Daily Discipleship - Day 298: Always Be Prepared to Give an Answer
May 3, 2026
Daily Discipleship • Day 298 • Monday, February 22, 2027
Always Be Prepared to Give an Answer
1 Peter 3:15
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William Lane Craig — philosopher and theologian at Talbot School of Theology, whose work in Christian apologetics has equipped believers worldwide to give reasoned defenses of the faith.
ἀπολογίαν
apologian · Greek NT“a defense / an answer”
apologia is a legal term for a formal defense before a court. Peter applies it to every believer: we are all to be ready to give a reasoned, articulate account of our hope. Apologetics is not the province of scholars alone but the responsibility of every Christian.
Peter’s command assumes that believers will be asked about their hope. The precondition, however, is not a memorized argument—it is a sanctified heart: ‘honor Christ the Lord as holy.’ Defense flows from devotion. When Christ is holy in your heart, the hope He gives naturally shows, and people ask.
Craig has spent decades demonstrating that Christian belief is intellectually robust. But notice Peter’s qualifier: ‘with gentleness and respect.’ The most airtight argument delivered without love loses the person. Know what you believe and why—then hold it with an open, kind hand.
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