This past week at the ‘Tute we had the privilege of hearing from Kerby Anderson on the topic of Apologetics. He shared about lots of different world religions to shed light on their core beliefs and how we can accurately confront those beliefs that contradict Scripture. It’s so important, especially in our world today, to be adequately informed of religions and belief systems that are outside of Christianity so that we can defend our faith. It’s one thing to believe in something, but to know why you believe it is something deeper.

I really enjoyed gaining insight into our society and how it functions in relation to belief and faith. Over the years, the way that truth is viewed in society has shifted from absolute to relative – “what’s true for you may not be what’s true for me.” That’s not possible because for truth to exist, it must be absolutely true or it cannot be true at all.

Our culture, specifically the millennial generation, is narcissistic and addicted to media. We live in a culture of the here and now and, as a whole, have lost Christian values to the “changing of times and tradition.” Faith and belief are not a matter of preference, though. We are held accountable to the Truth no matter what our culture says. God’s Word is the only absolute truth and can be proven by archaeology, manuscripts, and other outside sources.

In light of all of the in-depth apologetic information Kerby has provided for us, I will seek to deepen my understanding of other common world religions like Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism. I want to be better prepared to have conversations with people who believe in other faiths and religions that miss the Truth. I want to have more of a heart for the nations and consistently intercede on behalf of the people across the world who haven’t accepted the Truth of God’s Word.