Apologetics of the Early Church
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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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R.C. Sproul
Dr. R.C. Sproul was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel in Sanford, Fla., and first president of Reformation Bible College. He was author of more than one hundred books, including The Holiness of God.
Apologetics
Resources about defending the faith, including: false teaching, truth, opposing worldviews, and world religions.
