Apologetics 101

Someone once said, “It takes a little knowledge to believe something, still more knowledge to explain something, and even more knowledge to defend something.” The ability to clearly articulate and adequately defend the faith is an ability that cannot be overemphasized. Believers must know not only what they believe but why they believe it.
In every age bracket, Christian people must know that the Christian faith is credible. It is founded upon an impressive collection of historically documented evidence. Our faith is not blind and our defense of it does not have to be uninformed. Albert Barnes expresses the issue with accuracy:

“Christianity is founded on evidence; and though it cannot be supposed that every Christian will be able to understand all that is involved in what are called the evidences of Christianity, or to meet all the objections of the enemies of the gospel; yet every man who becomes a Christian should have such intelligent views of religion, and of the evidences of the truth of the Bible, that he can show to others that the religion which he has embraced has claims to their attention, or that it is not a mere matter of education, of tradition, or of feeling. It should also be an object with every Christian to increase his acquaintance with the evidences of the truth of religion, not only for his own stability and comfort in the faith, but that he may be able to defend religion if attacked, or to guide others if they are desirous of knowing what is truth.”
- taken from “Be Ready to Answer”, Michael Gowens