Giving An Answer To Those Who Ask

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1 Peter 3:13-16

“Who is going to harm you if you are

eager to do good? But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are

blessed. "Do not fear what they fear;

do not be frightened." But in your

hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an

answer to everyone who asks you to

give the reason for the hope that you

have. But do this with gentleness and respect , keeping a clear conscience,

so that those who speak maliciously

against your good behavior in Christ

may be ashamed of their slander.”



Firm Conviction: Christ as Lord

We are all like blind men groping

around in the dark. We won’tknow what the truth is like unless

the King who sees everything

reveals Himself to us, tells us the

truth and corrects our mistakes.

And that is exactly what the

gospel is all about. God has

already done that in the life,death and resurrection of Jesus

Christ so we can know the truth.

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What Is Apologetics?

“Apologetics” is not apologizing

(sorry!) or defending God (He isbig enuff to defend Himself).

It is the art of giving seekers or

critics a reason for the faith wehave in Christ. It could involve

removing obstacles to faith,

evaluating other religious claims

and giving positive evidences for the Christian faith. (2 Corinthian

10:5 – making every thought

captive to Christ)

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Informed Mind: Know What You Believe

Be ready, be prepared to give us an

answer or reason for our faith. To do

that, we obviously need to know

something about what we really believe

and why we believe the things we

believe.

- Read well and think through our

beliefs. The CDPC library has lots of

resources to help us do that.

-Be curious. Learn how others think

about life and God


CDPC Library



Winsome Character: Gentleness & Respect

Do you know of people who win

arguments and lose the soul?They can debate like

champions but offend

everybody with a proud, know-

it-all attitude. People are just

put off. But good ambassadors

for Christ are humble, gentle or

respectable to others. Theyspeak the truth but they speak

the truth in LOVE. Because the

ultimate apologetics is love.




Artful Method: Asking Questions

The gospel message is eternal,

unchanging but the ambassador learns how to adjust his method

depending on the person/situation so

the gospel is heard in clear and

compelling way.

The power of asking questions:

-Opens up hidden assumptions

-Clarifies and gathers information

-Helps a person discover on his own

-Points out weaknesses in their

current ways of looking at life/God Francis Schaeffer and C.S. Lewis

influential Christian apologists



The Medium And the Message: “The only appropriate

media for communicating the gospel are lives and words.

Christians have to wrap themselves up in the good news

of Jesus Christ, live that mystery together in the fellowship

of the church, and give the world something worth seeing.

And they have to explain it in the form of sound doctrine,

explaining biblical truth, making the message clear as only

words can. There is a strong temptation these days to

seek refuge in the claim that “my life is my testimony,” asif preaching is replaced. But the gospel is wordy, just as it

is lifey. It just isn’t very bumper stickery."

Fred Sanders,Scriptorium Daily


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