About the study

How do you feel when you face the prospect of discussing issues of faith with someone who is a skeptic, or even a self-proclaimed opponent to the Christian faith? Far too many Christians feel intimidated, and/or ill prepared. Some even fear these discussions out of a concern that their faith won’t hold up to the arguments against it. <br><br>First, it is vital for us as followers of Christ to know that our faith is rooted in truth. It’s not just spiritual truth, but ultimate truth. And since it is the case, our faith will ultimately hold up against any critique, objection, or argument. It is essential for our own faith that we are secure in the truthfulness of what we believe<br><br>Beyond that, the Bible teaches that as followers of Christ, we should seek to know our faith to a degree that we are able to answer the objections of skeptics. Colossians 4:5-6 teaches that we should, “Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.” The New Living Translation puts the command of verse 6 into language that is more relatable, calling us to “Let your conversation be gracious and attractive so that you will have the right response for everyone.” <br><br>The goal of this class is to help you become more confident in the truthfulness of your faith. This will enable you to not only to stand strong when facing the objections of skeptics, but also to be able to give the right response to each person. We will be looking at questions that skeptics will often use to attack the Christian faith in a number of areas, from science, to history, to morality. In answering these objections, it is important that we have both an answer against the attack that Christianity is false, as well as a positive argument for the truthfulness of our faith. <br><br>Throughout this class Pastor Mike will mention numerous resources that dive deeper into the subjects he is teaching on. Some of these resources our video teaching series available on Right Now Media. Right Now Media is a video streaming service focused on Bible studies and Christian teaching. Some have described it like a Netflix for Bible studies.<br><br>Community Church of Portage Lakes has a church membership to Right Now Media that allows us two offer a full access membership to everyone associated with our church without charge. If you have not yet signed up for Right Now Media, and would like to, please email Jaime at the church office, telling her you would like access to this video library. You can email her at Info@ccpl.life<br><br>She will email you back an invitation from Right Now Media to join in our membership. Follow the instructions in that email, or you can call the church office for help if you need it.<br><br>This is an incredible resource with a huge library. We hope that you will take advantage of this resource not only for the material recommended in this class, but also for other Bible studies and video classes.