{"id":49,"date":"2020-04-23T16:19:29","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T16:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elevatingtruth.org\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2023-11-21T09:21:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T09:21:35","slug":"defending-the-faith","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elevatingtruth.org.za\/ministry\/defending-the-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"Defending the faith"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Apologetics for the \u201cpost-modern\u201d era\u2026 Providing evidence for the existence of God and the reliability of the Scriptures and showing why it makes sense to believe that we have been created by a personal being for a very specific purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Authenticity of the Scriptures<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/what-is-your-worldview\/\">What is your worldview?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/authenticity-of-the-scriptures\">Does the Bible include the correct books?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/has-the-original-meaning-of-the-scriptures-been-retained-throughout-history\">Has the original meaning of the Scriptures been retained throughout history?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/can-biblical-chronology-be-trusted\">Can Biblical Chronology be trusted?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/does-the-bible-contain-human-errors\/\">Does the Bible contain (human) errors?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to approach unresolved questions about the Bible. <strong>[To follow]<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is the Old Testament trustworthy? <strong>[To follow]<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is the New Testament trustworthy and reliable? <strong>[To follow]<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/christianapologeticsalliance.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Christian Apologetics Alliance<\/a> publishes relevant material on all the questions posed by those seeking answers and also individuals and institutions looking to discredit the Christian 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