GIBI Course Christian Apologetics, Lessons

Introduction to Apologetics

1. The word ‘apologetics’ comes from the Greek word ‘apologia’ which means:

2. Therefore, Christian Apologetics is that branch of ___________________ that

deals with _______________ any and all critics who oppose or
_________________ the revelation of God in Christ and the _____________.

3. The apologist should always be able to _______________ his reasons for

_________________.

4. Areas of _____________ within Christian Apologetics deal with the use of

_____________, reason, philosophy, etc.

5. The Lord has called ___________ Christian to be ready to make a

________________ of his faith.

6. If you want to be able to _____________ well to another person,

______________, or family member that may be in a __________, you need
to be able to understand their _______________ as well as you own.

7. We are commanded to defend the faith in:

8. Few things are as ________________ when defending the _____________ as

being able to cite chapter and _____________ for any particular subject.

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The New Age Movement

1. The new age movement is a religious system with two basic beliefs:
a.
b.

2. New age philosophy generally seeks to ___________ with those philosophies that
put man and ____________ on an ______________ level.

3. Since man is ____________ by nature, all people once they see themselves as
such, will be helped in their unity of _______________, love, and
__________________.

4. List 4 of the common ‘buzz’ words for new agers:

a.
b.
c.
d.

5. Only the Bible has the message of ___________; grace is the ________________
___________ of God upon His people.

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Evolution

1. Evolution is the ___________ that life developed by _____________ out of

inorganic material and then grew in complexity and _____________ sufficient to
fill the earth with all the _________________ we have today.

2. Evolution first became popular with Darwin’s book:

3. For life to ___________ by chance there would have to be an ________________

amount of time and an incredible amount of _____________________ of
molecules.

4. The Bible says, ‘know that the Lord is _____________. It is ________ who
_________ us’ Psalm 100:3

5. __________________ _________ was said to be one step up from apes and was
dated at 200,000 years.

6. Evolution is taught as _________ in schools and television and is ___________,

if ever, questioned or ________________ in a critical light.

7. Evolution is a ________________ and ________________ doctrine to the souls

of men.

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The Do’s and Don’ts of Witnessing

1. People are __________________ for different reasons: some because they

_________ knowledge, others because they lack the _________________, and
still others because they lack both.

2. ___________ yourself to Him as an __________________ of His righteousness.

3. He will never ____________ you or _____________ you even while you are
_________________.

4. List 3 important verses in witnessing

a.
b.
c.

5. Memorization is like _______________. The more you do it, the _____________

it gets; the less you do the ______________ it gets.

6. The four spiritual laws are simple, to the point, and use scripture to convince,
convince, and convert, they are:
a.
b.
c.
d.

7. What does Christian CPR stand for:

C:
P:
R:

8. Each person who ______________ should have his ________ life ___________
with God.

9. Through _____________ you are in _______________ with the Holy Creator of

the ___________________.

10. It is in ___________ the Bible that God ______________ to you.

11. Teaching is ____________ people knowledge and _____________________ that

they don’t have.

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12. Justice is:

13. Mercy is:

14. Grace is:

15. This is a good way of _________________ when it comes to the

_________________ of our sins, God must be the ________________ and that
Jesus must also be _________ in order to make forgiveness possible.

16. When you need to answer a question from an _________________, take a

moment to __________ and let the Holy Spirit __________ in your heart and
mind and _____________ Him to give you the wisdom when you ___________
it.

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Christian Doctrine

1. All you need to do is get ________________ in the fundamentals and from there
________________ your Christian walk. A _________________ is only as
strong as its _____________________.

2. Inspiration means that God, through the Holy Spirit, caused the ______________
of the Bible to write the _________________ and authoritative self
___________________ of God.

3. The Trinity is the doctrine that there is one God who exists simultaneously in
three persons:

4. Original sin is:

5. With the _________________ of Christ we have the ______________ of the

Holy Spirit who ________________ to the Church through the mediation of
_____________ and the Scriptures.

6. Sanctification means:

7. The ________________ is the time when, at Chris’s coming, the Christians who
are ____________ are ________________ into their resurrected bodies.

8. Good doctrine can ______________ you from being _______________ by the

lies of the enemy as are found in the ___________ and ungodly teachings of the
world.

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Three Essential Doctrines of Christianity

1. The Bible itself reveals those doctrines that are essential to the Christian faith.
They are:
a.
b.
c.

2. Jesus claimed ( ) gives peace

3. Jesus ( ) from the wrath to come
4. The Father ( ) the same as the Father
5. The fruit of righteousness ( ) to be God
6. Jesus died ( ) draws us to Jesus
7. Jesus delivers us ( ) comes through Jesus Christ
8. The Scriptures ( ) and rose again
9. We sin ( ) bear witness of Jesus
10. Jesus has overcome ( ) completely
11. Jesus is honored ( ) the world
12. Jesus is able to save ( ) against Jesus

13. The Holy Spirit is the _____________ person of the ______________.

14. He always bears _______________ of the Son which is why so little of Him is
________________ on in the Bible.

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What the Bible is all About

1. The Bible is about: _______________

2. Jesus is prophesied ( ) Person of Jesus is presented

3. Jesus is coming
4. Anticipation of Jesus
5. Filled with typologies
6. Jesus is concealed
7. Pictures of Jesus
( ) Jesus is revealed
( ) Jesus is arrived
( ) Jesus is present
( ) Truth of Jesus is recorded
( ) Realization of Jesus

8. How many books in the Bible are History: ___________ Name them:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h
i.
j.
k.
l.

9. ____________________________ looked forward to Jesus, our Savior.

10. Sin enters in _________________, but exits in ______________________.

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Jesus in the Bible

1. The early church sometimes referred to the four gospels as:

a.
b.
c.
d.

2. John presents Jesus as the Son of God:

3. Matthew presents Jesus as the Messiah:

4. Luke presents Jesus as the Son of Man:

5. Mark presents Jesus as the Suffering Servant:

6. The twelve tribes were located in four groups of three:

a. To the west were the tribes of:

b. To the north were the tribes of:

c. To the east were the tribes of:

d. To the south were the tribes of :

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Dictionary of Theology

Briefly define the following words:

1. Antichrist:

2. Apologetics:

3. Baptism:

4. Christian:

5. Condemnation:

6. Conviction:

7. Deism:

8. Excommunication:

9. Glorification:

10. Grace:

11. Heresy:

12. Immutability:

13. Just, Justice:

14. Kenosis:

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15. Mediator:

16. Occult:

17. Prayer:

18. Redemption:

19. Sin:

20. Theism:

21. Tithe:

22. Tribulation:

23. Word:

24. Worship:

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