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Give a couple of examples from 1 Peter 3:15–16 as to why and how we should embrace apologetics in our faith journey.
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The two examples from Peter are so that others will see the good in you and others that don’t see will be ashamed.
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Worship God as our Lord and always be prepared to explain why you believe. Be kind and gentle when others ask questions about your faith and God. If people speak harshly toward you or about your beliefs, remain calm and gentle and they may be ashamed of their own behavior as you don’t retaliate.
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Being That we are Christian. We should spend time in God’s word. This allows us to be able to grow in knowledge of his word and truth. This allows us to be able to defend the apologetics along our journey of life as we continue reading scripture.
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Being a new creation in Christ should lead us to transform our hearts and souls and minds so that we are aligning more with the mission of God. We should want to know what we believe and why and this should propel us out towards others with sound arguments. I like the part of gentleness and respect, of forming our character and will towards God so that His love flows through us as we proclaim our faith.
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This passage from the Bible calls us to fear God and always be prepared for a response as to why we are Christians and put our faith in Jesus. Apologetics is about growing in our faith journey with wisdom about what we believe. In doing so, we need to build relationships and make sure we are walking maturely in our faith, so we are not stumbling blocks for others. We need to have an empathy for others, so we are prepared and striving to seek opportunities to share our conviction with gentleness and love, just as Jesus first met us before we became Christians.