Five-Point Logic Checklist

One of the most important skills to master, particularly if you intend to share your faith with others, is how to form a logical argument. Though it might seem complicated, an argument in logic is really a very simple thing. To have an argument you must make a claim (called the conclusion) and provide support (called premises) for believing the claim to be true or correct. To have a good argument (sound or cogent) your premises must be (1) true; (2) relevant to your central claim; and (3) adequate to sufficiently support the conclusion.

Working Hard in London

Here’s a list of my speaking events over the last seven days in the United Kingdom:

• 4 radio interviews
• 2 television interviews
• Lecture at Oxford Center for Christian Apologetics: “The Authority of Scripture (Sola Scriptura)”
• Lecture at City Temple Koinonia: “Best Explanation Apologetics”
• Talk to London pastors about Reasons To Believe
• 3 talks at the Unbelievable Conference: “Confessions of a Compulsive Thinker,” “CLEAR Reasons Christianity Makes Sense,” “Evangelism in a Multifaith World,” plus a Q&A with the other conference speakers
• Sermon at City Temple: “Do All Religions Lead to God?”
• Sermon at Duke Street Church: “What Does It Mean to Be Made in the Image of God?”
• Debate at Gunnersbury Baptist Church: “Old-Earth Creationism vs. Young-Earth Creationism”

I often describe myself as “a thinker, but not a doer.” But after this busy week in London, it seems I qualify as both!

Logic Lessons: Attack the Argument, Not the Person

The Captain America and superhero worldviews series will return next week. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this post on lessons in logic.