Apologetics of the Early Church
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1. The Cultural Climate


2. A Skeptical Culture


3. The Rationality of Christian Belief


4. The Superiority of Christianity


5. Montanism


6. Gnosticism and Truth


7. Gnosticism and Matter


8. Marcion


9. Irenaeus


10. Monarchianism


11. Augustine: God and Man


12. Augustine: Faith and Reason (Part 1)


13. Augustine: Faith and Reason (Part 2)


14. Augustine: The Origin of Evil


Augustine: Faith and Reason (Part 1)
How do we know what we know? Can we come to certain knowledge through the use of pure logic, or do we have to take it on faith? While many people today pit faith and reason against each other in this way, Augustine saw things differently. He asserted that to trust in God’s authority is not only rational but also eminently wise. In this message, Dr. R.C. Sproul discusses Augustine’s famous yet often-misunderstood statement: “I believe in order that I might understand.”
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