Schaeffer: an honest apologetic

Thursday, January 3, 2013
    Commemoration of Gladys Aylward, Missionary in China, 1970
Meditation:
    The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name. Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.
    —Acts 5:41-42 (NIV)
Quotation:
    As Christians we must not minimize the need to give honest answers to honest questions. We should have an intellectual apologetic. The Bible commands it and Christ and Paul exemplify it. In the synagogue, in the marketplace, in homes and in almost every conceivable kind of situation, Jesus and Paul discussed Christianity. It is likewise the Christian’s task to be able to give an honest answer to an honest question and then to give it.
    ... Francis A. Schaeffer (1912-1984), The Mark of the Christian, Inter-Varsity Press, 1976, p. 16-17 (see the book)
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, You equip Your witnesses with the truth. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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