How to defend the faith without raising your voice
Defend the Faith Without Raising Your Voice
Did you know that the following phrase is an actual “search” term on the internet?
“Defend the faith without raising your voice.”
I love that!
That means more Christians are searching for the right and Biblical way to present the truth of the Gospel to others.
With love
With humility
And, with facts.
We have evidentiary facts of what we are told in the Bible and they do validate our faith.
Even so, all of the divisiveness we’re seeing right now will only get worse.
Jesus told the disciples –
If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before it hated you. – John 15:18, (NASB).1
We should have bold confidence in our faith and the courage to stand for our faith in a disbelieving world.
Learning to meet cultural lies head-on is not only important to us as adults, we must also pass on what we learn to the younger generation.
They are literally bombarded everywhere with lies about God, the creation account, and His design for marriage – not only from some politicians, but also on television, the internet, and in some public schools (see stopcse.org.)
If you’re a parent or grandparent – you might be thinking right now, “Help!”
Where can a person go to learn how to answer those anti-God arguments that we know will continue for the rest of our days?
I’m glad you asked. 🙂
Stand For Reason in a Hostile World
Learning how to defend your faith – it’s not too late!!
The Stand To Reason website offers some incredible and helpful resources to choose from, including podcasts, articles, videos and more.
Plus, there’s this:
I bet I can guess what you’re thinking . . .
Classes? – Who has the time?
Trust me, I get it.
Your time is valuable.
But, the world has changed, and this very hostile culture is pushing messages of fear, division, and hopelessness.
Training in Apologetics (defending the faith) is helpful.
I’m currently enrolled in STR University, and highly encourage you to consider signing up as well.
Here’s the skinny:
- The classes are free.
- Biblical instructors guide you through each course.
- You’ll learn practical and loving ways to share your beliefs and why you believe what you do.
- The video classes are under 30 minutes, some even half that.
You can take valuable classes such as:
Are the Gospels Reliable History?
The Case For The Resurrection
Answering Nine Challenges to Jesus’ Deity
What kids today are facing from cultural influencers is heartbreaking, but knowing about those dangers and preparing the next generation is not only important, it’s biblical.
To do so we must know what we believe; we must have thought it out; we must be able to state it intelligently and intelligibly. Our faith must be a first-hand discovery and not a second-hand story. It is one of the tragedies of the modern situation that there are so many Church members who, if they were asked what they believe, could not tell, and who, if they were asked why they believe it, would be equally helpless. The Christian must go through the mental and spiritual toil of thinking out his faith, so that he can tell what he believes and why. – Barclay, W: The Daily Study Bible Series. The Westminster Press, as quoted in preceptaustin.org.2
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1Scripture quotation is from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation.
2 W. Barclay quotation is from the 1 Peter 3:13-22 commentary. [2020.] Courtesy of Precept Austin, https://www.preceptaustin.org/1peter_verse_by_verse__313-22., 1/06/20. Subheading, “Make A Defense Not An Apology.” Web. Accessed 7 September, 2022.
