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title: "2 Apologetic Quotes By Josh McDowell"
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> [There was a time when only specialized Christian missionaries needed to be able to defend the gospel of Jesus Christ against the attacks of Islam. Today every Christian has an opportunity and obligation to present the gospel effectively and in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-mcdowell/there-was-a-time-when-only-specialized-christian-missionaries-needed/)

[Josh McDowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-mcdowell/)

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> [The downfall of the church will not come from a lack of apologetic teaching; it will come from disintegration of the families in the church.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-mcdowell/the-downfall-of-the-church-will-not-come-from-a-lack-of-apologetic/)

[Josh McDowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-mcdowell/)

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## More by Josh McDowell

> [“People naturally have questions. They always have and always will. One of the key functions of apologetics, then, is to respond to questions and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-mcdowell/people-naturally-have-questions-they-always-have-and-always-will-one/)

[Josh McDowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-mcdowell/)

> [Why don't the names of Buddha, Mohammed, Confucius offend people? The reason is that these others didn't claim to be God, but Jesus did.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-mcdowell/why-don-t-the-names-of-buddha-mohammed-confucius-offend-people-the/)

[Josh McDowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-mcdowell/)

> [I've never had anyone define purity. You probably can't define purity. Purity is to live according to original design.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-mcdowell/i-ve-never-had-anyone-define-purity-you-probably-can-t-define-purity/)

[Josh McDowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-mcdowell/)

> [If Jesus Christ was who He claimed to be, and He did die on a cross at a point of time in history, then,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-mcdowell/if-jesus-christ-was-who-he-claimed-to-be-and-he-did-die-on-a-cross-at/)

[Josh McDowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-mcdowell/)

> [The New Testament witnesses were fully aware of the background against which the resurrection took place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-mcdowell/the-new-testament-witnesses-were-fully-aware-of-the-background/)

[Josh McDowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-mcdowell/)

> [One who claimed what Jesus claimed about himself couldn't be a good moral man or a prophet. That option isn't open to us, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-mcdowell/one-who-claimed-what-jesus-claimed-about-himself-couldn-t-be-a-good/)

[Josh McDowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-mcdowell/)

> [“God placed humans on a plateau above the rest of creation when he fashioned them in his relational image and likeness. To”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-mcdowell/god-placed-humans-on-a-plateau-above-the-rest-of-creation-when-he/)

[Josh McDowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-mcdowell/)

> [After more than 700 hours of studying this subject, and thoroughly investigating its foundation, I have come to the conclusion that the resurrection of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-mcdowell/after-more-than-700-hours-of-studying-this-subject-and-thoroughly/)

[Josh McDowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-mcdowell/)

> [Where I once constantly lost my temper, I found myself arriving at a crisis and experiencing peace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-mcdowell/where-i-once-constantly-lost-my-temper-i-found-myself-arriving-at-a/)

[Josh McDowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-mcdowell/)

> [We no longer live in a post-Christian society, we live in an anti-Christian society, one in which the Christian faith is dismissed or ridiculed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-mcdowell/we-no-longer-live-in-a-post-christian-society-we-live-in-an-anti/)

[Josh McDowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-mcdowell/)

> [True love is spelled G-I-V-E. It is not based on what you can get, but rooted in what you can give to the other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-mcdowell/true-love-is-spelled-g-i-v-e-it-is-not-based-on-what-you-can-get-but/)

[Josh McDowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-mcdowell/)

> [Stephen L. Carter coined the phrase 'the culture of disbelief' to describe the prevailing hostility in Western culture toward public expressions of faith.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-mcdowell/stephen-l-carter-coined-the-phrase-the-culture-of-disbelief-to/)

[Josh McDowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-mcdowell/)

> [On that Sunday morning the first thing that impressed the people who approached the tomb was the unusual position of the one and a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-mcdowell/on-that-sunday-morning-the-first-thing-that-impressed-the-people-who/)

[Josh McDowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-mcdowell/)

> [What you are as a single person, you will be as a married person, only to a greater degree. Any negative character trait will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-mcdowell/what-you-are-as-a-single-person-you-will-be-as-a-married-person-only/)

[Josh McDowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-mcdowell/)

> [Whenever you do judge, the only basis of judgment is not your own perspective or anything else, it's the very character and nature of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-mcdowell/whenever-you-do-judge-the-only-basis-of-judgment-is-not-your-own/)

[Josh McDowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-mcdowell/)

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