Advanced Apologetics Part Three | Dr. Phil Fernandes | Shepherds Bible College

In this third session of AP 301: Foundations for Apologetics, Dr. Phil Fernandes of Shepherds Bible College in Bremerton, Washington makes the case that Christian apologetics is not just permitted by Scripture — it is commanded by it. This lecture tackles fideism head-on and establishes why the Christian faith is a rational faith, not a blind leap in the dark.

Dr. Fernandes also addresses the creation debate candidly, sharing his own young earth creationist perspective while offering a fair-minded assessment of the tensions between young earth and old earth camps within evangelical apologetics.

Topics covered in this session:

• What is fideism and why is it unbiblical?

• Søren Kierkegaard, existentialism, and the limits of subjective belief

• Why 1 Corinthians 15 demands objective truth, not just personal faith

• Richard Dawkins vs. John Lennox — and why faith and reason are not opposites

• The resurrection appearances and their public relations problem

• Young earth vs. old earth creationism: where Dr. Fernandes stands and why

• 1 Peter 3:15 and the biblical command to defend the faith

• Romans 1 and the apologetic nature of general revelation

Taught at Shepherds Bible College | Bremerton, Washington
Part of the AP 301 Foundations for Apologetics course series