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 Bill Ivy seems to be suggesting that apologetics and apologists are not needed because the  Bible and the message don’t need a defense.  Unfortunately, that is not the view of the Apostle Peter, who stated:
-:’’ but 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…’’<ref> The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), 1 Pe 3:15.</ref>
+:''...but 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…’’<ref> The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), 1 Pe 3:15.</ref>
 The word “defense” used in 1 Peter 3:15 is the Greek word, apologia, which means to provide a reasoned statement or argument<ref>James Strong, Enhanced Strong’s Lexicon (Woodside Bible Fellowship, 1995).</ref> and is the same word used to described the defense a lawyer makes in a court of law.