Defending the Faith in Difficult Times

Apologetics Press

Defending the Faith in Difficult Times

Eric Lyons

Peter’s apologetics exhortation in 1 Peter 3:15 is firmly and deeply embedded in an epistle and immediate context of suffering. What’s more, Peter directly connected suffering and apologetics with being courageous, as he quoted from Isaiah 8:12: “And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled.”

Feelings Follow Facts

Eric Lyons

Human beings are emotional creatures, and Christians are no exception. But a faithful Christian’s feelings should follow the digestion of Heaven-revealed facts. We must allow the omniscient God and His all-sufficient Word to guide our lives, not unbridled human emotions.

No Fear in Death

Eric Lyons

Through Jesus’ perfect life, painful crucifixion, and triumphant resurrection, God defeated the devil and turned death upside down. While most people are “scared to death” of death, the Christian truly has nothing to fear. What lies on the other side of death for faithful children of God is “far better” than anything this world has to offer.

The Apologetics of Paul in Ephesus

Eric Lyons

Acts 19 presents a stark contrast between the true Gospel of Jesus Christ that Paul defended and the repetitive, nonsensical, and emotionally based shouting of the pagan Ephesians. Twenty-first-century Christians need to learn from the apostle Paul how to be faithful proclaimers of God's timeless Truth.