Apprentice Owl Apologetics

                A common argument I hear against the gospel of Christ is that people are good enough to get along without God. They go to work, take care of their families, are civil with their neighbors, and only occasionally curse out the person who just cut them off in traffic. Now obviously the list I provided is made up and a caricature of what I have heard, but hopefully you get the idea. These people believe that by being good according to the standards of the people around them and the government; that of course they are going to Heaven! Unfortunately, I have to say that these people are wrong for a few reasons, and I would hope to be able to elaborate on these reasons here. They believe  they are good enough: Something I see quite a bit is that people will claim that there are worse people than them, so by comparison they are good enough and that God will accept them on the basis that they are better than most. Unfortunately...

Introduction                 If you have recently graduated from University just like I have, you are very much aware of what goes on there in and out of the classroom. One thing that stays consistent is that it is normally the time that many students embark on a spiritual journey to find themselves, discover truth, liberate their minds, etc. There are many spiritual/religious groups that are found on University campus, but a trend that I have noticed is that, at least in the United States, that our generation is leaving the Christian church. For all the so called “tolerance” that is preached by most universities, I seem to notice a growing hostility toward the Christian faith, at least at my alma mater. Now don’t misunderstand me, there are still believers in the university, but the majority is not vocal, either through apathy to what is going on, fear of being ostracized by their peers for asserting their fa...