Saturday, 19 May 2018

Uses Of The Apologetics Ministry

By Ann Sanders


Repentance is the science and art of Christian faith. It can also be defined as the defense of Christian faith in relation to the church that you attend. 1 Peter 3:15 is the most quoted verse when it comes to repentance. The verse urges Christian to lead a life of love and peace. To be able to answer a question about their hope and faith with humility. Below are some of the reasons why apologetics ministry is important.

Apologetics help in persuading non-believers into joining the Christian faith. Acts 17 encourages Christians to persuade non-believers like Paul did. Saint Paul would go to the synagogue for three days and reason with the people while proving to them from scripture that Christ had to suffer, die and rise for their sake.

Muslims are taught all about their religion at a young age and that is why it is very difficult for them to stray away from their path. Since Christianity is not very strict, most of the people claiming to be Christians tend to know very little about the religion. The apologetics help them in understanding their religion thus easily defending it.

As Christians, we believe that the world is not our home. We are simply on a journey to heaven. On judgment day, it will be determined which souls are going to heaven and which ones are going to hell. Christians use apologetics to keep people away from hell. Apologetics guide them in explaining what is in the afterlife and the options they have.

Christianity is the only religion that offers forgiveness of sins and eternal life. Its, therefore, the duty of every Christian to make it known to non-believers that there is a chance at redemption. Standing by idly will also be considered a sin. A Christian who does so is at risk of facing an eternity of punishment in hell. Spreading the word saves a lot of lives.

They come in handy when trying to rectify the image that has been put up by the media among other people. Some people turn churches into businesses and also engage in shameful acts. The media tends to focus on the wrong side of things thus bringing such things into the limelight. As Christians, we are supposed to work towards correcting the perception that has been put out there.

They enable us to deal with the constant threat of apostasy. The bible clearly states that same-gender relationships are abominable and unacceptable to the Christian faith. Some churches have gone ahead and accepted these relationships which send the wrong message to the non-believers. Having repentance allow us to know how to handle such situations.

There are a lot of false teachings, especially by fake Christian leaders. Other religions too tend to relay the wrong information. For example, Muslims believe Jesus was just another minor prophet and did not free anyone from their sins. Other religions like atheism, openly denounce Gods existence and attack Christianity. Others like the Jehovahs Witnesses believe there is no hell.




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