For me, apologetics has been a passion and a hobby. I devour books like crazy. I actually enjoy it when JWs, Mormons, or anyone else knocks on my door offering religious alternatives.
Its actually kind of easy accumulating the knowledge part of it, especially if one knows how to do the research. But the knowledge is only the tip of the iceberg. Its not enough to simply win the argument.
In the last few years I've been reading and reflecting on some books whose titles themselves say quite a bit:
Humble Apologetics by John Gordon Stackhouse, and
A Little Primer on Humble Apologetics by James Sire.
I personally have no idea how I come across on the internet or in person, in the past or now. But I have seen how others have come across in apologetics: arrogant and overbearing, thinking that winning the argument is the main objective, or even the only thing. I simply don't want to be like that.
LDG
Its actually kind of easy accumulating the knowledge part of it, especially if one knows how to do the research. But the knowledge is only the tip of the iceberg. Its not enough to simply win the argument.
In the last few years I've been reading and reflecting on some books whose titles themselves say quite a bit:
Humble Apologetics by John Gordon Stackhouse, and
A Little Primer on Humble Apologetics by James Sire.
I personally have no idea how I come across on the internet or in person, in the past or now. But I have seen how others have come across in apologetics: arrogant and overbearing, thinking that winning the argument is the main objective, or even the only thing. I simply don't want to be like that.
LDG
