetic Strategies There are several Apologetic Strategies that are effective in convincing pagan (heathen, idolatrous, polytheistic) people to become disciples of Jesus. But which one is ...
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What specific strategies exist in apologetics to effectively engage and persuade individuals who adhere to pagan beliefs?

And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and ...
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Is it possible for an unbeliever who is steadfastly unconvinced or skeptical to genuinely embrace a saving faith in Christ?

Here are two of many examples of intellectually confirmed atheists who converted to Christianity without what I would call a miraculous intervention: Joy Davidman was and American poet and writer. A ...
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Is it possible for an unbeliever who is steadfastly unconvinced or skeptical to genuinely embrace a saving faith in Christ?

Such miraculous conversions have happened before, including people who have maintained prominently entrenched positions of skepticism: Robert Blatchford, in his book God and My Neighbor, attacked ...
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Is it possible for an unbeliever who is steadfastly unconvinced or skeptical to genuinely embrace a saving faith in Christ?

But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain. A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject; ...
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How can non-believers, who cannot perceive nor understand the things of the Spirit, overcome their spiritual blindness?

This post will address the question from the perspective of a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; most of the principles though are consistent with beliefs found in many ...
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What terminology do Christians use to describe specific events and experiences in the process of conversion of non-believers?

What terminology do Christians use to describe specific events and experiences in the process of conversion of non-believers? Regardless of what Christian denomination’s terminology is use, many of ...
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What potential factors could explain why a truth-seeking skeptic might fail to undergo a conversion experience?

The Skeptic's Prayer quoted in the Philosophy.SE question is a good prayer and theologically orthodox, although I agree with the accepted answer that the authors misrepresent the Skeptic's Prayer as a ...
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Apologetics vs. Evangelism?

Fallacy of Logic There is a fallacy of logic called the Either/Or Fallacy. Understanding of this reveals the fact that quite often there are more answer to a dilemma than "two" that were ...
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What specific strategies exist in apologetics to effectively engage and persuade individuals who adhere to pagan beliefs?

What specific strategies exist in apologetics to effectively engage and persuade individuals who adhere to pagan beliefs? This will depend on the historical circumstances of the region in question as ...
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Is there scriptural support for the "skeptic's prayer" as a legitimate plea that God might be open to answering?

Luke 11 Ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the ...
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Is there scriptural support for the "skeptic's prayer" as a legitimate plea that God might be open to answering?

This is a difficult question because to my knowledge from reading through the Bible multiple times there’s no examples of this in the Bible (if I’m missing any relevant passages please let me know in ...
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What potential factors could explain why a truth-seeking skeptic might fail to undergo a conversion experience?

It is truly a question between God and the skeptic. God gives believers the ability to see the truth. How then is free-will reconciled with predestination? God's foreknowledge of all is how mankind ...
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What is the biblical basis for encouraging non-Christians to pray for God to "reveal Himself"?

The Bible encourages everyone--Christian and non-Christian alike--to repent, pray and seek for God to reveal Himself through the admonitions to keep His commandments, be baptized, and work ...
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What is the biblical basis for encouraging non-Christians to pray for God to "reveal Himself"?

You just need to search for "Cry out" references in the Bible search sites, or on duckduckgo. Cry out to God: [Job 34:28 NLT] They cause the poor to cry out, catching God's attention. He ...
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Is there scriptural support for the "skeptic's prayer" as a legitimate plea that God might be open to answering?

This post is outlined as follows: Latter-day Saint perspective (the original extent of this post) Extreme cases A Biblical example A response to competing arguments 1. Latter-day Saint perspective ...
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Is there scriptural support for the "skeptic's prayer" as a legitimate plea that God might be open to answering?

Any Prayer is Acceptable to God The topic of systematization or codification of prayers is a matter of personal preference. The Nave Bible dictionary has a long list of verse about seeking God, and ...
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Is there scriptural support for the "skeptic's prayer" as a legitimate plea that God might be open to answering?

I will attempt to answer my own question by arguing for the following points: God wants to be sought and found. God loves humanity and wishes the repentance, conversion and salvation of every sinner, ...
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What terminology do Christians use to describe specific events and experiences in the process of conversion of non-believers?

"I gave my life to God/Christ" is a common one I hear from people in nondenominational settings. "Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior" is a common and specifically phrased ...
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How can non-believers, who cannot perceive nor understand the things of the Spirit, overcome their spiritual blindness?

The answer is not the same for every person. Each person takes his own pathway. Here are three common examples: Faith. The person takes a leap of faith from unbelief to belief. Some who simply recite ...
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How can non-believers, who cannot perceive nor understand the things of the Spirit, overcome their spiritual blindness?

The answer is: ask God for the grace for the ability to see blockages in one's soul so one can repent and then clearing the way for the mustard seed of faith, understood as God's gift of the light of ...
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What are the arguments against the idea that God will condemn non-believers to Hell even if they do more good than Christians?

It is wickedness to deny God and boast of your own good works as though God we’re not involved. In other words, it’s not putting God into perspective: to deny God far outweighs “righteous deeds” by a ...
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Why would non-Christians go to hell?

It is not being a non-Christian that is a hell-deserving sin. It is not being unable to obey all the commands of God that is a hell-deserving sin. It is not any one of a list of thousands of sins you ...
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Why would non-Christians go to hell?

A comment you made asks if Jesus died only for Christians, and not for all of humanity. The answer is in John 3:16-17: For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever ...
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