Do we need to defend God?
God is obviously so much more powerful than us, so He does not require us to rush to His aid. We do not need to protect Him from all the mean things humans say about Him.
Recent examples
- Modern interpretation of Last Supper in the Olympic opening ceremony
- “Shooting” of baby Jesus by Sanija Ameti
Do we need to defend our faith?
- Be prepared to give a defense for your hope (1 Peter 3:15)
- Defend and establish the gospel (Philippians 1:7)
How do we defend our faith?
- With graciousness (Philippians 4:5)
- True to the Word (Titus 1:9)
- Focused and targeted (2 Corinthians 10:4-5)
How should we NOT defend our faith?
- Generalizations (“Just have faith”, “God is always good”)
- Pretending (“Life is perfect”)
- Becoming defensive
Practical application (common questions)
- Science has proven that God does not exist.
- The Bible is a collection of old scribblings with countless contradictions.
- Jesus is a mythical figure. No one knows if he really existed.
- If God really existed, there would be no evil in the world.
- As long as you sincerely believe, it does not matter who or what you believe in.
- Christians are self-righteous and hypocritical. They probably do not believe in their own God.
Apologetics is basically just good evangelism!