Ep. 95 – Tactics – Mini Tactics - Cave To The Cross Apologetics

Before we get to the conclusion of Tactics by Greg Koukl, we want to cover five mini tactics at the end. We talk about applying Jesus’ own words to a conversation, how to handle name-calling, embracing true but irrelevant objections, using better descriptor words than religious words, and the power of just saying, “So?”.

Timeline Breakdown:

00:00 – Intro To Chapter 18 – Mini-Tactics
01:06 – Use Jesus’ Own Standing On A Subject In Dispute
03:22 – Use What Jesus Said About Marriage & Same-Sex Marriage As A Standard In The Conversation
05:56 – How To Answer, “But Jesus Never Said Anything About Same-Sex Marriage!”
09:22 – How To Take General Principles From Other Subjects Jesus Talked About
13:12 – Ask What Their Opinion Of Jesus Is To See What The Impact Of This Tactic Would Hold
15:56 – When Being Called Names – Ask What They Mean By That?
22:58 – Christians Should Not Engage In Spiteful Name Calling
24:53 – Embrace True Known Objections That Are Accurate But Irrelevant
26:50 – Examples Of Answering Objections By Moving Towards The Objection
31:30 – Using Better Words Than Our Normal “Christian-ese” For Better Understanding
35:55 – The Power Of “So?”
37:15 – Examples Of Using The Power Of “So?”
40:20 – Conclusion

The episode link is cavetothecross.com/ep95

27-10 – Great video on answering that objection “Do Atheists Just Believe In One Less God Than Theists?” by Tyler Vela From The Freed Thinker (https://www.youtube.com/user/virtuety)
37-27 – Listen To McGrew’s Great Debate Here