--- title: "2 Apologetics Quotes By Greg L. Bahnsen" description: "2 Apologetics quotes by Greg L. Bahnsen. Plus more from Greg L. Bahnsen and more Apologetics sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63e/greg-l-bahnsen-19294_apologetics_the-task-of-the-apologist-is-not-simply_192340.jpg" --- > [“The task of the apologist is not simply to show that there is no hope of eternal salvation outside of Christ, but also that the unbeliever has no present intellectual hope outside of Christ. It is foolish for him to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-l-bahnsen/the-task-of-the-apologist-is-not-simply-to-show-that-there-is-no-hope/) [Greg L. Bahnsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-l-bahnsen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63e/greg-l-bahnsen-19294_apologetics_the-task-of-the-apologist-is-not-simply_192340.jpg) > [“Christian apologetics is a defense of religious faith, thus pertaining to the question of one's ultimate commitment in life. Apologetics entails intellectual reasoning in justification of one's beliefs, thus touching on the epistemological question of the final standard of knowledge.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-l-bahnsen/christian-apologetics-is-a-defense-of-religious-faith-thus-pertaining/) [Greg L. Bahnsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-l-bahnsen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/749/greg-l-bahnsen-19294_apologetics_christian-apologetics-is-a-defense-of-re_1029335.jpg) ## Other authors on Apologetics - [Criss Jami 37 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apologetics/criss-jami/) - [Jon Morrison 19 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apologetics/jon-morrison/) - [Michael Ben Zehabe 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apologetics/michael-ben-zehabe/) ## More by Greg L. Bahnsen > [“Most philosophers do not want intellectual matters to reduce to a question of morality (obedience or rebellion to God's Word). They want to hold…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-l-bahnsen/most-philosophers-do-not-want-intellectual-matters-to-reduce-to-a/) [Greg L. Bahnsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-l-bahnsen/) > [“The task of the apologist is not simply to show that there is no hope of eternal salvation outside of Christ, but also that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-l-bahnsen/the-task-of-the-apologist-is-not-simply-to-show-that-there-is-no-hope/) [Greg L. Bahnsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-l-bahnsen/) > [A god or revelation capable of proof or rational verification by an autonomous man would be worthless.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-l-bahnsen/a-god-or-revelation-capable-of-proof-or-rational-verification-by-an/) [Greg L. Bahnsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-l-bahnsen/) > [If no divine law is recognized above the law of the State, then the law of man has become absolute in men's eyes--there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-l-bahnsen/if-no-divine-law-is-recognized-above-the-law-of-the-state-then-the/) [Greg L. Bahnsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-l-bahnsen/) > [“Since the fall of man was ethical in character (not metaphysical) the unregenerate and regenerate share the facts of the world and the rules…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-l-bahnsen/since-the-fall-of-man-was-ethical-in-character-not-metaphysical-the/) [Greg L. Bahnsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-l-bahnsen/) > [“Without faith, there is no proper understanding by which a man can judge. As Augustine well said, 'I believe in order to understand'.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-l-bahnsen/without-faith-there-is-no-proper-understanding-by-which-a-man-can/) [Greg L. Bahnsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-l-bahnsen/) > [“To avoid Christ in your thought at any point, then, is to be misled, untruthful, and spiritually dead.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-l-bahnsen/to-avoid-christ-in-your-thought-at-any-point-then-is-to-be-misled/) [Greg L. Bahnsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-l-bahnsen/) > [“To reason with the non-Christian in a fashion purporting to be independent of God or independent of reliance upon revelation is to honor the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-l-bahnsen/to-reason-with-the-non-christian-in-a-fashion-purporting-to-be/) [Greg L. Bahnsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-l-bahnsen/) > [“We must not defend our message (that Christ's Word is self-attesting and possessing ultimate authority from the Lord) with a method that works counter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-l-bahnsen/we-must-not-defend-our-message-that-christ-s-word-is-self-attesting/) [Greg L. Bahnsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-l-bahnsen/) > [When an apologist attempts to be autonomous in his reasoned argumentation he indicates that he considers God to be less certain than his own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-l-bahnsen/when-an-apologist-attempts-to-be-autonomous-in-his-reasoned/) [Greg L. Bahnsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-l-bahnsen/) > [“Christian apologetics is a defense of religious faith, thus pertaining to the question of one's ultimate commitment in life. Apologetics entails intellectual reasoning in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-l-bahnsen/christian-apologetics-is-a-defense-of-religious-faith-thus-pertaining/) [Greg L. Bahnsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-l-bahnsen/) > [“By reversing the proper order of things, the non-presuppositional apologist sees submission to God's Word as secondary, rather than primary, sees demonstration as the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-l-bahnsen/by-reversing-the-proper-order-of-things-the-non-presuppositional/) [Greg L. Bahnsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-l-bahnsen/) > [“John Gerstner similarly observes, “Christ’s affirmation of the moral law was complete. Rather than setting His disciples free from the law, He tied them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-l-bahnsen/john-gerstner-similarly-observes-christ-s-affirmation-of-the-moral/) [Greg L. Bahnsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-l-bahnsen/) > [There is no way to use non-Christian language and logic to arrive at Christian utterances, conclusions, and behavior.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-l-bahnsen/there-is-no-way-to-use-non-christian-language-and-logic-to-arrive-at/) [Greg L. Bahnsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-l-bahnsen/) > [“With its continued dismissal of the law of God in ethics, Fundamentalism expressed both a "spiritualized" form of situational ethics and a "Christianly submissive"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-l-bahnsen/with-its-continued-dismissal-of-the-law-of-god-in-ethics/) [Greg L. Bahnsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-l-bahnsen/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apologetics/greg-l-bahnsen/#itemlist", "name": "2 Apologetics Quotes By Greg L. 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