Early Christian Church History #17: Evangelism Methods - Apologetics, Polemics

This is program #17 in a continuing series on Early Christian Church History. To see the other programs in this series click on our playlist "Dealing with Anti Trinitarians & Early Church History" at http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=....

Preach the gospel to others Lk 7:22; 8:1; 2 Tim 4:2
Use of Catena of 3 or more Bible verses Heb 1
Bold proclamation of truth Acts 4:8-13; Gal 2:14-15
Moses is older than Homer
Quoting God's word to unbelievers Jn 10:34
Christ or us speaking in parables
Sharing personal testimonies Acts 22:6-21
Creative allegories or metaphors Jms 3:4-8
Quoting poetry to share truth Acts 17:28
Promises of Heaven or God's love Lk10:20;1Cor2:9
Threats of Hell or God's wrath Mt 3:10,12; Rev 19-21
Mortal life is fleeting/short Isa 40:6,7; Jms 1:10-11
Martyr's blood/death is a testimony Heb 10:36-39
Answering the questions of others Lk 12:14-17
Debate and argument in witnessing Acts 18:28
Using questions Mk 12:35-37; Lk 6:33-34,38,41,42,46
Do no throw pearls before swine Mt 7:6
Showing misconceptions/contradictions Gal 2:14
Call other beliefs delusion/madness 2 Th 2:11
Psalm 110 can only refer to Christ Mt 22:44; Acts 1:34-35
Apologetic use of Plato's Timaeus -
Nature witnesses to God Ps 19; Rom 1:18-20
Apologetic use of Jupiter's tomb ~Titus 1:12
Appeal to science -
Pointing out adulteries of Greek gods -
First Cause (cosmological arg.) (partial) Isa 43:10-
Humor in witnessing Acts 26:29
Only one is supreme Isa 40:13,14,25
Harsh rebuke in witnessing Mt 23:33; Gal 1:6-9
Appeal to historians Josh 10:13; 2 Sam 1:18
Calling people names. Mt 23:25,33; Lk3:7; Jn8:55
Morality vs. evil in other religions Lev 20:2-5