Apologetics Final Exam LATEST VERSION 2024-
2025 EXAM WITH ACTUAL 90 QUESTION AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES.
Why do we need story and imagination as part of the apologetic method? -
ANSWER--It makes the listener want to believe
-Affect how we see and relate to the world around us, they ultimately have a
strong effect on how we live our lives
-"basic constituent of human life; they are, in fact, one key element within
the total construction of a worldview"
native rationality - ANSWER-The universally shared internal mechanism that
work to produce beliefs such as "the reality of the external world..."
cultural rationality - ANSWER-Refers to the frameworks assumed by a culture
that "further define the sorts of things" those in that culture "consider it
plausible to believe"
basic logic - ANSWER-What is used in elementary mathematics and in certain
assumed rules of communicating and thinking that seem to be universal
frameworks of rationality - ANSWER-Are broader assumed systems of
though linked to specific historical or social locations that people operate
under, influencing how they make and receive arguments
,What is Paul's philosophy of ministry? - ANSWER--offers some of the most
immediate examples of contextualization
-1 Corinthians 9:19-23
-to the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews
-though I am not free from God's law but am under Christ's law
-Apologetics are "to take their listener seriously in a fully consistent manner"
-Paul is clear that to contextualize is not to abandon the gospel, since the
very reason the Christian contextualizes is "for the sake of the gospel"
Know the different contexts of the Acts speeches and how Peter changes his
message based on the audience. - ANSWER-Peter-Acts 2:14-36
-builds his entire speech to be persuasive and understandable to the Jews in
particular
-Establishes that Jesus has ushered in specific scriptural expectations of the
Jewish people for events that would occur at the restoration of the kingdom
-The Spirit has been poured out
-Wonders and signs have occurred
-Jesus fits the criteria of the Messiah
How does Paul change his message based on the audience? Acts 17 -
ANSWER-Acts 17
-Paul maintains his emphasis on Christ while changing his approach with the
Greeks
-Finds common ground with the Greeks
, -Finds things he can affirm
-Transitions to the proclamation of the gospel by subverting the assumptions
they hold about the divine -Relates to the culture
-Belief in supernatural beings
-Desire to worship
-Sense that they might be missing something
-Belief in a god who is the source of all life
-Challenges the culture
-Connects his audience to Jesus
How does the cross serve as a symbol of both strength and humility? -
ANSWER-The future glory Christians will have in CHrist helps us to carry our
cross with bold humility as we live in and engage with the world
What is an apologetics of glory? - ANSWER--seek honor, power, and personal
satisfaction from an apologetic encounter
-exhibit pride and triumphalism
-diminish the scandal of the cross to make it more palatable to the current
culture
What does it mean to be an apologist at the cross? - ANSWER--Engage
others with humility, honesty, and confidence in the apparent foolishness of
the cross
-sacrifice personal triumph
-submit to God and His word
2025 EXAM WITH ACTUAL 90 QUESTION AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES.
Why do we need story and imagination as part of the apologetic method? -
ANSWER--It makes the listener want to believe
-Affect how we see and relate to the world around us, they ultimately have a
strong effect on how we live our lives
-"basic constituent of human life; they are, in fact, one key element within
the total construction of a worldview"
native rationality - ANSWER-The universally shared internal mechanism that
work to produce beliefs such as "the reality of the external world..."
cultural rationality - ANSWER-Refers to the frameworks assumed by a culture
that "further define the sorts of things" those in that culture "consider it
plausible to believe"
basic logic - ANSWER-What is used in elementary mathematics and in certain
assumed rules of communicating and thinking that seem to be universal
frameworks of rationality - ANSWER-Are broader assumed systems of
though linked to specific historical or social locations that people operate
under, influencing how they make and receive arguments
,What is Paul's philosophy of ministry? - ANSWER--offers some of the most
immediate examples of contextualization
-1 Corinthians 9:19-23
-to the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews
-though I am not free from God's law but am under Christ's law
-Apologetics are "to take their listener seriously in a fully consistent manner"
-Paul is clear that to contextualize is not to abandon the gospel, since the
very reason the Christian contextualizes is "for the sake of the gospel"
Know the different contexts of the Acts speeches and how Peter changes his
message based on the audience. - ANSWER-Peter-Acts 2:14-36
-builds his entire speech to be persuasive and understandable to the Jews in
particular
-Establishes that Jesus has ushered in specific scriptural expectations of the
Jewish people for events that would occur at the restoration of the kingdom
-The Spirit has been poured out
-Wonders and signs have occurred
-Jesus fits the criteria of the Messiah
How does Paul change his message based on the audience? Acts 17 -
ANSWER-Acts 17
-Paul maintains his emphasis on Christ while changing his approach with the
Greeks
-Finds common ground with the Greeks
, -Finds things he can affirm
-Transitions to the proclamation of the gospel by subverting the assumptions
they hold about the divine -Relates to the culture
-Belief in supernatural beings
-Desire to worship
-Sense that they might be missing something
-Belief in a god who is the source of all life
-Challenges the culture
-Connects his audience to Jesus
How does the cross serve as a symbol of both strength and humility? -
ANSWER-The future glory Christians will have in CHrist helps us to carry our
cross with bold humility as we live in and engage with the world
What is an apologetics of glory? - ANSWER--seek honor, power, and personal
satisfaction from an apologetic encounter
-exhibit pride and triumphalism
-diminish the scandal of the cross to make it more palatable to the current
culture
What does it mean to be an apologist at the cross? - ANSWER--Engage
others with humility, honesty, and confidence in the apparent foolishness of
the cross
-sacrifice personal triumph
-submit to God and His word
