The first and most obvious one is that the Bible says so. Another reason is to help people see what Christians really believe. Talking about your faith openly helps change those perceptions. Defending your faith can also help bring people to God. As you help someone understand Jesus, God can use you to help save them from hell.
Can I get a witness? I recommend Defending Your Faith , but there are also many other great resources available. I hope I have convinced you why the study of apologetics is important for anyone who follows Christ. I also want to give you a sample of how apologetics works. For instance, one of the first tasks is to ask some questions,. Most attempts to destroy the case for God include a rejection of one or more of these four foundational laws for obtaining knowledge.
If you can prove the validity of these laws, then any attempt to disprove the existence of God falls into irrationality. Now take a popular framework of thinking like relativism, which says that truth is relative. To argue for it would not be logical. The study of apologetics is fascinating.
I have given you some reasons why you apologetics is something worth studying and I have given you a sample what how it works. Proving an argument can help an unbeliever hear the truth of Christ, but it is different from persuasion.
Many point out: As I defend my family and my nation, it is also my responsibility to guard my religion. Others need to respect my religion. While others stress: God is self-sufficient and all powerful. Some note: Our respective religions and religion in general are under attack from various directions.
Defending is highly important. We represent God on earth and need to do a good job defending religion and ultimately God. Have firm grasp in your faith so that you are ready to defend when time comes. If we take care of our religion, God will bless us more.
We need to serve our religion, whatever it takes. On the other hand, some indicate: I would look socially backwards if I start defending my centuries old religion, many of its scriptural statements may not look practical in 21st century. Why does it matter what others think of my religion — it is something between me and my God? Religion brings me joy-peace-harmony-inner strength, brightens my life, and makes my existence meaningful — I don't think it wants me to go out and defend it.
Is actually our ego-security-honor-prestige at risk? Is the purpose to seek something from religion or contribute to it? Is God really interested that religions need to be protected? American pastor Harry Emerson Fosdick reportedly said: Religion, like music, is not in need of defense, but rendition. English cleric Charles Caleb Colton — stated: Men will wrangle for religion; write for it; fight for it; die for it; anything but — live for it. French poet Charles Pierre Baudelaire reportedly said: Even if God did not exist, religion would still be holy and divine.
We asked our panel of religious leaders of the region the following question: Should believers defend religion or let God defend it? G-d and humans are both responsible to maintain religion. The Jew saw them all, and is now what he always was, exhibiting no decadence, no infirmities of age, no dulling of his alert mind. All things are mortal but the Jew; all other forces pass, but he remains.
What is the secret of his immortality? Surely, if God is real and the religion is true, then he himself will preserve it.
We should know what we believe and be able to articulate it. All must participate, however humble their origin, however limited their experience, however restricted their means, however deficient their education, however pressing their cares and preoccupations, however unfavorable the environment in which they live.
By defending our faith, we will be honored. We do not ask God to defend His Teachings we beg God to defend and protect us.
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