Once a theistic framework is established, Sproul turned to historical evidence for Christianity: the reliability of the New Testament manuscripts, the resurrection as a historical event, the transformation of the apostles, and the internal consistency of Christian doctrine. Unlike pure evidentialists, however, Sproul maintained that the historical arguments presuppose a theistic worldview in which miracles are possible.
: The first step uses philosophical arguments (such as the cosmological or teleological arguments) to prove that God exists. classical apologetics sproul pdf version
