Apologetic Quotes

55 quotes by 47 authors

Love is the greatest apologetic. It is the essential component in reaching the whole person in a fragmented world. The need is vast, but it… — Ravi Zacharias
If the Bible is not the Word of God and inspired, the whole of Christendom for 1800 years has been under an immense delusion; half… — J C Ryle
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.… — Josh McDowell
For my own part, I believe that in dealing with skeptics, and unbelievers, and enemies of the Bible, Christians are too apt to stand only… — J C Ryle
It is generally the man who is not ready to argue, who is ready to sneer. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Our Christian faith - and correlatively, our account of apologetics - is tainted by modernism when we fail to appreciate the effects of sin on… — James K. A. Smith
The longer I am in this work, the more I realize that intellectual struggles are merely the hazardous waste of life, blocking the heart from… — Ravi Zacharias
Writing is a vocation and, as in any other calling, a writer should develop his talents for the greater glory of God. Novels should be… — Piers Paul Read
People are timid and apologetic; they are no longer upright; they dare not say "I think," "I am," but quote some saint or sage. They… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The purpose of apologetics is not just to win an argument or a discussion, but that people with whom we are in contact may become… — Francis Schaeffer
If you don't feel apologetic for slavery, if you don't feel apologetic for colonialism, if you feel proud of it then say that. — Jesse Jackson
First of all, from a spiritual perspective, I don't think anyone needs to be apologetic about being successful or having money. The more successful you… — Shilpa Shetty
Apologetics has an important place in the local church as we seek to influence our communities for Christ in an increasingly skeptical culture. — Lee Strobel
Apologetic explanations do not develop unless there is a reality that has to be explained and defended. Jesus was undeniably a figure of history. — John Shelby Spong
The apologist is most entrusted with apologetics when capable of arguing his opponent's position better than his opponent. — Criss Jami
Every new president flatters himself that he, kinder and gentler, is beginning the world anew. Yet, when Barack Obama in his inaugural address reached out… — Charles Krauthammer
Women are put in a position of feeling embarrassed about their bodies. It's so ridiculous, but also astounding - we have to always be apologetic… — Yoko Ono
I am not politically correct. I am all about the facts, I am all about the truth and I am all about Godly pursuits and… — Luke Scott
The Peace Corps is guilty of enthusiasm and a crusading spirit. But we're not apologetic about it. — Sargent Shriver
I am impelled, not to squeak like a grateful and apologetic mouse, but to roar like a lion out of pride in my profession. — John Steinbeck

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