Explain the biblical mandate for apologetics

APOL 220 Liberty University Biblical Mandate for Apologetics Discussion Response
Subject
Humanities

Course
APOL 220

School
Liberty University

Department
APOL

Question Description
Reply to at least 1 classmate's thread by including a description of 2 more types of apologetic arguments found in the Bible. These must not be repetitive with the descriptions given in your thread or the classmate's thread to which you are responding.

I used the ones below on my original post:

The existence of God

The reliability of the Bible

The resurrection

I need to reply to the post below with two more types of apologetic arguments. Must be in Times New Roman, 12-point font, follow current Turabian format.

The Biblical Mandate for Apologetics

The most common apologetic passage is 1 Peter 3:15, but it’s important to see more than just verse 15. Beginning in verse 14 Peter instructs the believers to “Have no fear of them, nor be troubled.”1 So, first and foremost, Christians must not cower in fear. They must be bold with outsiders, even when threatened. Second, the beginning of verse 15 calls believers to “honor Christ the Lord as holy.” Clearly, some apologetic methods are better than others. The standard for an apologetic method must be, “does it honor Christ as holy?” Next, believers must “[always be] prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks.” Being “always prepared” requires intentional planning and study. The Christian must know the general content of his message ahead of time. The end of verse 15 gives the condition for our answer: “With gentleness and respect.” A similar passage regarding speech is Ephesians 4:15, where Christians are called to be “speaking the truth in love.” While this passage is speaking to relationships within the church, these ideas are parallel. Believers must always speak the truth, both to believers and unbelievers, but the truth must be packaged in love.