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Reason and Hope

Reason and hope. Is our hope a result of reason or is our hope without reason? Hope without reason isn’t really hope – it’s hopelessness. You see, hope and reason go together, because hope without reason is invalid, and reason without hope is cynicism and despair. Reason is a function of the mind whereas hope is a function of the heart. Neither is meant to stand alone. No one is made of just one or the other, and no worldview can stand upon only one. That’s why Peter said “Always be Read more [...]

Not of This World

Am I the only one who gets frustrated by the uncooperative physical universe? The continual appearance of obstacles in my path that block me from getting things done is never ending and appears to gain virulence in direct proportion to the urgency of the task. I can see why people give up.  It's easy to go down that path.  Yet, hopelessness isn't the right response to the never ending difficulties of life. Wouldn't the right response be born of perspective?  Of course I'm speaking of the right Read more [...]

Where I Live

The days fly by in rapid succession. A flurry. A blur. Beyond my grasp, yet I reach out to grab hold... The morning sun brings cheer to the vineyards and trees that shuffle past my view my drive south, and turns up the blue light in the sky. The nighttime darkness is chased and flees from the sun's magnificent smile. The world awakens and goes about its business entrenched in routines like ants, unaware of the majestic timepiece in which they toil. I can't catch up with or retrieve time lost, Read more [...]

The Fatal Flaw of Perfectionism

Do you ever feel like you don’t know enough?  I often do.  I feel it now. But I have to ask: know enough for what? To make a decision.  To take an action.  Both. Thinking I don’t know enough puts me at a standstill.  I’m frozen in time, inactivated, suffocated, inert.  I’m gripped tight by an intellectual/emotional straight jacket that grieves my soul.  What can I do? Apologetics has taught me the value of facing doubts in my worldview -why not also my personal doubts? I believe Read more [...]

Why We Are Encouraged to Meet in Fellowship

Time moves so quickly, doesn’t it? Which brings up the question: how can we best make use of the time that we have? By devoting our time whenever possible to the Creator of time who is beyond time: God Himself. And isn’t that our purpose: to know God and make Him known?  There is no greater or more fulfilling way to live because we were made for that purpose. Jesus said the first and greatest commandment is to “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with Read more [...]

I’m Still Amazed

I'm still amazed that Christ suffered for us, for me, for everyone. I was one of those who jeered & spat at Him as He hung nailed there on my behalf. I'm sorry beyond words for that. Yet the grief of my actions are far outweighed by the grace of His.   Like This Blog? Sign Up to Receive New Blog Post Notifications! © 2018 Marc Lovig · ALL RIGHTS RESERVED · GIVEANANSWER.ORG · FOLLOWING THE EVIDENCE WHERE IT LEADS· Read more [...]

The Hope That We Have Wouldn’t Make Sense Without it

Let’s cut to the chase: Apologetics is about right thinking.  Reason and logic.  First and foremost.  That is its core. Whatever you once thought otherwise -fuhgeddaboudit. Right thinking is not isolated to Apologetics, because it applies to everything, and is employed when seeking the truth in anything, anywhere, anytime, anyplace.  General Revelation or  Special Revelation. Whether studying, scripture, physics, religion, biology, philosophy, history, theology, geology or anything else Read more [...]

Live in Eternity Now

We don’t have to wait for an afterlife to begin living in eternity. Eternal life begins the moment we make the decision to accept the gift of Salvation. We are then no longer of this world, and though our bodies are bound by finite time we are not. We live in eternity now. We need not wish or wonder wistfully for immortality because we have it. Once we see the truth of this our lives are changed forever because our perspective shifts from a limited human lifespan to a future without end.  Read more [...]

The Word That Changes How We Love the Lord our God

Would it be significant if Jesus modified Old Testament Scripture by adding a word? It would be blasphemous if he were merely a man, but highly significant if he was God as he claimed to be. Would you agree? Moreover, wouldn’t you think we ought to sit up and take notice? In addition wouldn’t the significance be compounded further if the change were made in response to one of the most important questions you and I or a Pharisee could ask? The stakes of missing the point would be even higher, Read more [...]

Atheism is the Opiate of the Masses

Atheism is the opiate of the masses. Enabling escape from the consequences of reality by denying reality. Christianity is often accused of being an escape for the weak and feeble minded who can't face reality. For those who can't look at the facts as they are and the evidence smack dab in front of their faces. But is that true? There is a massive cumulative case to the contrary. Instead those who accuse Christians of intellectual weak knees are themselves shaking in their boots.   Because Read more [...]
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1 Peter 3:15

Always be prepared to

Give an Answer

to everyone who asks you

to give a reason

for the hope that you have.

Apologetics

a·pol·o·get·ics

Noun (plural)

/əˌpäləˈjetiks/

Reasoned arguments or writings in justification of something.

The discipline of defending a position through the systematic use of logic, reason & evidence.

From the Greek word

απολογία

apologia

(ap-ol-og-ee'-ah)

Give an Answer

Matthew 22:37

Jesus replied: 

“ ‘Love the Lord your God

with all your heart

and with all your soul

and with all your mind.’ ” 

 

2 Corinthians 10

“We demolish arguments

and every pretension

that sets itself up against

the knowledge of God, 

and we take captive every thought 

to make it obedient to Christ.”

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