*Contending for the Truth is an example of the practical application of the theory laid out in Theology and Apologetics: An Examination of How and Where They Intersect*

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. - Psalm 119:105

Dive into the complex and sometimes dangerous waters of Christian doctrine. Contending for the Truth deals with many of the doctrines that are either highly debated or are commonly held beliefs that do not hold up to scrutiny.

In this book, theology meets apologetics as 13 contentious topics are dissected to discover what Scripture says about them. But be warned! The truth may come as a shock to those who are unprepared. Are you ready to be challenged in your faith? In Contending for the Truth, you will find answers to questions like:

• Is religious freedom a good thing?
• Is the Bible truly inerrant?
• Is the moral argument worth having in our apologetics repertoire?
• Who are the sons of God in Genesis 6?
• Is biblical revelation an effective method for determining the origins of the universe?

Contents

Introduction

1. Why God?
2. The Moral Argument
3. Truth
4. The Inerrancy of Scripture
5. Gnosticism: A Biblical and Historical Response
6. Biblical Forgiveness
7. Biblical Church Discipline
8. Is Christianity a Religion or a Relationship?
9. Religious Freedom
10. Scientific Naturalism v Creationism
11. Young Earth v Old Earth Creationism
12. Sons of God
13. The Doctrine of Election

A Brief Call to Action

Also by L. J. Anderson

Bibliography

IN THEOLOGY AND APOLOGETICS, gain access to original, academic research without needing to buy a subscription to an academic journal or be a student at a university that has access to said journal. This is an article packaged as a book allowing it to be available to the general public.

Theology and Apologetics delves into the disciplines of theology and apologetics and how they are traditionally viewed as separate, with apologetics being a rather narrow field. On the other hand, theology is such a broad term that it is regularly broken down into subcategories like pastoral theology, or even specific theologies, like eschatology. This book seeks to compare theology and apologetics in Scripture with how they are viewed contemporarily, and to demonstrate that the discipline of apologetics aligns well with theology and should be applied across the gamut of theology.

This book is a short read with the print version being 44 pages.

*Theology and Apologetics builds a theory on where theology and apologetics intersect and this theory is directly applied in the book Contending for the Truth: A Biblical Look at Thirteen Contentious Doctrines*

*Contending for the Truth is an example of the practical application of the theory laid out in Theology and Apologetics: An Examination of How and Where They Intersect*

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. - Psalm 119:105

Dive into the complex and sometimes dangerous waters of Christian doctrine. Contending for the Truth deals with many of the doctrines that are either highly debated or are commonly held beliefs that do not hold up to scrutiny.

In this book, theology meets apologetics as 13 contentious topics are dissected to discover what Scripture says about them. But be warned! The truth may come as a shock to those who are unprepared. Are you ready to be challenged in your faith? In Contending for the Truth, you will find answers to questions like:

• Is religious freedom a good thing?
• Is the Bible truly inerrant?
• Is the moral argument worth having in our apologetics repertoire?
• Who are the sons of God in Genesis 6?
• Is biblical revelation an effective method for determining the origins of the universe?

Contents

Introduction

1. Why God?
2. The Moral Argument
3. Truth
4. The Inerrancy of Scripture
5. Gnosticism: A Biblical and Historical Response
6. Biblical Forgiveness
7. Biblical Church Discipline
8. Is Christianity a Religion or a Relationship?
9. Religious Freedom
10. Scientific Naturalism v Creationism
11. Young Earth v Old Earth Creationism
12. Sons of God
13. The Doctrine of Election

A Brief Call to Action

Also by L. J. Anderson

Bibliography

IN THEOLOGY AND APOLOGETICS, gain access to original, academic research without needing to buy a subscription to an academic journal or be a student at a university that has access to said journal. This is an article packaged as a book allowing it to be available to the general public.

Theology and Apologetics delves into the disciplines of theology and apologetics and how they are traditionally viewed as separate, with apologetics being a rather narrow field. On the other hand, theology is such a broad term that it is regularly broken down into subcategories like pastoral theology, or even specific theologies, like eschatology. This book seeks to compare theology and apologetics in Scripture with how they are viewed contemporarily, and to demonstrate that the discipline of apologetics aligns well with theology and should be applied across the gamut of theology.

This book is a short read with the print version being 44 pages.

*Theology and Apologetics builds a theory on where theology and apologetics intersect and this theory is directly applied in the book Contending for the Truth: A Biblical Look at Thirteen Contentious Doctrines*

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