ST-7103 Apologetics and Ethics

Learn to give clear reasons for the Christian faith and to guide God's people through today's hardest moral questions with conviction, fairness and care.

The course follows two standard textbooks by Norman Geisler. Christian Apologetics moves step by step from how truth can be tested, to why God exists, to the deity of Christ and the authority of the Bible. Christian Ethics sets out the main ethical systems, grounds Christian ethics in God's character and revelation, and weighs the options on pressing issues. Some topics, such as abortion, euthanasia, sexuality and divorce, may touch your own life; if they do, turn to your church or a qualified counsellor.

What you will study

• How truth can be tested, and why some common tests fall short
• The great worldviews, from deism and pantheism to atheism, and the case for God
• Miracles, history and the reliability of the New Testament
• The deity of Christ and the authority of Scripture
• The main ethical systems and how to act when duties conflict
• Life and death, punishment, war and the Christian's duty to government
• Sexuality, marriage and divorce, and care for creation

Course materials

• Christian Apologetics (Norman L. Geisler), a textbook you obtain
• Christian Ethics (Norman L. Geisler), a textbook you obtain
• The Bible