The discipline of apologetics involves giving arguments to show that the Christian faith is true (and/or that objections to it are false), for the purpose of convincing or persuading people (1 Peter 3:15-16). This use of ‘apologetics’ is not to do with ‘apologising’ or ‘saying sorry’; instead it comes from the Greek word apologia which means ‘defence’. Apologetics is about ‘defending’ the Christian faith through careful reasoning and discussion. A biblical example of an apologetic argument is found in Acts 17:16-34.
