Feature: Ratio Christi
Remember in my very first post on this blog when I mentioned how my friends and I love to sit for hours discussing deep matters of theology, life, etc.? Well about a year ago, that interest was taken to a whole new level.
Together, they officially formed a Ratio Christi club, which is a campus apologetics alliance. Their website said on defending Christianity and truth at the university,
According to Brennan Maddox, a senior biomedical sciences major from Rose Hill, and cofounder of the Ratio Christi chapter at Troy, the club exists to raise awareness about Christian apologetics through discussion and occasional brief lectures on relevant issues.
Each week the group meets at 4 p.m. in Patterson 303 with a different topic of discussion.
On Monday, about ten students discussed whether morality can exist outside of Christianity.
"Does morality - biblical morality - exist outside of Christianity?" Maddox said. "I would point that a little further and say, 'Can we act righteously, can we act in accordance with God's will, outside of Christianity?' I think as Christians that's the ultimate question we have to ask."
Maddox initiated and guided the discussion. In order to encourage deeper thought, he pressed participants with more questions throughout the event which lasted for approximately one hour.
Alex Mixon, a senior music industry major from Millbrook, did not think that biblical morality could exist outside of being Christian.
"As Christians we recognize that God is sovereign," Mixon said. "He is the only one who is worthy to be god. If I weren't a Christian I wouldn't know that my sole purpose is to glorify the one who created me. I would have no reason to want to."
Attendees took turns stating their thoughts and opinions, giving examples of their arguments.
Andrew Russell, a senior history major from Montgomery, gave an example of how human perspective can influence one's ability to objectively decipher what is right and wrong.
"Paul legitimately believed himself to be following the will of God and persecuting Christians," Russell said, referencing Saint Paul's life before he was converted to Christianity. "By submitting to the authority of Scriptures, we can say that definitely does not align with God's explicit will for humanity.
Interested individuals can contact the group on Facebook for further information regarding how to get involved.
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Together, they officially formed a Ratio Christi club, which is a campus apologetics alliance. Their website said on defending Christianity and truth at the university,
"Ratio Christi (Latin for ‘The Reason of Christ’) is a
global movement that equips university students and faculty
to give historical, philosophical, and scientific reasons
for following Jesus Christ. Bringing together faith and reason
to establish the intellectual voice of Christ in the University,
Ratio Christi is planting student and faculty led
apologetics clubs at universities around the world."
According to Brennan Maddox, a senior biomedical sciences major from Rose Hill, and cofounder of the Ratio Christi chapter at Troy, the club exists to raise awareness about Christian apologetics through discussion and occasional brief lectures on relevant issues.
Each week the group meets at 4 p.m. in Patterson 303 with a different topic of discussion.
On Monday, about ten students discussed whether morality can exist outside of Christianity.
"Does morality - biblical morality - exist outside of Christianity?" Maddox said. "I would point that a little further and say, 'Can we act righteously, can we act in accordance with God's will, outside of Christianity?' I think as Christians that's the ultimate question we have to ask."
Maddox initiated and guided the discussion. In order to encourage deeper thought, he pressed participants with more questions throughout the event which lasted for approximately one hour.
Alex Mixon, a senior music industry major from Millbrook, did not think that biblical morality could exist outside of being Christian.
"As Christians we recognize that God is sovereign," Mixon said. "He is the only one who is worthy to be god. If I weren't a Christian I wouldn't know that my sole purpose is to glorify the one who created me. I would have no reason to want to."
Check out the Ratio Christi meeting via video!
Attendees took turns stating their thoughts and opinions, giving examples of their arguments.
Andrew Russell, a senior history major from Montgomery, gave an example of how human perspective can influence one's ability to objectively decipher what is right and wrong.
"Paul legitimately believed himself to be following the will of God and persecuting Christians," Russell said, referencing Saint Paul's life before he was converted to Christianity. "By submitting to the authority of Scriptures, we can say that definitely does not align with God's explicit will for humanity.
Interested individuals can contact the group on Facebook for further information regarding how to get involved.
https://www.thinglink.com/scene/1020505414355124227
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