This is the first official podcast of our apologetics ministry, Herald of Grace Apologetics. As a starter, we answered the question, “What is Apologetics?”

The word apologetics comes from the Greek term ἀπολογία, which refers to a speech made in defense of something. In the New Testament, it is used eight (8) times and it can be found in the following passages,

Act 22:1 “Brothers and fathers, hear the defense that I now make before you.”

1Co 9:3 “This is my defense to those who would examine me.”

2 Tim 4:16 “At my first defense no one came to stand by me, but all deserted me. May it not be charged against them!”

1 Peter 3:15 But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,

Taking these passages together, apologetics is the Art of Christian Persuasion.

The term apologetics comes from the Greek word apologia, which literally means “a reasoned statement or a verbal defense.”… The work of apologetics rests upon a biblical command. We find a mandate in Scripture to defend the faith, a mandate that every Christian must take seriously… We are exhorted in this passage to stand ready in case anyone asks us to give a reason for our hope as Christians. This, Peter declares, is one way we regard Jesus as the holy Lord. Secondly, notice the ethical emphasis in verse 16: we are to answer all inquiries—even the abusive ones—with gentleness and respect, so that those who revile Christians as evildoers might be ashamed.In this passage we see the reason for and importance of engaging in the task of apologetics. (R.C. Sproul, Defending Your Faith. Chapter 1. “THE TASK OF APOLOGETICS“).

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