'The Bible, Religion and Spiritual Teachings'

'Introduction \nThe reciprocation dialogue appears in the Bible. The Greek dialegomai occurs 13 times in the New Testament, and refers to reason, sane argument, discussion, talk about, debate, dispute and so forth. Particularly, we a good deal carry out it applied to the Apostle capital of Minnesota as he reasoned and argued with Jews in the synagogues (Acts 17:2,17, 18:4,19, 19:8) and Greeks and separate Gentiles in the marketplaces and academies of the time, where the win over of ideas took place (Acts 17:17, 18:4, 19:9-10). \nSt. Pauls evangelistic prophesy wasnt simply stir oratory and edifying, homiletic exposition; it elusive in- depth ratiocination; even - at times, such as on deflower Hill (Acts 17:22-34) --, literally philosophic discourse. \nOur sea captain Jesus, too, often engaged in vigorous, rational, scriptural argument, curiously with the Pharisees, much in the spirit of the old-fashioned rabbis. One spokesperson of this among many an(prenominal) o ccurs in Mark 12:18-27, where He is verbalise to be disputing (Greek, suzeteo) with the Sadducees (cf. Acts 9:29, where the same pass countersignature is use). \nRational argument, thinking, or open-minded discourse and dialogue is solely permissible; indeed, demand of all Christians who hankering to have a robust, confident, reasonable credit amidst the competing ideas and faiths of the world and academia. Our Lord instructs us to venerate God with our minds as well as with all our hearts, souls, and power (Luke 10:27). \nThe word apologetics; that is, the defense of Christianity (or universality in particular, in the present instance) is derived etymologically from the Greek apologia, which term was used by Plato as a epithet of one of his many classic dialogues, in description of the philosopher Socrates extended and elaborate defense or defense of himself against trumped-up, politically-motivated charges in Athens, in 399 B.C. \nApologia is in addition a scriptural word, and appears much in the same intellect as with Socrates, with indirect request to St. Pauls defense of himself ...'