Huh coming up as $ 11 . 90 for me . <| sep |> I disagree with the premise that it ' s wasting time to understand arguments made by the lost , I ' m not Lutheran and so I do not believe in predestination so understanding these things can help in ministry too by leading to answers to these philosophical problems . Shying away could even be counter productive towards one ' s ability to defend the faith when confronted in a nonpersecuting debate , having answers is not a bad thing . Of course taking in things that build the faith are also important , much more importantat that . However that doesn ' t mean apologetics is a waste of time or worldly , defending the faith in a logical argument is what brings or keeps some people to the Lord . Just because their ministry is harder and even dangerous does not mean it ' s not righteous .