No, I'm not talking about apologizing for everything. Apologetics is just a fancy title for a simple command for Christians in 1 Peter 3:15.
"But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear" (NKJV)
Often times were are pressured by the secular majority to accept that belief in Jesus is just a blind faith; that such faith has no rational or logical basis. Yet, that is far from the truth. We are afforded ample evidence to be confident in the testimony of Jesus through the preserved account of the Bible.
Josh McDowell started out life searching for meaningful life to no avail. He looked in religion and found nothing. He turned to education and in college he endured an endless cycle of empty weeks and unfulfilled weekends of sin. It wasn't until a young woman challenged him to pursue the person, Jesus Christ, that Josh began to find purpose. Through months of tireless research, Josh, began to realize that Jesus' claims were accurate, documented, and reliable. He began to understand that life was not fulfilled through human efforts. And eventually knew the Lord Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior.
"Religion is humans trying to work their way to God through good works. Christianity is God coming to men and women through Jesus Christ" (5)
Jesus was not merely a good moral teacher, and He was not a lunatic. He is Lord. Their is no "wiggle room" for alternatives. Whether refuting the "New Atheists," gaining confidence in the reliability of Biblical records and the truth of Jesus' resurrection, or the exclusive claim of salvation made by Jesus this; book addresses relevant issues that will equip you to "give a defense to everyone who asks you the hope that is in you."
Blessings,
Kurt
