PURPOSE STATEMENT FOR DAYTON            APOLOGETICS MINISTRY:

Apologetics is the defense of biblical, historical, orthodox Christianity, with a focus to spread and defend scripture and the Christian worldview, while challenging non-Biblical beliefs with grace. Tim Barnett of Stand To Reason summarizes Apologetics as “The Bible commands it; the culture demands it; the Church needs it; and the results confirm it!”

 

Christians should be ready to “...give a defense (apologia) to everyone who asks for the reason for their hope in Jesus Christ.” Not every Christian needs to be an expert in apologetics, but all Christians should know what they believe; why they believe it; how to share it with others; and how to defend it against common lies and attacks of culture.

 

Dayton Apologetics is committed to strengthen the faith of Christians and attract others to the Gospel. Dayton Apologetics has a threefold aim: 1) to build up the Church (ecclesia) in the truth of the faith through apologetics training and equipping (discipleship); 2) to provide rational, evidential, and trustworthy answers to people who question or oppose or question the Christian faith; and 3) to challenge and seek to dismantle the false philosophies and idols of our culture.

 

Our focus is on four essentials of historical, orthodox Christianity with which all denominations and Christ-followers should agree:

         ● The Deity of Jesus Christ; the Nature of God in Trinity

         ● The Divine Inspiration and Authority of Scripture

         ● The Sinful and Fallen Nature of Man

         ● The Salvation of Man through the physical Resurrection of Jesus Christ

 

We Agree with and adhere to the Biblical Mandate for Apologetics:

 

         ● II Corinthians 10:3-6

         ● Galatians 1:8-9

         ● I Peter 3:15

         ● Jude 1:3