1. Why do apologetics?, 2. How to do apologetics, 3. Why can I trust the Bible? 4. Is Jesus the Messiah of the OT? 5. Modern/Postmodern Objections.

1. stan.meyer@treelifeministry.org
What do I say, when they ask…
Sharing Messiah with our Friends

2. The Meyer Family!
Stan, Jacqui, Carrie
Maybelle & Ginger
Tree of Life Messianic Congregation
stan.meyer@treelifeministry.org
480-535-7826

4. Bart Erhman, PhD

5. Describe a time you got stumped!

6. Part 1
Why answer objections?

7. A. Bible tells us to

8. (1 Pet. 3:15–16 ESV)
In your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always
being prepared to make a defense to anyone who
asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet
do it with gentleness and respect, having a good
conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those
who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to
shame.

9. When will we respond
to objections?
• Seekers & Inquirers
• New believers
• Struggling believers
• Cults & Sects
• Responding to popular media

10. Responding to Liberal Christianity

11. Mainstream Christianity
aka “liberalism”
• Bible is NOT an historically true
• Jesus was NOT literally raised from the dead
• Gospel is NOT the only path to salvation
• God (if He exists) affirms multiple religious claims

12. Yale University
Duke
University
Union
Theological

13. BBC, 2011 “The Weekly”

14. • EVANGELICALS
• CATHOLICS
• MAINSTREAM
• NON-RELIGIOUS
Decline of Evangelicals
Aaron Blake, Washington Post, July 8, 2021

15. Jude 3
Earnestly contend for the faith that
was once for all handed down to the
God’s people.

16. (1 Pet. 3:15–16 ESV)
In your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always
being prepared to make a defense to anyone who
asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet
do it with gentleness and respect, having a good
conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those
who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to
shame.

17. 1 Peter 3:15-16
1. Prepared
2. Defense (apologia)
3. Anyone
4. Reason
5. Gentleness and respect
6. Good conscience (integrity)

18. B. Strengthens the
faith of believers

19. C. Strengthens our
own faith