Bible studies for those behind bars to use as self-study, with a pen pal, or in a small group.
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This is a series of 18 courses we have been using in the jail ministry for several years.
These courses are about answering questions - difficult questions about Christianity. As disciples of Jesus Christ we have a responsibility to be prepared to defend our faith. Certainly there are many difficult questions. "If God is good and all powerful why is there evil in the world?" "Doesn't the Bible contradict itself?" "If God can do anything can He make a rock too heavy for Him to lift?" "My mother killed herself. Is she in heaven?" The list is almost endless.
It is impossible to have a book or a training course that has an answer for each and every question. Instead we must learn how to find the answers to the questions that do come up. To do that we are going to practice finding the answers to the questions above and others like them. In the end you will not know the answers to every question but you will have a strategy or plan for dealing with any question that might be raised.
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These courses were developed to be taken in order through the whole series, courses one to eighteen, however, they do not refer to each other often, and can be taken in any order at all. Besides just picking out one you like, you could also go through them as three different series of courses as they are organized below:
Apologetics
TACTICS |
Apologetics
TOPICS |
Faith Worth Defending
TEACHINGS |
| [1] Discerning Motives (9 Lessons)
(Feelings matter, including yours) |
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| [2] Illogical Questions (5 Lessons)
(How did Jesus answer questions?) |
[3] The Existence of God (4 Lessons)
(It is reasonable to think God exists.) |
[4] The Nature of God (9 Lessons)
(All powerful, all knowing, and everywhere) |
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[5] Jesus Christ (5 Lessons)(Lord and Savior) |
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[6] The Resurrection (5 Lessons)
(He really died, He really lives.) |
[7] Holy Spirit (5 Lessons)(Our very real and present guide and comforter.) |
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[8] Trinity (5 Lessons)
(Three in one is reasonable.) |
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[9] Bible Reliability (5 Lessons)
(A reliable history)
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[10] God's Holy Bible (6 Lessons)
(God's word) |
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[11] The Fall of Man (5 Lessons)
(We are unreliable) |
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[12] The Problem of Evil (8 lessons)
(If God is good, why are things so bad?) |
[13] Discipleship (5 lessons)
(You are saved! Now what?) |
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[14] Angels & Demons (4 lessons)
(They are real.) |
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[15] Heaven & Hell (5 Lessons)
(We have a destiny and a destination.) |
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[16] End Times Prophecy (3 Lessons)
(Something to dread or look forward to?) |
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[17] The Creation Debate (8 Lessons)
(More than two points of view.)
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| [18] Worldview Collision (6 Lessons)
(Asking them some hard questions)
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[19] Versus (? Lessons)
(Christianity compared to other Religions)
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[20] Issues (? Lessons)
(Christian Denominations)
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Dialogs
Exercise worsheets
for practicing responding. |
Resource Pages
Additional information
pertaining to these courses. |
Adjunct Reading
Additional books, websites, and
books about Christian Apologetics. |
These are the 18 courses in the original series we used in the jail minisitry. We hope to develop a course having to do with specific other religions, and how they differ from Biblical Christianity. We also plan to have a course that examines the issues that cause us to divide into denominations, with the intent of showing more than one side, so that students can decide exactly what they believe and how to defend it.
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We add new courses as often as we can. Which ones we work on next will depend on which ones you want.
Let us know what you are using and how you are using it.
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