Some Apologetics ...

 
   I am most certainly a fool by the world's standards.  I reject the unanimous consensus of modern scholarship, as well as the conclusions of the majority of the world's scientists. Modern psychology I reject as balderdash, yet I claim to know the truth.  How can I know that I am right?  How can I be certain that I know the truth?
   Allow me to present a rather shoddy illustration. What if Ezekiel didn't write this blog? What if he opened up a blank 'new post' page in Blogger, and left the computer alone for the day. What if, then, all the books that were haphazardly stacked upon the shelf above the keyboard and mouse came crashing down, and somehow banged down upon all the right characters on the keyboard to make this blog? And after that happened, Ezekiel came back, decided that this blog was good enough to publish, and published it. Who of you are willing to believe that?
   Anyone with a reasonable mind would reject the above story as utter balderdash. Clearly, I wrote this blog, and it was not created by a bunch of books falling successively onto the keyboard.
  Then why is it, that such fallacious reasoning is taken, and applied to much more weighty matters, such as our very existence?  Why, such reasoning cannot even be logically applied in the smallest matter! Why then would someone apply it to a matter as important as the origins of the universe?
  Evolution and the Big Bang are both logical, scientific, and mathematical impossibilities. The universe was created by God, and it is very plain to see.  It is all the plainer to see when one has to resort to such ridiculous reasoning to explain God away.
  Allow me to say that the very concept of our existence defies human logic.  There is absolutely no worldview by which we can logically explain our existence. Apart from a supernatural event, there is no way in which we could even exist. Hence, atheism falls flat on its head.  But if we believe in God, it all makes sense, for all that was made was created from nothing, because God (who is outside of the physical realm and thus not subject to the physical laws which he instituted) had the power to do so.
   In this day and age, people are beginning to wake up from the militaristic rationalism taught in the twentieth century, that so fiercely defied God.  However, instead of turning directly to God and repenting for their stringent unbelief, they will turn anywhere but to God. The rule of society is: "Everything goes, except Jesus".
   In today's western society, truth is passed off as relative.  What is true to you might not be truth to me.
  This fallacious logic, applied to any other area of life, would bring about ridiculous results. I am currently looking at the computer screen.  I am typing using a keyboard, and I will click 'Publish' when I am done, using the mouse.  You would all agree with me, that I needed these things to properly write this blog. Otherwise, you would obviously not be reading this.  But what if someone believes the screen I am looking at is an illusion?  And in reality I am typing on a non-existent keyboard?  Trying to believe such things is ridiculous, for every reasonable man will agree that if I was not using these things, but merely illusions of them, they would not be reading this blog, for it was never actually written! If moral relativity does not logically apply to any practical area of life, how much more would it apply when it comes to spiritual matters?
     Despite professing to be morally relative, there are certain 'truths' society which society demands we adhere to. Society rejects those who reject these 'truths'. Among them, we are to believe that Jesus Christ is not the only way by which we can obtain salvation.  We are to believe that the Word of God is not what it claims to be. If we believe those things (in direct opposition to the Christian faith), we can truly become friends with the World.
   However, we have chosen to live in direct opposition to what society considers acceptable.  And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God (Romans 12:2)
   The very exclusive opposition society harbors toward the Christians faith ought to say something.  Whilst they are willing, in this post-modern age, to embrace any and every belief system, the Christian faith is completely rejected.  This should come as no surprise, for Jesus Himself said the world would hate us (John 15:18-23).  Hence, Christianity is excluded from the postmodernist's nest of worldviews.
   Why is this so? Jesus gives the answer when He says "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life: No man cometh unto the father, but by me.  If there is anything carnal man hates to hear, it is that there is only one way to God. For man, in his unregenerate state, would rather attempt to create his own way to God then to accept the way which has already been made by the blood of Jesus Christ, the son of God.
   The problem is not the evidence - I could go and write unendingly, trying to prove my faith so that unbelievers may realize they are wrong and believe in Christ. I tell you, I would not convert one sinner to Christ with unending apologetic arguments. God has already revealed Himself to mankind in His word, and if man wilfully refuses to hear that, they could not be persuaded even if one rose from the dead (Luke 16:31).
   Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God (Rom. 10:17).  It is only by preaching the word, and the gospel that is contained therein, that people will come to faith in Jesus Christ.  I am not undermining the usefulness of apologetic arguments, but rather saying that apologetics in themselves will not save anyone.
  Let us continue to spread the gospel, as we are called to do, and using apologetics if necessary, but remember that God's word will not come back to Him void, but it will accomplish all that He pleases (Isaiah 55:11).