There is a need for defense. Our culture, our world, our generation need to know truth and without anyone engaging the world in the truth, it will remain in falsehood, decline, etc.

It is biblical – most of Jesus ministry revolved around apologetics, whether it was telling people about the coming Kingdom, or to the woman at the well. He spoke with great conviction and with great gentleness and humility. When he talked to the Sadducees about the resurrection, he spoke in such a way as to point them to the truth.

The Apostle Paul used apologetics in his preaching and when he faced opposition. His deep conviction led to persuasive arguments. The words don’t persuade, but it is through ‘words’ that God will use… He calls us too “take captive every thought to make obedient to Christ.” We need to deconstruct arguments, rebuild them as captives to Christ.

Scripture itself is a form of apologetics. Genesis was written against the pagan cultures in the Ancient Near East. The bible spoke against the gods and goddess and the treatment of mankind. The Bible brought a new look at humanity as being made in the image of God and new reverence for God’s creation.

Wisdom literature like Ecclesiastes is a treatise on why life is meaningless without God. Ecclesiastes looks at wealth, power, status, and knowledge… but in the end attaining all these things was meaningless. The book of Job considers suffering and the problem of evil. It taught the sovereignty of God. Are you a Christian because of your situation? Take that away, will you still be a Christian? Our faith is not vested in our own cleverness, God has given you far more than just arguments, he has given you redemption, new life, a new worldview.