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Hi there many others like you have asked what is Christian apologetics, let's find out

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Shall we you can also discover more on got questions org We answer deep theological questions and surface level basics from the same standard of truth the

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Word of God My name is Joel. I'm part of the greater got questions team and I'm happy to answer your question today

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The English word apology comes from a Greek word, which basically means to give a defense

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Christian apologetics then is the science of defending one's faith Many skeptics doubt the existence of God and or attack belief in the

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God of the Bible Many critics attack the inspiration and inerrancy of the

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Bible Many false teachers promote false doctrines and deny key truths of the

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Christian faith The mission of Christian apologetics is to combat these movements and instead promote the

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Christian God and the Christian truth I would say probably the key verse is 1st

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Peter 3 15 It says 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

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But do this with gentleness and respect very important point here There is no excuse for any

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Christian to not be able to defend his or her faith Every Christian should be able to give a adequate presentation of why they have their faith in Christ and No, you don't need to be an expert in apologetics to do that every

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Christian though should know what they believe why they believe it and be able to adequately share and Express it to people around them and it's super important in today's world to know how to defend it against lies and attacks

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That are surely to come if they haven't already We just read 1st Peter 3 15 and the gentleness and respectful part at the end

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I believe is lost sadly defending the Christian faith with apologetics should never involve being rude

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Angry or disrespectful while practicing Christian apologetics You should strive to be strong in your defense, but Christlike in your presentation if we lose someone

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Because of our attitude or our presentation Then we've lost the understanding and the concept of the purpose of apologetics

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Now there are two primary methods of Christian apologetics. The first commonly known as classical apologetics

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It involves sharing proofs and evidences that the Christian message is true the second commonly known as presuppositional apologetics

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Confronts the preconceived ideas and assumptions behind Anti -christian positions proponents of both types of Christian apologetics often debate each other

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But let's be honest, it's probably more productive to be able to do both Convincingly and switch back and forth between them depending on the person and the situation that you're ministering to in conclusion

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Christian apologetics is simply presenting a reasonable defense of the

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Christian faith and truth to those who disagree Christian apologetics is a necessary aspect of the

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Christian life We are all commanded to be ready and equipped to proclaim the gospel and defend our faith

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That is the essence of Christian apologetics. And that also answers your question.

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What is Christian apologetics? On our website gotquestions .org. You'll find an in -depth article on this topic

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And also you'll be finding some great references some study materials and other things

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