“This will be a time for you to serve as witnesses…for I will give you words and wisdom which none of your opponents will be able to resist or refute.” - Jesus
RealApologetics.org has all of the basic goals of a Christian apologetics organization – to defend the faith in order to prepare hearts for the seed of the gospel, to edify the church, and to “give a defense” (I Peter 3:15). However, our ministry recognizes the importance of how apologetics is done. The way Christians do apologetics, theology, and philosophy – and not merely the arguments, theologies, or philosophies themselves – determine how effective and God-honoring our witness really is. Method matters. Indeed, ministries that seek to do apologetics apart from a biblical basis simply do not meet the standards God has for His people. Apologetics is discipline before God, not a game of whits before men.
“Apologetics is, at root, a biblical discipline.” - Richard Gaffin Jr.
Just as a house is only as strong as the hard work the architect spends in creating the blue prints, so the tools offered by an apologetics ministry are only as good as the method used to make those tools. With the proper goals and a heart for the Lord, recognizing this fact produces far better results both in the church and in the culture than if we never bothered to hold ourselves accountable to higher standards. How we do theology determines what our theology is, and how we do apologetics determines how effectively we defend the gospel. And because method matters, the church doesn’t need more arguments, it needs good arguments. Skeptics don’t need a better worldview, they need the only worldview that makes sense of reality – biblical Christianity. Indeed, the world doesn’t need another apologetics organization…it needs real apologetics.
“In the defense of Christian truth, the apologists do not start from a base of doubt or neutrality but from a position of firm belief and unshakable conviction. They face the enemy, not in dread and fear, but with a strong sense of spiritual superiority.”
– Herman Bavinck
RealApologetics.org currently offers a free podcast called The Provocative Microphone of the Christian Religion, original scholarship through books and scholarly articles, a blog, and occasional events like moderated debates. Our Statement of Faith, areas of expertise, and why exactly we’re called real apologetics can be located under the “About” section. There’s also several projects underway that need support. All in all, may you enjoy what God is doing here, and find it helpful.
