Key scriptures that instruct believers to defend their faith include:

1 Peter 3:15 but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,

Jude 1:3 Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.

2 Corinthians 10:5 We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ,

Colossians 4:6  Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.

Recently on a national syndicated show a Christian was asked to defend the bible. The host’s opening statement was; “Everyone knows that the four gospels were not written by the Apostles.” The Christian guests did not defend the gospel at all, letting the host get away with that opening comment.

I would have rejected the premise. No one knows with any degree of certainty what “everyone” thinks about much of anything. The guest let the host get off the first shot without any rebuttal.

I was not the guest on that show and will probably never be asked on a show like that. In my real life no one has ever challenged me on my faith and to be fair, I do not go around looking to pick a fight.

I believe that I could answer that challenge if confronted but until the occasion comes up and I am tested, we will never know for sure.

How prepared are we to defend our faith?

Will there come a day when we have to do that?