A Worldview & Apologetics Compendium
UNDER CONSTRUCTION (October 9, 2022)
Scripture is replete with admonitions about discerning truth from error, righteousness from wickedness, good from evil. Further, Christians have been entrusted as stewards of the truth and love of God, to pass these along to future generations, as well as to our contemporaries who are familiar with neither. As a form of disciple-making, we have been called to teach others all that we have been commanded by our Lord, to guard the truth, to give an answer (or defense) for the hope we have, and to contend for the faith once entrusted to the saints. None of this is optional.
Yet, in my estimation, two things are desperately needed in order to minister to those entrusted to our care. First, a genuine love for those who do not know Christ at all, as well as those who may claim to know him, yet who may be living in rebellion and in antithesis to his character, ways, will, and word. It is out of love that we offer correctives, and, sadly, sometimes even rebuke. But ideally, what we share in such cases is a winsome word of encouragement and help to better understand what God's Word has to say at the point of a person's need and/or misunderstanding.
The links below will are compiled according to category of topic as well as the most recent offering at the top of each list. I have vetted these materials and have found them helpful and hope they minister to you as well, whether they teach and edify you regarding something you did not know, correct an area you have misunderstood, or to equip you to share the truth of God's Word with others.
Lastly, because this is a brand-new page, please be patient with the addition of new materials. It will take some time to accumulate helpful resources that will serve you well.
Blessings,
Dale Tedder
Scripture is replete with admonitions about discerning truth from error, righteousness from wickedness, good from evil. Further, Christians have been entrusted as stewards of the truth and love of God, to pass these along to future generations, as well as to our contemporaries who are familiar with neither. As a form of disciple-making, we have been called to teach others all that we have been commanded by our Lord, to guard the truth, to give an answer (or defense) for the hope we have, and to contend for the faith once entrusted to the saints. None of this is optional.
Yet, in my estimation, two things are desperately needed in order to minister to those entrusted to our care. First, a genuine love for those who do not know Christ at all, as well as those who may claim to know him, yet who may be living in rebellion and in antithesis to his character, ways, will, and word. It is out of love that we offer correctives, and, sadly, sometimes even rebuke. But ideally, what we share in such cases is a winsome word of encouragement and help to better understand what God's Word has to say at the point of a person's need and/or misunderstanding.
The links below will are compiled according to category of topic as well as the most recent offering at the top of each list. I have vetted these materials and have found them helpful and hope they minister to you as well, whether they teach and edify you regarding something you did not know, correct an area you have misunderstood, or to equip you to share the truth of God's Word with others.
Lastly, because this is a brand-new page, please be patient with the addition of new materials. It will take some time to accumulate helpful resources that will serve you well.
Blessings,
Dale Tedder
Atheism
Worldview and Culture Conflicts
Apologetics Methodologies
Reliability of Scripture
Moral Apologetics (Ethical Issues)
Liberal/Progressive Christianity
Issues in the United Methodist Church
As a United Methodist pastor, I thought it was prudent to include this as its own category.